WorldBeat with George Collins
Join journalist and writer George Collins for in-depth interviews with scholars, activists, authors, and artists all over the planet to better understand this world in which we live.Partnered with the Ungagged networkhttp://leftungagged.org/
Podcasting since 2021 • 25 episodes
WorldBeat with George Collins
Latest Episodes
Decentralization, Web3, & A New Era of Networking: Dante Garcia on WorldBeat (3/3)
Community Gearbox's stated mission includes "disrupting individual consumption [to facilitate] the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of resources amongst people who –specifically– know and trust each other."The sentiment fits well...
June 05, 2022
•
36:11
What Do We Mean By "Tech"?: Dante Garcia on WorldBeat (2/3)
We hear about "Big Tech" all the time in political and business coverage, but what does that term actually mean? This becomes a pertinent question considering the influence the name itself has on a startup's IPO price and success projections. W...
June 05, 2022
•
25:51
Carrying The Torch: Dante Garcia on WorldBeat (1/3)
We here on the show explored the globalizing tech sector in our last episode with AI specialist and data scientist Kathleen Siminyu. Now we return home stateside to analyze its effects on the cultural dynamics of the United States. Industry gia...
June 05, 2022
•
24:10
Decentralized AI: Who Designs The World?: Kathleen Siminyu on WorldBeat (3/3)
Computers, artificial intelligence, and machine learning carry reputations as great equalizers free of human error and false judgement, yet these devices require inputs from humans to function and therefore reflect the prejudices of their progr...
April 02, 2022
•
39:23
Identity Changes When The Laptop Closes: Kathleen Siminyu on WorldBeat (2/3)
The British science magazine Nature reported in August 2021 that "There’s no original isiZulu word for dinosaur. Germs are called amagciwane, but there are no separate words for viruses or bacteria. A quark is ikhwakhi (pronou...
April 02, 2022
•
27:08