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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 11 hours 34 minutes
episode 23: 8.23: Things Get Weird When You Add New Technology
Reviewing what we learned in 2020—and ranking what we read!
episode 22: 8.22: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
Neal Stephenson at double speed and with a smile on his face.
episode 21: 8.21: Twitter and Tear Gas—Examined
The things we learned from Zeynep Tüfekçi’s examination of social media and sociopolitical change. (We liked this book a lot.)
episode 20: 8.20: Twitter and Tear Gas—Explained
Walking through Zeynep Tüfekçi’s masterful explanation of the relationship between social media and protest movements.
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