In this podcast we interview interesting people who are doing new things in tech that may give us some insight into future society.
A chat about the future of AI and social media.
We discuss the finances, pros and cons of solar power in a country where the grid is unreliable.
Prof Sam Lawler describes the impact that huge numbers of new satellites are having on astronomy
Why inclusiveness is good for your opensource project and how to achive it.
A chat about the past, present and future of music distribution with a musician who's been at it for more than 50 years.
Vim and Tim get together to chat about techological regret, paths not taken and the decisions we are taking now.
Our guest's pilot project is using government money to fund development and maintenance of essential opensource projects.
We discuss a new style of on-line learning, self paced and voluntary along with other community driven education activities.
We discuss auditing computational models of human behavior and the large-scale datasets they are trained on. Our guest gives examples of the consequences of a badly curated model.
How can a networked community contribute to medical advances? We talk to Indu Navar about EverythingALS and the change it brings to treatment of brain disease.
What is new in cryptography? How quantum computers impact privacy? What are realistic timelines? Do we need to act today? Our guest answers all these questions and more!
What can classical stage managment teach us about the future of the Metaverse?
We talk about disinfo on social media and how to combat it.
We discuss how Science Fiction can (or can't) show us the future. We dig into the concept of an open-source panopticon and how it might work.
How will the rise of opensource hardware change society? Does politic impact chip design? We talk about why Risc-V matters an where it is going.
Who chooses which Edtech students use? Can they protect their privacy? Who owns that school laptop anyway? None of these questions have simple answers, but we do our best to throw some light.
Building a new browser. We talk about the browser landscape, why it is important and how to make a new one.
We talk about the speed of the news cycle, how little we can change and the rate of change now and in the future.
We talk about farming a high value crop in new way - our guests are farming saffron Cheshire.
Who contributes to opensource? What are their motivations? How will cloud computing change the picture? We talked with a creator of a successful open source project to find some answers.
How do you prove your identity online? How do we know you are real?
How is data used in politics? How should it be used?
What does the future of intra-African tourism look like? "More than the big 5" says our guest, we talk about tech, beer, food, ferries etc. (CW - lots of laughter)
A roundup of the year on the podcast and a look at the future
We talk about the past present and future of social media platforms, content moderation vs censorship and the responsibilites of individuals.
What will (local) politics look like in the future? We talked to a young politican about how she sees the future of power (both sorts), transport and media. CW: We discuss the law on rape in this episode.
A discussion about practical tech ethics. Tim describes a potential issue in a draft standard and Vim tells him to act on it.
How are internet standards made? Do they define our future? What is the IETF? Our guest answers these questions and more!
How does AI become biased, how can we change this. Tim and Vim try and see what the future might hold.
What's new in Media New Zeeland? Can you run a site ad-free? Our guest answers these questions and more...
We discuss what fintech looks like in Zambia, how to find and educate your market with SMS, the power of radio, the growth of internet in Africa and much much more.
We discuss the current state of the Internet in Africa, concentrationg on Malawi. The future is dependent on a mix of politics, business and tech.
In a wide ranging chat we talk about how VR can be harnessed for BAME mental health, how haptics can enhance the immersiveness of illusions and much much more.
We take a moment to reflect on the state of the world. The pandemic and technology are causing a huge shift in our way of living and working. We also see huge shifts in social movements and protests. What are our hopes for the future?
A discussion about how lockdown impacts interactive fine art
Georgia casts a light on how social media platforms and other technologies are used in the world of crafting.
What is the future of standup comedy? How does it interact with technology?
How can we start to restore civility to online discourse? Vim chatswith Jabob Lefton about techniques to depolarize social media. "Regardless of how we disagree with our (physical) neighbors, we still share the street."
An uplifting discussion about how influencers are effecting social change and will replace the current established brands.
The availability of highspeed trains and internet has transformed long distance overland travel. We chat about an overland (and sea) trip from Japan to Munich and beyond.
We discuss the necessary paradigm shift that redefines business for the 21st century and builds trust between business and society.
An optimistic view about how to tackle the challenges.
Why is there a skills shortage in information security? We discuss toxic workplaces and an immature industry.
We are taking a break, normal service will be resumed in January
Matrix.org aims to be the future of communications: a secure, distributed, open layer on top of the internet. We discuss how the organizational structure of the project can help keep it true to it's goals.
Josh describes how he's intentionally changing his local community with art, tiny houses and by encouraging creativity.
Telehealth allows patients to consult experts thousands of km away, we discuss how this works in rural Australia and the benefits it brings.
A discussion about immersive storytelling, AR, VR and the politics of new power
We discuss building your own satellite and sending it to space as well as amateur rocketry along with the communities and organizations that make this possible.
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