You’ve got the devices in hand, and time to fill as you move about the cabin. We’ve got the words and sounds you need to get through the day, courtesy of the smart people who make music and talk about the ways that our humanity intersects with the technology. Pop in the earbuds or fire up the bluetooth and Listen Up! (for a little while, at least, but take a break at some point and do something fun, okay?)
Podcasts and Programs
“Where’s the Humanity in a Techie World?” || Innovation Hub
“Robots Are Coming” || Innovation Hub
“Our Computers, Ourselves” || Invisibilia
“What is Technology Doing to Us?” || Waking Up, with Sam Harris
“Living with Robots” || Waking Up, with Sam Harris
“Talking to Machines” || Radiolab
“How AI Changes Life” || Mindful Cyborgs
“A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)” || Snap Judgment
“The Man Who Refused to Email” || Reply All
“Evolution, Accelerated” || Freakonomics
“The Future (Probably) Isn’t as Scary as You Think” || Freakonomics
“Our Imperfect Relationship w/ Technology” || Radio Free Dystopia
“Technology” || You Are Not So Smart
“Technology” || The Minimalists
“Digitally Aware” || Point of Inquiry
“Comprehending the Incomprehensible” || Point of Inquiry
“The Internet of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” || On Being
“Alive Enough? Reflecting on Technology” || On Being
“Our Computers, Ourselves: Tech & Privacy” || Think Out Loud
“Technological Evolution” || The New Yorker Out Loud
“Culture and Technology” || Best of the Left
.future: making the future happen
IRL: because online life is real life
Recode Decode: the week in tech…
Singularity Bros.: transhumanism & the tech singularity
Future Fossils: science, art, philosophy, & the future
Future Left: toward long-term progressive change
Future Thinkers: technology, society, and consciousness
Review the Future: the impact of technology on culture
Robot Overlordz: about the possibilities of our future
Funny as Tech: laughing all the way to dystopia!
Spark: conversations about our rapidly changing world
Note to Self: preserving our humanity in the digital age
Cyber Folk on Soundcloud (programs and favorites)
Talks and Speeches
“Mindful Tech” || NKUL 2016
“Connected, But Alone?” || TED
“Reclaiming Conversation” || Talks at Google
“How to Flourish in an Age of Distraction” || RSA Replay
“Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload” || RSA
“Is Tech Due for a Moral Reckoning?” || The Aspen Institute
“What Happens When Computers Get Smarter than Us?” || TED
“Can We Build AI Without Losing Control Over It?” || TED
“Why Our Screens Make Us Less Happy” || TED
“12 Inevitable Tech Forces that Will Shape Our Future” || SXSW
“Brave New World Order” || Exene Cervenka (at Pitzer College)
Databites || collected series of talks & discussions
Aldous Huxley interview on freedom and technology (1958)
Marshall McLuhan talk: “The Technological Unconscious” (1966)
Music and Melodies
“Analog Man” || Joe Walsh
“My New Robot” || Neil Young
“Internet Connection” || M.I.A.
“I Want the Heartbeat” || Johnny Marr
“Little Bit of Riddim” || Michael Franti
“Swimming to the Other Side” || Emma’s Revolution
“The City Nowadays” || L.A. Salami
“In the Dark Places” || PJ Harvey
“Apeman” || The Kinks
“21st Century Digital Boy” || Bad Religion
“The Best Songs About Technology” || Ranker
“11 Best Songs About Technology” || Technology Tell
“Songs About Tech” || SongFacts
“Cyberpunk” || SubChronic