britt h young

she/they

I am a writer and human geographer. I write about tech’s impact on marginalized communities and its intersections with disability. I have a PhD in geography from the University of California, Berkeley.

My work has been featured in Wired, n+ 1, The Drift, IEEE Spectrum, Rest of World, Wirecutter, and elsewhere. My essay Incubated Futures is featured in Houghton Mifflin’s Best American Food Writing 2021. My article on prosthetic arms in Input has been featured on Digg Editions, Anne Friedman Weekly, and Longreads and was adapted for an episode of 99% Invisible.

I am working on a book about techno-optimism, the pitfalls of “human-centered design,” prosthetics, and the future of the human body.

I am represented by Caroline Eisenmann at Francis Goldin Literary Agency.

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