I invited Lee Vinsel to discuss with me a post he wrote from a workshop on "Politics of Controlling Powerful Technologies". In this episode we discuss how futures are (imagined to be) predicted through data modelling and crunching numbers, and how various alternatives to these statistical imaginaries also come short of knowing what awaits us. Can we stand to not know? And if we don't know what the future holds, how do we plan politically? Recorded April 19. Released June 10, 2024.

How to Be a Better Reactionary: Time and Knowledge in Technology Regulation

https://sts-news.medium.com/how-to-be-a-better-reactionary-1630b5098fbc

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