Roboism

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  • 11: Can We Talk about Drugs on This Show?

    Alex and special guest James T. Green discuss augmenting health with an Apple Watch, cynicism in tech, and how medication can be the most interesting technology we use on our bodies.

    Guest Starring:

    James T. Green

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Refresh 16: Little Wrist Computer | Welcome to Macintosh How an Apple Watch potentially saved one man's life ⌚️ The Book | Smarter Than You Think The Book | Smarter Than You Think OmniFocus A powerful new form of medical marijuana, without the high - The Washington Post A billion-dollar industry, a racist legacy: being black and growing pot in America | US news | The Guardian Benzodiazepine - Wikipedia Cannabidiol - Wikipedia Remote Attendance - PodCon A Message to Our Customers - Apple James T. Green (@_jamestgreen) | Twitter Alexandra Elizabeth Coxbot 🤖 (@AlexCox) | Twitter Savannah Million (@savannahmillion) | Twitter Roboism (@roboismfm) | Twitter
    39 min
  • 10: Drag Silicon Valley

    This week, Alex and Savannah start off their second season with some light conversations about a socialist, utopian, post-work future.

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Story of Your Life - Wikipedia Arrival (film) - Wikipedia Silicon Valley Is Turning Into Its Own Worst Fear Four Futures: Life After Capitalism (Jacobin): Peter Frase Universal Basic Income: The Answer to Automation? Can I Punch Nazis? Donald Trump's Son Suggests Ellen DeGeneres Is Running a Shadow Government Catechism of the Catholic Church - The fifth commandment 8 Chits | David and Kevin Alexandra Cox 🤖 (@AlexCox) | Twitter Savannah Million (@savannahmillion) | Twitter Roboism (@roboismfm) | Twitter Support Roboism!
    31 min
  • 9: A Cushier Butt, with Maria Ranahan of the Science Ambassador Scholarship

    This week, Alex and Savannah talk to guest Maria Ranahan of Cards Against Humanity about the women's Science Ambassador Scholarship.

    Guest Starring:

    Maria Ranahan

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Science Ambassador Scholarship Take a Peek Inside the Cards Against Humanity Science Pack! | Nerdist Roboism 24: A Team of Bada*s Lady Scientists | Roboism Circuit Board Tattoos That Actually Work Will Bring Your Cyborg Fantasies To Life Oatmeal for Breakfast Maria Ranahan (@mariaranahan) | Twitter

    mariaranahan.com

    ScaredStraight😱💏🤢 (@AlexCox) | Twitter Savannah Million (@savannahmillion) | Twitter Roboism (@roboismfm) | Twitter Membership - Relay FM
    26 min
  • 8: The Maroon 5 of Robots

    This week, Alex and Savannah discuss robots in the news, corporate bionic implants, and the downfall of Charles Entertainment Cheese.

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Membership - Relay FM Temi, a Tablet on Wheels, Can Be Your New Robot Roommate | WIRED Double Robotics - Telepresence Robot for Telecommuters Whole Foods is already hawking Amazon Echo speakers Walmart and Google partner on voice-based shopping | TechCrunch Companion Robots Are Here. Just Don't Fall in Love With Them | WIRED LICKI Brush - Lick Your Cat. Like a Cat. by Jason O'Mara — Kickstarter Self Cleaning Automatic Litter Box for Cats | Litter-Robot™ Chuck E. Cheese’s Getting Rid of Animatronic House Bands | Pitchfork Discovery Zone - Wikipedia Elon Musk Quits Donald Trump - The Atlantic Elon Musk on Twitter: "If you're not concerned about AI safety, you should be. Vastly more risk than North Korea. https://t.co/2z0tiid0lc" Germany adopts self-driving vehicles law Swift creator Chris Lattner joins Google Brain after Tesla Autopilot stint | TechCrunch Trolley problem - Wikipedia Robotic Exoskeletons Show Promise As Tool to Help Kids with Cerebral Palsy Walk Easier - Scientific American Hand Taint | Do By Friday Microchip Implants for Employees? One Company Says Yes - The New York Times Dangerous Things – Custom gadgetry for the discerning biohacker xNT NFC Tag [NTAG216] – Dangerous Things forgottentowel (@forgottentowel) | Twitter A New Coat of Paint — Relay FM Alexandra Cox (@AlexCox) | Twitter Savannah Million (@savannahmillion) | Twitter Roboism (@roboismfm) | Twitter
    44 min
  • 7: Fart Button

    This week, Alex and Savannah try not to make this episode a total bummer.

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Membership - Relay FM Robot or Not? - a podcast from The Incomparable Jason Snell (@jsnell) | Twitter John Siracusa (@siracusa) | Twitter Will Your Job Be Done By A Machine? : Planet Money : NPR Meet the People Who Train the Robots (to Do Their Own Jobs) - The New York Times Elon Musk Gives the Big Picture at Governors Meeting. - YouTube Manna (novel) - Wikipedia Humans Need Not Apply - YouTube Animal Crossing - Wikipedia Stardew Valley - Wikipedia Country Story on Facebook FarmVille Harvest Moon (video game) - Wikipedia Drake | Animal Crossing Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia Swift creator Chris Lattner joins Google Brain after Tesla Autopilot stint | TechCrunch Meet Hexa, a Six-Legged Insectile Robot That's Just As Creepy As It Sounds | WIRED Google's DeepMind AI just taught itself to walk - YouTube Alexandra Cox 🤖 (@AlexCox) | Twitter Savannah Million (@savannahmillion) | Twitter Roboism (@roboismfm) | Twitter
    34 min
  • 6: An Expensive Fidget Spinner

    This week, Alex introduces Savannah to a new robot friend after mourning the loss of a glorified Roomba.

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership A security robot fell into a water fountain at a D.C. office building. And the Internet went wild. - The Washington Post

    July 17, 2017

    Robot runs over toddler in shopping centre - BBC News Silicon Valley security robot attacked by drunk man - police - BBC News Robots Learn to Speak Body Language - IEEE Spectrum Elon Musk Says He Has 'Verbal' OK To Build N.Y.-D.C. Hyperloop : The Two-Way : NPR Elon Musk: "There will not be a steering wheel" in 20 years - Axios Woebot - Your charming robot friend who is ready to listen, 24/7 Neuroscientists Found The Most Relaxing Song Moodnotes | Thought Journal | Mood Diary | CBT App Daylio - Mood Tracker and Micro Diary Wonder Workshop | Meet Dash Wonder Workshop | Meet Dot Wonder Workshop | Go Wonder Workshop | Path Wonder Workshop | Xylo Wonder Workshop | Blockly Wonder Workshop | Wonder Poo-Chi - Wikipedia Experimenting with Furbies — Slice of MIT from the MIT Alumni Association Health Tech Podcast: How one woman built her own artificial pancreas and started a DIY movement – GeekWire Roboism (@roboismfm) | Twitter Alexandra Cox 🤖 (@AlexCox) | Twitter Savannah Million (@savannahmillion) | Twitter Membership - Relay FM
    34 min
  • 5: The Stupidest Smart TV

    This week, Alex and Savannah try out therapy chat bots and discuss our theoretic volcanic emotions. Also: Smart TVs.

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Elon Musk shows off first production Tesla Model 3 - The Verge Woebot - Your charming robot friend who is ready to listen, 24/7 WoeBot, The Chatbot Therapist, Will See You Now | WIRED Virtual Therapy: Why It's So Comforting to Talk to Screens That Listen - Motherboard Eliza, Computer Therapist Facebook's Slideshow of Savannah's TV Alexandra Cox 🤖 (@AlexCox) | Twitter Savannah Million (@savannahmillion) | Twitter Roboism (@roboismfm) | Twitter Roboism on Apple Podcasts Roboism on Overcast
    41 min
  • 4: A Single Piece of Toast

    This week, Alex and Savannah talk about the ethical implications of creating the perfect piece of toast.

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Diet Coke® Download #9: Artisanal Soda Bars - Relay FM Tertill: The solar powered weeding robot for home gardens by Franklin Robotics — Kickstarter hitchBOT | A robot exploring the world Smart House (TV Movie 1999) - IMDb Toasteroid- First APP Controlled Smart Image Toaster by Toasteroid — Kickstarter AI Learns from Us. So It Learns Bias. - Note to Self - WNYC White Christmas (Black Mirror) - Wikipedia Ship of Theseus - Wikipedia Alexandra Cox 🤖 (@AlexCox) | Twitter Savannah Million (@savannahmillion) | Twitter Roboism (@roboismfm) | Twitter Roboism on iTunes
    32 min
  • 3: You Have to Be Invited In

    Alex lets Savannah know about all the boring Apple news from WWDC.

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership WWDC 2017 This 9-year-old girl is the youngest developer at WWDC 2016 Meet the 82-year-old genius attending Apple's WWDC this year - Techly Animal Crossing - The Sound of Gyroids - YouTube Using Workflow for export Spotify playlist to Apple Music HomePod - Apple Pokémon Go The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2016 on Vimeo vegan mortensen (@TrinAndTonic) | Twitter
    41 min
  • 2: The Bees Are Getting Angrier

    This week, Savannah and Alex play with drones.

    Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Elon Musk (@elonmusk) • Instagram photos and videos Groom thanks Tesla Model X for keeping him safe after crash All the great Teslas Baby Drone You'll Shoot Your Eye Out - YouTube Ghost Drone Hover Camera Amazon Prime Air DJI Drones Automator | Apple Developer Documentation Sal Soghoian CMD-D|Masters of Automation 8 Chits | David and Kevin TumbleSeed - A Rolly Roguelike @roboismfm @alexcox @savannahmillion
    27 min

About Roboism

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Roboism is a show mostly about robots. We are exploring how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital assistants are affecting our culture. Come explore the humanity behind the bots that…

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