Feb 25, 2021
In this episode Gemma chats to Adrian Daub about his latest book What Tech Calls Thinking: An Inquiry into the Intellectual Bedrock of Silicon Valley.
Adrian Daub is a professor of comparative literature and German studies at Stanford University, and the director of Stanford’s Program in Feminist, Gender, and...
Jan 21, 2021
In this episode we chat to Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell authors of The Innovation Delusion (2020), where they take on 'innovation speak' and advocate for a greater focus on what keeps the world going - maintenance. Interview starts ~20min mark.
Lee Vinsel is a Professor ub the Department of Science, Technology, and...
Oct 29, 2020
In this episode we chat to writer and science historian Audra Wolfe about organised labour, constructing a union for scientists, and the myth of apolitical science.
Audra's writing has appeared in the Washington Post and The Atlantic. She is the author of Freedom's Laboratory: The Cold War Struggle for the Soul of...
Oct 16, 2020
In this episode we chat to Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West authors of Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in Data-Driven World.
Carl Bergstrom is a theoretical and evolutionary biologist and Professor of Biology at the University of Washington.
Jevin West is an Associate Professor in the Information School at...
Oct 1, 2020
In this episode we chat to Richard Ovenden OBE, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack!
Richard is the Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford, and is the the 25th person to hold this post since its creation in 1600.