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by Jack McDonald  |  5th July 2023

In this final short conversation with Jack McDonald, author of What Is War For?', we turn to the part played by technology in war.…Read more

by Tim Stevens  |  16th June 2023

In this, the last of three short conversations, Tim Stevens focuses on cybersecurity’s political dimensions.…Read more

by Lucy Easthope and Kandida Purnell  |  17th May 2023

What’s the emotional toll of COVID-19? In this new episode of the Transforming Society podcast, the fantastic Lucy Easthope and Kandida Purnell, two of the co-editors of 'When This Is Over', talk about the pandemic and its long lasting impact.…Read more

by Tim Stevens  |  10th May 2023

In this, the second of three short conversations, Tim expands on the idea that cybersecurity is primarily about and for people, and responds to the question of whether, given the power of Big Tech, individual users’ interest can ever truly be paramount.…Read more

by Jenny Huberman  |  21st April 2023

Jenny Huberman examines the crisis that ran parallel to the health one during COVID-19 – that of boredom. …Read more

by Tim Stevens  |  5th April 2023

In this episode, George Miller speaks to Tim Stevens about what got him interested in cybersecurity and why it’s too important to treat it as solely the domain of IT professionals.…Read more

Hacker
by Ross W Bellaby  |  27th March 2023

Ross Bellaby, author of 'The Ethics of Hacking', asserts that it is vital to understand the ethical value that hackers can play in society, and judge them for their use of cyberspace to protect people from harm.…Read more

by Tim Stevens  |  25th March 2023

Tim Stevens, author of 'What Is Cybersecurity For?', considers the infinite need for cybersecurity and explains why it’s simply not working. …Read more

by Jenny Edkins  |  8th March 2023

Jenny Edkins, co-editor of 'When This Is Over', explains why the trauma and implications of the pandemic are not going away. …Read more

Warehouse
by Sarrah Kassem  |  27th February 2023

Sarrah Kassem, author of, Work and Alienation in the Platform Economy, calls on us to delve deep into the realities of the workers behind our screens keeping the platform economy going.…Read more