Look Both Ways Podcast

Did we nearly have a 50 yr head start on some of big tech's stickiest dilemmas? Plus a fascinating conversation with @nabihasyed of @themarkup about algorithm regulation and why progress starts with being willing to get things wrong. bit.ly/3gzu5Eu

For #InternationalMotherLanguageDay we wanted to resurface a conversation we had with Renata Altenfelder at @Moto Mobility and other experts on the importance of preserving endangered languages. And, how technology can help #ForEveryone. Listen now: lookbothways.kinandcarta.com/language-the-i…

I'm really uncomfortable with the way tech journalists have been covering Truth Social, as if it were just another startup to watch, deserving of the same breathless hype and boosterism that new platforms often get

🔎 👀 🏦 Thank you @nabihasyed of @themarkup for a healthy dose of optimism, realism and historical perspective about #regulatingbigtech. Full episode including interview with Nabiha here: lookbothways.kinandcarta.com/people-machine…

New episode! The playful origins of rubber in ancient Mesoamerica and an in-depth interview with toy designer, inventor and educator Azhelle Wade, aka @thetoycoach lookbothways.kinandcarta.com/play-ancient-r…

@LastWeekTonight Fantastic episode. Only thing missing: How #wirelessenergy transmission can help! Right @emrod? open.spotify.com/episode/5ybyq3…

Here’s last night’s story about power grids and electricity, which, naturally, led us to talking about the internet’s main source of power: Oscar Isaac. youtu.be/qBpiXcyB7wU

"I like to think we opened the door to cyberspace and proved that it was hospitable territory." - @lfelsenstein Hear from the man himself: tinyurl.com/2p8a376u

@jessohackberry @jessohackberry you were a pro! For future appearances you should require that your voice be accompanied by birdsong and passing bicycles. Also shoutout to @cmitchellmusic for sound design wizardry!

Baby's first podcast appearance! It's so weird to be sound designed and written into a script, but it came out... really well? Also handy if you still have no idea what I do lol

The first computerized bulletin board system was built in 1973. Could it still hold important clues about how to improve life online? New episode is live! Feat. @lfelsenstein, @jessohackberry of @WeAreNew_Public and Eugen Rochko, founder of @joinmastodon! lookbothways.kinandcarta.com/community-memo…

For a special #Thanksgiving bonus mini-episode of the Look Both Ways podcast, we drop by one of Benjamin Franklin's electricity-themed parties. Franklin has promised the most delicious turkey, cooked to perfection via electrocution. What could go wrong? lookbothways.kinandcarta.com/ben-franklin-z…

"The laboratory is simply place where we tear things to pieces." George Washington Carver open.spotify.com/episode/3Lczju…

New episode! Dr. Raymon Shange from @TuskegeeUniv helps us understand the legacy of Carver’s kitchen experiments, plus a deep dive into the future of #sustainableagriculture with Emma Fuller of @corteva @CortevaUS @kinandcarta lookbothways.kinandcarta.com/george-washing…

It's #CarlSaganDay. In 1985, Sagan testified before Congress on climate change: "Here is a problem which transcends our particular generation. It is an intergenerational problem. If we don't do the right thing now, our children & grandchildren will face serious problems." #COP26

@bogreudell of @wikitongues on the urgency and significance of #languagerevitalization. Learn more: tinyurl.com/wn2kvs56

Founder & CEO @KushnirGreg joins host Scott Hermes to explain how their technology can help accelerate the world’s transition to renewable energy...without harming any innocent birds along the way. Listen now! lookbothways.kinandcarta.com/nikola-tesla-r…

Listen now! lookbothways.kinandcarta.com/language-the-i…

Thank you @arikaokrent for a being our tourguide through it all. Maybe we can do a follow up episode on just the Blissymbolics story and all its twists and turns. 🤯#language #conlangs

👋 Hi, we're the Look Both Ways podcast. We like telling stories, celebrating tech that helps people, and taking long walks through history. This is our first Tweet. Experts believe it will be seen by "almost nobody." #growthhacking