The Technoskeptic Podcast
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The mission of The Technoskeptic is to promote awareness, critical thinking, and social change around the use and impact of technology on society and the environment. Join in and have a listen to the podcast.
The Technoskeptic Podcast
3y ago
Author and activist Jerry Mander reflects on a long life of technoskepticism and how it relates to the current global moment.
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The Technoskeptic Podcast
3y ago
Science evangelist Ainissa Ramirez takes a look at how major technologies have shaped human culture—both intentionally and not.
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3y ago
Data technology researcher and author Ben Green punctures the myth of the smart city.
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The Technoskeptic Podcast
3y ago
Facial recognition expert Clare Garvie explains how police are using (and abusing) this dangerous technology.
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The Technoskeptic Podcast
3y ago
Josh Golin, Executive Director of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, fights a metastasizing marketing machine that has swept kids into its orbit of consumerism and surveillance.
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The Technoskeptic Podcast
3y ago
Southern Environmental Center founder Roald Hazelhoff gives us a tour of his unique educational and community-building work.
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The Technoskeptic Podcast
3y ago
Activist, author, and sociologist Gail Dines discusses the impact of pornography—particularly in its virulent and violent Internet form—on culture.
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The Technoskeptic Podcast
3y ago
Father Jim Keenan of Boston College discusses Pope Francis's views on environmentalism and social justice, and how those resonate across belief systems.
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The Technoskeptic Podcast
3y ago
Jonathan Taplin, former music and film professional, tells first-hand what the new rentier economy of Internet aggregators like Google and Facebook has done to the creative arts, journalism, and democracy.
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The Technoskeptic Podcast
3y ago
Author and endocrinologist Robert Lustig explains the neurochemical difference between happiness and pleasure and how it's been exploited to make so many of us fat, addicted, and depressed. Then, he reminds us how to reclaim our health.
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