Podcast #25: Marcy Darnovsky Talks Genetic Engineering
Marcy Darnovsky, Executive Director of the Center for Genetics and Society, chats with us about the moral minefield of genetic engineering.
Category: Society
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.
Living on Sunshine: A Real, Sustainable Energy Model
A farmstead in Virgina has built a sustainable low-energy lifestyle. Can the rest of us follow their example?
Podcast #23: David Bosworth on Conscientious Thinking
Author and cultural critic David Bosworth discusses America’s myth of individualism and how it feeds a digital culture that ironically infantilizes its users and demands constant approval from strangers.
Podcast #22: Ryan Calo on Technology and the Law
Legal theorist Ryan Calo explores how the law is (or isn’t) evolving in response to technological quandaries like robotics and digital surveillance.
Podcast #21: Betsy Brunner on Circumventing Censorship
Betsy Brunner of Idaho State examines social media and social movements, particularly in China, where she’s looked at the creative ways people get around the limits of surveillance and censorship.
Podcast #20: Huei Peng and Driverless Cars
A tour of autonomous vehicle testing track Mcity with director Huei Peng answers many questions, and raises others.
Podcast #19: Tim Kasser Talks Materialism
Tim Kasser has spent over two decades studying the relationship between materialism and well-being. As it turns out, they don’t always go together.
Genetic Testing Kits: Unprecedented Privacy Risks
Consumer genetic testing puts sensitive, irreplaceable data about you—and unwitting members of your family—in places you can’t control.
Q&A with David Sax, Author of The Revenge of Analog
Our own Art Keller chats with author David Sax about the themes in his book The Revenge of Analog.