Podcast #24: Michael Zimmerman Gets Philosophical on Tech
In a wide-ranging conversation, philosopher Michael Zimmerman contextualizes our technological journey within the history of Western thought.
Category: Employment
Podcast #17: Cal Newport on Deep Work
For a computer scientist, Georgetown professor and author Cal Newport is hard to reach via email. But it’s part of his philosophy that focused concentration–so elusive in our overstimulated world–is the key to a better and more rewarding work and personal life.
Podcast #16: Tomaso Poggio on the State of AI
After a long so-called winter, artificial intelligence has recently made amazing gains. Tomaso Poggio, Director of MIT’s Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines, explains why this success is still a long way from the dystopian fears of robot overlords, but that the threat to jobs is real.
The Proud Luddite
The word Luddite has a long history as a derogatory term. But it has little to do with the real history of the Luddites, who seem more relevant than ever.
America Should Send Amazon Packing
Amazon has destroyed businesses, mistreated employees, lowered wages, manipulated markets, and virtually censored books. Now they want a giant handout.
Disruptive Technologies Outpace Our Adaptability
As digital technologies improve exponentially, the pace of change has become too great for healthy adaptation.
Speeding Towards a Potential AI Jobocalypse, Government is on Autopilot
A White House paper on AI betrays a stunning naivte about potential economic fallout, but few in government are interested in even acknowledging the issue.
Culturing Boundaries: The Right to be Offline
France recently passed legislation that’s being billed as a “right to be offline.” What’s behind it, and can we learn something from the French conception of work/life boundaries?
When it Comes to Working People, Amazon Isn’t Innovative at All
Despite what they’d like you to believe, Amazon’s practices have resulted in net job losses, according to a study done by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. And the jobs they have created aren’t particularly good, either.
With Software, Employers Get Shifty
Employers have let algorithms dictate how much and when their employees work—or don’t. Recently, there has been pushback.