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Community Gearbox's stated mission includes "disrupting individual consumption [to facilitate] the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of resources amongst people who –specifically– know and trust each other."The sentiment fits well with a new wave of virtual development centered on accountability through decentralization. Cryptocurrencies may be the most (in)famous example

We hear about "Big Tech" all the time in political and business coverage, but what does that term actually mean? This becomes a pertinent question considering the influence the name itself has on a startup's IPO price and success projections. WeWork notoriously billed itself as such when its business model resembled that of a real estate firm more than anything else.Dante helps inv

We here on the show explored the globalizing tech sector in our last episode with AI specialist and data scientist Kathleen Siminyu. Now we return home stateside to analyze its effects on the cultural dynamics of the United States. Industry giants like Facebook, Google and Apple once carried with them an air of endless possibilities; a road to a new age led by charismatic white guy

Computers, artificial intelligence, and machine learning carry reputations as great equalizers free of human error and false judgement, yet these devices require inputs from humans to function and therefore reflect the prejudices of their programmers, Scholars such as Kathleen herself and the American sociologist Ruha Benjamin explain this phenomenon in their writing and organizing

The British science magazine Nature reported in August 2021 that "There’s no original isiZulu word for dinosaur. Germs are called amagciwane, but there are no separate words for viruses or bacteria. A quark is ikhwakhi (pronounced kwa-ki); there is no term for red shift. And researchers and science communicators using the language, which is spoken by more than 14 million people i

Computers have taken over the world as one of my old high school teachers once said. Indeed this here podcast wouldn’t be possible without them. And we become more conscious of their role in our lives as the group of new technologies collectively sitting under the “digital” label pull greater scrutiny of their impact on our everyday interactions.We in North America and Europe

COVID-19 stalled efforts to campaign for a new Scottish independence vote, but the dream hasn't died. Voters may not think of the European Union when they cast the ballot, but the organization plays a pivotal role in Scotland's future. Kat argues EU membership is the best conduit to avoid becoming a client state of the United States, China, or any other world power.Outro Track I Fe

The 2014 Independence Referendum and the Brexit vote forced Scottish political parties o confront some hard truths about their place in the Kingdom. Kat breaks down the realignment taking place in Scottish politics in the wake of the seismic changes in 2010s UK politics and the hindrances remaining for those looking to capitalize on these shifts.Intro/outro music by Batata K1nghttp

European politics constituted a small blip on the radar for Americans in the late 20th century. National elections and popular referendums got five minutes of fame stateside before vanishing into Wikipedia lists. The 2016 Brexit vote forced Americans beyond the political class to recognize that events across the pond can cause worldwide blowback, and a new consciousness of the happ

Big plans await Javoen's educational goals as he aims for the state and federal level. Our last segment together covers how to meet people where they are in education, the limits of some of the left's tactics, and how sharing the truth changes minds more effectively than browbeating from the ivory tower.The Hawk Foundation for Research and Education in African & African America