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Episode 18: Science Policy, with Alondra Nelson
Episode 18
This week, Adam talks with Alondra Nelson, sociologist and former head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under Joe Biden. Th…
2 months ago
Episode 17: Weapons of Math Destruction, with Cathy O’Neil
Episode 17
This week, Adam’s guest is mathematician, algorithmic auditor, and author Cathy O’Neil. They talk about the uses and misuses of math and computer sci…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 16: What is Elon Musk? With Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff
Episode 16
This week's guests are historian Quinn Slobodian and writer Ben Tarnoff, authors of the new book Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed. Adam talks with …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 15: Hopeful Science Fiction, with Becky Chambers
Episode 15
This week, Adam fanboys at Becky Chambers, author of the Wayfarers series and one of his favorite science fiction writers. They talk about imagining …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 14: Psychological Warfare, with Annalee Newitz
Episode 14
This week's guest is author and journalist Annalee Newitz, whose most recent nonfiction book, Stories are Weapons, is about the history of psychologi…
3 months ago
Episode 13: More Everything Forever, with Adam Becker
Episode 13
This week is a reversal: Adam is interviewed by Jack Stilgoe, professor of science and technology studies at University College London. Jack and his …
3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 12: The Cosmic Perspective, with Katie Mack
Episode 12
This week, Adam talks with Katie Mack, physicist and author, about feeling some type of way about the end of the universe. Along the way we also disc…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 11: Reverse Centaurs and AI, with Cory Doctorow
Episode 11
This week, Adam talks with Cory Doctorow, author, blogger, and tech policy advocate. Cory explains why your boss wants to replace you with an AI, why…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 10: Better Off Regulated, with Ed Zitron
Episode 10
This week's guest is tech critic, podcaster, and professionally angry dude Ed Zitron. Adam asks Ed what things would have to happen for him to be les…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 9: Algorithmic Bias, with Safiya Noble
Episode 9
This week, Adam talks with Safiya Noble, professor of social science at UCLA and author of Algorithms of Oppression. They talk about how algorithms r…
4 months ago