Virtual Sentiments

Mar 26 2025 21 ep. 65 mins 30
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In Virtual Sentiments, Kristen Collins interviews scholars and practitioners grappling with the most pressing problems in political economy today with an eye to the past.

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Eileen Hunt on Mary Shelley and the Ethics of AI

Apr 25 2023 58 mins  
On the last episode of Season 1 of Virtual Sentiments, Kristen Collins interviews Eileen Hunt, a Professor and Political Theorist at the University of Notre Dame, on Mary Shelley and the Ethics of AI.

Lida Maxwell on Whistleblowers, Queer Love, and Truth-Telling

May 08 2024 78 mins  
On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins interviews Lida Maxwell on whistleblowers, queer love, and outsider truth-telling.

Lucia Rafanelli on Global Justice and Biased Technology

Apr 11 2023 53 mins  
On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, Kristen Collins interviews Lucia Rafanelli on global justice and biased technology. Rafanelli is an Assistant Professor of Political Science & International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.

Theodore Lechterman on Automating the Democratic Process

Mar 28 2023 49 mins  
On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, Kristen Collins interviews Theodore Lechterman, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at IE University, on automating the democratic process.

Samantha Cole on How Sex Changed the Internet

Apr 10 2024 72 mins  
On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins interviews Samantha Cole on her book, "How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex."

Leilani Gilpin on Self-Explaining Machines and Autonomous Cars

Mar 14 2023 46 mins  
On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, Kristen Collins interviews Leilani Gilpin, an Assistant Professor at the University of California Santa Cruz, on self-explaining machines and autonomous cars.

John Kaufhold on the History of Image Recognition and Deep Learning

Mar 13 2024 87 mins  
On today's episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins interviews John Kaufhold on the history of image recognition and deep learning.

Hans Noel on Our Current Age of Increased Polarization

Feb 28 2023 43 mins  
On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, Kristen Collins interviews Hans Noel, an Associate Professor in the Government Department at Georgetown University, on the increasingly polarized nature of politics in the current age.

Salomé Viljoen on Relational Data, Governance, and Privacy

Feb 14 2024 83 mins  
Kristen Collins interviews Salomé Viljoen on relational data, governance, and privacy.

Jennifer Forestal on Designing Democratic Digital Spaces

Feb 14 2023 50 mins  
In this episode of Virtual Sentiments, Kristen Collins interviews Jennifer Forestal on the nature of digital spaces in a democratic environment.