Winning Slowly

By Chris Krycho and Stephen Carradini

There are plenty of podcasts that will tell you how the latest tech gadget or “innovation” will affect the tech landscape tomorrow, but there aren’t that many concerned with the potential impact of th... more

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August 06, 20208.14: The Real World of Technology—Explained
The Real World of Technology, Ursula Franklin
Show Notes
Cold War peace movement
Peace movements in Canada
Second-wave feminism (to which Dr. Franklin’s feminism approximately belongs to)
Third-wave feminism (to which Dr. Franklin’s feminism approximately does not belong to):
Oklahoma historically dumping stuff in rivers
Arkansas historically dumping stuff in Oklahoma’s rivers
Oklahoma contemporarily dumping stuff in rivers
Here’s the great cover of the book from the ’80s–note that at no time are floppy disks mentioned in the book.
Purple cover of a book with a floppy disk superimposed over a person’s face
Upcoming Books
September (8.16 and 8.17): Evolution as a Religion: Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears, Mary Midgley
October (8.18 and 8.19): Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology, Neil Postman
Credits
Music
“Mission Plan” by Matthew Shaw. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. We usually announce that on the show, but a temporary glitch corrupted that section of the podcast. Whoops. Also, learn more about Matthew Shaw, this song, and Stephen’s long and storied enthusiasm for Shaw’s work here.
“Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.
Sponsors
Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:
Daniel Ellcey
Douglas Campos
Jake Grant
Marnix Klooster
Spencer Smith
If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash.
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July 22, 2020 8.13: Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness—Examined
Discussing Simone Browne’s epistemology, ideas, and arguments: what persuaded us, and what didn’t?
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38min
July 08, 2020 8.12: Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness—Explained
Digging into Simone Browne’s application of critical race theory to surveillance studies.
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35min
June 17, 2020 8.11: The Printing Press as an Agent of Change—Analogs to the Internet
The printing press and the internet are often compared. How similar in impact are they really?
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36min
June 03, 2020 8.10: The Printing Press as an Agent of Change—Explained
Digging into Elizabeth Eisenstein’s magisterial and seminal work on how print changed culture.
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35min
May 20, 2020 8.09: Jurassic Park—Examined
Don’t go into science for the money: you will get killed by dinosaurs.
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37min
May 06, 2020 8.08: Jurassic Park—Explained
What the well-known novel and movie have to say about science, ethics, epistemology, and hubris.
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28min
April 15, 2020 8.07: The Age of Spiritual Machines—Examined
Digging into Kurzweil’s deficient view of culture and human nature—from sex and family to epistemology and human dignity.
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42min
April 01, 2020 8.06: The Age of Spiritual Machines—Explained
Reading Ray Kurzweil’s prognostications about the future—and coming to terms with his ruthless optimism.
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35min
March 18, 2020 8.05: The Postmodern Condition—Examined
Lyotard’s postmodernism, the politics of power, and aesthetics: what do we keep and what do we reject?
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40min

FAQs about Winning Slowly:

How many episodes does Winning Slowly have?

The podcast currently has 148 episodes available.