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Technology is changing fast. And it's changing our world even faster. Host Alix Dunn interviews visionaries, researchers, and technologists working in the public interest to help you keep up.
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The Digital Delusion: The False Promise of Ed Tech w/ Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath (opens the original)
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A screen is built to do one thing well: split your attention across as many things as possible, as fast as possible. A developing brain needs the opposite— sustained, undivided focus— to learn anything at all. Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath doesn't think ed-tech is failing kids by accident. He thinks it's failing them because the two things it's built to do are the same two things guaranteed to keep them from learning. More like this: You Seem Lonely. Have a Robot w/ Stevie Ch
Meet the Guy (Actually) Passing Tech Laws (opens the original)
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You've likely heard of the National Sexual Assault Hotline. What you might not know is that it's operated by RAINN, an organization that has become one of the more unlikely players in tech policy. Since the pandemic, RAINN has seen a sharp rise in calls from young people. As more time is spent online, more opportunities for online sexual abuse follow. More like this: How Anduril Tried to Kill Democracy in Ohio (& How Farmers Fought Back) Stefan Turkheimer, RAINN’s VP of Public Policy, joins Alix
How Anduril Tried to Kill Democracy in Ohio (& How Farmers Fought Back) (opens the original)
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In Madison Township, Ohio, families have farmed the same land for generations. Then a commercial real estate company started buying up their neighbors' fields under the code name "Project Thor." They wouldn't find out until later that the buyer was Anduril, a venture-backed weapons company chasing a slice of the trillion-dollar Pentagon budget. Now, those farming families’ cattle and cornfields are being bulldozed to make way for a drone and cruise missile factory. More like this: The Colossus C
A Sneak Peek into The Maybe Collective (opens the original)
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We’re taking a short summer break and will be back on your feed in a couple of weeks. But we've got news before we go. Catch up on our most recent series: Computer Says Kill & REAL Resistance We're cooking up something new: a pilot membership community , launching this fall. Alix shares a little sneak peek at what we're building, and why we think its time to create a place where people can go deeper, find co-conspirators, and figure out what to do next. It's still early, and because we’re buildi
The Colossus Crossroads: Fighting for the Future of Memphis w/ KeShaun Pearson (opens the original)
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In Memphis, companies don't come in to invest in the city. They come in to extract from its people and its land, no matter how high the human cost. That's exactly what xAI did when they decided to build one of the largest data centers in South Memphis, regardless of what it meant for the wellbeing of the people already living there. More like this: The Collective Fight for Our Humanity - REAL Resistance In this episode, KeShaun Pearson, Executive Director of Memphis Community Against Pollution (
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