Science, Technology and Society
Jannie Møller Hartley, co-editor of 'DataPublics', considers the increasing amounts of data in our society, which is leading to echo chambers and new forms of capitalism that are surveying citizens at all times. …Read more
Dan McQuillan, author of 'Resisting AI' looks at how the publication of his book has helped move the AI discussion away from ‘is it good or bad?’ to the more radical and worrying aspects of the technology as it is being implemented, in terms of augmenting society’s existing disparities.…Read more
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
In this, the last of three short conversations, Tim Stevens focuses on cybersecurity’s political dimensions.…Read more
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
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
Jenny Huberman examines the crisis that ran parallel to the health one during COVID-19 – that of boredom. …Read more
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
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
Tim Stevens, author of 'What Is Cybersecurity For?', considers the infinite need for cybersecurity and explains why it’s simply not working. …Read more