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All in a domain name: Chips with Everything podcast

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Oct 28, 2019

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The web domain democracy.com went up for auction last week with an asking price of at least $300,000 (£233,000). This week, Jordan Erica Webber looks at what makes a few words in a web browser worth thousands, if not millions of dollars. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

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Oct 28, 2019

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Titles in the series (100)

Why are people designing video games in war zones? How do you catch a catfisher? Can we trust AI lie detectors? Each week, Jordan Erica Webber is joined by experts to answer these questions on our digital culture podcast, Chips with Everything

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Golden State Killer: the end of DNA privacy? Chips with Everything podcast: US investigators recently tracked down the suspect of a 40-year-old murder case after uploading DNA to a genealogy website. Jordan Erica Webber weighs up the pros of finding ancestors with the cons of selling privacy by Chips with Everything
24 min listen
Hero to zero in Silicon Valley: Chips with Everything podcast: Scandals are rife in Silicon Valley and its greatest minds not as popular as when they first created some of the world’s most impressive technology. Jordan Erica Webber asks why by Chips with Everything
27 min listen
Fake news is Twitter's flu: Chips with Everything podcast: This month, MIT scientists published a paper that found lies spread six times faster than real news on Twitter. This week, Jordan Erica Webber tries to understand why this happens by Chips with Everything
23 min listen
Our obsession with sci-fi technology: Chips with Everything podcast: In July 2018 a Dutch company showcased what it calls the first ever flying car already fit for purpose, at the Farnborough Airshow. But do we need flying cars in our lives? by Chips with Everything
22 min listen
Podcasts are the new black: Chips with Everything podcast: In late April Google announced it was getting more serious about podcasts with an interesting new strategy. Alex Hern looks at why tech platforms are so eager to master the podcast industry by Chips with Everything
26 min listen
Children of the 3D printing revolution: Chips with Everything podcast: Jordan Erica Webber looks at the battle to regulate 3D printing, a technology that can print untraceable guns and build homes by Chips with Everything
20 min listen
The battle against deepfake pornography: Chips with Everything podcast: Academics and scientists are struggling to find ways to tackle the latest form of online sexual abuse by Chips with Everything
22 min listen
Google vs the right to be forgotten: Chips with Everything podcast: In April 2018, Google lost a landmark case against a businessman who used his ‘right to be forgotten’ to have links to a previous conviction taken down from the search engine. Jordan Erica Webber discusses the importance of this case and looks ahead at the coming era of General Data Protection Regulation by Chips with Everything
24 min listen
The future of smart cities is up for grabs: Chips with Everything podcast: What happens when our smart toaster and smart fridge tech is scaled up to create entire smart cities – and what are the limits to this expansion? by Chips with Everything
20 min listen
Escaping the 2D monitor – VR arcades: a Chips with Everything podcast: Jordan Erica Webber has her reservations when it comes to virtual reality in gaming. This week she battles with motion sickness and visits a VR arcade in London to see if her mind can be changed. Is there a future for these types of arcades? by Chips with Everything
19 min listen
What is Google doing with AI? Chips with Everything podcast: Jordan Erica Webber chats to a panel of artificial intelligence experts about what Sundar Pichai’s seven objectives could mean in practice by Chips with Everything
26 min listen
Trusting in a GoFundMe world: Chips with Everything podcast: Crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe have shown just how generous people can be towards complete strangers. Jordan Erica Webber looks at why humans are so willing to trust people they don’t know online. by Chips with Everything
21 min listen
Has cyber changed geopolitics forever? Chips with Everything podcast: David E Sanger, national security correspondent for the New York Times , speaks about his new book: The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage and Fear in the Cyber Age by Chips with Everything
21 min listen
Hey! Algorithms, leave them kids alone: Chips with Everything podcast: This week, Jordan Erica Webber looks into reports that YouTube Kids might create an algorithm-free platform to prevent children viewing inappropriate content by clicking on seemingly benign video suggestions by Chips with Everything
26 min listen
How kids are getting into DIY tech: Chips with Everything podcast: This week, Jordan Erica Webber looks at how children are getting involved in maker culture and building their own adventure by Chips with Everything
22 min listen
How can we stop robot abuse? Chips with Everything podcast: Scientists in Seoul have built a robot tortoise to help teach children not to ill-treat robots. Jordan Erica Webber investigates the ethical issues surrounding the advance of AI by Chips with Everything
21 min listen
When death pings: Chips with Everything podcast: Would you download an app that sends you a reminder five times a day that you’re going to die? Some people are doing exactly that. This week, Jordan Erica Webber attempts to figure out why we need this kind of app, and why we’re so dependent on apps in general in our day-to-day lives by Chips with Everything
23 min listen
Big tech v democracy: Chips with Everything podcast: Is the brave new digital world affecting our politics? Could it render democracy obsolete? Jamie Bartlett joins Jordan Erica Webber to discuss by Chips with Everything
28 min listen
Will mind-controlled films change cinema? Chips with Everything podcast: The movie industry has seen tech advances since its inception. But do audiences really want to have a say in a film’s plot? by Chips with Everything
23 min listen
Can technology help dementia patients? Chips with Everything podcast: An exhibition in London looked at how digital touch technologies could reconnect a person in care with their loved ones by Chips with Everything
23 min listen
Can a computer be creative? Chips with Everything podcast: In our latest collaboration, Jordan Erica Webber teams up with Ian Sample of the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast to look at why artwork produced using AI is forcing us to confront how we define creativity by Chips with Everything
25 min listen
Insect-inspired drones and enviro-gamers: Chips with Everything podcast: Jordan Erica Webber finds out how two scientists are employing green technology in very different ways to help curb environmental issues by Chips with Everything
29 min listen
What if your favourite Instagrammer isn't real? Chips with Everything podcast: Jordan Erica Webber delves into the world of the virtual celebrity, from live concert performances to social-media influencers by Chips with Everything
20 min listen
Doctor, I think I have GDPR fatigue: Chips with Everything podcast: The General Data Protection Regulation is coming into into force. Jordan Erica Webber finds out how the deluge of emails could be a health hazard by Chips with Everything
23 min listen
Robots are coming for our jobs: Chips with Everything podcast: An OECD report suggests robots could soon take 66m jobs from humans. That isn’t as bad as previously expected. But who will be first to lose their jobs to machines? by Chips with Everything
22 min listen
Biomimicry: Does nature do it better?: In this special collaboration between the Guardian’s Science Weekly and Chips with Everything podcasts, we explore why it’s so hard to mimic nature by Chips with Everything
25 min listen
Magna Carta for the web: Chips with Everything podcast: Jordan Erica Webber talks to two Mozilla Festival speakers who are trying different ways to teach individuals how to take back the internet and make it a trustworthy space again by Chips with Everything
20 min listen
Amy Winehouse on tour as a hologram: Chips with Everything podcast: Jordan Erica Webber explores the sometimes controversial world of holograms, from lessons taught by absent academics, to celebrities returning to the stage, even after their death by Chips with Everything
21 min listen
Developing games in a war zone: Chips with Everything podcast: Jordan Erica Webber looks at why people are using the medium of video games to depict the real life terrors of modern war by Chips with Everything
21 min listen
Can video games be addictive? Chips with Everything podcast: In June 2018, the World Health Organization released its latest version of the ICD-11. Among the new mental health disorders? Gaming disorder by Chips with Everything
24 min listen

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A tale of two platforms: Chips with Everything podcast: Kari Paul and Alex Hern join Jordan Erica Webber to discuss how the big social media platforms are tackling the sticky issue of political adverts. Dr Kate Dommett also talks about how UK political parties could use or misuse social media as they launch their general election campaigns. by Chips with Everything
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The digital welfare state: Chips with Everything podcast: As part of the Guardian’s Automating Poverty series, Robert Booth looked at how and why the Department for Work and Pensions in the UK is increasing investment in testing artificial intelligence to assess benefits claims. He talks to Jordan Erica Webber about his findings by Chips with Everything
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Security vs privacy – who wins? Chips with Everything podcast: Ministers from several countries have written an open letter to the Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, asking him not to fully encrypt all of the company’s messaging services. This week, Jordan Erica Webber talks to the Guardian’s tech reporter Julia Carrie Wong and the security expert Alan Woodward about the implications of restricting end-to-end encryption by Chips with Everything
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The Lovelace effect: Chips with Everything podcast: Ada Lovelace Day is in its 10th year, and to mark it, Jordan Erica Webber is joined by the founder of the event, Suw Charman-Anderson, to talk about why we need to do more to help support women working in STEM. She also talks to Dr Tilly Blyth, the head of collections and principal curator at the Science Museum in London, to learn more about why Ada Lovelace was a mathematician ahead of her time by Chips with Everything
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Siri, are you listening? Chips with Everything podcast: This week Jordan Erica Webber is joined by Alex Hern, as they look at the scandal that rocked the voice assistant world, and ask whether or not we can trust that voice assistants aren’t eavesdropping on our most private moments by Chips with Everything
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All in a domain name: Chips with Everything podcast

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