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Tech for Good LiveShould we dread Threads?Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world.
We’ll be talking about Threads, obviously. It would be weird not to and we’ll be looking into how some decisions being made in the US courts are affecting tech.
Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski
Our special guest this week is Dan Owen.
Dan is a trustee and developer at Bankthe...
2023-07-1828 minTech for Good LiveWho do TFGL think they are?Hello and welcome back to yet another season of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world.
Starting from next week, we’ve got a jam packed season for you, delving into all things tech and good. And bad.
You’ll hear from Dan at BanktheFood. We’ll be talking to Phyllida Swift from Face Equality International, Rachel Pattinson from Open Lab at Newcastle Uni and Nicky Clegg will joining us from STEM Learning
We are looking forward to all of that and hope yo...
2023-07-1447 minTech for Good LiveWhat troubles you, my child?Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast.
In this episode we are talking about a Manchester-based startup that’s trying to use data and AI to stop child labour. Primark and Apple will be delighted. We also take a look at the rise of religious versions of ChatGPT.
Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team member Greg Ashton.
Our special guest joining us to talk about our news stories this week is Scott Casson-Rennie, w...
2023-06-1331 minTech for Good LiveMaking the outdoors more accessibleWelcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. Basically just a bunch of cool people talking about all the cool stuff that all the cool kids love. We’re super popular and have happy and fulfilling lives.
In this episode we’re talking about how the world has gotten a little more accessible. And we’ll be talking about spies. But apparently not in an exciting and fun way.
Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined b...
2023-05-2327 minTech for Good LiveEver Fallen in Love (With a Chatbot You Shouldn't've)Hello and welcome to yet another episode of Tech for Good Live! It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact on the world.
In this week's episode we are talking about ChatGPT because of course we are.
We are also partying like it’s 2016 because we're discussing how elections are ripe for abuse.
Joining host Bex we have TFGL team members, producer Paul and Greg Ashton.
Our special guest this week is Karen Dolva, co-founder of No Isolation, a Norwegian company founded in 2015 with an aim t...
2023-02-2430 minTech for Good LiveA Thousand Lead BulletsHello, hello, hello and welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast!
In this bumper episode we are talking about home blood pressure monitoring, the fact that charity staff are paid less than other sectors, Google’s impact on democracy, and partying - Finnish style.
Host Fay Schofield is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Harry Bailey.
Our special guest for this episode is Dr Anas Nader - Anas is an A&E doctor whose experience of burnout inspired a health tech ini...
2022-10-0246 minTech for Good LiveYou Couldn't Write ItWelcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you're new here, this is a show where we gather together to discuss tech being for good, but most likely tech being used for EVIL *manic laugh*.
In this episode we're chatting about a generous (edit: former) CEO, a recruitment crisis in the care sector and iRobot (not the crappy Will Smith film).
Host Bex is joined by TFGL pod regular Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.
Our guest for this episode is Ume Pandya. Ume is the Design & Product Director at H...
2022-09-2040 minTech for Good LiveThanks For The FutureHello listeners and welcome to yet another episode of the tech for good live podcast. This time we are talking about esports, new charity related domains, and we’ll be answering the question, “is web3 dying?” because it’s a 45 minute show and we can definitely wrap that up in a 10 minute segment.
Host Bex is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton.
Our special guest for this episode is Craig Steele from Digital Skills Education
If you know a young gamer inspired by esports - they can get Craigs book “Ultimate G...
2022-09-1948 minTech for Good LiveStagnation NationHello everyone, and welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast, a podcast for the curious minds out there who are intrigued by the prospects of using technology for people and planet. More often than not it’s a space for us to come together weekly to discuss what’s going on in the tech and civil society world.
In this episode we discuss the stagnation of the UK economy and a startup hoping to disrupt the VC experience.
Host Dama Sathianathan is joined by TFGL podcast regular Greg Ashton.
Our special guest for...
2022-08-3142 minTech for Good LiveWhiff-Whaff WaffleWelcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast!
If you’re new here, this is a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact. If you’ve listened to us before, thanks for sticking around while we normally have a good old whinge.
In this episode we’re going to be chatting about the fact that women live longer, digital skills in the charity sector and Eurovision, of course..
Host Fay Schofield is joined by TFGL team member Dama Sathianathan.
Our sp...
2022-08-3046 minTech for Good LiveA Lot of BananaHello and welcome back to the hottest pod on record. The Tech for Good Live Podcast. With the entire planet ablaze, some of the volunteers here at Tech for Good Live have decided to spend another hour in front of screens to talk about all the key topics going down this week.
And what a blistering show we have lined up for you. We talk about my Tom’s favourite subject - waste and recycling! What a treat.
We hear about the roasting that International aid organisations took from the University of Oxford.
And...
2022-07-2645 minTech for Good LiveThe Cost of LivingWelcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. What a week – there’s a heatwave afoot, mountains of ice cream are being consumed and we’ve all become starry-eyed by the photos coming back from the James Webb telescope.
We also have an action packed episode for you! This week we are talking about an AI translation project from Facebook, the cost of living crisis, Uber being shady and much more.
Host Fay Schofield is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski.
Our special guest for this episode is Sam Wh...
2022-07-1548 minTech for Good LiveJumping the Digital SharkWelcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. Most of the time though we’re just whining about Amazon being the absolute worst.
In this episode we are talking about digital poverty and the massive impact it has on society.
An open letter has been sent to the Charity Commission and is calling on the regulator to act now to close the gap on diversity data at the senior management and board level in the sector. We expl...
2022-07-1151 minTech for Good LiveRespectful CommunicationsHello and welcome to the Tech for Good Live Podcast. If you’re new here, it’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact on people and planet. But more often than not it’s a place for mates to come together and rant about the state of the world, and damn do we have lots to rant about.
This week we cover public perceptions of transgender folk, controversial funding announcements and of course we talk about the what’s going on in the US - where firearms apparently have more rights than people wh...
2022-07-0147 minTech for Good LiveWishing Polar Bears All The BestWelcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast where we talk about technology for good, live.
In this episode we talk about bias, privilege, and how rhetoric can take hold of our beliefs even when they can be clearly proven wrong. I know that is a shocker for everyone. And that’s why you listen to this podcast.
We also discuss exciting developments in the virtual reality space and how it is being applied to medical science.
Hera Hussain is our host and she is joined by fellow TFGL team members Greg Ash...
2022-05-1942 minTech for Good LiveBalancing Privacy and ProtectionHello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a good social impact.
This week we are talking about privacy and how the tech world is shaping the age-old fight for reproductive rights in one of the world’s richest and most powerful nations. And it’s not just about one country, but how it’s a problem for all of us - everywhere.
We also talk about what period-tracking apps are tracking, and if and who and what they’re selling about us.
...
2022-05-1246 minTech for Good LiveShiny Falling KnivesHello and welcome back to yet another episode of the tech for good live podcast. It’s a podcast where a bunch of mates get together and talk about using technology to have a positive impact on people and planet.
In this week's show we talk about e-scooters. Are they an illegal form of transport meeting an unmet need in society, or are they the one thing even more embarrassing than running a podcast about tech for good?
In a shocking turn of events, Amazon continues to be what we’ve come to expect of Amazo...
2022-05-0546 minTech for Good LiveHuman Rights In The Digital SpaceWelcome to another episode of the tech for good live podcast, a podcast all about tech being used for social good. Or more likely, tech being used for social bad and how that makes us all really sad.
We are pleased to say that we’ve not been bought by Elon Musk. But Twitter has, we talk about that, it would be weird not to, right?
We also discuss VPN’s, Facebook, harassment and other fun.
Bex is back in the hosting seat and is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton and Producer Paul...
2022-04-2842 minTech for Good LiveToxic PositivityWelcome to another episode of Tech for Good Live, a podcast all about using technology to drive positive outcomes for people and planet. But more often than not, highlighting the many ways tech is causing havoc in our daily lives.
If you're a long time listener, you’ll know that we’re quite a cynical bunch, but when we do hear stories of tech used to drive positive impact in the world, we’re all the more ecstatic and can’t wait to tell you more about them.
This week we are talking about rampant inequalit...
2022-04-2146 minTech for Good LiveDrinking Cynical Juice From A Plastic BottleHello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast!
If you’re new here, it’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. My main advice for any new listeners tuning in is to stop listening right now. Honestly, we’re not worth your time.
If you do decide to stick around though, we’ve some interesting stories in this week’s episode.
We’re talking about a new report into the dangers of Facebook’s encryption plans. Greenpeace wants you to help count some pla...
2022-04-1445 minTech for Good LiveBitcoin Shame CampaignWelcome to the Tech for Good Live Podcast.
We’re back for our second season of 2022 and we’re talking about greenwashing, bitcoin, climate denial, Facebook, and privacy - so the usual shit show.
Host Bex is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.
Our special guest this week is Nikki Bell, co-founder of Fundraising Everywhere.
Discussed in this episode:
Stat of the week
Number of adverts banned for ‘greenwashing’ triples in a year - Independent
Charit...
2022-04-0739 minTech for Good LiveA War of FirstsAs you may expect, a fair bit of our time in this episode will be spent looking at stories related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as Vladimir Putin continues to roll his tanks into a free, sovereign Ukraine.
We look at ways you can support Ukraine and discuss social media and propaganda.
And we also take a look at some other stories, like charity recommendations for how to reduce food waste.
Joining host Bex and TFGL team member Greg Ashton we have a returning special guest! Beth Wiltshire, based in Brussels and wo...
2022-03-1543 minTech for Good LiveSecret UnionisationHello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact.
Lame Crypto Boys – get your complaint emails ready for us because we’re going to be talking about the £300million in bitcoin that the UK Police have seized in the last 5 years. Totally not a ponzi scheme.
We talk about how those old white racist folks’ attacks on “woke” charities have failed.
Apple and Android have united. Well, kind of, in a way. Apparently the staff are secretly unionising. I...
2022-03-1443 minTech for Good LiveMall Cops vs Delta ForceWelcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! This week we’re heading out into the open ocean of tech for good as we’re chatting about plant based foods, hacking and advertising. Oh buoy!
Joining host Fay Schofield is TFGL pod regular Greg Ashton.
Our special guest for this episode is Becky Steeden, Strategic Social Media Manager at the RNLI
Discussed in this episode:
Stat of the week
Increases in sales of plant based food hasn't lead to a reduction in meat...
2022-02-2252 minTech for Good LiveThe Virtual Property MarketWelcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you're new here and you’re wondering what the hell you’ve stumbled into, we’re a bunch of pals that gather together once a week to talk about technology being used to make the world a better place.
This week, we’re talking about data anonymisation, privacy, ethics and mental health, and the growing world of NFTs.
TFGL Team members Hera Hussain and Harriet Pugh are joined by our special guest Zoë Firth, Project Lead at Chayn
Stat of t...
2022-02-0836 minTech for Good LivePushing for the MetaverseHappy new year and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast!
It’s our very first episode of the year and what a great one we've got lined up for you. We're talking about why it’s so hard to regulate algorithms, a new government backed disabled passenger charter, the world’s obsession with Wordle and the inspiring story of Preet Chandi and her trip to the south pole.
Joining host Fay Schofield on this voyage into 2022 we have TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Hera Hussain
Our special guest is Alex B...
2022-01-1848 minTech for Good LiveOur TruthWelcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast.
If you’re new here we’re a podcast that talks about what’s new on the Tech for Good scene, but more often than not we end up talking about how tech is being used for evil - quite timely for Halloween!
Talking of Halloween, the agenda this week is pretty scary! We talk about the fact that Trump is making a comeback. The world is heating up and campaigners are keeping a close eye on global leaders ahead of the UN’s climate...
2021-11-0451 minTech for Good LiveDouble Data LeakWelcome back to a new season of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you’re new here, run now and never look back, joking of course! We’re a podcast focused on chatting about using tech to have a positive social impact. If you’re a regular listener…God help you.
On this episode we’re talking about data leaks, the rise of the humble text message donation and a different type of world wide web (arachnophobes feel free to tune out at that point)
Fay Schofield is on hosting duties and she’s joined by TFG...
2021-09-2145 minTech for Good LivePain CaveHello and a warm podcast welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. We’ve a HOT episode of the podcast lined up for you.
The planet is dying and the chances of us saving it are dwindling. So yeah, we’ll be chatting about that. Surely a podcast can fix it.
We’ve got some positive news about a partnership between the wonderful Chayn and Bumble.
There’s some legitimate concerns about Apple’s new privacy plans, so we’ll be talking about that, and much more...
Joining host...
2021-08-3149 minTech for Good LiveTikTok Danger and SpywareHello and welcome to the hellmouth. This is an episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast – a show all about using technology to do social good.
In this episode we are peeking behind the curtain of TikTok’s algorithm. For those listeners who are Bex’s age, TikTok is a social media product, and not a tiny mint that provides up to two hours of freshness.
We’re talking about the RNLI team getting some grief from losers and haters.
And we’re talking about Pegasus. Not the winged horse that we all know a...
2021-08-061h 00Tech for Good LiveProtect the DataWelcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. You can tell we’ve been really effective as a podcast, because now nothing bad ever happens with technology. Out there, on the interwebs, everything is just fine.. Mission accomplished. Well done, Greg.
On today’s episode we’re talking about why women aren’t entering the tech industry. There's a positive story that involves football and crowdfunding, and Greg will be walking us through the NHS data breach.
Jonn...
2021-07-1149 minTech for Good LiveMore Work For Less PayHello, victims, and welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you’re new here, this is a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. If you’re a regular visitor, please seek medical help.
This episode is jam packed with drama, despair, and a little dash of whimsy. We’ll be talking about Amazon again. Not content with destroying economies, local businesses, the lives of their employees, privacy, and… well, the world… they’re now also destroying their own stock.
We’ve a positive story about HSBC and Shelter working togethe...
2021-07-0653 minTech for Good LiveFighting The MediaWelcome to another Tech for Good Live podcast, if you’re new here, run, run for the hills. The podcast title might sound like a lovely look at adorable technology projects doing good in the world, but more often than not, it’s actually about all the terrible stuff happening in the world.
I suppose we should start every Tech for Good Live with a content warning based on the types of things we usually discuss, but our first segment this week feels pretty heavy on sexual assault, so we’re letting you know up front.
We al...
2021-05-3146 minTech for Good LiveTargeting a Goth BaristaThey say necessity is the Mother of Invention, so strap yourselves in for a hackathon of creativity. The TFGL Bat Signal has been beamed into the sky leaving Ben White, your stand-in host to sort of moodliy perch on a gargoyle somewhere trying to get a good Zoom connection.
In this episode we’re talking about the interesting choices ahead for employers in the third sector, coming to terms with a more remote workforce. Twitter have opened the tip jar and Signal has been shining a light on Facebook’s targeted advertising, leaving the team to wonder what...
2021-05-1737 minTech for Good LiveMore Carrot, Less StickThis podcast is all about using technology to have a positive impact on the world. Sometimes though, we talk about the opposite of that. You know, like Elon Musk’s plan for a slave army on Mars. Or Zuckerberg’s plans for a slave army on earth, or Tim Cook’s plans for a beautifully branded slave army on earth.
This week’s episode will surely be upbeat though, because we’re finally in the month of May. Pre-slaughter lambs are in the fields. Flowers are blooming everywhere except in Bex’s flower beds. Not a euphemism.
We hav...
2021-05-0943 minTech for Good LiveAccess to ChoiceHello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast.
This time, we are talking about a universal basic income trial. FUN. We discuss institutional racism and bias in the charity sector: Absolutely NOT FUN.
And finally, Zuckerberg and Tim Cook are about to have a big fight.
Jonny Rae-Evans is on hosting duties and he is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore.
Our Special guest this week is Mia Peters, a user centred service design and research practitioner with extensive pu...
2021-05-0250 minTech for Good LiveVacuous WastelandsWelcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast!
We’ve a lot to talk about this week, including:
The planned “Instagram for Children” spin-off seems to have been scrapped by Facebook. That’s good, but surprising news, because Instagram has always been indifferent about the harm they cause kids, so let’s see what happens there.
Big tech and the incoming anti-trust action. That sounds incredibly boring, but we’ll try to keep it fun.
And a really concerning “innovation” in prison tech.
Joining host Bex on the show t...
2021-04-2550 minTech for Good LiveGrayscale FailWelcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast.
We’re still recording these episodes remotely on plague island but we’ve got a great episode lined up for you, filled to the brim with stories like...
Fake news on Facebook. Don’t worry though, we’re pretty sure it’s a one-off.
Prince Phillip, even though dead, is still able to contribute to the UK being less equal. Skillz.
And YouTube decides to…. *checks notes* favour white supremacists over Black Lives Matter.
So yeah, that all sounds fun rig...
2021-04-1849 minTech for Good LiveCorrectionist HistoryWhilst the UK faces the confusing weather combo of freezing temperatures, snow and glorious sunshine. We're here to provide you with some ever consistent gloomy forecasts.
This week on the pod we look at why Wikipedia is putting the HIS in history. There's an exciting new youth focused development from NSPCC. And Facebook comes out swinging like… well, like Nick Clegg in a fist fight. And by fist fight we mean a 5,000 word essay on medium. Thanks, Medium.
Ben White is on hosting duties this week and he is joined by TFGL team members Greg As...
2021-04-1041 minTech for Good LiveHomer Simpson is a B*tchHello and welcome to a new episode and a brand new season of the Tech for Good Live podcast!
A lot has gone on over the past couple of weeks… we can now all meet in groups of six outside, the internet has exploded with memes of the Evergreen blocking the Suez Canal, knocking Bernie and his mittens off the top meme top spot, and it’s a 4 day week. What could be better?
Fay Schofield is on hosting duties, and she’s joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore
2021-04-0642 min
Tech for Good LiveMaking Friends With... Victoria TranWelcome to another episode of “Making Friends With…” - a special series where the Tech for Good Live team sit down for an in-depth interview with someone who is doing exceptional work in the tech industry.
This time, Ben White and Fay Schofield from the TFGL team are chatting with Victoria Tran.
Victoria is the Community Director at InnerSloth, producers of the wildly popular game Among Us. She is also co-organizer for Game & Colour.
Links
Deconstructing Among Us’ Twitter Strategy
AOC played Am...
2021-03-1543 minTech for Good LiveZoom Fatigue Is RealWelcome to another episode of the Tech For Good Live podcast. We’re officially in March 2021. The main difference between March 2020 and March 2021 is… well… the spelling.
Here in Britain though, March means it’s time to fill up the paddling pool and get the BBQ going, all because it’s a whopping 10ºC
In this episode we are discussing social media a whole lot! Facebook has finally reached a lawsuit settlement after 6 years. Will we be “super following” each other on Twitter soon? And are we all suffering from “Zoom fatigue”?
Host Bex is joi...
2021-03-0844 minTech for Good LiveCare For The TreesHello friends and enemies, welcome to a new episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. We’re talking about trees, NCVO's horrendous bullying problem and a new project to help the homeless in Manchester. Is there genuine intent there, or just another PR stunt.
Joining host Bex, we have TFGL's Greg Ashton and Sam Milsom.
Our special guest is Katy Preen. Katy is a reporter for The Meteor, an independent media co-operative for Manchester.
This weeks topics:
Stat of the week
How many trees in...
2021-02-1347 minTech for Good LiveMittens, Memes and DisneyIt's finally February. The longest January in existence is finally over! Hope is on the horizon… that was until a rodent in Pennsylvania called Punxsutawney Phil predicted earlier today that we're in for another six weeks of chilly winter. Cheers Phil. That's right folks, it's Groundhog Day.
Fay Schofield is hosting today, she’s joined by TFGL’s Greg Ashton and Ben White.
Our special guest this week is Kirsty Marrins.
Kirsty is a digital communications consultant who's been working in the charity sector for over a decade, a writer for Third Sector and a C...
2021-02-0643 minTech for Good LiveThanks, InternetHello lonely and bored people, welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast!
We’re talking about some shocking stories. The Washington Post reports that if you kick liars off twitter, then there is less lying on Twitter. There’s some stats to back up this unbelievable statement.
We’ve a Third Sector News report that politicians are having some major beef with campaigners and activists. Again, very new information.
There’s also talk of a sweetheart deal between Facebook and Google. This is mostly surprising because Zuckerberg is a lifeless robot; he doesn...
2021-01-2345 minTech for Good LiveBig Nerd EnergyHappy New Year and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast!
It is a brand new year filled – so far – with the same kind of awful as 2020. I guess a consistent level of horror is better than a rollercoaster of horror?
In this episode, we’ll be talking about LGBTQ+ arrests in Egypt, an increase in donations to charities in the US, Google scraping the barrel of evil and finding out that it just keeps on giving and also a heartwarming story about a robot dog in an apocalyptic wasteland. Oh, and a new ran...
2021-01-1053 minTech for Good LivePersevereWelcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. This time we’re talking about how fossil fuels just aren’t that hot any more. It’s all about them renewables, y’know. We discuss The Brooke charity’s use of 360 video, and we’re talking about a new, and fabulous, research study, courtesy of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Bex is on hosting duties and is joined by TFGL team members Jonny Rae-Evans and Greg Ashton
This week’s special guest is Dr Brendan Keegan, Digital Marketing Lecturer at MMU.
He’s on the pod to ta...
2020-11-2752 minTech for Good LiveMealsWelcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. Nothing can stop us. Not the pandemic, not the deep sense of shame we feel at the end of every episode, and not even that online petition that Bex's mum started. Nothing!
In this show we're talking about volunteering! We're talking about free school meals! And – just to mix things up – we're talking about Facebook.
Bex is on hosting duties and is joined by TFGL team members Jonny Rae-Evans and Greg Ashton
Our special guest this week is Matt Williams, sel...
2020-11-1937 minTech for Good LiveGlitterWelcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast! It’s a podcast all about technology being used for good. If you’d figured that out already… well… that’s what they call in the biz “good branding”.
In this episode we’re talking about Facebook and democracy. We look at some COVID data which is apparently beautifully presented. That seems like the priority right now. AND we’re talking about the charity Reclaim having to go to war with an absolute arse.
Bex is on hosting duties and is joined by TFGL team members Jonny Rae-Evans and Greg...
2020-11-0835 minTech for Good LiveUS Election SpecialThe US election is upon us, and since today’s already going to be a complete-nightmare from which we may never awake, we figured... what’s the harm in adding to the horror, by doing a live recording.
In this election special we’ll be talking about political facebook adverts. We’ll be talking about bias accusations against social media. We’ll be talking about the Hold the Line – a guide to defending democracy. And we’ll be talking about hackers – not the movie – and online attacks during the campaign.
Bex is on hosting duties and the bumper lin...
2020-11-0454 minTech for Good LiveScotsWelcome to a brand new season of the Tech for Good Live Podcast! We’ve been doing this for over 4 years now! Clearly there is no god.
We’re talking about the Ice Bucket Challenge. Remember that? Back in the distant past when we used to be able to laugh and have social connections and stuff. Well, we’re going to be talking about that again.
We’re also heading up north, metaphorically, to immerse ourselves in the Scottish version of Wikipedia.
Host Rebecca Rae-Evans is joined by TFGL team members Tom Passmore and Jonn...
2020-10-2153 minTech for Good LiveHistoryFor the last four years we’ve been talking about how tech can be used to make the world a better place.
How’s that working out? Ah.
Never ones to let failure get us down, we have an epic show lined up.
We’re talking about the radical global shift to working from home and its effect on work-life balance. We’re talking about the National Trust and them facing a backlash for… telling the truth about history…
And we're talking about how Elon Musk is the last person on earth you sh...
2020-10-0952 minTech for Good LiveAbuse (International Women's Day Special)This is a special episode because it’s International Women’s Day! We’ve recorded a special episode on this day over the past few years. You can check them out on our website if that sounds like fun for you.
Although, they’re probably not relevant any more because everything is totally fine and ok in the world now. It’s 2020. We’ve fixed all the issues plaguing the human race. There is no more inequality. Everything is fine. Everyone is happy. Honest.
Warning: Because this topic is around gender and tech, we may be discu...
2020-03-0843 minTech for Good LiveDataWarning: This week's podcast episode features news articles which discuss suicide and mental health.
In this episode we have a slightly different format than our usual weekly pod. Don’t worry, we’ll still be talking about doom and gloom in tech and society in our constant search for glimmers of hope. But, we’re focusing specifically on data, because this month’s event is a collaboration with the excellent people at Open Data Manchester. So we’ll be talking about data being used to identify keywords that help identify those at risk of suicide, how data i...
2020-02-2350 minTech for Good LiveSafeOn this week’s show we’re talking about how the internet is tracking you. We chat about “Safer Internet Day” and discuss a more ethical ride sharing service.
Host Bex is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton, Mille Vardheim and Producer Paul.
And our guest this week is Chris Paul, Social Entrepreneur, Senior Non Profit Professional, and former Elected Representative, as a Manchester Councillor from 2011-2019. He was also a founder of City Life, the Manchester-based news, arts and listings magazine that was published between December 1983 and December 2005.
Th...
2020-02-1744 minTech for Good LiveIntentionalityOn this week's show we’re looking at the release of the Tech Talent Charter report. In short, if you’re a woman in tech, everything is still crap. We’ll also be looking at Nicky Morgan’s 5 principles to make tech work for everyone. Principle 1, is probably - “there’s no such thing as a principle worth sticking to”, and Principle 2 is, “let’s all eat the poor”.
Hera Hussain is on hosting duties, she’s joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.
Our guest this week is Dan Sodergren (Flock / The Landing...
2020-02-0948 minTech for Good LiveEvilThis week we are chatting about a robotic turtle funded by Nesta and the most evil people in tech (like every week!) and wondering if the government will ignore another piece of statistical evidence that they paid for… slow clap.
Sophie Walker is on hosting duties, she’s joined by TFGL team members Hera Hussain, Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.
And our guest this week is Christina McDermott
Christina is the Managing Director of Cattington, a social media and digital content agency based in Liverpool.
She’s worked in...
2020-02-0248 minTech for Good LiveGrowIt’s our first episode of the year, and we’ve got a great show lined up for you. We talk about the North / South divide in the charity sector. Oxfam gets some stick because of an expensive jacket, and facial recognition is still the absolute worst.
Host Rebecca Rae-Evans is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton, Sacha Wynne and producer Paul Jakubowski.
Our special guest this week is Sarah Miguel, Head of Business Development at People’s History Museum.
Sarah leads on marketing, digital, and income generation at the PHM, building relati...
2020-01-2650 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL and the Circular Economy - Season 2 - Episode 3TFGL and the Circular Economy is back, in collaboration with our friends at Dsposal. .
Can the Circular Economy ever create a world of positive social change? In the third and final episode of Series Two we discuss the powerful, political world of economics and then look to the future, with the help of bananas.
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Huge thanks to all this season's contributors:
Gaëlle Guillaume
Iain Gulland
Ken Webster
Marc Zornes
James Close
Andy Doran
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This p...
2019-12-1356 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL and the Circular Economy - Season 2 - Episode 2TFGL and the Circular Economy is back, in collaboration with our friends at Dsposal. .
In this second episode of Series Two, we talk to people who make beautiful cars and the people who recycle the metal in the cars.
And Tom's mind is blown, multiple times!
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Huge thanks to all this season's contributors:
Gaëlle Guillaume
Iain Gulland
Ken Webster
Marc Zornes
James Close
Andy Doran
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This podcast wouldn’t exist without Tom Pas...
2019-12-061h 03
Tech for Good LiveTFGL and the Circular Economy - Season 2 - Episode 1TFGL and the Circular Economy is back, in collaboration with our friends at Dsposal. .
In this first episode in Season Two, we have a look at the wing of the Circular Economy we missed in Season One, the bio-cycle, and we start digging into economics – both circular and linear - and ask questions like...
“Who is the Circular Economy for?”
“Will it stop the climate emergency?”
“Will it make the rich richer?
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Huge thanks to all this season's contributors:
Gaëlle Guillaume
Iain Gulland
2019-11-2958 minTech for Good LiveStop Funding Hate!Happy new year! The festivities are over. Songs are no longer being sung. Sleigh Bells are no longer ringing. And smiles and happiness feel like a distant memory. That’s right - it must be time for the Tech for Good Live podcast to return.
On this weeks show we talk about the impact of AI on smart hearing aids, 400k being spent on three charity projects for digital inclusion, Facebook’s loss is Apples gain, and a Rollercoaster ride that you will definitely need to use the toilet on.
Host Bex and pod regular Jonn...
2019-01-1844 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - A Bagful of Dolls HeadsIt's Christmas in the studio, we have mince pies, port and other festive treats. So get the fire on, grab your favourite blanket, and prepare for what will be the highlight of your Christmas. we're so sorry if that is actually true.Joining us for this festive treat are host Bex, podcast regulars Greg Ashton and Harry Bailey and our guest this week Hilary Stephenson, Founder MD of Sigma. Things we talked about:51% of adults over 75 live alone and 6% leave the house once per week or less but research by Lancaster u...
2018-12-2446 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL at The Federation Episode 6 - Functional Sovereignty with Frank PasqualeThis is the final episode in a special series in partnership with The Federation, exploring ethics in tech.In this episode, we talk about 'Functional Sovereignty' with Frank Pasquale.He talks to us about the concepts in his book The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms Behind Money & Information About Frank:Frank Pasquale's scholarship and public speaking translates complex law and policy into accessible writing and presentations. His research agenda focuses on challenges posed to information law by rapidly changing technology. He is presently researching a book on automation a...
2018-12-1038 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Take Your DrugsThis week find drama, intrigue, mystery and stolen data as the gang delve into what’s going on with Amazon’s HQ, take a look at the folks who have collaborated on a new Charity Digital Code of Practise and find out why Facebook are mad about their data being stolen...lolz.Joining host Fay Schofield are Greg Ashton, Harry Bailey and Producer Paul. Things we mentioned:Stat of the weekAmazon HQ hustle - 6.4 mileshttps://www.recode.net/2018/11/9/18077342/amazon-hq2-headquarters-jeff-bezos-dc-ny-virginia-long-island-kara-swisher-scott-gallowayhttps://www.theregister.co.uk...
2018-12-0341 min
Tech for Good LiveTfGL at Bath Digital FestivalThe team break free from our Manchester studio and head down south to the glorious Bath Digital Festival.Regulars @rebeccawho and @jonnyraeevans are joined by Dr Katarzyna (Kathy) Stawarz - Research Associate at University of Bristol and Jessica Lascar - Product Designer at Monzo.We talk about design ethics and where ethical responsibility should lie when building digital products. That’s not all! Designing with friction, privacy and the flaws in gamification as all feature in this jam-packed episode. Thanks to the magnificent PR Agency One who try to make sense of...
2018-11-2647 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL and the Circular Economy - Episode 3This podcast is a three part series about the Circular Economy we worked on with our friends at Dsposal. It’s part of The Disruptive Innovation Festival 2018. Is The Circular Economy a model that can save us from planetary crisis or just a nice idea that will never work?In this episode we consider Space Age thinking. Which is great - because we love space. We hear that a Blade-Runner-esq future might be on the horizon - and that might not be too bad. Also, and more importantly, we explore the unintended consequences of the Circular Economy....
2018-11-2232 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL and the Circular Economy - Episode 2This podcast is a three part series about the Circular Economy we worked on with our friends at Dsposal. It’s part of The Disruptive Innovation Festival 2018. Is The Circular Economy a model that can save us from planetary crisis or just a nice idea that will never work?In this episode we look at the real world examples from some of the UKs biggest retailers. We also find out that Apple have a robot called Daisy that can rip mobile phones apart. But in a good way apparently... This podcast woul...
2018-11-2228 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL and the Circular Economy - Episode 1This podcast is a three part series about the Circular Economy we worked on with our friends at Dsposal. It’s part of The Disruptive Innovation Festival 2018. Is The Circular Economy a model that can save us from planetary crisis or just a nice idea that will never work? This podcast wouldn’t exist without Tom Passmore and Sophie Walker from Dsposal. Music has been graciously provided by George Fell. Podcast.co make all of this possible thanks to the shiny podcast studio they provide. Thanks to the Disruptive Innovation Festival. I’ve been, and will co...
2018-11-2233 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Not A Visual MediumBen White is in the presenting hotseat this week, welcoming Tash Willcocks from Hyper Island to discuss some of the latest goings-on across the Tech For Good scene.They're joined by the Big Lottery Fund's Jonny Rae-Evans, The Brooke's Fay Schofield and Tom Passmore from our favourite waste crime combatants Dsposal (everyone has a favourite waste crime combatant, right!?) Things we mentioned:Can a limit of 30 minutes per day of social media reduce feelings of loneliness and depression?https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/09/limiting-social-media-use-reduced-loneliness-and-depression-in-new-experiment/ Whistleblower app fights fo...
2018-11-1950 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Technically DiverseThis week the gang (@rebeccawho, @harrybailey, @jonnyraeevans and @paul_yakabowski) bang their heads against the cushioned walls of the studio as they talk about sexual harassment in big tech. Turns out that if sexual harassment is your business, then - annoyingly - business is booming.In honour of Anti-Bullying Week, we discuss the rise of cyberbullying it’s grim effects on society.And that’s not all! It wouldn’t be right if we didn’t throw all kinds of shade at Facebook and their new advertising policy in the run up to the US midterms...
2018-11-1244 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Beautifully MundaneThis weeks wonderful guest is Eriol Fox, designer at Ushahidi, joining us to discuss knife crime, how this years Budget is tackling the big tech giants and swearing at Piers Morgan (the colossal t*sser) in the name of charity. Things we mentioned:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46027265http://www.barnardos.org.uk/news/Children_excluded_from_school_are_at_risk_of_knife_crime/latest-news.htm?ref=130695https://twitter.com/Channel4/status/1055748086159605761https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/29/uk_budget_2018_tax/https://www.forbes.c...
2018-11-0554 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Harry's GameThe wonderful Harry Bailey stepped into Gregs shoes this week to give us our running order using his patented* Tech For Goodness rating system! Things we mentioned:Contactless topples Chip & Pin as UK's top payment choice [Link]#WeAreNotForSale - Stand in solidarity with victims of modern slavery [Link]Charity Fraud Awareness Week [Link]Google and Harvard team up to use deep learning to predict earthquake aftershocks [Link]Dramatic slowdown in global growth of internet access [Link]Based on “US driverless cars unsafe as the...
2018-10-2946 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Fighting TalkThe gloves are off this week, as the gang are joined by Leanne Griffin, service designer with Cancer Research UK to take on the usual contenders Facebook and Amazon but there is a surprise challenge from WordPress, whose upcoming Gutenberg update is coming under fire for its accessibility issues. Things we mentioned:https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/03/post-oxfam-charities-must-come-clean-on-how-donors-money-is-spent https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2018/10/11/workplace-introduces-new-features-for-charities/ https://rianrietveld.com/2018/10/09/i-have-resigned-the-wordpress-accessibility-team/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/10/amazon-hiring-ai-gender-bias-recruiting-engine Thanks to the...
2018-10-2146 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Designing for literally everyone (in the country)This week the gang are joined by Simon Wilson from DWP Digital. We talk about building inclusive services. We pick our favourites amongst the D&AD Impact pencil winners and get into a heated discussion about the misuse of the word Impact.Can misguided tech decisions shape catastrophic national policies? Is there space in the world for an Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Impact award and what does David Slaughter think about robot farmers?You know, just a typical week of nonsense on the Tech for Good Live podcast.Thanks to the magnificent PR...
2018-10-1449 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Elon-GateNo Bex or guest this week so the gang run rampant...well, they get slightly giddy, not sure they can manage full on rampant.This week is on people donating via SMS and how they just made up the numbers last year. They also take an early look at the big charity campaigns of the year, the always entertaining Elon Musk, before discussing those old white folks who are planning to “save the internet”. Things mentioned: https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/donations-text-expected-rise-34-next-year/fundraising/article/1494211https://www.charit...
2018-10-0746 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Sharpening the stakesBex and her Tech For Good Live pals Harry and Sasha are joined by the wonderful Chelsea Slater from Liverpool Girl Geeks and InnovateHer, to talk about the gender pay gap and question Jeff Bezos' motives, our Greg would be proud. Things we mentioned: Stat of the weekOnly 30% of brits know what the gender pay gap ishttps://metro.co.uk/2018/09/14/only-30-of-brits-know-what-the-gender-pay-gap-is-but-do-you-7946174/ Charity news of the weekCharities, it seems, aren’t down with the kids:https://www.c...
2018-09-2846 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL at The Federation Episode 5 - Toxic Tech with Sara Wachter-BoettcherThis is the fifth in a special series in partnership with The Federation, exploring ethics in tech.In this episode, we talk about 'Toxic Tech' with Sara Wachter-Boettcher.She talks to us about the concepts in her book Technically Wrong, Sexist apps, biased algorithms and other threats of toxic tech.Buying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do odds are we can do online but how often do we question the design of these products and experiences? Many of the services we rely on are full of oversights...
2018-09-2141 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Mostly confidentThree really is the magic number this week with the three amigos taking the reigns as they discuss another thinly veiled attempt to sell stuff disguised as a report, a fantastic new ad campaign from Channel 4 on hate speech and mental health chatbot that’s been getting some great reviews from its users.The three musketeers also took some time to discuss the ethical conundrum of whether to carry out an ocean clean up job if it runs the risk of causing harm to the marine life. This is all before Greg yet again uses the pod to...
2018-09-1444 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Smell-O-Vision and disembodied heads in jarsThe whole gang's back together again, not sure we’ve had them on the same pod since perms were in fashion. They’re also joined by new Tech for Good Live volunteer Amelia who thought she was just coming to chat about helping out and got roped into coming on the pod. Amelia is a cyber security specialist with an interest in GDPR and had no idea what she was letting herself in for.This week the team discuss the joys of distance working, YouTube’s new fundraising tools, ‘YouTube Giving’, and the GDS design system. For the first...
2018-09-0744 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL at The Federation Episode 4 - Humanity and Tech with Shannon VallorThis is the fourth in a special series in partnership with The Federation, exploring ethics in tech.In this episode, we talk about Humanity and Tech with Shannon Vallor.Shannon talks about the concepts in her book Technology And The Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting.If humanity is going to have any real hope of not merely surviving but of flourishing in the 21st Century (and beyond) then we are going to need more than just better technology. We will need to be better humans and specifically humans that...
2018-09-0544 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Stop SkimmingDsposal are fast becoming a friend of the pod with the gang hosting their second guest from that awesome company, Sophie Walker. Join her in confusion as the gang talk through dodgy research into gender imbalance in AI research, dodgy Jungle Book references and dodgy tax suggestions.
All in all, it’s a pretty dodgy show, probably explains Bex’s random segues.
If you’d like to get in touch with Sophie:
Dsposal.uk
@yourdsposal
Things we mentioned:
Stat of the week:...
2018-09-0146 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Ready, Steady, Design!This week in Tech for Good land we have regulars Bex, Jonny and Greg, who are joined by Tom Steinberg. Besides being an optimist, Tom leads on digital at the Big Lottery Fund and founded the active citizen organisation My Society which created such awesome things as Fix My Street and They Work For You. This week the gang talk about the value of design in our economy, Jonny was delighted to discover it wasn’t zero as Greg has been telling him for years. There’s inclusive tech for older people from Hello Daisy and a...
2018-08-1842 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Tech giants close the door on InfowarsThe gang are almost back to full strength this week, with the exception of Greg who continues to roam the countryside on a quest for fulfilment, and also for work.This week Jonny and Paul are particularly excited to learn that they could run a marathon for charity without putting down their Playstation controllers. We explore the potential impact of how the lack of digital skills is damaging to all sectors, but mostly charities. We find out that going cashless is hurting the homeless, and we talk about Alex Jones basically being a massive, massive melt.
2018-08-1047 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Papers, PleaseAnother change to the lineup in this holiday season, Bex & Jonny are back from their American adventure and producer Paul is back on the buttons after a trip to Barcelona (spoiler alert, Barcelona is a nice place to go on holiday, who knew!?)This week, Sacha Wynne and Fay Schofield ably deputise for Ben and Greg as the team re-visit CASTs digital principles, the rise of employee activism at big tech companies and somehow end up giving a collective thumbs up to a video game released in 2013, it's some cutting-edge tech news reporting. S...
2018-08-0449 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Hopes & StreamsBen is getting pretty settled into his role as presenter now is basically just winging it, let’s hope Bex doesn’t hear it. The gang are joined by self-professed non-techie Hannah Paterson of The Big Lottery Fund, she does, however, keep busy trying to do ‘good things’.One of those ‘good things’ you’ll get to hear about is a community mural project with a particularly personal note for Hannah. You’ll also hear about online safety for children, drones for good and they’ll be wondering why the press seems so focused on painting an increasingly bleak...
2018-07-3042 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Public Sector Super HeroesFull house on the pod this week with not one but two guests! The gang had the pleasure of hosting Andrew Smith and Vimal Bhika from the fantastic Manchester based think tank The Public Purse. And to double the fun they’ve brought their own stats thanks to their project working to make public sector procurement. And to continue the data fun there’s open data that’s just sitting there waiting for charities.The team also talk about a failed, but positive attempt by Facebook and Snapchat to deal with cyberbullying, before looking at the other side o...
2018-07-2049 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Moral VacuumsThe team recorded this the day before something happened in Russia that we are trying not to think about, for that reason they’re much jollier than their current mood (football was never really coming home). Ben steps up for the leadership role this week, with some witty football references and we have a new member of the team making her Pod debut, Sacha! She’s more interested in the ‘for good’ rather than the ‘tech’ and brings a more youthful outlook to this usually jaded band of misfits.On the Pod this week we have positive stats for ch...
2018-07-1644 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - PricktivismJonny was at the wheel this week, so expect hijinks, rambles and plenty of self-deprecation but don’t fear, Ben has returned to deliver his particular style of measured debate...mainly because he wasn’t drinking pints of gin.This week the gang discuss the benefits of playing on the Trump machine for donations, how people still don’t get how a charity works and some more positive news from one of the big tech players. There’s a rant on codes of conduct and how people just don’t know what to do with them, before we bid far...
2018-07-0840 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - An Underworld of Carnivorous RobotsThis week, sometimes co-host Harry Bailey stepped in to help the team defend their cynicism against the refreshingly positive Tom Passmore of Dsposal. He’s a waste disposal and circular economy genius and luckily for him the stat of the month is all about the horrendous amounts of waste we produce and the ways tech is tackling this torrent.You’ll also hear about an interesting synergy between cosmetics retailer Lush and Bex’s favourite ethical mobile, Fairphone. Sadly there’s no rant this week, but that’s mainly because the gang got stuck in on some worrying u...
2018-06-3050 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Google's PrinciplesIt's a World Cup Special this week! Well, Bex mentioned the world cup coverage at one point, so that's us doing our bit.Apart from that, we looked at the reduction in people using social media for news, Facebook helping with blood donations, Google taking a stand on working with the military and presenting us with their principles when it comes to AI development. What we talked about: A reduction in the number of people using social for news, 6% in the US: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/de...
2018-06-2451 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL at The Federation Episode 3 - Responsibility and data with Aurélie PolsThis is the third in a special series in partnership with The Federation, exploring ethics in tech.In this episode, we talk about responsibility and data with Aurélie Pols.Aurélie is a member of the European Data Protection Supervisor’s (EDPS) Ethics Advisory Group(EAG), co-chairs the IEEE’s P7002—Data Privacy Process standard initiative, and serves as a training advisor to the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Previously, she served as data governance and privacy advocate for leading data management platform (DMP) Krux Digital Inc. prior to its acquisition by Salesforce. She teac...
2018-06-1526 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Bringing it back to WAPIt’s a pod of ups and downs this week, so hang onto your hats as the team drag you through the spectrum from sensible and productive innovations to the disappointing and potentially harmful.High points include using idle phones on charge for developing cancer treatments (hey Vodaphone, we have some ideas on that) and the brilliant CAST have been developing design principles for charities.The low is, of course, the rant of the week and the topic of claiming you can build an app, for a charity, in just 3 days.Spoiler, the te...
2018-06-0847 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL at The Federation Episode 2 - Modern slavery in Tech with Mary MazzioThis is the second in a special series in partnership with The Federation, exploring ethics in tech.This episode we’ll be speaking to Mary Mazzio about tech legislation and modern slavery.Mary joins us to talk about her documentary 'I am Jane Doe' which chronicles the legal battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their daughters, who were trafficked for commercial sex on Backpage.com. It’s a look at how tech can be an enabler of modern slavery without appropriate regulation.You can catch the documentary now on Netf...
2018-06-0141 min
2018-05-211h 00
Tech for Good LiveTFGL at The Federation Episode 1 - Bias tech with Safiya Umoja NobleThis is the first in a special series in partnership with The Federation, exploring ethics in tech.This episode we’ll be speaking about bias in technology and Safiya Umjola Noble’s book Algorithms of Oppression algorithmsofoppression.comWith:@safiyanoble@herahussain And regulars:@benwhiteba@rebeccawhoand producer paul_yakabovskiGet in touch:Twitter: @techforgoodliveInstagram: techforgoodliveEmail: hello@techforgood.live
2018-05-1130 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - A coup against stupidityClassic Pod antics this week with the original gang taking time to talk about the government's lack of professionalism in their approach to research. Plus there's some more Blockchain news, developments in hearing aid tech, fingerprints from photos and an unusually brief rant. Things we mentioned:MISSING EVIDENCE: An inquiry into the delayed publication of government commissioned researchhttp://senseaboutscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Missing-Evidence.pdf Aidchain - blockchain payment gatewayhttps://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2018/04/20/blockchain-charity-donation-platform-launched/ Next-Gen hearing aids:htt...
2018-04-2840 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Blockchain For Good?As the weekly pod attendance gets more out of hand, Bex and Greg are joined by friends of the pod Kirsty Styles and Harry Bailey. The guest this week is a fantastic last minute stand in from Beth Wiltshire from the Democracy Society, self proclaimed tech novice and owner of an iPhone 3. This week the gang are looking at whether blockchain is all that, the benefits of user-generated content, smart cities and some unplanned and fairly lengthy political discussion. Bex playing fast and loose with the timekeeping after her break. They en...
2018-04-2043 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Black Panther: From digital novice to digital nativeThis shambles of a pod goes extra shambolic this week as mum and dad leave the kids in charge. That’s right, Bex and Jonny are away leaving Greg to stumble his way through presenting this pod but it’s not all bad, you finally get the pleasure of hearing more from Producer Paul and Mille Vardheim, who has more than just her knowledge of bins to share.Expect the gang to dispel the ‘digital native’ myth, agree wholeheartedly that online campaigns have got out of hand and incredibly briefly touch on drones for medical supplies. It’s once aga...
2018-04-1340 min
Tech for Good LiveTFGL Weekly - Preparing your children for the gig economy lifestyleYou asked for it (probably) and the team are delivering, this is the first weekly Tech for Good Live podcast. These will be a little shorter, so expect 45 minutes of compact rants and digital news. To mark this auspicious occasion the team are all back together recording in their new studio with data wizard Julian Tait, CEO of Open Data MCR. Expect him and Greg to have a little bromance over GDPR throughout. Featured this month are Google questionable research funding practises, charity donations for kids and a wonderful new way fo...
2018-04-0647 min