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A curated playlist of the best new podcasts on technology. Powered by The Syllabus. (To see the articles, books, reports and videos that are also part of the Machinist, check out our site: the-syllabus.com)

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00:20:27

Wendy Chun - Engineering, Networks, and Social...

The Machinist ·

2023/02/15

Podcast: Digital AlchemyEpisode: Wendy Chun - Engineering, Networks, and Social Justice Across DisciplinesPub date: 2023-01-31In this episode of Digital Alchemy, Moya Bailey interviews Wendy Chun, the Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media at Simon Fraser University and leader of the Digital Democracies Institute. Dr. Chun discusses how her personal and academic histories converged, motivating her interdisciplinary leadership in digital network and social justice research. She offers a

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01:20:21

Inventing American Telecommunications

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2023/02/15

Podcast: New Books in Science, Technology, and Society (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Inventing American TelecommunicationsPub date: 2023-02-01Historian Richard John, professor of journalism at Columbia University, talks about his book, Network Nation: Inventing American Telecommunications, with Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel. Network Nation is a history of the telegraph and telephone in the United States, and one of its key findings is that, from the very beginning of these

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01:20:21

Inventing American Telecommunications

The Machinist ·

2023/02/15

Podcast: New Books in Science, Technology, and Society (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Inventing American TelecommunicationsPub date: 2023-02-01Historian Richard John, professor of journalism at Columbia University, talks about his book, Network Nation: Inventing American Telecommunications, with Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel. Network Nation is a history of the telegraph and telephone in the United States, and one of its key findings is that, from the very beginning of these

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00:56:57

Prof. Julia Lane from NYU on AI policy

The Machinist ·

2023/02/08

Podcast: Scientific Sense ® (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Prof. Julia Lane from NYU on AI policyPub date: 2023-01-30Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Julia Lane is a Professor at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She served in the National AI Research Resources task force and also on the advisory committee on data for evidence building. Her book democratizing our data a manifesto was published in 2020 and she was one of the early guests on this podcast. Please

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00:56:57

Prof. Julia Lane from NYU on AI policy

The Machinist ·

2023/02/08

Podcast: Scientific Sense ® (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Prof. Julia Lane from NYU on AI policyPub date: 2023-01-30Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Julia Lane is a Professor at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She served in the National AI Research Resources task force and also on the advisory committee on data for evidence building. Her book democratizing our data a manifesto was published in 2020 and she was one of the early guests on this podcast. Please

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02:20:41

Ep. 378: Ruha Benjamin on the Digital Divide and the...

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2023/02/08

Podcast: The Chauncey DeVega Show (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Ep. 378: Ruha Benjamin on the Digital Divide and the "New Jim Code"/Did You Know That People are "Racist" Against Black Robots?Pub date: 2023-01-31There are two guests on this special January 2023 fundraising episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. ***Your generosity and support help to sustain the podcast and to keep it free, not behind a paywall and available to all listeners.*** Ruha Benjamin is a sociologist and a

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02:20:41

Ep. 378: Ruha Benjamin on the Digital Divide and the...

The Machinist ·

2023/02/08

Podcast: The Chauncey DeVega Show (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Ep. 378: Ruha Benjamin on the Digital Divide and the "New Jim Code"/Did You Know That People are "Racist" Against Black Robots?Pub date: 2023-01-31There are two guests on this special January 2023 fundraising episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. ***Your generosity and support help to sustain the podcast and to keep it free, not behind a paywall and available to all listeners.*** Ruha Benjamin is a sociologist and a

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00:41:37

Theory of Change #057: David Golumbia on the...

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2023/02/08

Podcast: Theory of Change Podcast With Matthew Sheffield (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Theory of Change #057: David Golumbia on the political ideology behind Bitcoin and cryptoPub date: 2023-01-28This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit theoryofchange.flux.community“The personal is political” was one of the early rallying cries of the Second Wave feminist movement. Decades later, the universal adoption of the internet has led to a new culture around

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00:41:37

Theory of Change #057: David Golumbia on the...

The Machinist ·

2023/02/08

Podcast: Theory of Change Podcast With Matthew Sheffield (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Theory of Change #057: David Golumbia on the political ideology behind Bitcoin and cryptoPub date: 2023-01-28This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit theoryofchange.flux.community“The personal is political” was one of the early rallying cries of the Second Wave feminist movement. Decades later, the universal adoption of the internet has led to a new culture around

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00:52:11

Ajay Agrawal et al., "Power and Prediction: The...

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2023/02/01

Podcast: New Books in Economics (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Ajay Agrawal et al., "Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence" (HBR Press, 2022)Pub date: 2023-01-24Disruption resulting from the proliferation of AI is coming. The authors of the bestselling Prediction Machines describe what you can do to prepare. Banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, retail. Artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into many

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00:52:11

Ajay Agrawal et al., "Power and Prediction: The...

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2023/02/01

Podcast: New Books in Economics (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Ajay Agrawal et al., "Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence" (HBR Press, 2022)Pub date: 2023-01-24Disruption resulting from the proliferation of AI is coming. The authors of the bestselling Prediction Machines describe what you can do to prepare. Banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, retail. Artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into many

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00:45:03

When States Make Tech Policy

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2023/02/01

Podcast: The Lawfare Podcast (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: When States Make Tech PolicyPub date: 2023-01-23Tech policy reform occupies a strange place in Washington, D.C. Everyone seems to agree that the government should change how it regulates the technology industry, on issues from content moderation to privacy—and yet, reform never actually seems to happen. But while the federal government continues to stall, state governments are taking action. More and more, state-level

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00:45:03

When States Make Tech Policy

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2023/02/01

Podcast: The Lawfare Podcast (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: When States Make Tech PolicyPub date: 2023-01-23Tech policy reform occupies a strange place in Washington, D.C. Everyone seems to agree that the government should change how it regulates the technology industry, on issues from content moderation to privacy—and yet, reform never actually seems to happen. But while the federal government continues to stall, state governments are taking action. More and more, state-level

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01:01:55

SPOS #863 - Cory Doctorow On The Future of Business,...

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2023/02/01

Podcast: Six Pixels of Separation Podcast (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: SPOS #863 - Cory Doctorow On The Future of Business, Technology and SocietyPub date: 2023-01-22Welcome to episode #863 of Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast - Episode #863. It's hard to describe the work that Cory Doctorow does. One part author, one part journalist, one part activist, one part media theorist, one part thought

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01:01:55

SPOS #863 - Cory Doctorow On The Future of Business,...

The Machinist ·

2023/02/01

Podcast: Six Pixels of Separation Podcast (LS 44 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: SPOS #863 - Cory Doctorow On The Future of Business, Technology and SocietyPub date: 2023-01-22Welcome to episode #863 of Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast - Episode #863. It's hard to describe the work that Cory Doctorow does. One part author, one part journalist, one part activist, one part media theorist, one part thought

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01:15:06

The Politics of Digital Technology

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2023/01/24

Podcast: New Books in Science, Technology, and Society (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: The Politics of Digital TechnologyPub date: 2023-01-14Meredith Whittaker, co-founder and faculty director of the AI Now Institute and Minderoo Research Professor at New York University, talks about the politics of digital technologies with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel. The conversation examines Whittaker’s fascinating career moving between industry and academia, her role in the Google

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01:15:06

The Politics of Digital Technology

The Machinist ·

2023/01/24

Podcast: New Books in Science, Technology, and Society (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: The Politics of Digital TechnologyPub date: 2023-01-14Meredith Whittaker, co-founder and faculty director of the AI Now Institute and Minderoo Research Professor at New York University, talks about the politics of digital technologies with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel. The conversation examines Whittaker’s fascinating career moving between industry and academia, her role in the Google

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01:19:11

225. How AI Makes Living Labor Undead

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2023/01/24

Podcast: This Machine Kills (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: 225. How AI Makes Living Labor UndeadPub date: 2023-01-19We spend more time talking about the political economy of AI – the production and application of AI within a capitalist system and how it might (and should) differ within a socialist or communist system. We pay particular attention to discussing the growing and specialized industries for producing, supporting, propping up, and stepping in for AI in a variety of

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01:19:11

225. How AI Makes Living Labor Undead

The Machinist ·

2023/01/24

Podcast: This Machine Kills (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: 225. How AI Makes Living Labor UndeadPub date: 2023-01-19We spend more time talking about the political economy of AI – the production and application of AI within a capitalist system and how it might (and should) differ within a socialist or communist system. We pay particular attention to discussing the growing and specialized industries for producing, supporting, propping up, and stepping in for AI in a variety of

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00:50:42

It’s a Machine’s World

The Machinist ·

2023/01/24

Podcast: On the Media (LS 72 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: It’s a Machine’s WorldPub date: 2023-01-13Schools across the country are considering whether to ban the new AI chatbot, ChatGPT. On this week’s On the Media, a look at the ever-present hype around AI and claims that machines can think. Plus, the potential implications of handing over decision-making to computers. 1. Tina Tallon [@ttallon], assistant professor of A.I. and the Arts at the University of Florida, on the love-hate

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