Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEthical Machines: A Conversation with Reid Blackman
Episode 118
Join us as we discuss Dr. Reid Blackman’s new book: Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI (Harvard…
1 year, 9 months ago
Max Hirsh and Till Mostowlansky, "Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia" (U Hawaii Press, 2022)
Episode 325
In the twenty-first century, infrastructure has undergone a seismic shift from West to East. Once concentrated in Europe and North America, global in…
1 year, 9 months ago
Jason A. Josephson Storm, "The Myth of Disenchantment: Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences" (U Chicago Press, 2017)
Episode 226
A great many theorists have argued that the defining feature of modernity is that people no longer believe in spirits, myths, or magic. Jason Ā. Jose…
1 year, 9 months ago
Emily M. Bender on AI Hype
Episode 81
Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Emily Bender, Professor of Linguistics, Director of the Masters of Science in Computational Linguistics p…
1 year, 9 months ago
Amber Billey et al., "Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches" (ALA Editions, 2024)
Episode 71
Filling a gap in the literature, Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches (ALA Editions and Core, 2024) provides librarian…
1 year, 9 months ago
Gergely Gosztonyi, "Censorship from Plato to Social Media: The Complexity of Social Media’s Content Regulation and Moderation Practices" (Springer, 2023)
Episode 225
In many countries, censorship, blocking of internet access and internet content for political purposes are still part of everyday life. Will filterin…
1 year, 9 months ago
Amir Alexander, "Liberty's Grid: A Founding Father, a Mathematical Dreamland, and the Shaping of America" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Episode 275
Seen from an airplane, much of the United States appears to be a gridded land of startling uniformity. Perpendicular streets and rectangular fields, …
1 year, 9 months ago
Marta Fijak and Artur Ganszyniec, "How and Why We Make Games" (CRC Press, 2024)
Episode 18
How and Why We Make Games (CRC Press, 2024) delves into the intricate realms of games and their creation, examining them through cultural, systemic, …
1 year, 9 months ago
Hey, Robot!
Episode 22
Today, we’re playing with voice assistants and thinking about the role of voices in gaming with our guest, game designer and NYU professor Frank Lant…
1 year, 9 months ago
Whitney Barlow Robles, "Curious Species: How Animals Made Natural History" (Yale UP, 2023)
Episode 71
Dive into the world of animals with Whitney Barlow Robles in her captivating new book, Curious Species: How Animals Made Natural History (Yale UP, 20…
1 year, 9 months ago