“The degree to which we are surveilled, the persistence with which we are surveilled, and the variety of ways in which we are surveilled has exploded in the last decade,” says Arthur Holland Michel. “We are being watched in some way or another, 24/7, wherever we are.” Today, he joins us to discuss his latest […]
Welcome to the Bioeconomy
Science and technology aren’t neutral, argues scientist and researcher Vincenzo Pavone. Rather, they offer valid but situated knowledge and pursue political goals that reflect the priorities of their society and time. Today, we speak with Vincenzo for the hour about his latest book, Bioeconomies, and his argument that we need a new pact between science, […]
A Field Guide to Doing Nothing
Long, long ago, in 2019, artist Jenny Odell published the book How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, “a field guide to doing nothing as an act of political resistance” and an argument for reclaiming the most valuable thing we have: our attention. It became a New York Times bestseller and even landed on […]
Internet Access and the Digital Divide
As with many other social and economic problems, the pandemic has only deepened the digital divide. “Unlike in other wealthy nations, the federal government has imposed no cost controls to make broadband more affordable,” writes Will Carless in a recent article for Reveal. “The result: massive inequality in one of the modern world’s most basic […]
Big Tech and the Future of Capitalism
The power of Big Tech only seems to be growing as the pandemic has shifted work, education, and social life online. Large tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google are both being praised for providing valuable services and publicly criticized for unjust labor practices, wealth hoarding, and allowing misinformation to spread on digital platforms. Today […]
Holiday Special: 2019 Highlight Reel
For today’s special end-of-year holiday edition, we present some highlights from interviews we’ve hosted this year featuring short segments from our entire lineup, Monday through Friday. We start the hour with Monday host Patty Peltekos, who earlier this year interviewed tech journalist Kashmir Hill about her research for the award-winning piece “The House that Spied […]
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