Transhumanism and Existential Risk with Josh Schuster and Derek Woods
Ever worried that AI will wipe out humanity? Ever dreamed of merging with AI? Well these are the primary concerns of transhumanism and existential risk, which you may not have heard of, but whose key ...
13 Des 202237min
The Feedback Loop between Tech Innovation and Science Fiction with Chen Qiufan
Science fiction writer Chen Qiufan ( Stanley Chen), author of Waste Tide, discusses the feedback loop between science fiction and innovation, what happened when he went to live with shamans in China, ...
29 Nov 202237min
The Exorcism of Emotion in Rational Science (and AI) with Lorraine Daston
In this episode, the historian of science Lorraine Daston explains why science has long been allergic to emotion, which is seen to be the enemy of truth. Instead, objective reason is science’s virtue....
15 Nov 202238min
Queer Data with Kevin Guyan
How should governments collect personal data? In this episode, we talk to Dr Kevin Guyan about the census, and the best ways of asking people to identify themselves. We discuss why surveys that you fi...
1 Nov 202236min
Data Activism Against Everyday Racism with Mónica Moreno Figueroa and Ella McPherson
In this episode we speak to two brilliant professors here at Cambridge, Mónica Moreno Figueroa and Ella McPherson about a data project they launched at the University of Cambridge to track everyday ra...
18 Okt 202237min
Why Machine Learning is Political with Louise Amoore
In this episode, we talk to Louise Amoore, professor of political geography at Durham and expert in how machine learning algorithms are transforming the ethics and politics of contemporary society. Lo...
4 Okt 202240min
Reproductive Technologies and Feminist Research Ethics with Sarah Franklin
In this episode we talk to Sarah Franklin, a leading figure in feminist science studies and the sociology of reproduction. In this tour de force of IVF ethics and feminism through the ages, Sarah disc...
20 Sep 202238min
Anti-Asian Racism across Time and Space with Michelle N. Huang
In this episode we chat to Michelle N. Huang, Assistant Professor of English and Asian American literature at Northwestern University. Chatting with Michelle is bittersweet, as we think collectively t...
6 Sep 202233min
