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Looks Like New, asks old questions about new tech. This is MEDLab’s radio show and podcast, produced in partnership with KGNU. Each month, we speak with someone who works with technology in ways that challenge conventional narratives and dominant power structures. The name comes from the phrase…

Nathan Schneider


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    Looks Like New: Can open social media help nonprofits?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023


    With the rise of open social media platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky, nonprofits have new opportunities to develop close conversations with the communities they seek to support. Many of these open social media platforms are also better aligned with nonprofits’ values than major tech companies have been. What are the [...] The post Looks Like New: Can open social media help nonprofits? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Looks Like New: How did open social media platforms originate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 59:02


    In the aftermath of a chaotic Twitter takeover, many people have moved away from centralized social media platforms to a new set of social platforms that are open-source, decentralized, and user-centered—like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Nostr. But civic-minded social platforms are […]

    Looks Like New: How did open social media platforms originate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023


    In the aftermath of a chaotic Twitter takeover, many people have moved away from centralized social media platforms to a new set of social platforms that are open-source, decentralized, and user-centered—like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Nostr. But civic-minded social platforms are nothing new. This episode presents some of Open Social Media’s [...] The post Looks Like New: How did open social media platforms originate? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Looks Like New: What difference will quantum computing make?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 58:57


    At a time when many people are focused on recent advances in artificial intelligence, another transformative technology is quietly emerging to reshape our future: quantum computing. The people working toward this radical shift imagine a world where quantum computing revolutionizes […]

    Looks Like New: What difference will quantum computing make?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023


    At a time when many people are focused on recent advances in artificial intelligence, another transformative technology is quietly emerging to reshape our future: quantum computing. The people working toward this radical shift imagine a world where quantum computing revolutionizes drug discovery, financial strategies, and various global challenges. This episode [...] The post Looks Like New: What difference will quantum computing make? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    How does broadband policy affect our Internet access?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 59:20


    IMAGE BY Alexis Kenyon via DALL-E Many of us assume everyone has access to the Internet. In light of the last few years of global pandemic, however, we observed headlines about the unconnected and the issues that were created in […]

    How does broadband policy affect our Internet access?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023


    IMAGE BY Alexis Kenyon via DALL-E Many of us assume everyone has access to the Internet. In light of the last few years of global pandemic, however, we observed headlines about the unconnected and the issues that were created in social, work, and educational daily experiences. Why are some Americans, [...] The post How does broadband policy affect our Internet access? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Looks Like New: How is crypto taking hold in India?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 48:59


    Being an entrepreneur in the international cryptocurrency market involves numerous challenges—from government regulations to cultural context. These challenges play out very differently around the world. The conversation revolves around cryptocurrency in India, web3 entrepreneurship, and cryptocurrency technology-based arcades for gamers. […]

    Looks Like New: How is crypto taking hold in India?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023


    Being an entrepreneur in the international cryptocurrency market involves numerous challenges—from government regulations to cultural context. These challenges play out very differently around the world. The conversation revolves around cryptocurrency in India, web3 entrepreneurship, and cryptocurrency technology-based arcades for gamers. Nikita Menon speaks with Siddharth Menon, a founder of various [...] The post Looks Like New: How is crypto taking hold in India? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Looks Like New: Are blockchain developers creating the new internet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 58:47


    Blockchain was created to build democratic systems but more often than not we see stories of scams, frauds and attacks. Despite these allegations, there are a few builders who continue to work towards improving this technology; builders who wish to […]

    Looks Like New: Are blockchain developers creating the new internet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023


    Blockchain was created to build democratic systems but more often than not we see stories of scams, frauds and attacks. Despite these allegations, there are a few builders who continue to work towards improving this technology; builders who wish to see a democratic internet being enabled by the blockchain. Hari [...] The post Looks Like New: Are blockchain developers creating the new internet? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Will ChatGPT really change everything?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 58:33


    ChatGPT, short for “Conversational Generative Pre-training Transformer,” is an advanced language model developed by OpenAI that can understand and generate natural language with a high degree of accuracy. It has been a hot topic lately, for contexts in education and […]

    Will ChatGPT really change everything?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023


    ChatGPT, short for “Conversational Generative Pre-training Transformer,” is an advanced language model developed by OpenAI that can understand and generate natural language with a high degree of accuracy. It has been a hot topic lately, for contexts in education and industry. This technology is capable of tasks such as language [...] The post Will ChatGPT really change everything? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Can blockchain technology support mutual aid?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 58:14


    Cryptocurrency has been in the news this past month after a cascade of bankruptcies unraveled a web of fraud. This comes after a year of already declining markets recast the 2021 crypto boom in a dark light. However, the headlines […]

    Can blockchain technology support mutual aid?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022


    Cryptocurrency has been in the news this past month after a cascade of bankruptcies unraveled a web of fraud. This comes after a year of already declining markets recast the 2021 crypto boom in a dark light. However, the headlines usually stick to flashy financial projects with big bottom lines. [...] The post Can blockchain technology support mutual aid? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Looks Like New: What is artificial intelligence capable of?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 59:08


    Many of us may not realize that artificial intelligence, or AI systems, are increasingly being used to make decisions that affect your everyday life, from insurance to hiring. While AI has been a popular buzzword over the last few years, […]

    Looks Like New: What is artificial intelligence capable of?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022


    Many of us may not realize that artificial intelligence, or AI systems, are increasingly being used to make decisions that affect your everyday life, from insurance to hiring. While AI has been a popular buzzword over the last few years, it is worth asking what it is and even more, [...] The post Looks Like New: What is artificial intelligence capable of? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Can a small newsroom survive the attention economy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 55:00


    With the journalism industry dwindling across the country, journalists formed the Colorado Sun as a beacon of hope. The Colorado Sun is a small but mighty digital news source for the state of Colorado. It is a Public Benefit Corporation […]

    Can a small newsroom survive the attention economy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022


    With the journalism industry dwindling across the country, journalists formed the Colorado Sun as a beacon of hope. The Colorado Sun is a small but mighty digital news source for the state of Colorado. It is a Public Benefit Corporation making it first and foremost dedicated to serving the Colorado [...] The post Can a small newsroom survive the attention economy? appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Looks Like New: What was the earliest social media like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 57:58


    Do social media networks have to be addictive, or polarizing, or advertising-funded? This conversation explores lessons from the past that could help us make social media better today. Our guest is University of Virginia media studies professor Kevin Driscoll, author […]

    Looks Like New: What Comes After Democracy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 55:55


    Democracy seems to be in crisis around the world. Aspiring dictators are on the rise in many countries, and the flows of information are under the control of often-unaccountable tech companies. Could democracy be on its way out? This month, […]

    Looks Like New – Can Blockchains Stop War Crimes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 58:34


    These days it seems like cryptocurrencies and blockchains are mostly enabling abuses: speculative bubbles, malware attacks, and money laundering for rogue states. But could the same technology also hold powerful governments and corporations accountable? Jonathan Dotan directs the Starling Lab […]

    Looks Like New: Eli Pariser – Can the Internet be a public space?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 53:31


    When we think about social media platforms and online interactions, it might seem like we are merely experiencing feeds of information that are curated for us by algorithms. The scale by which companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram now operate […]

    Looks Like New: How real are esports?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 59:48


    Competitive entertainment has always been an essential part of human culture. Traditionally, sports have been the preferred form of competition, however, in a modern age of mass globalization through connection, a new form of entertainment has taken the stage: esports. […]

    Looks Like New: What should we decolonize?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 59:26


    News headlines have been full of debates about Critical Race Theory (CRT), books and topics being banned in schools, and calls to remove statues of colonizers around the world. More recently, universities and governments have done work in land acknowledgements […]

    Looks Like New: Can algorithms be fair?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 59:50


    If you've noticed your social media platforms and web searches are giving you personalized results or advertisements, you might be curious about how or why this happens. This is the work of algorithms—the programming that computers use to take raw […]

    Looks Like New: What can the Internet learn from the past?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 59:55


    When we design the future, we rely on history, whether we like it or not. In December 2021, the MEDLab and the United Nations Internet Governance Forum launched a virtual art exhibition called “Excavations: Governance Archaeology for the Future of […]

    Looks Like New: What is Black Twitter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 59:57


    Twitter is a social media platform that has played a significant role in everything from politics, news, to social justice organizing. How do marginalized communities use this platform? What drives people to use the platform to find and build community […]

    Looks Like New: What has happened to Lebanon?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 58:37


    News from the Arab world tends to come to us in the United States in the form of dramatic spectacle that oversimplifies complex situations. Lebanon is no exception—most recently, the site of a deadly explosion and a political crisis. What […]

    Looks Like New – Where did public media come from?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 58:20


    Long before our present day audio boom, public broadcasting in the United States flourished. Radio, a powerful way to connect people, underwent many transformations and federal regulatory shifts that impacted what it became. Where did public media come from? We […]

    Looks Like New – Can social media be ethical?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 57:50


    With all of the headlines about scandals and issues within technology companies and social media platforms, one may ask how we got where we are today. Is it possible for things to get better? As we witness company leaders and […]

    Looks Like New – What happens when we wear our tech?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 54:44


    You have likely heard of or used FitBit, Apple Smartwatches, GoPros or other devices we affix to our bodies each day. Despite the rapid development of wearable technologies in the last few decades, this conversation explores how they might not […]

    Looks Like New – Tensions in the Archive: Rediscovering The Non Aligned Movement with Mila Turajlić

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 50:46


    How did the Global South once inscribe its battle for liberation into media archives and how does accessing and viewing this material change through time, location and context? What lessons can the mediated image learn in counteracting the digital divide […]

    Looks Like New: How Are 24 Colorado Newspapers Staying Locally Owned?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 58:49


    After years of shedding reporters and newsrooms, Colorado is home to a new experiment in sustainable journalism. In early May, the National Trust for Local News announced it was acquiring Colorado Community Media, a network of 24 newspapers in the […]

    Looks Like New – Mutualist infrastructure: A conversation with Sara Horowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 57:53


    As the US federal government considers once-in-a-generation investments in infrastructure, is it possible to also enable a new commitment to a democratic economy? Sara Horowitz is the founder of the Freelancers Union and author of the new book Mutualism, which […]

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    Looks Like New – Why Do We Turn to the Internet for Support?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 52:32


    In the last year, many of us have relied on the Internet even more than before. As we process life’s individual and collective trauma, do we turn to digital spaces for support and healing? If so, why? This month, we […]

    Looks Like New: What Is the Internet Doing to the Environment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 55:46


    Most of us use the Internet each day with our smartphones and devices. But too rarely do we consider how our connections are possible. How does […]

    Looks Like New: What Is a Black Media Philosophy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 54:52


    A lot of us are thinking about the legacies of racism these days, and about a media ecosystem that seems to hinder any hope of progress. But too rarely do we think about race and media together. Who gets to be the heroes of the digital age? Whose bodies become a kind of media? Our guest this month, Armond Towns, has been developing a “Black media philosophy" that confronts media cultures saturated in whiteness. He is a professor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies at the University of Richmond. With host Bailey Troutman. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2021/02/Looks-Like-New_02-25-21.mp3 MEDLab’s radio show and podcast, Looks Like New, asks old questions about new tech. Each month, host Nathan Schneider and the Looks Like New team speaks with someone who works with technology in ways that challenge conventional narratives and dominant power structures. The name comes from the phrase “a philosophy so old that it looks like new,” repeated throughout the works of Peter Maurin, the French agrarian poet and co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement. You can hear Looks Like New the fourth Thursday of every month at 6 p.m., or online as a podcast on iTunes and Stitcher.

    Looks Like New: Can Software Handle Ethics?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 58:25


    Free and open-source software is a kind of miracle. It’s community-created technology, a commons that anyone can contribute to and use. But those communities are not […]

    Looks Like New – Could online justice be restorative?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 58:01


    The stakes for moderation and governance in online communities are getting higher and higher. Harms can be very serious, from election manipulation to sexual abuse. But […]

    Looks Like New – Can artists control their own business?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 55:33


    Art has often been the vanguard of new tech. It was through art that many people got interested in the Internet to begin with, or became […]

    Looks Like New: Does News Need New Tech?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 55:15


    Brick House is a new news organization that calls itself "the wolf-proof media cooperative." It has emerged in part out of a failed experiment, Civil, which sought to use Bitcoin-like blockchain technology to shore up the ailing news business. Brick House's founder, the veteran journalist and entrepreneur Maria Bustillos, explains why she thinks a simpler, older model of cooperative ownership could be a better way forward—even while she remains hopeful about the sci-fi promise of blockchains. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2020/10/Looks-Like-New_10-22-20.mp3 MEDLab’s radio show and podcast, Looks Like New, asks old questions about new tech. Each month, host Nathan Schneider and the Looks Like New team speaks with someone who works with technology in ways that challenge conventional narratives and dominant power structures. The name comes from the phrase “a philosophy so old that it looks like new,” repeated throughout the works of Peter Maurin, the French agrarian poet and co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement. You can hear Looks Like New the fourth Thursday of every month at 6 p.m., or online as a podcast on iTunes and Stitcher.

    Looks Like New: Should we all have a Great Firewall?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 57:35


    This month, President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the Chinese-owned platforms TickTock and WeChat. This comes after years of China banning major US platforms like […]

    Looks Like New: How do you invent the future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 57:51


    Activist Adrienne Maree brown writes that the work of social change requires “science fictional behavior”— which is surely all the more true in the context of […]

    Looks Like New: Which images count as evidence?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 59:33


    We are haunted and mobilized by images. The cellphone video of George Floyd’s death has set cities on fire, elevated Black struggles for justice, and reminded […]

    Looks Like New: What Makes Tech Inclusive?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 56:41


    Often, discussions about diversity in the tech industry focus on mere representation. But in this discussion from Boulder Startup Week, we take inspiration from the Zebras […]

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    Looks Like New: How can we collaborate at a distance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020


    How can we collaborate at a distance? The COVID-19 pandemic has many of us rapidly changing how we work—and wondering how many of the changes will […]

    Looks Like New: Direct Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020


    Today’s guest is Evan Ravitz, a proponent of direct democracy, who served on the City of Boulder’s Campaign Finance and Elections Working Group. Ravitz has been […]

    Looks Like New: What happened to hacktivism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 55:05


    The cultures of computer hacking have made their way from marginal subcultures to becoming driving forces in the world as we know it. Facebook’s headquarters is […]

    Looks Like New: What happened to hacktivism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 55:05


    The cultures of computer hacking have made their way from marginal subcultures to becoming driving forces in the world as we know it. Facebook’s headquarters is […]

    Looks Like New: Who Cares About Privacy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020


    While digital privacy issues often get a lot of attention and even alarmism, it rarely seems to change behavior. Even if it did, do individual choices […]

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