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Untold Radio NetworkMapping Bigfoot #7 Bigfoot Anthropology with Astrid CounteeIn this thought-provoking episode of Mapping Bigfoot, host Scott Tompkins welcomes tech anthropologist and changemaker Astrid Willis Countee for a deep dive into the human side of Bigfoot encounters. Together, they tackle the complex role of belief, perception, and cultural frameworks in understanding Bigfoot reports. Astrid's background in anthropology, UX research, and change-focused initiatives offers a unique perspective on the social, psychological, and even spiritual dimensions of Bigfoot sightings.Scott and Astrid explore the concept of liminal spaces, cultural narratives, and how human cognition influences the way people experience and report encounters. They address questions like: Are our...2024-12-151h 41

This Anthro LifeBuild Better Worlds: Anthropology for Game Design, Film and WritingHave you wondered why fantasy stories mostly are just copies of Medieval Europe? Why pop culture has been so obsessed with zombies? Or why Black Panther and the Falcon and the Winter Soldier seemed to hit the right chord at the right time for American conversations on race? To answer these questions, we're diving into world building, the process of creating realized worlds for (mostly) fictional stories and how anthropology could literally change the game.On this episode Astrid Countee joins Adam Gamwell to co-host a conversation with the very dynamic duo of biological anthropologist/archaeologist Kyra Wellstrom...2021-12-151h 03

Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzAstrid Countee on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Astrid Countee speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, storytelling, and how software engineering skills support her anthropology work. Astrid earned an MA in Applied Anthropology from the University of Houston and works as a UX research consultant.About Astrid CounteeAstrid Countee is a UX research consultant and climate, tech, and business Anthropologist. She conducts research and analysis on technology the creates sustainable systems and communities through her organization Missing Link Studios. She is also affiliated with the Organization for Ethical Source...2021-12-071h 04

Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzAstrid Countee on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Astrid Countee speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, storytelling, and how software engineering skills support her anthropology work. Astrid earned an MA in Applied Anthropology from the University of Houston and works as a UX research consultant. About Astrid Countee Astrid Countee is a UX research consultant and climate, tech, and business Anthropologist. She conducts research and analysis on technology the creates sustainable systems and communities through her organization Missing Link Studios. She is also affiliated with the Organization for Ethical Source as well as the Texas Justice Initiative. Astrid...2021-12-071h 04

This Anthro LifeThe surprising truths wild horses teach us about the power of ritual, social durability, and surviving the Anthropocene with John Hartigan JIn today’s episode Adam Gamwell and Astrid Countee are joined by multispecies anthropologist John Hartigan jr. John is an anthropology professor at the University of Texas at Austin. In his latest work, Shaving the Beasts: Wild Horses and Ritual in Spain, John studies the social lives of wild horses in Spain and Catalonia and the Spanish ritual dating back to the 1500s of “Rapa das Bestas”- in which villagers heard wild horses together into public ceremonial rings and shave their manes and tails. Why is an anthropologist studying horses you ask? John’s work dives into the complex social l...2021-05-0554 min

Response-ability.TechAn Engineering Anthropologist. With Astrid CounteeMy guest today is Astrid Countee. Astrid is an anthropologist and technologist based in Houston, Texas. She is co-founder of Missing Link Studios. In 2016, Astrid wrote an article for Ethnography Matters on why tech companies need to hire software developers with ethnographic skills, and it's this article I explore with her during our conversation.Astrid shares her journey from dreaming of being a surgeon to studying forensic science and then medical anthropology before becoming a software engineer.Astrid explains what she thinks the skills are that anthropologists and ethnographers bring to a development...2021-03-1056 min

This Anthro LifeHow to Manage Social Conflict, Communicate Effectively and Find Common Ground with Jeremy PollackIn January 2021 armed rioters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing and politically fomented insurrection. It was an apex of years of divisive and condemnable rhetoric and fear-mongering used to stoke insecurities and desperate action. How do we ensure this never happens again? Or how do we dismantle the social structures that feed hate, fear, and contempt? What this event, and on the flip side, our celebration of Martin Luther King jr. Day (when we recorded this episode 1/18/21), reveal is that understanding what leads to social conflict and how to manage and resolve conflict is more essential than ever. Today...2021-01-1957 min

Greater Than Code205: Breaking Silos and Creating Opportunity Via Remote Work with Amir Salihefendić02:16 - Amir’s Superpower: Learning The Value of Knowledge Work 05:42 - Growing Up As a Refugee Maintaining Focus During Change 11:04 - A Founder’s Mindset Trauma: Makes You Stronger Shadow-Side Psyche Reboot by Jerry Colonna (Book) Reboot.io (CEO Coaching) 19:06 - Remote Work Opportunities and Implications Handling Skepticism Impact on Local Community Remote-First Companies Salary Transparency Hiring Based on Mission More Resources on Remote Work From Amir: What Most Remote Companies Don’t Tell You About Remote Work Why We Don’t Have an Exit Strategy Asynchronous Communication: The Real Reason R...2020-10-2148 min

Greater Than Code189: Succeeding in Science with Deborah Berebichez01:13 - Debbie’s Superpower: Having an excellent memory and a detailed-oriented brain 03:23 - Teaching Science in Fun Ways Sourcebooks Baby University Books, Assorted Science Titles, Set of 4 Thermodynamics for Babies and Toddlers thesciencebabe (Debbie’s YouTube Channel) Ruth Spiro Books 05:49 - Understanding Data & Data Literacy First Steps to Understanding: See Examples; Do Experiments Demystifying Data Science Why Correlation does not Imply Causation in Statistics Divorce And Margarine Metis Data Literacy Course 15:16 - Negative Results Are Important (Failure) Education Between Boys vs Girls Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck Grow...2020-07-011h 10

Experience by DesignThe Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity w/ Byron ReeseGigaom CEO, publisher and author of "The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity" stops by virtually to chat with host Adam Gamwell and guest host Astrid Countee to help us make sense of just what Artificial Intelligence is, what are its promises and limits, and what this means for the possibilities of conscious computing and smart robots. Byron breaks down the philosophies behind our ways of thinking about AI in way that gives us new social tools to approach the deep technological revolution we are undergoing in a more human and even optimistic manner.2020-03-131h 05

This Anthro LifeThe Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity w/ Byron ReeseGigaom CEO, publisher and author of "The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity" stops by virtually to chat with Adam and guest host Astrid Countee to help us make sense of just what Artificial Intelligence is, what are its promises and limits, and what this means for the possibilities of conscious computing and smart robots. Byron breaks down the philosophies behind our ways of thinking about AI in way that gives us new social tools to approach the deep technological revolution we are undergoing in a more human and even optimistic manner. Website: h...2020-03-131h 05

This Anthro LifeWhy More Security Never Feels Like Enough, by Astrid Countee: Storyslamming Anthropology Series #3Why More Security Never Feels like EnoughStoryslamming Anthropology Series, Story 3. Written and Performed by Astrid CounteeIn recent years, the terms Public and Anthropology have been paired with more frequency. Yet, what this seemingly suspect partnership is, how it could function, and what goals it could have are still in relative formation. Today, public anthropology might mean several different things ranging from jargony lectures that are “open to the public”, digital media (like blogs, videos, or podcasts) that are generally accessible online, or presentations given to an informant public on work produced by a researcher. Large voids rema...2019-11-1815 min

Greater Than Code141: Navigating Blame02:37 - Interpersonal Neurobiology and Emotionally Meaningful Experiences + Feelings Working on Software Code Smells 05:42 - Postmortems and Incident Reviews 09:05 - Blaming People / Blamelessness From Safety-I to Safety-II: A White Paper 15:25 - Systems Are Benign: Equalizing Humans and What They Can Do to What Our Systems and Machines Can Do 22:47 - Survival Rules 27:37 - Perspectives on Blame The Agile Prime Directive 35:44 - Survival Rules (Cont’d) Personal Iceberg Metaphor of the Satir Model 37:48 - Gaining EQ and Inward Exploration...2019-07-3148 min

Greater Than Code137: Pairing & Sharing with Llewellyn Falco and Clare Macrae01:32 - Clare’s Superpower: Collecting and Sharing Useful Information 04:31 - Llewellyn’s Superpower: The Ability to Collaborate with Others 08:01 - Pairing Together: C++ Version of ApprovalTests 12:15 - Pairing Retrospectives: What emotions did you feel? MindMup 16:21 - Kinship Formed Through Working Together 18:55 - Working Asynchronously vs Live Pairing 20:15 - Writing Documentation for Pairing Sessions and Working to Improve the C++ Community Culture #include 30:44 - Safeguarding: Harnessing Pain For Good Safeguarding: A step-by-step guide MarkdownSnippets 35:04 - Documentation Cont...2019-07-031h 08

Greater Than Code112: Dancing About Vulnerability with Marcel Byrd00:53 – Marcel’s Superpower: An Explosive Relationship with Laughter 01:45 – The Intersection of Public Health and Art 06:36 – Authenticity and Vulnerability; Bringing Your Whole Self While Remaining Professional 14:59 – Reading a Room and Determining Safety for Being Vulnerable & Making it Safe for People Around You While Being Vulnerable 19:41 – The Beauty of Dance 30:58 – Seeing and Being Outside The Box 38:57 – Gaining Confidence While Retaining Humility Reflections: Astrid: The feedback loop can’t be, “I’m only going to keep doing this if I’m positively affirmed.” Coraline: Vulnerability is scalable...2019-01-0948 min

Greater Than Code105: Code Switching with Maurice Cherry01:49 – Maurice’s Superpower: Extreme Empathy Function Podcast w/ Anil Dash 04:06 – Code Switching 13:21 – Creating and Fostering Safe Conference Environments 19:34 – Overcoming Feelings of Discomfort 22:16 – Human Decisions in Software: Why We Should Care 31:57 – Trust: How We’ve Lost It and How Should We Re-establish It? A Developer Relations Bill of Rights AngelList 41:24 – Establishing Trust in a Company From the Ground Up: Glitch 47:03 – Diversity in Design and Shifting Your Mindset From a Creator to a Chronicler Kim Goulbourne Ekpemi Anni Senongo...2018-11-141h 07

Greater Than Code097: The Job of a Manager with Brandon Hays00:43 – Brandon’s Superpower: Helping Other People Discover Their Own Superpower 02:04 – Maintaining Relationships When People Change Jobs So Frequently 04:31 – Climbing The Corporate Tech Ladder and Strategizing Career Growth 10:25 – Mentorship and Power Disparity 19:00 – Management and Leadership Skills The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change 10 Traits of a Great Manager, According to Google's Internal Research (Project Oxygen) 23:22 – Solving Problems Regardless of Job Title 27:50 – Preservation of Context 31:01 – Becoming a Manager…and Being Bad at it! 32:58 – The New Manager’s Toolkit Radical...2018-09-1247 min

Greater Than Code095: Cleaning House with Heidi Waterhouse01:20 – Heidi’s Superpower: Being Able to Remember Where Other People Set Things Down 03:53 – Where will software be in three years? Greater Than Code Episode 084: Federation Is Bad with Aurynn Shaw 08:28 – Resilience in People and Software Bob Marshall / @flowchainsensei 12:00 – Developer Relations Heidi’s Lady Conference Speaker Blog Posts 19:24 – Measuring Success in Developer Relations 23:43 – Fostering Relationships 29:13 – Life Hacks for ADD and Claiming Personal Space 41:37 – Housekeeping and Code Review; Clean Fights The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Reflections:2018-08-291h 02

Greater Than Code093: BOOK CLUB! Cybernetic Revolutionaries with Eden MedinaCybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende’s Chile (Print Version) 01:57 – Eden’s Superpower: Being a Patient Learner 06:51 – Determining Your Ability/Eligibility to Speak as an Expert 08:55 – Electrical Engineering => Law => PhD Work 12:47 – The History of Cybernetics 15:51 – American vs British Cybernetics The Cybernetic Brain: Sketches of Another Future by Andrew Pickering Grey Walter’s Tortoises 17:37 – The Many Definitions of Cybernetics The Cybernetics Moment: Or Why We Call Our Age the Information Age (New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History) by Ronald R. Kline 25...2018-08-151h 06

Greater Than Code085: BOOK CLUB! Technically Wrong with Sara Wachter-BoettcherBuy the book! Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech 01:02 – Sara’s Superpower: Communication and Connecting the Dots 03:43 – The Process of Writing, Editing, and Communicating the Book 06:17 – A Summary of Technically Wrong 11:13 – The Harms and Risk of Data Sharing on Social Media 14:42 – Bias and Algorithms Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Umoja Noble 23:50 – Machine Learning and Image Recognition 28:48 – Ethics Training and Responsibility RubyConf 2017: Finding Responsibility by Caleb Thompson 35:45 – Paternalizm / Parochialism Reflections...2018-06-2048 min

Greater Than Code076: Changing LanesThis episode touches on the topics of privilege and having tough conversations when not feeling it’s your place to have those conversations. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode. To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be af...2018-04-1855 min

This Anthro LifeMarching for Science w/Valorie AquinoOn this episode of This Anthro Life, hosts Ryan Collins and Adam Gamwell are joined by TAL correspondent and guest host Astrid Countee and by a very special guest, Valorie Aquino. They joined us to talk about the 2017 March for Science. Valorie is one of the key organizing 30’s something scientists who helped make the 2017 march a reality. As she conveys in this episode, doing so was no easy task. This required countless late nights, missed social occasions, hours of frustration, and unfortunately, the all to occasional naysayers. Yet, Valorie’s story is one complete perseverance, rooted in a deep pass...2018-04-1144 min

Greater Than Code074: Be Your Own Hero with Astrid Countee01:41 – Astrid’s Superpower: Being Analytical and Logical 04:33 – Social Scientists and Technology 12:47 – Professionalization The Code of Ethics Project: Data For Democracy 20:00 – A Day in the Life of a Social Scientist 25:39 – Social Science and Design 32:13 – Working in Numbers-based Environments Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly 46:41 – Influence and Control 55:05 – Social Media 58:59 – Work/Life Balance and Prioritization This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/gr...2018-04-041h 06

Greater Than Code070: Trusting The Universe with Kale Kaposhilin02:10 – Kale’s Origin Story 05:10 – Connecting Through Story and Voice The Law of Raspberry Jam 08:17 – Communicating Through Text vs Communicating Through Speech Daniel Quinn Ishmael by Daniel Quinn 12:43 – Kale’s Superpower: Facilitating the Voices of Other People Hudson Valley Tech Meetup Catskills Conf 17:28 – Running Unconventional Events and Conferences; Trust and Taking Risks 25:10 – Creating Opportunities and Accepting Offerings 27:49 – Encouraging Diverse Attendance and Making People Feel Welcome Virtue Signalling 38:45 – Interpreting Intentions, Actions, and Reactions; Centering Yourself and Being Vulnerable...2018-03-0754 min

Greater Than Code063: The Distribution of Brilliance and Opportunity with Rehema Wachira01:22 – Rehema’s Superpower: Empathy 02:53 – Rehema’s “Untypical” Origin Story 07:20 – Enjoying Coding Because of the Complexity Behind It 11:21 – Creating a “Culture of Saving” 14:52 – “Diversity of Thought” and Seeing the World Through Others’ Eyes 22:20 – Being Creators and Makers Indie Hackers 30:28 – How Technology Empowers People 38:27 – The Distribution of Brilliance and Opportunity 47:01 – Freedom of Creative Expression Reflections: Astrid: Having to unlearn the need of being perfect. Jessica: We want to speak to more guests on a global level! Please reach out! Sam: Fixed vs grow...2018-01-171h 00

Greater Than Code062: The Beauty of Art and Technology with Jamey Hampton01:22 – Jamey’s Superpower: “The Fharlanghn Sense” 02:40 – Working in Agriculture 04:03 – Theories on Automation 05:56 – Pivoting Into Computer Science and Software Development 10:35 – Feeling Like You Need to Know Everything Stella Report from the SNAFUcatchers Workshop on Coping With Complexity 15:47 – ‘Zines and Being a ‘Zine Librarian 27:50 – The Beauty of Art and Technology and Forming Emotional Connections to Things Floppy Music DUO – Imperial March 35:26 – The Death Star => Ethics in Technology and Taking Responsibility/Being Accountable for your Code Malcolm Gladwell: The strange tale of the Norden bombsite ...2018-01-1058 min

Greater Than Code058: Kindness and Patience with Tara Scherner de la Fuente00:16 – Welcome to Episode 111010 of the Greater Than Code Podcast! 02:09 – Tara’s Superpower and Origin Story: Patience 04:56 – Conflating Patience with Kindness 07:39 – Is writing code making us less thoughtful? AKA Patience in the Workplace The Economic Value of Rapid Response Time (The Doherty Threshold) 16:22 – Warning Signs that a Company’s Culture is Not a Good One; Also, is it the company or is it individuals within a company? 22:59 – Looking for and Interviewing for a Job at a Less Toxic Environment 33:20 – What does it mean to be a developer? ...2017-12-1357 min

Greater Than Code055: Change Ourselves a Little, Many Times with Keith Bennett00:16 – Welcome to “Metamours United For Frequent Dialogue” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:47 – Keith’s Background and Superpower 10:03 – Conflict Resolution Open Spaces session on Conflict Resolution this summer at DevOpsDays D.C. (and the precursor to this conversation) Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters Most 12:01 – Opinions on Mediators/Mediation 14:21 – Approaching Conflict News Story Re: Portland Murders 17:31 – Radical Helpfulness/Kindness Keith Bennett: Kaizen and Radical Helpfulness The Smoke Filled Room 20:49 – Being Okay with Being Different and Speaking Up Triumph Over Fear: A...2017-11-1544 min

Greater Than Code053: BOOK CLUB! The Responsible Communication Style Guide01:33 – Superpowers and Acquisition 02:50 – Reflective Listening 05:27 – The Responsible Communication Style Guide 11:54 – Asking Content-Related Questions 15:10 – Who is the target audience for this book? 17:45 – The Evolution of Writing the Book 19:39 – People-first Language Kronda Adair: Five Stages of Unlearning Racism 23:40 – What if you get it wrong? @kronda Try to do good. Fuck it up. Apologize Try not to make the same mistake again. That’s the job. Google Image Result for https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Character-Building-Four-Part-Apology-1397830518/original-1018935-1.jpgnull 29:4...2017-11-0151 min

Greater Than Code048: Finding Our Lane with Marco Rogers00:16 – Welcome to “Greater Than Code: Like Uber, But For Not Being Shitty” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 02:04 – Background and Superpower 03:03 – Being Outspoken and Dealing with Pushback on Twitter 04:41 – “Staying in Your Lane” 11:12 – To Engage, or Not to Engage? 16:10 – Mixing Social Justice and a Tech Career 20:49 – Having Conversations Re: Diversity and Inclusion 23:16 – Making Workplaces Inclusive and Changing the Culture 35:56 – Educating Others — But Not on Demand 38:28 – What is the right way to be an ally? Reading Spaces 43:59 – Starting/Organizing Working Groups 45:34 – Advocating for D&I as Le...2017-09-2757 min

Greater Than Code046: Specialization vs Collaboration with Aria Stewart00:16 – Welcome to “The World is Upside Down. Can DevOps save us?” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:07 – Background and Superpowers 09:22 – Diagnostic Troubleshooting: “Expert Intuition Effect” 14:23 – Understanding Entire Systems vs Specializing in One Area 17:15 – Isolation Leading to Contempt 28:42 – The DevOps Movement and Culture Change 34:45 – Contempt Towards Processes Janelle Klein: A Programmer’s Guide to Humans @ SeleniumConf UK Reflections: Astrid: Having a holistic approach towards Software Development. Coraline: Why specialization leads to contemptuous behavior between teams and how to solve it for early career developers. 2017-09-1346 min

Greater Than CodeSpecial Edition: Innovation Amidst a Disaster with Jeff ReichmanThis episode stars, Jeff Reichman, who talks about how the Houston tech community came together to help people through Hurricane Harvey and the aftermath, the technology opportunities in disaster response, the harvey-api that they developed, and how tech devs need to be side-by-side with relief efforts, while responding to tech needs right away. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode. To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and...2017-09-0646 min

Greater Than Code045: Sexual Assault and Project Callisto with Lynn CyrinContent/Trigger Warning: This episode discusses sexual assault. 00:16 – Welcome to “Fullstack Activism” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:22 – Lynn’s Background Story and Superpowers FIRST LEGO League 11:34 – Project Callisto: Reporting Sexual Assault and Dealing with The System 17:57 – Institutional Betrayal and Keeping Information Private 20:49 – The Chain of Command: How Project Callisto Works 22:17 – Reticence When it Comes to Talking About Sexual Assault 26:04 – “Staying in Your Lane” 27:56 – Matching Reports 29:33 – The Technology Behind the App 34:14 – Evaluating Features 38:16 – Contributing to Project Callisto Fund Club Donat...2017-09-0653 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 039: The B-Side of Software Development with Scott Hanselman00:16 – Welcome to “Hanselminutes!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 00:57 – Origin Story and Superpowers; Struggling and Prevailing “The struggle is part of the journey.” – Scott Hanselman 13:51 – Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, and Instilling Those Values on Kids 19:11 – There is Value in Suffering Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 21:39 – Being a Teacher Over a Programmer; Ideas of Mediocrity, 10x Engineering, and Comparison to Others We RISE Women in Tech Conference Jessica Kerr: Hyperproductive development Amanda Palmer: oh Lorde, deliver me from Fucking Joan. 36:28...2017-07-1148 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 036: Metaphors and Microservices with Matt Stine00:16 – Welcome to “Chinchilla Chat: Where It’s All Chinchillas…All The Time…” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 03:10 – Matt’s Origin Story in Software Development 09:04 – The Business of Consulting 16:24 – Empathy in Consulting 20:07 – Rigorous Communication and Shared Language; Microservices Ludwig Wittgenstein [Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis](Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) Metaphors We Live By 39:05 – Ubiquitous Language Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas Hofstadter Coraline Ada Ehmke: Metaphors Are Similes. Similes Are Like Metaphors. Wittgenstein’s Ladder Performance of Genetic Algorit...2017-06-081h 14

Greater Than CodeEpisode 035: Behind the Scenes at npm with Laurie Voss00:16 – Welcome to “Yes, SJWs Do Actually Code” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:22 – Superpower Origin Story 06:00 – “Real Programming” 08:45 – Being Gay in the Tech Industry; Micro Activism 16:17 – Setting Workplace Culture 21:20 – Working in Open Source While Working in a Company like npm 25:50 – Monetizing npm npm Enterprise 32:55 – npm@5 42:00 – The 10x Engineer 44:19 – Technical Hiring 49:53 – Why Whiteboarding and Code Exercises Don’t Work 51:51 – Organizing Engineers Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders Reflections: Astrid: Not being c...2017-06-011h 03

Greater Than CodeEpisode 034: Systems Thinking in the Real World00:16 – Welcome to “Missives from the Future of Tech: Ladies’ Night Edition” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:20 – Where the Lines Cross; Social Responsibility of Engineers Tragedy of the Commons 06:53 – Why We Do What We Do 09:03 – Surviving and Functioning For All Humans: Basic Social Support 16:20 – Preventing Infrastructure Decay and Advancing the Whole 19:54 – “The Cycle of Safety” The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson 25:21 – Scarcity 30:15 – Where are we focusing? 33:25 – Reframing The Tragedy of the Commons; Gatekeeping The Broken Promise of Open Sou...2017-05-251h 01

Greater Than CodeEpisode 029: p=eMPathy with Ariel Waldman, Ashe Dryden, and Brad Grzesiak00:16 – Welcome to “The Tale of Space Cat Burritos” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 02:26 – Space Technology and the Cultural Portrayal of Science NASA Explorers Program 08:24 – The Influence of Science Fiction on the Current Developments in Science NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program (NIAC) The Comet Hitchhiker Supernatural Horror in Literature By H. P. Lovecraft 14:47 – What is sci-fi telling us about the world we live in now? The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu The Expanse Series 18:34 – “Hard” vs “Soft” Science Fiction; “Hard” Conference Talks vs “Soft” Talks...2017-04-201h 13

Greater Than CodeEpisode 027: Hackathons and Flirting with Failure with Rachel Katz00:16 – Welcome to “Plotting the Rebellion” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:39 – Origin Story and Superpowers 03:05 – Getting Hooked on Hackathons 04:42 – Corporate Hackathons; Making Hackathons Accessible and Inclusive Greater Than Code Episode 015: Zuri Hunter as Queen of Hackathons DataHack4FI 09:38 – Organizing Hackathons 12:21 – Non-programmers and Hackathons; Bringing in Diverse Perspectives “Some people, when confronted with a problem, think ‘I know, I’ll use regular expressions.’ Now they have two problems.” ~Jamie Zawinski Code: Debugging the Gender Gap 22:46 – Building Things for Others, Leadership Roles, Group Dynamics, and Men vs Women 2017-04-0756 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 026: Codeland, Capitalism, and Creating Inclusive Spaces with Saron Yitbarek00:16 – Welcome to “Unrepentant Cyborgs” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:28 – Codeland Conference 02:02 – Making Conferences Accessible, Affordable, and Unintimidating for People 13:00 – Ticket Prices and Structure 15:01 – Creating an Immersive Experience and Community With and For People You Care About 25:11 – Leading by Example and Maintaining a Positive Persona 29:49 – The Importance of Money and Financial Freedom Tech Done Right Episode 002: Career Development with Brandon Hays and Pete Brooks 39:52 – Ethics as Automatic Technology Scales and Capitalism Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam M. Grant 49:45 – In...2017-04-041h 02

Greater Than CodeEpisode 024: Seeing Programming Where Other People Don’t with Felienne Hermans00:16 – Welcome to “The Netherlands Invented Gay Marriage, So We Should Be Scared of Them Now!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:28 – Origin Story 03:17 – Programming Perspectives From People of Different Backgrounds; Teaching Adults vs Children 06:12 – Teaching Programming as a Language; Aha! Moments Scratch Programming GoldieBlox 12:26 – Identity and why do we so often use the phrase “not real programming”? What do we define as software? Tooling Microsoft Excel Expector 20:13 – Should everyone know programming? Why? What should they know/be able to do? (Digital Literacy) 28:27 – What is the...2017-03-2358 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 023: Politics and Software with Lorena Mesa00:16 – Welcome to “Hey! I Made a Bong Out of This Podcast!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:26 – Origin Story Obama For America Campaign 05:46 – Politics and Software; Data Collection Danah Boyd: Be Careful What You Code For 16:43 – Working in Python for Data Collection Django Girls 19:46 – The Python Software Foundation (PSF) 23:55 – Communication and Organization Within Communities MINSWAN: Matz is Nice So We Are Nice Social Encounter Party 33:49 – Power Structures and Forming Relationships 36:39 – PSF Funding Reflections: Jessica: Each of our lan...2017-03-1652 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 020: Sexuality in Tech with Jenn Schiffer00:16 – Welcome to “Neon Abstract Podcast Erotica!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:15 – Origin Story Bocoup 03:05 – Art 06:37 – Viewing Source and Learning How to Code 11:02 – Getting a Computer Science Degree 13:56 – Pixel Art, Sexuality in Tech, and Online Presence @aphyr (Kyle Kingsbury) Ashley Madison Data Breach 26:54 – How do potential employers react to your satire? 28:41 – CSS Perverts 36:03 – Vetting Potential Employers and Company Culture; Dealing with Toxic People Takeaways: Jessica: Everyone has something that they keep quiet about because they aren’t sure of the cons...2017-02-1756 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 019: It’s Made of People!01:11 – What it means to be a Senior Engineer When You Don’t Want to Go Into Management 05:07 – Generativity: The difference between your team’s output with you on it and your team’s output without you. Gregor Hohpe: 37 Things One Architect Knows About IT Transformation 13:46 – The Job of An Architect 22:09 – What are the managers doing? “It is too much to ask for your manager to be your career mentor?” Sam Gerstenzang: The Happy Demise of the 10X Engineer Everything's an Argument by Andrea A. Lunsford, et al. Reflections...2017-02-1051 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 018: Growing Your Team and Mentorship with Cheryl SchaeferPosted another patrons-only outtake from today's precall with @CherylGSchaefer! https://t.co/g4GZA9LWle— Greater Than Code (@greaterthancode) February 1, 2017 00:16 – Welcome to “Let’s Get this Ship on the Road!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:06 – Origin Story and Mentorship Cheryl Gore Schaefer: Grow Your Team In 90 Days @ RubyConf 2016 Empowerment Through Mentorship 11:38 – Avoiding Burnout: “How can I show up better as a Mentee? How can you keep yourself from giving up and washing out? When you find your skills have atrophied, how do you find the resolve to try again?” ~ Ariel Sp...2017-02-0644 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 015: Zuri Hunter as Queen of Hackathons00:16 – Welcome to “Snowpocalypse!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:50 – Zuri’s Background and Origin Story 04:19 – Hackathons Meet Zuri. The Queen of Hackathons. Color Coded 16:37 – Overcoming Shyness 20:47 – Navigating the Channels of Your Career Graphical User Interface (GUI) 27:07 – Developing Skills and Keeping up with New Technologies AWS Certified Solutions Architect 33:31 – Hiring Practices; Culture Fit Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume (“No Silver Bullet” for D&I) Facebook’s Hiring Process Hinders Its Effort to Create a Diverse Workforce 2017-01-1259 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 014: Cancel All Negativity with Ra’Shaun Stovall (Snuggs)00:16 – Welcome to “DevPunks!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 00:42 – Snuggs’ Background and Origin Story NYC.rb Ruby on Rails Link Slack Community Ra’Shaun Stovall: Why Is Open Source So Closed? @ RubyConf 2016 04:41 – Getting Involved in Meetups and Building the Ruby Community 09:08 – Teaching/Mentoring New Developers OH: In order to make Rails jobs be a thing in the future, you develop Rails people.— Greater Than Code (@greaterthancode) January 4, 2017 12:13 – Hurdling the Massive Casm that is Between “Junior” and “Senior” Developers Google Image Result for https://static1.squarespace.com/st...2017-01-051h 02

Greater Than CodeEpisode 013: Religion in Tech with Audrey Eschright of The Recompiler Mag00:16 – Welcome to “Lucky Episode 13!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:10 – Audrey’s Background and Origin Story Stumptown Syndicate Citizen Code of Conduct Free Geek 10:37 – The Recompiler The Responsible Communication Style Guide 16:24 – Community Organization; Tech Community Biases Calagator The Agile Manifesto The Overton Window 25:55 – Accessibility in Community Spaces Open Source Bridge 28:49 – Religion and Social Justice in Tech Unitarianism 34:37 – Labor Organization #talkpay by Lauren Voswinkel Distributed Denial of Women National Gene...2016-12-3152 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 012: Vets Who Code with Jerome Hardaway00:16 – Welcome to “It’s Made of People!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 02:17 – Jerome’s Background and Origin Story General Assembly 09:30 – Vets Who Code: Funding, Technology Stack, Curriculum, and Students 18:19 – Vets Who Code Student Experience 20:00 – Obstacles Veterans Face Getting Into Tech Location Network “Your goal is to only get 1% better every day and the funny thing about 1% is that your 1% changes every day.” @JeromeHardaway— Greater Than Code (@greaterthancode) December 21, 2016 Jacob Oakley: Learning Code with Kids 29:04 – Making the Tech Community More Welcoming to Veterans 33:37 – What should people in...2016-12-2151 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 011: Introducing Art Into STEM Education with Amy Wibowo00:16 – Welcome to “Trapped in a BinarySort!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:21 – “STEAM” Education 02:36 – Getting Involved in Technology and Being a Maker 05:33 – Making a Zine and Making it (and other things) Inclusive Books With Pictures [Kickstarter] BubbleSort Zines 2.0: moar computer science zines! 14:03 – Passion for Sailor Moon and How it Relates to Teams and Friendship 18:21 – Introducing Art Into STEM Amy Wibowo: Sweaters as a Service – Adventures in Machine Knitting @ Madison+ Ruby This Long-Lost Nintendo Knitting Machine Would Have Let You Make Sweaters With Your NES 25:36 – Maki...2016-12-1439 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 009: Living with Disability with Travis B. Hartwell00:16 – Welcome to “Software Eats Human…” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:25 – Travis’ Superhero Origin Story Retinitis Pigmentosa Achondroplasia 09:00 – Explaining a Disability and Limitations to Others The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino 14:25 – Supporting Someone with a Disability 19:56 – “Are you noticing your disabilities misrepresenting you in some ways?” – James Edward Gray II / Accessibility re: Accessibility “We need to have diverse people working for us so we can bring up, ‘Hey! This thing is an issue!’” @travisbhartwell— Greater Than Code (@greaterthancode) November 30, 2016 Do they all look like me? Do they all think like me...2016-12-0144 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 007: Overcoming Adversity and Battling Unconscious Bias with Neem Serra00:16 – Welcome to Greater Than Code 02:02 – Neem Serra Introduction Neem Serra: “From Babies to Software Development” 03:23 – 2016 Election Thoughts, Fears, and Aspirations; Importance of Ally Support Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “The Other America” 14:51 – Overcoming Adversity and Getting Into Science Genomics 26:27 – Switching from Science to Programming and Getting a Job Software Carpentry National Society of Black Engineers HandsUp United Project Euler 33:53 – Volunteering and Being Empathetic and Inclusive "I feel like most of my job some days is helping peop...2016-11-101h 05

Greater Than CodeEpisode 004: DevOps and Creativity with Charity Majors00:16 – Welcome to “The Hot Mess Podcast...” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 00:54 – Charity Majors’ Introduction / Listener Question: “What is your superhero origin story?” ~Donald Plummer 02:54 – Operations and Creativity 06:37 – Hiring People for Operations Commandos, Infantry, and Police 07:35 – Looking Back on Chaos 10:00 – “Problems of Success” Jessica Kerr: Growing Your Tech Stack: When to Say No (Spectrum of Risk Article) 11:32 – Bootcamp Graduates and Startup Culture 15:44 – “Cult-y Companies” Dunbar's Number 19:19 – Microservices Conway’s Law 26:41 – “Serverless" 29:55 – What should software engineers should be doing to learn...2016-10-2150 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 003: Hiring People For Diversity with LaToya Allen of SheNomads00:16 – Welcome to “Well, Technically...” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:34 – LaToya Allen’s Introduction 03:18 – Dear Tech Companies: Focus on Diversity, Not Foosball 08:14 – How does “the team photo” reflect on you and your company? 10:33 – Article Backlash; Interviewing/Hiring People for Diversity Mental health Bechdel test for women in male-dominated fields: Have *I* talked to another woman today about something related to my work?— amy nguyen (@amyngyn) October 10, 2016 15:11 – The Talking-Over-People Culture Ruby DCamp 17:37 – Improving Job Postings; How do you find a company to work for that’s good? “Save your ninja m...2016-10-1347 min

Greater Than CodeEpisode 002: Neutralizing Imposter Syndrome with Avdi Grimm00:16 – Welcome to “The Meta Four!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:30 – Chef Avdi Grimm’s Introduction 02:19 – RubyTapas; Production, Typing, and Editing 10:52 – Real World Programming: Episode #346: User; LiveCoding.tv 12:24 – Neutralizing Impostor Syndrome 13:32 – Break time and getting to know our new panelist, Astrid Countee! "I've never met a junior who wasn't extremely senior in some area of life I know nothing about" @dbrady @greaterthancode— Jessica Kerr (@jessitron) October 5, 2016 24:15 – Neutralizing Imposter Syndrome (Cont’d) 25:42 – Live Coding 28:29 – What non-Ruby technologies have you been exploring lately? ~ Darin Wilson 29:05 – PHP 3...2016-10-0654 min

Learn to Code With MeS1E2: Combining your passions into a coding career with Astrid CounteeAstrid is an anthropologist turned data analyst turned software developer. In this episode Astrid talks about why she made a career transition, her decision to attend a coding bootcamp, how she got her first developer job, and what she's doing today.2016-04-2136 min