Tech, Resistance, and Invention with Jack Halberstam
The Good Robot18 Kesä 2021

Tech, Resistance, and Invention with Jack Halberstam

In this episode, we chat to Jack Halberstam, Professor of Gender Studies and English at Columbia University, about the relationship between resistance and invention, and why social media is even worse than we already know. He asks: Why does the state need to know your gender? Why are bodies subjected to technological recognition and how can we evade it? How are homophobia and transphobia operating under the banner of “security”, in, for example, AI used in airports? What’s the glitch in Ex Ma...

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Fugitive Sensing with Michele Friedner

Fugitive Sensing with Michele Friedner

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The Rise, Fall, and Rise of TikTok with Crystal Abidin

The Rise, Fall, and Rise of TikTok with Crystal Abidin

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Community technology is the future with Dave Griffiths

Community technology is the future with Dave Griffiths

In this episode of The Good Robot, Eleanor Drage sits down with David Griffiths, founding director of the nonprofit Then Try This. Inspired by a childhood spent coding pixels next to his mother’s trad...

2 Kesä 33min

The Battle Over Data Centers with Tara Merk

The Battle Over Data Centers with Tara Merk

Join host Eleanor Drage and guest Tara Merk as they explore how community-owned data centers can revolutionize digital ownership. Discover innovative models that challenge big tech's dominance, promot...

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The Future of Data Centers and Digital Sovereignty with Friederike von Franque

The Future of Data Centers and Digital Sovereignty with Friederike von Franque

Can cloud infrastructure be owned and governed by the people, and not just Big Tech? Friederike von Franqué, policy advisor at Wikimedia Germany, reveals how feminist principles and decentralized infr...

5 Touko 27min

The Revolutionary Microscopes Powering Global Tech Equality with Richard Bowman

The Revolutionary Microscopes Powering Global Tech Equality with Richard Bowman

Why do we often overlook the transformative power of open licensing in technology? Richard Bowman, a researcher and advocate for open source innovation, reveals how open licensing and frugal tech prin...

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Designers: Let's Create Abolitionist and Black Liberatory Futures! with Terresa Hardaway

Designers: Let's Create Abolitionist and Black Liberatory Futures! with Terresa Hardaway

Why do we often miss the profound impact of design in social justice? Terresa Hardaway, a graphic design professor and social justice advocate, uncovers how racialized and abolitionist design principl...

8 Huhti 25min

Discovering the Universe through Knitting with Elisabetta Matsumoto

Discovering the Universe through Knitting with Elisabetta Matsumoto

Why do we overlook the power of traditional crafts in modern innovation? Elisabetta Matsumoto, a physicist and textile expert, reveals how knitting and smocking are not just crafts but catalysts for g...

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