The Tech Humanist Show

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Cities, data, and tech – with Nashville mayoral candidate Freddie O’Connell
Cities are like test beds for how data and tech can empower citizen experience. So its interesting to consider leading a growing city as someone with a background in technology. In this episode, Kate
Balancing Economic Needs and Environmental Stewardship: Lessons from Nevada’s Mining Industry
Dive deep with us into the world of mining, sustainability, and the delicate balance between economic needs, environmental responsibility, and future potential. Our interview with Dana Bennett, presid
The Tech Feminist Episode, in honor of International Women’s Day – Celebrating Women in Tech
Women figure heavily into the tech humanist story. So for International Womens Day and to kick off our new season, Season 3! were celebrating with an episode highlighting just a few of the brill
What Does Spotify Unwrapped Have to do With Surveillance?
As fun as Spotify Unwrapped is, it speaks to the fact that we're all slowly willing to accept more and more tech companies gathering huge amounts of data on all of us...
Reducing Algorithmic Bias, Harm, and Oppression
Everyone who interacts with technology in any way is either affected by or directly affecting algorithmic bias on a daily basis, and most of it is invisible to us. Thats what Im talking about today:
Humanity in (Supply) Chains
'Supply Chain' has become a household term. With its growing popularity, it's time to address something missing from that language: the humans who make it run.
Why Human Experience? (vs Customer, Consumer, User, etc)
This week, were exploring why it behooves businesses and business leaders to look at their users, consumers, customers, etc., as humans first. Slightly shifting perspective to consider the humanity b
Does the Future of Work Mean More Agency for Workers?
This week, we look at a few of the macro trends shaping both the labor market today and the future of work such asthe Great Resignation and collective bargaining and examine how tech-driven busin
How Tech and Social Media Impact Our Mental Health
Hello humans! Today we look at a global crisis thats affecting us all on a near-daily basisthe Global Mental Health Crisis.
How Tech Harms – and Can Help Heal – the Climate
By almost any reckoning, the climate emergency is the most urgent and existential challenge facing humanity for the foreseeable future. All of the other issues we face pale in comparison to the need t