The story of Lenna, Tech's Original Sin
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We’re back for another season! In this episode, we explore the story behind Playboy’s most popular issue, which sold 7.16 million copies, and how it’s connected to every digital photo. With the help of the producer of the show, Andreas Phylactou, we get into how the tech industry dehumanizes women like Lenna, Jennifer, and JLo (all featured in this story) and the impact this has on the current representation of women in the tech industry.

Marilyn Monroe's photo in the first issue of Playboy here.

The photo with Lena's lips

"Lenna"

The full Playboy photo here

The first naked ASCII