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The Good Robot
The Good Robot
Dr Kerry McInerney and Dr Eleanor Drage

Join Dr Eleanor Drage and Dr Kerry McInerney as they ask the experts: what is good technology? Is ‘good’ technology even possible?... more

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Episodes

The curse of online beauty culture with Ellen Atlanta

We’re expected to look amazing online, but also natural. We’re fighting against the gender pay gap, but also spend thousands... more

14 May 2024 · 33 minutes
Isabella Rosner on Needlework and History's Hidden Technologies

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Isabella Rosner,  a curator at the Royal School of Needlework and a research... more

30 Apr 2024 · 33 minutes
Darren Byler on how China surveils Uyghur Muslims

In this episode, we talked to Darren Byler, author of Terror Capitalism and In the Camps, Life in China's High... more

26 Mar 2024 · 27 minutes
Thuy Linh Tu on the Racial History of Dermatology

In this episode we talk to Thuy Linh Thu, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU. We talk about... more

12 Mar 2024 · 28 minutes
Hot Take: The Good Robot BOOK!

In this very special Good Robot hot take we talk about our new book, The Good Robot: Why Technology Needs... more

05 Mar 2024 · 29 minutes
Shannon Vallor on feminist care ethics, techno-virtues and vices, and the 'AI Mirror'

In this episode we chat to Shannon Vallor, the Bailey Gifford professor in the ethics and data of AI at... more

20 Feb 2024 · 31 minutes
Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna on Why You Shouldn't Believe the AI Hype

In this episode, we talk to Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna. AI ethics legends and now the co-hosts of... more

06 Feb 2024 · 29 minutes
Melissa Heikkilä on Why the Stories We Tell About AI Matter

This week we chat to Melissa Heikkilä, a senior tech reporter for MIT Tech review, about ChatGPT, image generation, porn,... more

23 Jan 2024 · 27 minutes
Rebecca Woods on Large Language Models, Language and Meaning, and How Children Learn Languages

In this episode, we talked to Rebecca Woods, a Senior Lecturer in Language and Cognition at Newcastle University.  We have... more

09 Jan 2024 · 45 minutes
Hot Take: Happy Holidays & a new book from Eleanor!

Happy holidays from your favourite jingle belles at the Good Robot podcast! In this episode we celebrate both the... more

26 Dec 2023 · 31 minutes
Jess Wade on Rewriting Wikipedia

In this episode we talk to British physicist Jess Wade about the 1923 Wikipedia pages (and counting) she’s created and... more

12 Dec 2023 · 35 minutes
Hot Take: Can you own your data?

In this episode we welcome Eleanor back from Slovenia, where she was speaking at a conference on digital sovereignty. But... more

04 Dec 2023 · 38 minutes
Arzu Geybulla on Digital Authoritarianism and Press Freedom

In this episode, we talked to Azerbaijani journalist Arzu Geybulla, a specialist on digital authoritarianism and its implications on human... more

28 Nov 2023 · 37 minutes
K Allado-McDowell on technology, psychedelics and healing

In this episode, we speak to K Allado-McDowell a writer, speaker, and musician. They've written three books and an opera... more

14 Nov 2023 · 37 minutes
Giada Pistilli on good corporations, AI ethics and value pluralism

In this episode, we talk to Giada Pistilli, Principal Ethicist at Hugging Face, which is the company that Meg Mitchell... more

31 Oct 2023 · 36 minutes
Matt Mahmoudi on Facial Recognition and Surveillance in Palestine

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Matt Mahmoudi, a researcher and advisor on artificial intelligence and human rights at... more

17 Oct 2023 · 38 minutes
Hot Take: Fighting Fears and Fantasies of East Asia (and AI)

In this episode, we hear all about Kerry’s trip to Japan (spoiler alert: she loved it) and explore her work... more

04 Oct 2023 · 31 minutes
Hayleigh Bosher on Generative AI, Creativity, and what AI means for the Music Industry

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Hayleigh Bosher, Associate Dean and Reader in intellectual property law at Brunel University... more

26 Sep 2023 · 40 minutes
Meredith Broussard on Why Sexism, Racism and Ableism in Tech are 'More than a Glitch'

In this episode we talk to Meredith Broussard, data journalism professor at the Arthur L. Carter Institute at New... more

12 Sep 2023 · 39 minutes
Grace Dillon on Indigenous Sciences, Technologies, and Science Fiction

In this episode we chat to Grace DiIlon, Professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies Department at Portland State University. Grace,... more

01 Sep 2023 · 36 minutes
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Meredith Broussard on Why Sexism, Racism and Ableism in Tech are 'More than a Glitch'
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In this episode we talk to Meredith Broussard, data journalism professor at the Arthur L. Carter Institute at New York University.... more