Podcast Episodes

The Imagination Emporium with Fmr. VP of Innovation & Creativity at Disney DUNCAN WARDLE

Season 14 Episode 1104

How can we free our minds to cultivate curiosity, innovation, and creativity in our daily lives? In this age of AI, where creative tasks are increasingly being performed for us, what is intelligence?…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

The Hidden Humans Behind Artificial Intelligence & the Sociopathology of Elon Musk

Season 14 Episode 1102

In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu talks with Sarah T. Roberts about the hidden humans behind Artificial Intelligence, which is reliant on executives and bus…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Art, Technology & Society with Author T.C. BOYLE

Season 14 Episode 1093

“What I have done in my career is just try to assess who we are, what we are, why we are here, and how come we, as animals, are able to walk around and wear pants and dresses and talk on the internet…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

On Regulating the Attention Market & Prevent Algorithmic Emotional Governance w/ FABIEN GANDON & FRANCK MICHEL

Season 14 Episode 1089

“The fact that technologies are being used and combined to capture our attention is concerning. This is currently being done with no limitations and no regulations. That's the main problem. Attention…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

PAY ATTENTION: A Call to Regulate the Attention Market & Prevent Algorithmic Emotional Governance

Season 14 Episode 1088

AI competes for our attention because our attention has been commodified. As our entire lives revolve more and more around the attention economy, what can we do to restore our autonomy, reclaim our p…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Are We Witnessing the Decline of the American Empire? RICHARD D. WOLFF - Highlights

Season 14 Episode 1083

“The position of the United States in the world, economically and politically, is the weakest it has been in my lifetime. I was born in the middle of the 20th century, so I have watched the rise of t…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Understanding Capitalism with RICHARD D. WOLFF - Co-founder of Democracy at Work

Season 14 Episode 1082

When capitalism stops serving the needs of the people, what can we do to create a fairer more equitable society? What can we learn from China's success and economic growth? Are we witnessing the decl…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Who Defends the Defenders? UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders MICHEL FORST

Season 14 Episode 1080

“My mandate focuses on the protection of those trying to protect the planet. Protection of defenders is my main topic. When I'm speaking to states or companies, it's always related to cases of defend…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

AI & The Limits to Growth w/ Co-President of The Club of Rome PAUL SHRIVASTAVA

Season 14 Episode 1078

“I think AI is sort of inevitable in some ways. It is not very intelligent right now; it is probably closer to artificial stupidity, but it's a question of time before it becomes smarter and smarter.…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk, Putin's Russia, Murdoch's Fox News: How Billionaires Shape Our World with DARRYL CUNNINGHAM

Season 13

What influence do billionaires have on politics, journalism, and the technology that shapes our lives? What drives people to seek absolute power, and how can we hold them accountable?

Darryl  Cunningh…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago