There are plenty of podcasts that will tell you how the latest tech gadget or “innovation” will affect the tech landscape tomorrow, but there aren’t that many concerned with the potential impact of that tech in a decade—much less a century. In a culture obsessed with now, how can we make choices with a view for tomorrow, next year, and beyond? 25–35-minute episodes released the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
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episode 19: 8.19: Contact—Examined
Thinking about Carl Sagan's views on belief, and how they relate to religion and science
episode 18: 8.18: Contact—Explained
Another book from the ’80s, but hey: at least this one is fiction!
episode 17: 8.17: Evolution as a Religion—Examined
We argue with Mary Midgley on how she did what she did, more than what she did.
episode 16: 8.16: Evolution as a Religion—Explained
What had Mary Midgley so incredibly angry in the 1980’s, and what did she do about it?
episode 15: 8.15: The Real World of Technology—Examined
Points of disagreement and agreement with Ursula Franklin’s arguments
episode 14: 8.14: The Real World of Technology—Explained
Discussing Ursula Franklin’s arguments regarding practical matters of technology and governance
episode 13: 8.13: Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness—Examined
Discussing Simone Browne’s epistemology, ideas, and arguments: what persuaded us, and what didn’t?
episode 12: 8.12: Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness—Explained
Digging into Simone Browne’s application of critical race theory to surveillance studies.
episode 11: 8.11: The Printing Press as an Agent of Change—Analogs to the Internet
The printing press and the internet are often compared. How similar in impact are they really?
episode 10: 8.10: The Printing Press as an Agent of Change—Explained
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change—Explained