MacGuffins, hackerkids and the troublesome 21st century: Quinn Norton
Quinn Norton discusses a future of education that addresses the as yet unknown needs of the future rather than one …
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William Gibson: The Future Will View Us as a Joke
William Gibson speaks to Tasneem Raja of Mother Jones magazine on the occasion of the pubication of his newest book, …
The Internet’s Own Boy: Aaron Swartz
The full film about online activist and technologist Aaron Swartz, contributor to the Creative Commons project, RSS, and cofounder of Reddit. Aaron’s …
Inventing on Principle: Bret Victor
A fascinating and very visual talk built around the idea that “creators need an immediate connection to what they …
Longform: Joe Sexton of ProPublica
http://traffic.libsyn.com/longform/Ep._73_-_Joe_Sexton.mp3 Joe Sexton is an editor at ProPublica, formerly of the New York Times, where he led the team that produced “Snow Fall.” Here he …
Inbox Zero by Merlin Mann
This is the original Inbox Zero concept as described in a talk given to Google by the originator, Merlin …
This American Life: Fiasco!
Listen at thislife.org A classic episode featuring a series of stories about good intentions gone awry.
Debug: Sexism in Tech
http://traffic.libsyn.com/zenandtech/debug34.mp3 A great panel conversation between women who work in the tech industry about sexism, abusive behavior and ideas about …
Merlin Mann & John Gruber on Blogging at SXSW
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/themerlinshowhi/SxSW_09_-_Gruber__Mann_-_HOWTO__149_Surprising_Ways_to_Turbocharge_Your_Blog_With_Credibility.mp3 A candid and entertaining live panel on the subject of Blogging from two people who have built careers as …
