Welcome back to Season 2 of the "Technically Human" podcast! In the first episode of this season, I talk to Dr. Morgan Ames about the concept of utopia and Silicon Valley's moral vision. We discuss the ideas and frictions at the heart of Silicon Valley's growth, we talk about the inequalities at the heart of technological culture, and Morgan describes how Silicon Valley became THE Valley.
Dr. Ames is an assistant adjunct professor in the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, where she teaches in Data Science and administers the Designated Emphasis in Science and Technology Studies in affiliation with the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society. She is also affiliated with the Algorithmic Fairness and Opacity Working Group, the Center for Science, Technology, Society and Policy, and the Berkeley Institute of Data Science. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Intel, and other organizations, and she has been invited to present her work at conferences around the world, including South by Southwest (SXSW).
Her next project explores the role that utopianism plays in discourses around childhood, education, and 'development' in two geographically overlapping but culturally divided worlds: developer culture of Silicon Valley and the working-class and immigrant communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This week's episode was produced and edited by Emily Bowden and Erin Jeffs.
The "Changing Minds" Series: Episode 3 with Minds CEO Bill Ottman
The "Changing Minds" Series: Episode 2 with Daryl Davis
The "Changing Minds" Series: Episode 1 with Daryl Davis
Protecting Our Tech: Dr. Bruce DeBruhl breaks down cybersecurity and what that means for the world, the country, and you
The American Dream Goes Digital: The myths and technologies that bind us with Dr. Julie Albright
How Tech is Changing Democracy Around the Globe: Mohamed Abubakr on democratic revolutions, here and abroad
Tech Stands Up: Brad Taylor builds the new technological revolution
Active Imagination: Malka Older talks humanitarianism, science fiction, and the future of democracy
Block Power: Marcus Miller on mobilizing Black voters, the 2020 Election and grassroots organizing in the age of tech
Server Technology: Ret.Col Robert Gordon III on tech and service
The Impact of Impact: Ethical and socially responsible tech investing
Technically Legal: Professor Jeff Ward explores the relationship between law and tech
Of the people, by the people, for the people: Public Interest Technology with Hana Schank
The Ethics of the Algorithm: Digital innovation and humanistic computation with Dr. Todd Presner
The Way Way Back Machine: A Dive into the Archive with Dr. Jason Lustig
PODCAST TAKEOVER SERIES: Episode 3
PODCAST TAKEOVER SERIES: Episode 2
PODCAST TAKEOVER SERIES: Episode 1
Tech Stands Up: Talking tech leadership with Dex Hunter-Torricke
Biotechnically Human: George Estreich on disability, biotechnology, and how technologies are defining who counts as "human"
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