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Doug Stark is a philosopher, artist, and educator who studies how culture brokers our adaptation to technological change. He is Assistant Professor of English, Affiliate Faculty in Computer Science and Engineering, and Director of the Synthetic Humanities Lab at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he teaches critical theory, media studies, game design, and AI. Doug received his Ph.D. with certificates in Film Studies and Digital Humanities from the English and Comparative Literature Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he helped establish the Critical Game Studies Program. Before entering academia, Doug was a track and field athlete and coach who represented England in the decathlon.