sam smiley is a media artist, independent scholar, and nonbinary human (they/them/theirs) who works at the intersection of science, technology and society (STS) and qualitative arts based research. They received their M.F.A. from Rensaellar Polytechnic Institute in Electronic Arts and their BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.. Smiley is a documentarian and educator by trade, and an artist philosopher by night. They are founder of Astrodime LLC, a queer permaculture design company based in Providence Rhode Island, U.S.A.