MC Weekly Update: Why?
MC Weekly Update: Why?
Alex and Evelyn discuss trust and safety challenges for federated social media, following a report from the Stanford Int... Read more
24 Jul 2023
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43mins
MC Weekly Update: Hanging by a Thread
MC Weekly Update: Hanging by a Thread
Alex and Evelyn discuss the very successful launch of Meta's Twitter competitor Threads, and the content moderation chal... Read more
11 Jul 2023
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49mins
Best of - How 3D printing is changing medicine
Best of - How 3D printing is changing medicine
Explore the frontiers of 3D printing in healthcare and its potential to revolutionize personalized medicine, reshape pro... Read more
7 Jul 2023
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28mins
The future of human vision
The future of human vision
Neuroscientist Kalanit Grill-Spector studies the physiology of human vision and says that the ways computers and people ... Read more
30 Jun 2023
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33mins
MC Weekly Update 6/27: Cage-free Eggheads (Are Men Okay?)
MC Weekly Update 6/27: Cage-free Eggheads (Are Men Okay?)
A lot to cover this week. Alex and Evelyn discuss AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery; the first draft of history on... Read more
27 Jun 2023
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44mins
The future of trauma therapy
The future of trauma therapy
Guest Debra Kaysen is a psychologist specializing in treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who says that pr... Read more
23 Jun 2023
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28mins
MC Weekly Update 6/19: The Landed Gentry
MC Weekly Update 6/19: The Landed Gentry
Alex and Evelyn discuss the Reddit blackout in response to its decision to start charging for API access; Dorsey confirm... Read more
19 Jun 2023
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37mins
Best of - The future of robot simulations
Best of - The future of robot simulations
Hi everyone, Russ here, we’re running a best-of episode this week to re-share a conversation I had in 2021 with Karen Li... Read more
16 Jun 2023
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28mins
An Investigation into Self-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Networks on Social Media
An Investigation into Self-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Networks on Social Media
Evelyn and Alex talk to David Thiel and Renée DiResta, Alex's two co-authors on a report released by the Stanford Intern... Read more
12 Jun 2023
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39mins
The future of wastewater
The future of wastewater
Guest Bill Mitch says it’s no secret the world is running short of fresh water. As a civil and environmental engineer, h... Read more
9 Jun 2023
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29mins