Reimagining the Internet Podcast
1) 117. Alondra Nelson, Biden’s Head of Science and Technology Policy, talks AI, Trump’s research funding cuts, and how memes replaced Happy Days
Alondra Nelson is arguably the most important sociologist of science in America. She isn’t just a brilliant researcher of how race and racism has shaped public health in America, nor just a thou...Show More
2) 116. How should governments use technology? To build trust, says Eric Gordon
Eric Gordon has spent his career as an social scientists trying to understand how city governments can use technology to better engage their citizens. But he’s learned that technology doesn̵...Show More
3) 114. Repressive regimes have never stopped Majal from building safe online spaces for queer folk, dissidents, and migrants. (Esra’a Al Shafei Part One)
Since the late aughts, Bahraini activist Esra’a Al Shafei has been building spaces where Arab and Middle Eastern queer folk, dissidents, and migrants can safely gather online, often amid governm...Show More
4) 113. Deleting Everything with Dan Saltman
Dan Saltman is the founder of Redact, one of the very few tools that lets you delete data across many of your social media accounts. So why are there so few projects that put users in control of their...Show More
5) 112. Governing the Fediverse: Erin Kissane talks her groundbreaking study into how Mastodon is run (Part 2)
Part two of our interview with Erin Kissane is a deep dive into her work on the Fediverse. Why do people use it, how do they govern, and how can you, dear listener, get your own healthy Fediverse comm...Show More
6) 111. How Facebook Stoked Civil War in Myanmar, with Erin Kissane
In part one of our interview with researcher, designer and, in her own words, “ancient Internet person” Erin Kissane, we look at what happens when a platform swallows a whole society’...Show More
7) 110. Is there hope for democracy in a social media-driven world? Nathan Schneider sees it every day.
Nathan Schneider has spent roughly 15 years as a journalist and academic trying to understand democracy in the 21st century through Occupy Wall Street, cooperatives, the blockchain, and currently, fed...Show More
8) 109. Evelyn Douek, please tell us what is going on with the First Amendment and social media
The TikTok ban decision passed down by the Supreme Court late last year is a clear violation of First Amendment precedent, but President Trump’s refusal to enact it as law is a constitutional crisis i...Show More
9) 108. Internet of Gifts: The 5th Annual Reimagining Holiday Special
Ho ho ho, five years of Reimagining the Internet holiday specials! For this year’s edition we’re spreading holiday cheer by showering our dear listeners with gifts. From good Wikipedia rab...Show More
10) 107. How could a PBS of the Internet cultivate a more human web? Laurel Schwulst on a lighter weight Internet (Good Web)
For the final episode of our Good Web series, artist, designer, and educator Laurel Schwulst joins Mike to talk through her proposal for a PBS of the Internet. She describes how a PBS-like body that i...Show More