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- S2E3 - Teaching Girls to Code: Tech Literacy for Underrepresented Groups at the Local Level
On this episode of Tech Refactored our Executive Producer Elsbeth Magilton interviews Justin Stark and Aakriti Agrawal, founders of local non-profit, Girls Code Lincoln. They discuss the need for tech instruction for young women, pivoting how we reach communities during a pandemic, and the lessons learned from forming their own non-profit.
39 min - S2E2 - The Internet of Towns: Building Out Municipal Broadband
Ronald Rizzuto from the University of Denver joins Gus to discuss the history and state of the cable and telecommunications industry with a focus on how municipalities try to build out broadband services, why it often fails, and what is takes to succeed.
40 min - S2E1 - Culturally Rerouting the Oregon Trail
We're discussing the role of video games in shaping popular understandings of history - specifically the game a generation of adults played as kids, The Oregon Trail. Each of our guests, Margaret Huettl and Katrina (Katie) Phillips, drew on their expertise with Native American history and culture in consulting on the popular reboot of the game and joined us to talk about the experience. Note, William Bauer from the University of Nevada, also advised on the reboot, but was unavailable for this podcast.
38 min - Ep. 30 - 2021 Initiative on Closing the Rural Digital Divide
Over the past several months we collaborated with a group of scholars working on projects to discuss the challenge of the rural digital divide, or internet access gap--from virtual learning in the face of a pandemic to politics to dig permits. We are discussing the projects in a series of one-on-one discussions. This endeavor was undertaken in conjunction with the Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program at the University of Nebraska College of Law.
For more info about these projects and the authors visit ngtc.unl.edu/digital-divide41 min - Ep. 29 - Mining the Moon with Kristi Bradford
On this episode we discuss a prospect that has moved from fantasy to possible feasibility - the mining and extraction of resources from asteroids and the moon. Our producer (and space lawyer) Elsbeth Magilton co-hosts and welcomes Kristi Bradford from In-Q-Tel to learn about the economic and business development side of space resources.
36 min - Ep. 28 - What If... with Mike Tobias
We're joined by Mike Tobias, host of the What If? series from Nebraska Public Media. Mike shares what's it like to seek, find, and explore the interesting characters and topics around Nebraska, and how to best tell their stories.
Check out his show at https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/series-media/what-if-video/35 min - p. 27 - Robocalls: SHAKEN or STIRed?Have you stopped answering your cell phone because most of the calls are scams or ads? As of June 30th, 2021, every telephone carrier in the United States is required to have a plan in place to deal with robocalls. In this episode Richard Shockey joins Gus to break down why we get so many of these calls and whether these new plans will help address them.41 min
- Ep. 26 - D20s, n00bs, Grinding, and The Social Identity of "Gamers"On this episode our producer, Elsbeth Magilton, joins Gus on the other side of the microphone to welcome Dr. Lisa Kort-Butler, a sociologist from the University of Nebraska who recently published a paper entitled 'The Wellbeing of Gamers, Video Game Players and Non Players,' to discuss the world of gamers.38 min
- Ep. 25 - What Are Those Big Tech Antitrust Bills All About?Another "just in time" exploration in our TR/DT series, this week we're looking at the many antitrust bills shaking up the business and tech world this week. Jennifer Huddleston, the director of Technology and Innovation Policy at the American Action Forum, joins Gus to break it all down.45 min
- Ep 24 - "Sharenting" and the Online Lives of Parents, Presented by NGTC Student FellowsCenter Student Fellows Jasmine Alexander and DeAndre' Augustus welcome center executive director Elsbeth Magilton to talk about her experiences online as a parent, and professors Valerie Jones and Elana Zeide to discuss the world of sharing the lives of children online.40 min
About Tech Refactored
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The Nebraska Governance and Technology Center at the University of Nebraska studies the ever-changing relationship between society, technology, and the law. Our podcast, Tech Refactored, shares the…
research happening at the center and explores topics with experts and technologists across the country. The podcast is hosted by NGTC founder and director Gus Hurwitz. Tech Refactored is produced by James Fleege.