Oct 2020

When We Were Cyber

Cyborgs, cyberspace, mind-melting techno. In the mid-’90s, the future had arrived. To find out what happened to it, Hari pays a visit to philosopher Manuel DeLanda, and to the legendary artist ORLAN, who he first encountered at an academic conference like no other. Learn more abo ... Show More

43 m

Oct 2020

The Ghost in the Codec

At the dawn of the digital era, a group of engineers tasked with audio compression had to decide what information to keep, and what to leave behind. What was signal, and what was noise? Fast forward two decades, to our much noisier world. Hari finds a writer and a musician who’ve ... Show More

39m 17s

Sep 2020

Never Mind the Stasi

East Berlin, 1983. A teenage punk rocker finds himself in a Stasi interrogation cell. The choice is simple: inform on his friends, or go to prison. Hari travels to Berlin to meet the punks and spies whose cat and mouse game in the last years of the GDR predicted the privacy wars ... Show More

49m 39s

Sep 2021

Gabby Petito and the search for ethical true crime

From social media sleuths to conspiracy theorists, Jessica Dean ,aka Bloodbathandbeyond joins us to discuss what happens when the darkest moments of a stranger’s life become a trending topic. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.c ... Show More

46m 16s

Nov 2009

The Office of the Future

In this episode, the TechStuff guys hop into the Way-Forward Machine to see what the Office of the Future will look like. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

34m 44s

Oct 2016

Exploring the World Through Tech

Luria Petrucci of Geeks Life joins the show to talk about the tech designed to get you outside and exploring the world. Find out about apps, gadgets and trends that will broaden your horizons. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio. ... Show More

50m 21s

Sep 2021

She shaped the early days of the internet. Now she’s making it even better.

Denise Duncan has worked in technology since the very beginning of the internet. Now, as the head for project management for Project Liberty, an initiative of Unfinished Labs, she uses tech to build a web that’s more inclusive and open. Hear more from technologists, journalists, ... Show More

24m 6s

Oct 2020

Hi-Phi Nation Presents: Into the Zone (When We Were Cyber)

Barry updates listeners on what to expect in Season 5 of the show, currently in production. In the meantime, he introduces you to Into the Zone, a Pushkin podcast by writer Hari Kunzru. This episode is about the time Hari was in philosophy graduate school in the 90s and attended ... Show More

49m 22s

Apr 2011

TechStuff Tackles the StarWars Program

In this episode, the guys hop into the WayBack machine and travel to October 4th, 1967 -- the date of the of the Sputnik launch -- and trace the growth of the Cold War space race, which eventually led to the Star Wars program. Tune in to learn more. Learn more about your ad-choic ... Show More

39m 55s

Mar 2021

How to Save Conscious Life on Earth | Susan Schneider

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWhen we look back our century will undoubtably be defined by the rise of intelligent machines. But in the future will humans and artificial coexist symbiotically? And is it possible that we'll ever ... Show More

34m 35s

Jun 2021

Introducing: Prodigy Season 2

One of the most fascinating and unknown fields of science is human psychology. In this season of Prodigy we'll cover interesting topics like human hacking, lucid dreaming, penetration testing, narcissism and a lot more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcas ... Show More

2m 50s

Nov 2021

CLASSIC: Shills 101: Online Manipulators and You

The digital age has revolutionized propaganda - how can you really know who's writing what online (and why)? Join the guys and special guest Joe McCormick as they explore the future of online manipulation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSe ... Show More

1h 7m

Jul 2015

Who Wants To Live Forever?

Could technology let us live forever? Stuff You Should Know's Josh Clark joins the show to talk about the possibility of digital immortality. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36m 52s