Tech Refactored

In this episode of Tech Refactored we discuss the state of the digital divide with expert commentary from Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow at Governance Studies, and Director of the Center for Technology Innovation; and Christopher Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science; Director, Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition. Check out ngtc.unl.edu for more information on Tech Refactored and the Nebraska Governance and Technology Center.

These sessions are highly technical and the conversation is specific to the research projects being presented. Another upcoming episode will bring guests together to discuss the Digital Divide more generally in America.

The rural digital divide is one of the most pressing, and difficult to solve, public policy issues in America today. Our Center’s ongoing work brings together experts from around the country that have been involved in digital divide policy, to discuss the challenges and potential solutions to this problem. Last spring we supported several research projects that were ultimately delayed by COVID-19. Instead of the roundtable discussion we planned to hold together in person last April, we met virtually this October and that session has been cut down for this podcast. The Digital Divide series of Tech Refactored episodes will share those discussions with the world, starting with a research team from right here in Nebraska. These episodes will include short presentations from the authors and Q&A from the other project authors.

In this roundtable session Tim Obermier and Angela Hollman discuss their project, "Rural Measures: Visualizing the Rural-Urban Digital Divide" and gathering data directly from households to measure internet use in central Nebraska.

Roundtable participants include Sarah Oh, Matt Larsen, David Reed, Michael Kotrous, Brent Skorup, Brian Whitacre, Roberto Gallardo, and Will Rinehart.

In this episode of Tech Refactored we discuss lab-grown meat from four different perspectives: legal, engineering, social, and marketing. Can a steak be grown in a lab? What about a filet mignon? Tune in and find out!

Guests include Engineering Professor Michael Sealy (University of Nebraska), Law Professor Tammi Etheridge (Howard School of Law), Advertising and Public Relations Professor Valerie Jones (College of Journalism and Mass Communications - University of Nebraska), and Sociology Professor Julia McQuillan (University of Nebraska). Check out ngtc.unl.edu for more information on Tech Refactored and the Nebraska Governance and Technology Center.

The Nebraska Governance and Technology Center is an interdisciplinary team of faculty, students, and researchers across the University of Nebraska. Listen to our podcast to find out how we're exploring the ever-changing relationship between law and technology.