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'You've got to hold on to something... there's no neutrality in this world'
In a special episode of #SyntheticSociety, @giedrimasj, the @NATO Assistant Secretary General, talks to @Tom_Ascott about his visions for the future.
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To get more diversity in policy solutions we need more diversity from the policy making process and from policy hubs, like think tanks.
@AreeqChowdhury explains if we invest in diversity now, in the future we can reap more diverse solutions.
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Lots of people writing about Miles Routledge, the UK student who travelled to Afghanistan for the lulz. Very few have gone into detail about why he did it – or what those trying to evacuate people from Kabul think. I did both for @inputmag inputmag.com/features/britis…
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🎙️NEW EPISODE: What is Proportional Representation (PR)? with @OwenWntr.
Whether you know a little or a lot about PR, this episode is very informative!
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Should we treat characters in video games with care and compassion or is ok to go on a virtual rampage and blow off steam?
This week @vernunftrausch talks about the ethics of video games and the moral obligations we have when we play them.
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This week Mitchell Baxter, of @LazyMondayGames, explains how AI can create compelling experiences to compete against or play co-operatively with.
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🚨Want to be on our show?🚨
We are looking for people who are knowledgeable about the following important debates (no matter what side you fall on).
DM us if you want to get involved.
ALT Calling Debaters! We want YOU to be on our show. If you are knowledgeable in one of the following debates, DM this account. PR versus First Past The Post. Universal Basic Income versus Universal Basic Services versus the status quo. NIMBYism versus YIMBYism. Climate security versus economic growth. Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament versus nuclear weapons. Freedom of speech.
Excited to be able to share this episode on one of the most taboo areas of tech right now. @drkatedevlin shares some important insights on how we expect to see this field develop covering sex robots, VR and artificial intimacy.
Sex robots aren't real yet but it's clear they're on their way. What isn't clear is what they'll look like...
Form follows function and in this episode, @drkatedevlin
of @KingsCollegeLon & @GoldsmithsUoL talks about what the role of sex robots will be.
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It was great to talk to @c_jakobson in the latest episode of @synthetic_pod. She does an amazing job of explaining the research into misinformation and online communities that she has been doing for @mozilla and @Cambridge_Uni. Worth a listen!
Social media promotes misinformation and profits from it too, but it isn't too late to change this.
@c_jakobson, from @Cambridge_Uni, explained how we can create more equitable platforms by putting communities & wellbeing over growth & engagement.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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This week, @NathanHodson and @Marie__Hill are joined by @AntforLabour to find out about Earlsdon, what went right in his campaign and what we can learn from it, the importance of young people standing as councillors and much more.
Listen now 🎧
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London and its villages from a fragment of the Sheldon Tapestry Map (1590s). I particularly like the windmills on Hampstead Heath.
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Where should we draw the line with hate speech online?
Now it's 'does this incite violence?' but could we draw the line instead at content that denigrates, insults or degrades others... why don't we?
Listen to @zahed of @ISDglobal on the new episode: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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I’m featured on this podcast by @synthetic_pod looking at the challenges we face combatting hate speech online… have a listen!
Where should we draw the line with hate speech online?
Now it's 'does this incite violence?' but could we draw the line instead at content that denigrates, insults or degrades others... why don't we?
Listen to @zahed of @ISDglobal on the new episode: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Looking forward to chairing this @CogX_Festival session on deepfakes and synthetic media with my good friends @NinaDSchick and @vfxchrisume.
Tune in at 2pm today for what I'm sure will be a fascinating discussion!
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🎙️In the first "In Conversation With" episode of this series, we are joined by @TanDhesi MP for Slough and Shadow Railways Minister. This one is not to be missed!
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ALT In Conversation With... Tan Dhesi MP
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Not enough is being done legislatively to protect women from violence online. @vaibhavsahgal from @TheEIU was on the podcast this week to explain how much further we have to go in the fight to make the internet a safer space for women.
Listen on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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New Episode ⏰⏰
To put it simply, we're back! And we're back with a bang in the form of Red Rose Roots Episode 2: Hemsworth. @EleanorFalshaw came along to discuss Monk mines, failed grammar schools, Latin singing school teachers turned Labour MP's and deselections, click below!
ALT Red Rose Reporting Episode 2