Technology, data 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
Warren Chin, author of 'War, Technology and the State', looks at the effect of the fourth industrial revolution on the relationship between war and the state.…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
Adetoun Adebisi Oyelude calls for scrutiny of the role of indigenous knowledge in sustainable development and asserts that it should be treated with respect. …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