Instagram influencer @jillisblack says she’s tired of the constant curation of our identities. After garnering thousands of followers and millions of views, she wrote an incisive book of essays called Unfollow Me. Today, Tuesday host Ali Muldrow spends the hour with Jill Louise Busby talking about these essays on race, gender, sexuality, fame, performance, and […]
Cardinal Call: Campus Newspapers Interview Chancellor Blank
On Tuesdays, the Daily Cardinal — one of UW-Madison’s student newspapers — shares the latest in campus news. This week, producer Hope Karnopp and college news editor Sophia Vento talk about Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s recent interview with student newspapers, including her announced departure from UW-Madison, the university’s COVID-19 response and media attention surrounding Chamberlin Rock. […]
Cardinal Call: What’s Going on with District 8 Redistricting?
On Tuesdays, the Daily Cardinal — one of UW-Madison’s student newspapers — shares the latest in campus news. This week, producer Hope Karnopp talks with campus news writer Charlie Hildebrand about how city redistricting plans were expected to affect the representation of Lakeshore and Southwest campus neighborhoods and the new plans that were since proposed. […]
Diversity, But Also Inclusion
UW-Madison, in an effort to support diversity and inclusion on its campus, houses the Multicultural Learning Community in University Housing. The space is meant to facilitate community discussions about social justice, identities, and multiculturalism. However, University Housing moved to place house fellow Chuefang Yang on paid administrative last year. Yang allegedly told students to limit […]
The Science of Diversity and Inclusion
On today’s episode, guest host Harry Hawkins talks to psychology professor Markus Brauer about what behavioral science can tell us about achieving diversity and inclusion. As the director of the Brauer Group Lab, Professor Brauer researches how people’s thought processes, perceptions of others, and behaviors are affected by being members of a social group. He […]
An Uncanny Valley of Racist Design
In the world of epic sci-fi adventures, any story would seem incomplete without artificial intelligence thrown into the mix. And as the field of robotics develops ever more rapidly, we’re getting closer and closer to bringing A.I. tech into the real world. Our smartphones already contain virtual assistants to manage our schedules: Alexa, Siri, Cortona […]
