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Global Development Institute podcastIn Conversation: Payal Arora on Tech Optimism in the Global SouthPhD Researcher Anuradha Ganapathy interviews Payal Arora, Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures at Utrecht University and co-founder of two initiatives, Inclusive AI Lab for Debiasing Tech and Fem Lab. The pair discuss Payal's recent book, From Pessimism to Promise: Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech (MIT Press), digging into the role of academia in discussing Big Tech, the positive potential in technologies such as AI, especially in the Global South, and how to bridge the gap between critique and constructive engagement. Find out more about the Global Development Institute:...2025-04-2954 min
The Listening PostHow technocracy has become our realityAs tech billionaires infiltrate the White House, the question looms, “Who really rules us, the government or Silicon Valley?" This film examines the influence and ideology of technocrats over the last century, and asks whether they pose a threat to democracy. Contributors: Gil Duran – Tech journalist Siva Vaidhyanathan – Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia Payal Arora – Digital anthropologist Cori Crider – Senior Fellow, Open Markets and the Future of Tech Institute2025-04-2625 min
Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds“From Sensing to Sentience: How Feeling Emerges from the Brain” with Professor Todd FeinbergSentience is the feeling aspect of consciousness, encompassing the capacity to experience sensations such as pain, pleasure, and emotions. It is the foundation of subjective experience, distinguishing beings that can feel from those that merely process information or react reflexively. Sentience is a crucial component of consciousness. A key question in studying sentience is how it emerges—whether it arises from complex neural processes, a particular form of computation, or something more fundamental. In his book “From Sensing to Sentience: How Feeling Emerges from the Brain”, Professor Todd Feinberg introduces “Neurobiological Emergentism (NBE)”, a theory explaining how sentience naturally arises as an emer...2025-02-0948 min
Education NewsCastENC335 – The importance of inclusive AI cultures with Prof. Payal AroraIn this episode, we hear from Payal Arora, Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures, Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University. She delves into the world of inclusive AI cultures and explores the different perspectives from the Global South and Global North shaping AI and tech development. We also look at practical tips for creating more diverse and inclusive tech environments, such as co-design and community engagement. Payal also shares some latest research, her point of view on creating more inclusion in EdTech as well as in the field of learning and development. As always, there’s more to discover in...2025-01-2838 min
The Long TakeAll We Imagine as LightAhead of the Oscar nominations, we discuss one of the most acclaimed films of 2024, writer-director Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light.
We talk about the film’s bittersweet exploration of urban loneliness and the migrant experience, its depiction of Mumbai, and Kapadia’s command over tone. We also talk about the bold mid-movie pivot and how it affects the narrative.
Later, we discuss the film’s Oscars omission and the disrespect that it has been shown by the Film Federation of India.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long T...2025-01-1218 min
Ready, Test, Go.Optimism and Opportunity in the Global South (Payal Arora)The digital divide between the Global North and the Global South is a growing concern for technology companies and enthusiasts. This divide is particularly evident in how technology is viewed and used, as well as the role it plays in our culture.In this episode, Payal Arora, professor of inclusive AI cultures at Utrecht University, discusses the importance of optimism in the Global South and how it can inspire the development of inclusive tech. She argues that we can learn a lot from the Global South, where citizens use technology to address pressing challenges such as economic...2024-12-1240 min
Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds“The Painful Truth about Hunger in America” with Professor Mariana ChiltonHunger is far more than the immediate and tangible experience of not being able to find or buy food. While it is true that hunger is often depicted as the physical sensation of an empty stomach—a condition that can be temporarily alleviated by food—the issue runs much deeper. Hunger is more than the absence of food; it is a manifestation of deeper, societal and structural failings leading to individual and collective trauma. To genuinely combat hunger, we must engage with its underlying causes—economic inequality, systemic discrimination, and societal neglect—and strive to create a compassionate and just society wher...2024-11-1759 min
The Machinist“Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech” with Professor Payal Arora Podcast: Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: “Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech” with Professor Payal AroraPub date: 2024-10-03Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThe news about emerging technologies often sounds alarming as well as discouraging. Headlines talk about how algorithms control and oppress people. There are fears that AI could harm democracy, damage our social connections, or even cause human extinction. While these fears come from real concerns, it’s also important...2024-10-0948 min
Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds“Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech” with Professor Payal AroraThe news about emerging technologies often sounds alarming as well as discouraging. Headlines talk about how algorithms control and oppress people. There are fears that AI could harm democracy, damage our social connections, or even cause human extinction. While these fears come from real concerns, it’s also important to recognize the good that technology offers. For young people, tech can provide a unique space for self-growth. In her book “From Pessimism to Promise: Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech”, award-winning author professor Payal Arora shares a different perspective, especially outside the Western world, where most young people...2024-10-0348 min
On the Way to New Work - Der Podcast über neue Arbeit#450 Payal Arora | Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures l Cofounder InclusiveAI Lab & FemLab l Award-winning author“They are constantly surprised that the Global South has anything to offer but the data.”
Our guest today holds a Master's degree in International Policy from Harvard University and a PhD in Language, Literacy and Technology from Columbia University. Her expertise and commitment to inclusive technologies make her an influential voice in digital anthropology and AI ethics.
She is a renowned digital anthropologist, author and professor focusing on inclusive AI cultures at Utrecht University. She spent the first 18 years of her life in her native country India, then in the US in San Francisco, Boston and New York, and she...2024-09-3049 min
Zoomer Meets Boomer - Reverse Mentoring mit Oskar und Michael TrautmannZoomer Meets Boomer Folge #026 Learnings From The Global South with Payal Arora#026 Learnings From The Global South with Payal Arora | 25.09.24
With Payal Arora, we have a renowned digital anthropologist, author and professor as our guest. And for our first live podcast, and our first in English, we couldn't have asked for a better one. She is co-founder of FemLab, a feminist researcher activist cooperative on the future of work, and advocates for inclusive technology and policy design. Her research focuses on the impact of digital in the Global South, especially global digital cultures, inequality and data governance.
She is the author of several award-winning books, including "The Next Billion Users", which Forbes...2024-09-2549 min
Invisible Machines podcast by UX MagazineS3E11 Innovation in the Global South with Payal Arora, Author, professor and co-founder of FemLabPayal Arora is a Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures at Utrecht University and Co-Founder of FemLab. She's also the author of the award-winning "The Next Billion Users" from Harvard Press, and her new book "From Pessimism to Promise: Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech" will be released this fall by MIT Press. Payal joins Robb and Josh for a frank and eye-opening exploration of technology and innovation in the Global South.2024-03-211h 08
The New GigFreelancing and The Future of Work: The New Gig (ep#85): Professor Dr. Payal Arora (Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures, University of Utrecht and Co-founder, FemLab.co)I speak with Professor Dr. Payal Arora (Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures, University of Utrecht and Co-founder, FemLab.co) about how digitalisation is transforming society as well as the economy and world of work.
We also discuss the implications from a gender and inclusion perspective, as well as where we are heading and the significant role that AI will play.2024-01-1428 min
Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo, Child PsychiatristEpisode 30- Healthy Through the Holidays with Payal AroraJoin Dr. Naidoo and Payal Arora in this episode of Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo- Child Psychiatrist- Healthy Through the Holidays with Payal Arora. Payal is the CEO and Founder of Arora Wellness- a platform to help transform lives through personal health coaching. She is a certified functional medicine health coach and provides individual and group coaching. Her mission is to encourage healthy living through step by step changes that are obtainable and sustainable. The holidays are a notorious time of increased stress for mothers and families- despite its joyous and anticipated arrival. Listen in as Payal shares her...2023-10-301h 03
The Deep DiveEpisode 167: Feminist Futures of Work w/ Usha Raman & Payal AroraPhilip spends time with scholars/thinkers/activist Usha Raman & Payal Arora. They are two of the co-editors of Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy. In this conversation, they cover the meaning of work (and leisure) and how it intersects with feminist futures across different backgrounds and circumstances.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
American Museum of Natural History
Ushal’s Drop:
Women Talking (Amazon Prime)
Payal’s Drop: 2023-10-191h 08
The Deep DiveEpisode 166: The World of Experience Design w/ Abraham BuricksonPhilip spends time with Abraham Burickson, designer, teacher, and consultant. He is the author of the new book, Experience Design: A Participatory Manifesto. In their conversation, they discuss the nature of experiences and how design plays an essential role in elevating what we know of experience(s)
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They Are Built – Stewart Brand
Abrahaml’s Drop:
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and...2023-10-1255 min
PowerSpeaking PodcastEffective Presenting to Decision MakersIn this episode, we discuss insights and practical tips to deliver a winning presentation to time-pressed executives.Panelists include:Brent Kedzierski Chief Learning Officer, HumanWRKSAnshu Arora, PowerSpeaking Master Facilitators and CoachDavid Binder, PowerSpeaking Master Facilitators and Coach Payal Gandhi Hoon, PowerSpeaking Master Facilitators and Coach 2023-07-1449 min
In PerspectiveDecolonising Data Privacy, Digital Leisure, and More With Dr. Payal AroraIn this episode, digital anthropologist, Dr. Payal Arora discusses why mobile leisure like online romance and entertainment is necessary, data policies across South Asia and why data privacy is a big concern.‘In Perspective’ is The Swaddle’s podcast series where academics reveal little-known facts about Indian history, society and culture.Notes: 00:00:40:00- Has there been a Western bias in the evaluation of the impact of big data?00:01:49:00- Is there a bias in framing big data as empowerment in the Global South, and what are the problems with this narrative? 00...2023-07-0932 min
New Books in EconomicsPayal Arora et al., "Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)The future of work is at the centre of debates related to the emerging digital society. Concerns range from the inclusion, equity, and dignity of those at the far end of the value chain, who participate on and off platforms, often in the shadows, invisible to policymakers, designers, and consumers. Precarity and informality characterize this largely female workforce, across sectors ranging from artisanal work to salon services to ride-hailing and construction. A feminist reimagining of the futures of work - what we term “FemWork” - is the need of the day and should manifest in multiple and various forms, plac...2023-06-1240 min
New Books in GenderPayal Arora et al., "Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)The future of work is at the centre of debates related to the emerging digital society. Concerns range from the inclusion, equity, and dignity of those at the far end of the value chain, who participate on and off platforms, often in the shadows, invisible to policymakers, designers, and consumers. Precarity and informality characterize this largely female workforce, across sectors ranging from artisanal work to salon services to ride-hailing and construction. A feminist reimagining of the futures of work - what we term “FemWork” - is the need of the day and should manifest in multiple and various forms, plac...2023-06-1240 min
New Books in SociologyPayal Arora et al., "Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)The future of work is at the centre of debates related to the emerging digital society. Concerns range from the inclusion, equity, and dignity of those at the far end of the value chain, who participate on and off platforms, often in the shadows, invisible to policymakers, designers, and consumers. Precarity and informality characterize this largely female workforce, across sectors ranging from artisanal work to salon services to ride-hailing and construction. A feminist reimagining of the futures of work - what we term “FemWork” - is the need of the day and should manifest in multiple and various forms, plac...2023-06-1240 min
New Books in Politics and PolemicsPayal Arora et al., "Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)The future of work is at the centre of debates related to the emerging digital society. Concerns range from the inclusion, equity, and dignity of those at the far end of the value chain, who participate on and off platforms, often in the shadows, invisible to policymakers, designers, and consumers. Precarity and informality characterize this largely female workforce, across sectors ranging from artisanal work to salon services to ride-hailing and construction. A feminist reimagining of the futures of work - what we term “FemWork” - is the need of the day and should manifest in multiple and various forms, plac...2023-06-1240 min
New Books in Women's HistoryPayal Arora et al., "Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)The future of work is at the centre of debates related to the emerging digital society. Concerns range from the inclusion, equity, and dignity of those at the far end of the value chain, who participate on and off platforms, often in the shadows, invisible to policymakers, designers, and consumers. Precarity and informality characterize this largely female workforce, across sectors ranging from artisanal work to salon services to ride-hailing and construction. A feminist reimagining of the futures of work - what we term “FemWork” - is the need of the day and should manifest in multiple and various forms, plac...2023-06-1240 min
New Books in TechnologyPayal Arora et al., "Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)The future of work is at the centre of debates related to the emerging digital society. Concerns range from the inclusion, equity, and dignity of those at the far end of the value chain, who participate on and off platforms, often in the shadows, invisible to policymakers, designers, and consumers. Precarity and informality characterize this largely female workforce, across sectors ranging from artisanal work to salon services to ride-hailing and construction. A feminist reimagining of the futures of work - what we term “FemWork” - is the need of the day and should manifest in multiple and various forms, plac...2023-06-1239 min
New Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyPayal Arora et al., "Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)The future of work is at the centre of debates related to the emerging digital society. Concerns range from the inclusion, equity, and dignity of those at the far end of the value chain, who participate on and off platforms, often in the shadows, invisible to policymakers, designers, and consumers. Precarity and informality characterize this largely female workforce, across sectors ranging from artisanal work to salon services to ride-hailing and construction. A feminist reimagining of the futures of work - what we term “FemWork” - is the need of the day and should manifest in multiple and various forms, plac...2023-06-1240 min
New Books in CommunicationsPayal Arora et al., "Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)The future of work is at the centre of debates related to the emerging digital society. Concerns range from the inclusion, equity, and dignity of those at the far end of the value chain, who participate on and off platforms, often in the shadows, invisible to policymakers, designers, and consumers. Precarity and informality characterize this largely female workforce, across sectors ranging from artisanal work to salon services to ride-hailing and construction. A feminist reimagining of the futures of work - what we term “FemWork” - is the need of the day and should manifest in multiple and various forms, plac...2023-06-1240 min
Leadership that sells15. How to own the outcome not the journey - with Varun Sarin startup CTO / CMOWhen will we next meet on this topic, and what will you have done by then?
The great question that Varun advises new managers to live by.
Tracking milestones not activity.
He also talks about his start-up experience - as a journey of learning. Learning to separate his job from his career was also key. Join me for a great conversation!
You can find Varun here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vsarin83/
His book recommendation was: The Next Billion Users by Payal Arora https://amzn.to/3CalH9...2022-10-2517 min
The Pedagogue-castHow much problem-based learning should we be doing with our students?How much problem-based learning should we be doing with our students?This week we discuss ideas about problem-based and inquiry learning and look into the question: where do these ideas actually come from?We also chat about Sir Ken Robinson, Sugata Mitra and hear from teachers about their experiences using problem-based learning in the classroom.The Pedagogue-cast is a space to dive into all things weird and wonderful about classroom pedagogy. Please rate and subscribe so you’re the first to know when our next episode drops.You can he...2022-08-0341 min
गोलोक एक्सप्रेस - गोलोकियन एक्सप्रेशन पोडकास्ट/Golok Express - Golokians Expressions PodcastEp-585. Ritu Arora ji’s Learnings From Bhagavad Gita ll रितु अरोरा जी की भागवद गीता से सीख ||This podcast is about Key Learnings of Bhagavad- Gita shared by our Golokian Ritu Arora ji, from Jalandhar, Punjab. She is a Housewife and serving Lotus Feet of Lord Krishna along with Golok Express since July 2021 as motivated by her Sister Payal Malhan ji and experiencing Beautiful Changes in her life.
इस पोडकास्ट में जलंधर, पंजाब के हमारे गोलोकियन रितु अरोरा जी ने भागवद गीता से अपनी सीख और अनुभवों को साझा किया। वह एक गृहणी हैं और जुलाई 2021 में अपनी बहन पायल मलहान जी के माध्यम से गोलोक एक्सप्रेस के साथ जुड़ कर प्रभु सेवा में आनंद उठा रहे हैं। To watch GolokExpress videos click on the link below :
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To get in touch with GolokExpress on telegram click the link below :
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To get in touch with GolokExpress on facebook click the link below :
Facebook_GolokExpress
To get in touch -Whatsapp/Telegram- 7018026821 or info@golokexpress.org2022-05-2712 min
IT InsightsHuman-centrism and the cultural context of technology with Payal AroraOur guest is Payal Arora, a co-founder of FemLab.Co and a Professor and Chair in Technology, Values and Global Media Cultures at Erasmus University Rotterdam; authoress of several books including the award-winning “The Next Billion Users” with Harvard Press. Her expertise lies in inclusive design and user experiences among low-income communities worldwide. In the podcast we discuss the aspects of human-centrism and the cultural context of technology. We also unveil the notion of digital anthropologist as well as the connection between creative design in technology and human centred solutions.2022-05-0525 min
The Deep DiveEpisode 99: The Next Billion Users: A Conversation w/ Payal AroraIn this conversation, Philip spends time with digital anthropologist and author Payal Arora. They discuss her book The Next Billion Users and what this transformational digital and technological shift will mean to the world around us.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max)
Payal’s Drop:
Rest of World
99% Invisible Special Guest: Payal Arora.2022-03-101h 05गोलोक एक्सप्रेस - गोलोकियन एक्सप्रेशन पोडकास्ट/Golok Express - Golokians Expressions PodcastEp-412. Ritu Arora ji’s Spiritual Journey ll रितु अरोरा जी की आध्यात्मिक यात्रा llThis podcast is Spiritual Journey of our Golokian Ritu Arora ji from Jalandhar, Punjab. She is a Homemaker and got inspired to join Golok Express in May 2021 as suggested by her Sister Payal Malhan ji (Gurdaspur).
इस पोडकास्ट में जलंधर, पंजाब के हमारे गोलोकियन रितु अरोरा जी ने अपनी आध्यात्मिक यात्रा में अपनी सीख और अनुभवों को साझा किया है। वह एक गृहणी हैं और मई 2021 में अपनी बहन पायल मलहान जी (गुरदासपुर) के माध्यम से गोलोक एक्सप्रेस में शामिल हुए। To watch GolokExpress videos click on the link below :
Youtube_GolokExpress
To get in touch with GolokExpress on telegram click the link below :
Telegram_GolokExpress
To get in touch with GolokExpress on facebook click the link below :
Facebook_GolokExpress
To get in touch -Whatsapp/Telegram- 7018026821 or info@golokexpress.org2022-01-3014 min
Punjabi Golokians Expression PodcastEP_115 ਰਿਤੂ ਅਰੋੜਾ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਅਧਿਆਤਮਿਕ ਯਾਤਰਾ || Ritu Arora Ji’s Spiritual Journey||ਇਸ ਪੋਡਕਾਸਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਲੰਧਰ, ਪੰਜਾਬ ਤੋਂ ਸਾਡੀ ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲੋਕੀਅਨ ਰਿਤੂ ਅਰੋੜਾ ਜੀ, ਇੱਕ ਘਰੇਲੂ ਔਰਤ, ਆਪਣੇ ਅਧਿਆਤਮਿਕ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੁਭਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਕਰ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ। ਉਸਨੇ ਗੁਰਦਾਸਪੁਰ ਤੋਂ ਆਪਣੀ ਭੈਣ ਪਾਇਲ ਮੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਜੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੁਝਾਏ ਗਏ ਜੁਲਾਈ 2021 ਵਿੱਚ ਗੋਲੋਕ ਐਕਸਪ੍ਰੈਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਈ। In this podcast one of our Golokian Ritu Arora Ji from Jalandhar,Punjab,a housewife,is sharing her feelings and experiences in her spiritual journey.She joined Golok Express in 2021 suggested by her sister Payal Malhan ji from Gurdaspur.
ਜੇਕਰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗੋਲਕ ਐਕਸਪ੍ਰੈਸ ਟੈਲੀਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ : Telegram_Punjabi_GolokExpress
ਜੇਕਰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗੋਲਕ ਐਕਸਪ੍ਰੈਸ ਫੇਸਬੁੱਕ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ : Facebook_Punjabi_GolokExpress
To watch GolokExpress videos click on the link below :
Youtube_GolokExpress
To get in touch -Whatsapp/Telegram- 7018026821 or info@golokexpress.org2022-01-1815 min
Startup CharchaStartup News #1 - ICICI bank, swiggy, Dunzo, Dream 11, Malika Arora, GST || Startup CharchaHello guys, aap sabhi ka Startup Charcha podcast me swagat hai🙏 . Yah hmara startup news ka pahla episode hai or iss podcast me hmne bhut saare indian startups ke baare me update diya hai jaise gst collection August mahine ka 1.12 lakh crore raha, swiggy dunzo ko kharid sakta hai etc. Ummid hai ye podcast aapko pasand aaya hoga. To pleaSe 🙏 iss podcast ko aap Jis bhi platform pr sun rhe hain hme follow jrur kren. PleaSe share bhi kren iss podcast ko.🙏❤️2021-09-0203 min
Recliner DesignerPayal Arora on Researching and Designing with the Global SouthFor episode 22 of the podcast, I was joined by my Adobe colleague Laura Herman, a user researcher for some of our mobile and emerging products in the creative space. As Laura and I are big fans of her work, we were excited to speak to Payal Arora, researcher, author, professor, and speaker. Her well-known book 'The Next Billion Users - Digital Life Beyond the West' has been described as, "A ‘must-read’ for anyone interested in digital uses around the world.” We were interested in asking her thoughts on how western companies like our own can more effecti...2021-08-0554 min
Jaipur BytesDebate: The Virtual World Has Become More Real Than The PhysicalPayal Arora, Marcus du Sautoy, Tarun Khanna, Renata Lok-Dessallien, Pragya Sharma and Meredith Broussard moderated by Sanjoy K. Roy.
Has technology, with its augmented and extended reality, and the social disengagement of the Pandemic, transformed our perception of the real? Has the virtual world changed and upended the significance of physical experience? What are the definitions of reality? What defines the new realities? Writers and thinkers, futurists and traditionalists discuss and debate if the virtual has overtaken the real.2021-04-021h 11
BOTS Column Freespeech ChannelThe power of the global south | Payal AroraBOTS and The *potential* Next Billion Users with author Payal Arora. Hendrik & Michiel sit down to get schooled on the digital life beyond the west.
💡 About Payal:
Payal Arora was born in India but was shipped off to San Francisco in her teens after causing much trouble with her Marxist artistic experiments in Kerala. Instead of starting her own Hare Krishna club in California, she waitressed and did street art, a perfect combination to remind her that poverty wasn’t that sexy after all. She sold her soul soon after and became an art d...2021-02-1431 min
Global Digital CulturesProgrammed Racism - Sennay Ghebreab, Linnet Taylor & Payal AroraThis episode is part of the GDC Webinar series that took place on september 2020.How do digital technologies mediate racism? It is increasingly clear that digital technologies, including auto-complete function, facial recognition, and profiling tools are not neutral but racialized in specific ways. This webinar focuses on the different modes of programmed racism. We present historical and contemporary examples of racial bias in computational systems and learn about the potential of Civic AI. We discuss the need for a global perspective and postcolonial approaches to computation and discrimination. What research agenda is needed to address current problems...2020-11-2449 min
NEXTCONFWhat's NEXT Episode 8 – Payal Arora: Re-assessing 'value' in the global value...In episode 8 of 'What's NEXT', Payal Arora explored the emerging narratives around rethinking global value chains – and some of the problematic assumptions built into them. Born in India, Payal Arora moved to the US where she studied technology and development at Harvard and Columbia University. She is the author of the award-winning books "Leisure Commons" and more recently "The Next Billion Users" (Harvard Press), which won the 2019 PROSE award by the American Publishers Association under the Business category.Here you can find the links to Monique's and David's picks of the week: / Stan activism:2020-07-1858 min
NEXTCONFWhat's NEXT Episode 8 – Payal Arora: Re-assessing 'value' in the global value...In episode 8 of 'What's NEXT', Payal Arora explored the emerging narratives around rethinking global value chains – and some of the problematic assumptions built into them. Born in India, Payal Arora moved to the US where she studied technology and development at Harvard and Columbia University. She is the author of the award-winning books "Leisure Commons" and more recently "The Next Billion Users" (Harvard Press), which won the 2019 PROSE award by the American Publishers Association under the Business category.2020-06-2658 minJaipur BytesThe Art of Innovation: Tilly Blyth and Payal Arora in conversation with Tarun KhannaA live session from #JaipurLitFest2020.
Throughout history, artists and scientists have been bound together by a complex thread born out of the desire to experiment, taking inspiration from each other’s disciplines but working from very different perspectives. This session, featuring Tilly Blyth, Head of Collections and Principal Curator at the Science Museum in London and the author of the edifying book The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter, and Payal Arora, Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam and award-winning author of several books, including The Next Billion Users, discusses how the ingenuity of science and te...2020-03-2745 min
SPEED CHANGE REPEAT PodcastPayal Arora - Author of "Next Billion Users"Payal Arora is a digital anthropologist, professor at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and the author of the book "Next Billion Users" and "Leaisure Commons". She earned her Masters in International Policy from Harvard University and a PhD in International Development from Columbia University.
On this episode of the SCR Podcast, Payal shares her stories from her work at Harvard and Columbia University. We also discuss her latest book and how the next billion internet users will emerge from the southern parts of the globe and the implication on the global economy.
2020-03-1559 minSPEED CHANGE REPEAT PodcastPayal Arora - Author of "Next Billion Users"Payal Arora is a digital anthropologist, professor at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and the author of the book "Next Billion Users" and "Leaisure Commons". She earned her Masters in International Policy from Harvard University and a PhD in International Development from Columbia University.
On this episode of the SCR Podcast, Payal shares her stories from her work at Harvard and Columbia University. We also discuss her latest book and how the next billion internet users will emerge from the southern parts of the globe and the implication on the global economy.
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Innovation HubThe Worldwide Web’s Worldwide ReachAccess to the internet is prized across the world. Payal Arora, author of The Next Billion Users: Digital Life Beyond The West, says that young people, in non-Western countries, will make up the bulk of the next billion online users. Western aid groups often make assumptions about what these new users want from technology, but they are frequently mistaken. How exactly are young people in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South America using technology? One example: in countries where dating is discouraged and arranged marriages are common, teenagers are using the internet to create online dating lives. Arora...2020-02-2812 min
the co-matter podcastPayal Arora: Let the Next Billion Users Play Games and Watch PornDigital anthropologist Dr. Payal Arora bursts Western clichés and reveals how people in China, India and the Middle East will shape the future Internet.2020-01-0636 minthe co-matter podcastPayal Arora: Let the Next Billion Users Play Games and Watch PornDigital anthropologist Dr. Payal Arora bursts Western clichés and reveals how people in China, India and the Middle East will shape the future Internet.2020-01-0636 min
Glitch PodcastPayal Arora—"The internet is a heaven of privacy... if you live in a single room apartment with five others."Professor Payal Arora is internetantropoloog en gefascineerd door hoe mensen in niet-westerse maatschappijen gebruik maken van het internet. Ze bezocht favelas en souks, arbeidersflats en shantytowns en wat ze daar leerde zal je enorm verbazen. Naast haar onderzoek adviseert ze globale digitale bedrijven als Spotify, die ze leert hoe ze cultuurverschillen kunnen omarmen in hun ontwikkelproces. Een gesprek over productontwikkeling voor de wereldbevolking. Over westers privillege en vluchten in een digitale wereld. En met gegarandeerd een ander perspectief op technologie dan dat je zou verwachten.
Laurens en David moesten hard werken aan deze eerste Glitch in het...2019-12-201h 23
Use CaseDesigning for Next Billion Users with Payal Arora, digital anthropologist & authorPayal Arora, digital anthropologist and author of the book, ‘The Next Billion Users: Digital Life Beyond the West’ talks to Jayadevan on the sidelines of the Design Up conference in Bangalore on designing products for the Next Billion Users or NBUs. She is presently Professor & Chair in Tech, Values & Global Media Cultures at Erasmus University and has been researching digital behaviours in different economies for over ten years.Note: If you are listening to this episode on Apple Podcasts (click here), please do consider leaving us a good rating. It takes a few seconds, but helps make the show b...2019-11-1923 min
Love the Problem by Startup42 Media#17 - Tech Festival [2019 Event Special Edition]Another event special, this time we go to Tech Festival in Copenhagen. We went to the festival last minute and hustled some great guests on short notice. Was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Payal Arora, Clive Thompson and Chris Messina.
With Payal we discussed how the next billion users that are coming onto the internet use it and how people in countries where sex is taboo learn about sex from porn hub; With Clive we talked about how a love of technology led to him being a technology journalist and author; and with Chris we...2019-10-141h 54
NEXTCONFPayal Arora – The Next Billion UsersAfter immersing herself in factory towns, slums, townships, and favelas, Payal Arora assesses real patterns of internet usage in India, China, South Africa, Brazil, and the Middle East. Why do citizens of states with strict surveillance policies appear to care so little about their digital privacy? Why do Brazilians eschew geotagging on social media? What drives young Indians to friend ‘foreign’ strangers on Facebook and give ‘missed calls’ to people? Arora reveals habits of use, bound to intrigue everyone from casual internet users to developers of global digital platforms to organisations seeking to reach the next billion internet users. She push...2019-10-1129 minInnovation HubThe Worldwide Web’s Worldwide ReachAccess to the internet is prized across the world. Payal Arora, author of The Next Billion Users: Digital Life Beyond The West, says that young people, in non-Western countries, will make up the bulk of the next billion online users. Western aid groups often make assumptions about what these new users want from technology, but they are frequently mistaken. How exactly are young people in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South America using technology? One example: in countries where dating is discouraged and arranged marriages are common, teenagers are using the internet to create online dating lives. Arora...2019-09-1312 min
Creative Next: AI Automation at WorkThe Next Billion UsersHow does the rest of the world use technology? Author of The Next Billion Users Payal Arora joins Dirk and Jon to explore the use of AI and digital tech in diverse places such as India, China, Africa, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. Payal Arora, author of The Next Billion Users and Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam, joins Dirk and Jon to share her research on the ways emerging technologies are used in developing nations. From teenagers in India to the Chinese state to gangsters in Brazil to Imams in Saudi Arabia...2019-08-2747 min
Mommy Escape TimeEp. 24 - Arora Wellness with PayalListen to our special guest Payal this week talk about changing jobs after having kids and hear about how why she started Arora Wellness. Payal's website: arorawellness.com Follow Payal: @parora330 2019-05-0234 min
The AfflatusEpisode 77 - Payal AroraPayal is the founder & director of Accountrust Limited. Accountrust is an accounting and finance consulting business based in Auckland, New Zealand. Accountrust aims to help Small and medium enterprises in New Zealand to streamline their accounting processes.
Before starting Accountrust, Payal worked as company accountant for various businesses some years in Auckland. Prior to that her experience includes working as Senior Financial Analyst with companies like JP Morgan Chase and Boston Consulting group. Payal has an MBA (dual degree Finance & Marketing) from ICFAI University, India and BCom (Hons.) from NMIMS University, India.
In this episode, Payal talks about overcoming fear...2019-04-0528 minNew Books in TechnologyPayal Arora, “The Leisure Commons: A Spatial History of Web 2.0” (Routledge, 2014)Scholars and commentators have used metaphor in an attempt to describe the Web since public access began. Think of ideas like the information highway, cyberspace, the digital library, etc. In her new book, The Leisure Commons: A Spatial History of Web 2.0 (Routledge, 2014), Payal Arora, an assistant professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam, takes a novel approach to the use of metaphor by examining the parallels between public common spaces and Web 2.0. In the book, Arora uses an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the historical, geographical, political and social issues related to public parks. In s...2014-07-0233 min
New Books in CommunicationsPayal Arora, “The Leisure Commons: A Spatial History of Web 2.0” (Routledge, 2014)Scholars and commentators have used metaphor in an attempt to describe the Web since public access began. Think of ideas like the information highway, cyberspace, the digital library, etc. In her new book, The Leisure Commons: A Spatial History of Web 2.0 (Routledge, 2014), Payal Arora, an assistant professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam, takes a novel approach to the use of metaphor by examining the parallels between public common spaces and Web 2.0. In the book, Arora uses an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the historical, geographical, political and social issues related to public parks. In s...2014-07-0233 min
New Books in Library SciencePayal Arora, “The Leisure Commons: A Spatial History of Web 2.0” (Routledge, 2014)Scholars and commentators have used metaphor in an attempt to describe the Web since public access began. Think of ideas like the information highway, cyberspace, the digital library, etc. In her new book, The Leisure Commons: A Spatial History of Web 2.0 (Routledge, 2014), Payal Arora, an assistant professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam, takes a novel approach to the use of metaphor by examining the parallels between public common spaces and Web 2.0. In the book, Arora uses an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the historical, geographical, political and social issues related to public parks. In s...2014-07-0233 min