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Episode 18: Risk, Freedom, and the Power of Tech Labor ft. Ben Tarnoff

Episode 18: Risk, Freedom, and the Power of Tech Labor ft. Ben Tarnoff

FromThe Received Wisdom


Episode 18: Risk, Freedom, and the Power of Tech Labor ft. Ben Tarnoff

FromThe Received Wisdom

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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Jul 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Jack and Shobita talk about her recent experiences giving Congressional testimony about equity in energy innovation, question the meaning of Freedom Day in the UK, puzzle over the FDA's recent approval of a new Alzheimer's drug, and interview Ben Tarnoff, co-founder of Logic Magazine, about tech worker organizing.- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy, "Fostering Equity in Energy Innovation", July 16, 2021. Written testimony here.- Sheila Jasanoff, The Fifth Branch: Science Advisers as Policymakers. Harvard University Press, 1998.- Ben Tarnoff and Moira Weigel, editors, Voices from the Valley: Tech Workers Talk About What they Do and Why they Do It. FSG Originals, 2020.- Ben Tarnoff and Moira Weigel, "Silicon Valley Workers Have Had Enough," The New York Times, January 26, 2021.- Aaron Petcoff and Ben Tarnoff, "Tech Workers at Every Level Can Organize to Build Power." Jacobin Magazine. February 6, 2021.- Ben Tarnoff, "The Making of the Tech Worker Movement." Logic Magazine. May 4, 2020.
Released:
Jul 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (40)

Are robots racist? Should we regulate gene editing? Have people stopped trusting experts? Does scientific research make the world a more unequal place? The Received Wisdom is a podcast about how to realize the potential of science and technology by challenging the received wisdom. Join Shobita and Jack as they talk to thinkers and doers from around the world about governing science and technology to make the world a better place.