https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_s4e1_yanis.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode of The Tech Humanist Show, we welcome Yanis Varoufakis, an economist, politician, author, and former Minister of Finance in Greece. Known for his insightful critique on the state of capitalism, Yanis opens up important dialogues that challenge our contemporary understanding of the economy. Our discussion centers […]
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Cities, data, and tech – with Nashville mayoral candidate Freddie O’Connell
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/s3e3_freddie.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadCities are like test beds for how data and tech can empower citizen experience. So it’s interesting to consider leading a growing city as someone with a background in technology. In this episode, Kate talks with her old friend Freddie O’Connell about his run for mayor of Nashville, and […]
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.
The Tech Humanist Show: Episode 16 – Yaël Eisenstat
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_ep_16_podcast-final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAbout this episode’s guest: Yaël is a thought leader, democracy activist and strategist working with governments, tech companies, and investors focused on the intersection of ethics, tech, democracy, and policy. She has spent 20 years working around the globe as a CIA officer, a White House advisor, the Global […]
The Tech Humanist Show: Episode 4 – David Ryan Polgar
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_ep_4_final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAbout this episode’s guest: David Ryan Polgar is a leading voice in the areas of tech ethics, digital citizenship, and what it means to be human in the digital age. David is a global speaker, a regular media commentator for national & international press, and a frequent advisor & […]
The Tech Humanist Show: Episode 3 – Calli Schroeder
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_ep_3-final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAbout this episode’s guest: Calli Schroeder is an attorney in privacy/data security, as well as a privacy advocate and self-described “die-hard nerd.” Her brief stint as a wedding singer led her to wonder if she had violated copyright law, an interest which transitioned to tech law broadly and privacy […]
The Tech Humanist Show: Episode 2 – Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_ep_2-final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAbout this episode’s guest: Rumman Chowdhury’s passion lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and humanity. She holds degrees in quantitative social science and has been a practicing data scientist and AI developer since 2013. She is currently the Global Lead for Responsible AI at Accenture Applied Intelligence, where […]
The Tech Humanist Show: Episode 1 – Dr. Chris Gilliard
https://media.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/content.blubrry.com/thetechhumanist/TTHS_ep_1-final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAbout this episode’s guest: Dr. Chris Gilliard is a writer, professor and speaker. His scholarship concentrates on digital privacy, and the intersections of race, class, and technology. He is an advocate for critical and equity-focused approaches to tech in education. His work has been featured in The Chronicle of […]