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The Machinist

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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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00:51:30

Michael Randall Barnes, Whose Tweets? Our Tweets!:...

The Machinist ·

2022/05/17

Podcast: C4eRadio: Sounds of EthicsEpisode: Michael Randall Barnes, Whose Tweets? Our Tweets!: The Challenges of Online ProtestPub date: 2022-05-05Michael Randall Barnes, Whose Tweets? Our Tweets!: The Challenges of Online Protest by Centre for Ethics, University of TorontoThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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00:51:30

Michael Randall Barnes, Whose Tweets? Our Tweets!:...

The Machinist ·

2022/05/17

Podcast: C4eRadio: Sounds of EthicsEpisode: Michael Randall Barnes, Whose Tweets? Our Tweets!: The Challenges of Online ProtestPub date: 2022-05-05Michael Randall Barnes, Whose Tweets? Our Tweets!: The Challenges of Online Protest by Centre for Ethics, University of TorontoThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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00:47:23

Sangeet Kumar, "The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures...

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2022/05/17

Podcast: New Books in Sociology (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Sangeet Kumar, "The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control on the Global Web" (Indiana UP, 2021)Pub date: 2022-05-10In The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control on the Global Web (Indiana University Press, 2021), Sangeet Kumar interrogates the world wide web and the digital ecosystem has spawned to reveal how its conventions, protocols, standards, and algorithmic regulations represent a novel form of global

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00:47:23

Sangeet Kumar, "The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures...

The Machinist ·

2022/05/17

Podcast: New Books in Sociology (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Sangeet Kumar, "The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control on the Global Web" (Indiana UP, 2021)Pub date: 2022-05-10In The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control on the Global Web (Indiana University Press, 2021), Sangeet Kumar interrogates the world wide web and the digital ecosystem has spawned to reveal how its conventions, protocols, standards, and algorithmic regulations represent a novel form of global

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00:45:03

North Korean digital control

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2022/05/17

Podcast: Digital Planet (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: North Korean digital controlPub date: 2022-05-10North Korea is known as one of the most isolated countries in the world. Yet, there are North Koreans who have access to some of the same kind of technologies that are available to the rest of the world, albeit with severe restrictions. A new report suggests that some even hack their smartphones to get around the stringent digital controls. The authors of the report looked at

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00:45:03

North Korean digital control

The Machinist ·

2022/05/17

Podcast: Digital Planet (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: North Korean digital controlPub date: 2022-05-10North Korea is known as one of the most isolated countries in the world. Yet, there are North Koreans who have access to some of the same kind of technologies that are available to the rest of the world, albeit with severe restrictions. A new report suggests that some even hack their smartphones to get around the stringent digital controls. The authors of the report looked at

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01:22:56

Digital Transformations in Global Land, Housing, and...

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2022/05/11

Podcast: Matrix PodcastEpisode: Digital Transformations in Global Land, Housing, and PropertyPub date: 2022-05-03Recorded on April 27, 2022, this panel discussion brought together members of the UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix Research Team on Digital Transformations in Property and Development to discuss how state, corporations, and grassroots actors are employing digital technologies to remake global land, housing, and property. Panelists included Hilary Faxon, Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral

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00:52:02

#77 - Silicon Valley and the Origins of US Big Tech -...

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2022/05/11

Podcast: Political Economy Forum (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: #77 - Silicon Valley and the Origins of US Big Tech - w/ Margaret O'MaraPub date: 2022-05-02In this episode, Prof. Margaret O'Mara of the University of Washington discusses the origins and workings of the US Tech industry - in reference to her 2019 book: The Code - Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from University of Washington, which is the property of its

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00:52:02

#77 - Silicon Valley and the Origins of US Big Tech -...

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2022/05/11

Podcast: Political Economy Forum (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: #77 - Silicon Valley and the Origins of US Big Tech - w/ Margaret O'MaraPub date: 2022-05-02In this episode, Prof. Margaret O'Mara of the University of Washington discusses the origins and workings of the US Tech industry - in reference to her 2019 book: The Code - Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from University of Washington, which is the property of its

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00:50:01

Facebook's African Sweatshop with Billy Perrigo

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2022/05/11

Podcast: Tech Empire with Michael Kwet and Tshi MalatjiEpisode: Facebook's African Sweatshop with Billy PerrigoPub date: 2022-04-29Today we welcome Billy Perrigo to discuss the exploitation of African workers performing content moderation for Facebook. Billy is a staff writer at TIME covering social media companies, with a focus on content moderation and responsible AI. In this episode, we cover Billy's article at TIME, "Inside Facebook's African Sweatshop", which exposes how Facebook outsources

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01:06:00

Worldcoin: Where Techno-Optimism Meets...

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2022/05/04

Podcast: The Sunday Show (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Worldcoin: Where Techno-Optimism Meets Techno-ColonialismPub date: 2022-04-24There is a growing literature and practice around how to equitably collaborate with traditionally marginalized communities to build better technology. A pair of investigative reports into Worldcoin’s launch may well serve as the basis for an instructive case study in what not to do.The first report, by Richard Nieva and Aman Sethi at BuzzFeed News, was

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01:06:00

Worldcoin: Where Techno-Optimism Meets...

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2022/05/04

Podcast: The Sunday Show (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Worldcoin: Where Techno-Optimism Meets Techno-ColonialismPub date: 2022-04-24There is a growing literature and practice around how to equitably collaborate with traditionally marginalized communities to build better technology. A pair of investigative reports into Worldcoin’s launch may well serve as the basis for an instructive case study in what not to do.The first report, by Richard Nieva and Aman Sethi at BuzzFeed News, was

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01:12:54

N°34 — Genevieve Bell from Cybernetics to Meta(verse)

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2022/05/04

Podcast: Near Future Laboratory Podcast (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: N°34 — Genevieve Bell from Cybernetics to Meta(verse)Pub date: 2022-04-25My guest Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell, AO FAHA FTSE is an Australian anthropologist best known for her work at the intersection of cultural practice and technological development. She taught Anthropology at Stanford before being recruited to Intel in 1998 to build out their social-science research program in their advanced R&D

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01:12:54

N°34 — Genevieve Bell from Cybernetics to Meta(verse)

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2022/05/04

Podcast: Near Future Laboratory Podcast (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: N°34 — Genevieve Bell from Cybernetics to Meta(verse)Pub date: 2022-04-25My guest Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell, AO FAHA FTSE is an Australian anthropologist best known for her work at the intersection of cultural practice and technological development. She taught Anthropology at Stanford before being recruited to Intel in 1998 to build out their social-science research program in their advanced R&D

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01:07:01

Andrew McLuhan /// Techno-Maelstrom

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2022/05/04

Podcast: War Machine (LS 26 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Andrew McLuhan /// Techno-MaelstromPub date: 2022-04-25Wherein Justin Pearl, Matt Valler, and Matt Baker speak with Andrew McLuhan, grandson of Marshall McLuhan, son of Eric McLuhan, and the founder of the McLuhan institute. We touch on media ecology, what ‘the medium is the message’ is all about, understanding media as activism, and more. McLuhan Institute: https://themcluhaninstitute.com YouTube:

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01:07:01

Andrew McLuhan /// Techno-Maelstrom

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2022/05/04

Podcast: War Machine (LS 26 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Andrew McLuhan /// Techno-MaelstromPub date: 2022-04-25Wherein Justin Pearl, Matt Valler, and Matt Baker speak with Andrew McLuhan, grandson of Marshall McLuhan, son of Eric McLuhan, and the founder of the McLuhan institute. We touch on media ecology, what ‘the medium is the message’ is all about, understanding media as activism, and more. McLuhan Institute: https://themcluhaninstitute.com YouTube:

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00:49:39

Tim Hwang, "Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising...

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2022/04/27

Podcast: New Books in Economics (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Tim Hwang, "Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet" (FSG Originals, 2020)Pub date: 2022-04-14In Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet (FSG Originals, 2020), Tim Hwang investigates the way big tech financializes attention. In the process, he shows us how digital advertising--the beating heart of the internet--is at risk of

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00:49:39

Tim Hwang, "Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising...

The Machinist ·

2022/04/27

Podcast: New Books in Economics (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Tim Hwang, "Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet" (FSG Originals, 2020)Pub date: 2022-04-14In Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet (FSG Originals, 2020), Tim Hwang investigates the way big tech financializes attention. In the process, he shows us how digital advertising--the beating heart of the internet--is at risk of

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01:29:02

The Asset in the Machine

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2022/04/27

Podcast: Stadtbibliothek StuttgartEpisode: The Asset in the MachinePub date: 2022-04-06NFTs (Non-Fungible Token) are ghosts of property, fictitious experiences of ownership glancing back at us through our screens. Starting from this proposition, Geraldine Juárez will discuss ideas around her luddite essay The Ghostchain (or taking things for what they are) in relation to art, artworkers and institutions, packets and websites, content and platforms, assets and blockchains.The podcast and artwork

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01:29:02

The Asset in the Machine

The Machinist ·

2022/04/27

Podcast: Stadtbibliothek StuttgartEpisode: The Asset in the MachinePub date: 2022-04-06NFTs (Non-Fungible Token) are ghosts of property, fictitious experiences of ownership glancing back at us through our screens. Starting from this proposition, Geraldine Juárez will discuss ideas around her luddite essay The Ghostchain (or taking things for what they are) in relation to art, artworkers and institutions, packets and websites, content and platforms, assets and blockchains.The podcast and artwork

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