Familiar Shapes
Technology and magic have a long, rich history together. Each Wednesday, filmmaker Heather Freeman guides us through this apparent paradox with technologists and historians from around the world. If you're into history, witchcraft, magic, social media, artificial intelligence, infotech, or ethics, this podcast brings them together with friendly familiars and malicious bots.
Podcasting since 2020 • 22 episodes
Familiar Shapes
Latest Episodes
21. The Ongoing Book of Human Magic
In this last episode of Familiar Shapes, we’ll look at the brighter sides of the history of witchcraft, as well as efforts to make sure digital technologies are safe and equitable. We’ll say a fond farewell to our speakers – and ...
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Episode 21
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49:40
20. Tools of the Art
In this second-to-last episode of Familiar Shapes, we’ll look at magical thinking in the digital age. We may not all be chaos magicians, but yelling at broken machines sure feels good. In this episode
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Episode 20
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28:27
19. The Ethical Machine
We consider the moral challenges of big data, machine learning, and the need for ethics in computer science and information technology.In this episode Heather Freeman interviews:...
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Episode 19
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32:58
