As fun as Spotify Unwrapped is, it speaks to the fact that we're all slowly willing to accept more and more tech companies gathering huge amounts of data on all of us...
Reducing Algorithmic Bias, Harm, and Oppression
Everyone who interacts with technology in any way is either affected by or directly affecting algorithmic bias on a daily basis, and most of it is invisible to us. That’s what I’m talking about today: algorithmic bias, where it comes from, how it affects you and your business, and how we can use strategic big-picture thinking to mitigate and erase the harm it causes.
Humanity in (Supply) Chains
'Supply Chain' has become a household term. With its growing popularity, it's time to address something missing from that language: the humans who make it run.
Why Human Experience? (vs Customer, Consumer, User, etc)
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/S2E5WhyHumanExperienceTake2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, we’re exploring why it behooves businesses and business leaders to look at their users, consumers, customers, etc., as humans first. Slightly shifting perspective to consider the humanity behind purchasing decisions can lead to greater loyalty, more frequent use, and genuinely happier users, all of which add up […]
Does the Future of Work Mean More Agency for Workers?
This week, we look at a few of the macro trends shaping both the labor market today and the future of work — such as the Great Resignation and collective bargaining — and examine how tech-driven business has both brought them about and potentially given workers more freedom and leverage.
How Tech and Social Media Impact Our Mental Health
Hello humans! Today we look at a global crisis that’s affecting us all on a near-daily basis—the Global Mental Health Crisis.
How Tech Harms – and Can Help Heal – the Climate
By almost any reckoning, the climate emergency is the most urgent and existential challenge facing humanity for the foreseeable future. All of the other issues we face pale in comparison to the need to arrest and reverse carbon emissions, reduce global average temperatures, and begin the work of rebuilding sustainable models for all of us to be able to live and work on this planet. Not only do I have hope, but many of the climate experts I have read and spoken with are hopeful as well.
What is a Tech Humanist?
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/S2E0_WhatIsATechHumanist.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHello and welcome to The Tech Humanist Show! In this introductory episode, host Kate O’Neill explains what a tech humanist is and what you can expect from future episodes. Guests on this episode includue Emma Bedor Hiland, Oluwakemi Olurinola, Dorothea Baur, Rumman Chowdhury, Chris Gilliard, and Rahaf Harfoush. The […]
A Brighter Future for Education (using Technology!)
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/S2E1_BrighterFutureOfEduction.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn this week’s episode, we’re rethinking education to bring about a brighter future for humanity. I speak with guests about the ways technology has changed the way we think about what’s possible for education, as well as how we can challenge our assumptions to make the system work better […]
The Tech Humanist Show: Episode 19 – Art Chang
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_ep_19_podcast-final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAbout this episode’s guest: Art Chang is a mayoral candidate for the city of New York. The son of Korean immigrants and father of 2 boys, Art Chang has spent the last 35 years working as a professional problem solver in NYC. He’s built a dozen startups in the […]