Chips with everything podcast

End of an era: Chips with Everything – podcast

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 06:00:13 GMT

In the final episode of Chips with Everything, Jordan Erica Webber and Alex Hern reminisce about their favourite episodes from the last couple of years. Plus, as the decade draws to a close, the duo discuss their favourite tech stories of the past 10 years. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Grieving in the digital era: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 06:00:01 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at how Twitter’s plans to deactivate unused accounts raised a broader conversation around the intersection of technology and death. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Cities vs big tech: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 06:00:26 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks into the recent setbacks for Uber and Airbnb in cities such as London and Toronto. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Becoming a meme: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 06:00:45 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber chats to the man behind the Hide the Pain Harold meme, and Elle Hunt explains why a person’s face might gain notoriety. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Treating mental health with an app: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:07:49 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at the pros and cons of mental health apps. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Infiltrating a 'troll farm': Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 06:01:14 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber talks to undercover reporter Katarzyna Pruszkiewicz, who spent six months working in a PR firm in Poland, where she was told to promote controversial content that would influence people through a fake, rightwing Twitter account. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

A tale of two platforms: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 06:00:16 GMT

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.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

All in a domain name: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:00:40 GMT

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

The digital welfare state: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 05:00:34 GMT

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. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Security vs privacy – who wins? Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 05:00:16 GMT

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. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

The Lovelace effect: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 05:00:54 GMT

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. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Uber – a Silicon Valley drama: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:00:11 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber chats to New York Times reporter Mike Isaac about Super Pumped, his new book on the rise and fall of Travis Kalanick. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Swiping left or right – politically: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 05:00:27 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks into the rise of identity politics in online dating. In this episode we hear from the journalist Rainesford Stauffer, dating expert Dr Jess Carbino and Tinder’s election bot creator, Yara Rodrigues Fowler. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

YouTube summer camps: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 05:00:52 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber is joined by Richard Sprenger, who recently went to Los Angeles to learn more about a new summer camp that aims to teach six to 10-year-olds how to become the next YouTube sensation.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Siri, are you listening? Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 05:00:12 GMT

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. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Turning off the internet: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 05:00:48 GMT

Kashmiris have not had access to the internet for nearly a month. The blackout, from the start of August, is the 77th of the year so far in India. Jordan Erica Webber looks at the personal, legal and societal fallout of government-ordered shutdowns around the world. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

The death of iTunes... kind of: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:00:41 GMT

The Guardian’s UK tech editor, Alex Hern, joins Jordan Erica Webber to discuss the imminent end to the iTunes store as we know it. They also take a nostalgic look at some of the other software we’ve lost. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Domestic abuse meets big tech: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:00:41 GMT

This week, Jordan Erica Webber talks to Anna, whose ex-partner surveilled her every move by using ‘stalkerware’ apps. Jordan also talks to MIT Technology Review journalist Charlotte Jee about what tech companies like Apple and Google could be doing to stop the proliferation of these apps. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

A week in the life of 8chan: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:00:10 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber talks to Julia Carrie Wong about the extremist message board 8chan after the suspect in the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, used the website to post a manifesto on why he targeted those he murdered. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

'The End of Forgetting': Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 05:00:43 GMT

This week, Jordan Erica Webber talks to Kate Eichhorn about her new book The End of Forgetting: Growing up with Social Media, which explores the dangers facing young people who may find it difficult to distance themselves from their pasts, long into the future. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

The price of being a ransomware hero: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:00:44 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber chats to Fabian Wosar, a renowned anti-ransomware expert, who has worked on thousands of cases during his career. The victims that Fabian helps love him. The ransomware hackers he thwarts – not so much. He talks about the sacrifices he has made for the job he loves. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Gaming for abortion rights: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 05:00:20 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber talks to Laura Hudson, who wrote about video game producers making games that present players with situations where a character might choose to have an abortion. She also chats to Mary Flanagan of Tiltfactor about the potential impact games can have on changing opinions. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Finding dark patterns online: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 05:00:58 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber teams up with Science Weekly host Ian Sample to find out more about how companies use various techniques to trick us into buying something we may never have needed, or wanted. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Blockchain as art: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 05:00:15 GMT

With the launch of the Facebook cryptocurrency Libra, Jordan Erica Webber revisits an old Chips episode looking at how artists are using blockchain to answer the big questions, like ‘what is the value of a human life?’. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Is YouTube proud? – Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 05:00:41 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at why some people, such as Carlos Maza, say YouTube needs to do more to protect minorities from hate speech. The Guardian’s UK technology editor, Alex Hern, joins in on the conversation. Note added 1 July 2019: Due to a communication mix-up, we erroneously stated in the first airing of this episode that Google, of which YouTube is a subsidiary, did not respond to our request for comment. The company did respond, citing their official blog post on the subject matter of this episode - read it here. Suggestions that Google did not respond have been omitted.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

"Smart City of Surveillance": Chips with Everything

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 05:00:09 GMT

Leyland Cecco and Lilian Edwards join Jordan Erica Webber to talk about the latest delays in plans to build a smart neighbourhood in Toronto.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Gotta catch 'em all … in your sleep: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 05:00:23 GMT

The Pokémon Company has announced the 2020 launch of Pokémon Sleep, a mobile game that will reward users based on how well they slumber. Jordan Erica Webber looks at why sleep experts are worried about the idea. She is joined by Dale Berning Sawa and Laura Dale. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Cybersecurity and makeup tutorials: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 05:00:53 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber chats to Addie Wagenknecht, who is using the YouTube algorithm to her advantage by teaching cybersecurity tips while reviewing beauty products. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Meeting your Islamophobic troll: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 05:01:07 GMT

A couple of years ago, Hussein Kesvani started receiving anti-Islam messages from a Twitter account called True Brit. A few months later, he travelled to meet the man behind the account. Jordan Erica Webber chats to him about what that was like, as well as his new book Follow Me, Akhi, which looks at how the newest generation of British Muslims are growing up in the digital age.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Pocketful of data: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 27 May 2019 05:00:39 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber and Graihagh Jackson team up for the latest instalment of Science with Everything to look at the history and potential future of weather forecasting. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Technology is messing with our emotions: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 20 May 2019 05:00:30 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber chats to the authors of a new book which looks into why human emotions have changed so drastically in the last couple of centuries. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Becoming a modern-day cyborg: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 13 May 2019 05:00:08 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber talks to the co-host of Grindfest, a festival for which dozens of fans of a type of body modification called ‘grinding’ travelled to the Tehachapi mountains in California. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Google's problem with AI and ethics: Chips With Everything podcast

Mon, 06 May 2019 05:00:14 GMT

After Google’s decision to scrap its new AI ethics council, Jordan Erica Webber revisits a Chips episode from last summer that looked at Google’s AI objectives. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Lost in a Good Game: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 05:00:47 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber talks to psychologist Pete Etchells about his new book, which explores both his personal relationship with video games and how society views – and could learn to view – this form of entertainment.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

The local crime story that went viral: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 05:00:14 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at a local crime brief that defied Facebook’s 2018 algorithm change, one that promised to transform users’ news feeds.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Measuring your fashion footprint: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:00:52 GMT

This week Jordan Erica Webber and Graihagh Jackson team up to examine the environmental price tag of the fast fashion phenomenon and explore how technology could hold the key to a more sustainable system. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Porn legislation and MEPs' mistakes: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 05:00:48 GMT

This week, Jordan Erica Webber catches up on recent internet-related laws that she fears are getting lost in the shadow of Brexit. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

How to catch a catfisher: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 05:00:29 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber chats to Max Benwell about how he managed to track down the person using his photos to deceive women, and what happened when he got them on the phone. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Chips with Everything: bonus episode – podcast

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 06:00:17 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber is joined by the product manager for the Guardian Voice Lab about a new type of technology it has built. It’s called the Guardian Briefing. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

The early days of the world wide web: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 06:00:13 GMT

Alex Hern speaks to Sir Tim Berners-Lee, 30 years after the computer engineer sent the proposal for what would become the world wide web. Jordan Erica Webber chats to Elle Hunt and Alex about their earliest memories of using the web. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

I'm a Barbie girl in a digital world: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 06:00:38 GMT

To celebrate 60 years of Barbie, Jordan Erica Webber looks back at some of the key moments in the history of the world-famous doll, and examines how Barbie became a representative of the tech world. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

'Hire some bloody women', the gender data gap: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:00:08 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber teams up with Nicola Davis to look at the gender data gap in both big tech and science, and the dangerous repercussions for women in a world built for men. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Rage against the machine: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:00:28 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber talks to Douglas Rushkoff about his new book, Team Human, a call to arms for people to start working together. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Making an influencer: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 06:00:12 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber reports on the people who work behind the scenes to elevate an individual to the role of true Instagram influencer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod

Facebook's quinceañera: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:00:06 GMT

As Facebook turns 15, Jordan Erica Webber explores how the social media giant has transformed over the years

Grindr turns 10: Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 06:00:12 GMT

In this Valentine’s week special, Jordan Erica Webber looks at whether apps have helped or hindered the art of dating

Trusting in a GoFundMe world: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 06:00:32 GMT

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.

The 5G wireless revolution: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:00:04 GMT

We look at what to expect when 5G is rolled out in 2020 and how it could both help and hinder our lives

Is this thing on? Robot comedians | Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 06:00:30 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber chats to roboticist Heather Knight about why she builds performing robots. What can cyborg cabaret and robot standups teach us about human-robot interaction?

Can a computer be creative? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 06:00:12 GMT

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

Fortnite and the floss: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:31:20 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at why a rapper, an actor and a teenage viral sensation have launched lawsuits against Epic Games for allegedly making money off their dance moves

Japan's new Y2K: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 13:00:13 GMT

Almost two decades after the millennium bug failed to bite, Jordan Erica Webber looks at the potential consequences for big tech of the end of another era: Emperor Akihito’s reign in Japan

Tech in 2018 – the highs and many lows: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 28 Dec 2018 06:00:16 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber and the Guardian’s UK tech editor explore the biggest stories of 2018 and consider what 2019 may have in store

Tracking Santa Claus: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 06:00:21 GMT

In this Christmas special, Jordan Erica Webber learns how to track Santa using satellites and jet fighters as he journeys around the world bringing presents to millions of children

Building a video game industry from scratch: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:00:42 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at why it’s difficult to be a game developer in Pakistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Amy Winehouse on tour as a hologram: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:00:16 GMT

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

Finding the cloud under the sea: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:00:36 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber dives down to the ocean floor to look at the fibre-optic cables that carry nearly 99% of all transoceanic data traffic

Can we trust AI lie detectors? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:06 GMT

In this collaboration between the Guardian’s Science Weekly and Chips with Everything podcasts, we explore whether we will ever be able to build an intelligent machine to detect our lies. And if we did, could we trust it?

Gaming as a force for good: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:00:03 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber meets the academics disproving the unsociable gamer stereotype and discovers how one game is helping scientists learn more about dementia

Magna Carta for the web: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 15:32:29 GMT

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

The ancient Greeks warned us about AI: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:00:29 GMT

Author Adrienne Mayor discusses the myths that contained the first blueprints for artificial intelligence

Insect-inspired drones and enviro-gamers: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:00:08 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber finds out how two scientists are employing green technology in very different ways to help curb environmental issues

The usefulness of useless robots: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:00:21 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber asks robot maker and innovator Simone Giertz why she dislikes the robots she makes. And how digital technology might be useful for managing our wellbeing

Big tech v democracy: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:00:03 GMT

Is the brave new digital world affecting our politics? Could it render democracy obsolete? Jamie Bartlett joins Jordan Erica Webber to discuss

Algorithms and data – what does the future hold? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 11:00:09 GMT

Can the messy and complex world we live in be reduced to algorithms? And should we even try? Mathematician and lecturer Hannah Fry attempts to answer all this and more

How the world wide web backfired: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 09:00:51 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at how the rise of the internet has put a strain on democracy

The sex robot who talks back: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:00:23 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber talks to Dr Kate Devlin about how sex robot owners seek conversation as much as pleasure

Developing games in a war zone: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:00:17 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at why people are using the medium of video games to depict the real life terrors of modern war

Children of the 3D printing revolution: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:00:06 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at the battle to regulate 3D printing, a technology that can print untraceable guns and build homes

Riding the airwaves of pirate radio: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:01:30 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber delves into the murky world of pirate radio, from the first black radio station to broadcast in the UK to the rise in popularity of Haitian radio in Brooklyn

Draw me like one of your blockchains: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:00:12 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at how artists are using blockchain technology to answer some of life’s most pertinent questions.

What if your favourite Instagrammer isn't real? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 11:00:15 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber delves into the world of the virtual celebrity, from live concert performances to social-media influencers

Biomimicry: Does nature do it better?

Fri, 10 Aug 2018 05:00:29 GMT

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

The future of smart cities is up for grabs: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:00:48 GMT

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?

Will mind-controlled films change cinema? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 11:00:20 GMT

The movie industry has seen tech advances since its inception. But do audiences really want to have a say in a film’s plot?

Our obsession with sci-fi technology: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:55:38 GMT

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?

Has cyber changed geopolitics forever? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 09:00:10 GMT

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

The battle against deepfake pornography: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:00:22 GMT

Academics and scientists are struggling to find ways to tackle the latest form of online sexual abuse

Can video games be addictive? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:20:32 GMT

In June 2018, the World Health Organization released its latest version of the ICD-11. Among the new mental health disorders? Gaming disorder

What is Google doing with AI? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:21:56 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber chats to a panel of artificial intelligence experts about what Sundar Pichai’s seven objectives could mean in practice

Satellite constellations and space junk: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 11:00:14 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at what is currently happening in the world of space technology, including the burgeoning issue of space pollution

Can technology help dementia patients? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:23:36 GMT

An exhibition in London looked at how digital touch technologies could reconnect a person in care with their loved ones

PlayStation at the Royal Albert Hall: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:00:47 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber questions the significance of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s video game-themed concert

Doctor, I think I have GDPR fatigue: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 25 May 2018 06:00:41 GMT

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

How can we stop robot abuse? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 18 May 2018 11:00:57 GMT

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

Golden State Killer: the end of DNA privacy? Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 11 May 2018 15:06:10 GMT

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

How kids are getting into DIY tech: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 04 May 2018 11:00:21 GMT

This week, Jordan Erica Webber looks at how children are getting involved in maker culture and building their own adventure

Podcasts are the new black: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:07:03 GMT

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

Google vs the right to be forgotten: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:53:00 GMT

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

Hey! Algorithms, leave them kids alone: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 06:00:29 GMT

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

Robots are coming for our jobs: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:00:24 GMT

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?

Hero to zero in Silicon Valley: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 06:00:13 GMT

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

Escaping the 2D monitor – VR arcades: a Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 07:00:48 GMT

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?

Fake news is Twitter's flu: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 07:00:03 GMT

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

When death pings: Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:00:29 GMT

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

Who needs ethics anyway? – Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:00:01 GMT

There has been a quiet push lately by tech industry giants to get ethical about future technologies. But is anything more than PR? And how do we teach technology students to preempt a possible ethical disaster? Jordan Erica Webber explores the issues

How white is the tech sector? - Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:05:52 GMT

Has the technology industry truly embraced diversity? What more needs to be done to make it a more inclusive industry? Inspired by Black History Month, Jordan Erica Webber and Chella Ramanan try and answer these questions.

Mind the gap: how tech can help disabled people – Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 07:00:48 GMT

Can technology provide solutions to the various difficulties that disabled people face every day in areas where full accessibility is lacking?

Hawaii 5 oh-no! Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:00:49 GMT

What went wrong in Hawaii when a false emergency alert was sent to mobile phones warning that a ballistic missile was about to hit the islands?

Digital dystopia: taking back control

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:43:24 GMT

In the fourth and final episode of this mini-series, Jordan Erica Webber explores what ordinary citizens can do to take back control and how newly released technology might help us along the way

Digital dystopia: democracy in the internet age

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 11:59:44 GMT

Jordan Erica Webber looks at how our data is being used to push political ideologies

Digital dystopia: the changing face of trust

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:00:17 GMT

In the second instalment of this mini-series, Jordan Erica Webber asks: why are we losing our trust in institutions? And who we can trust instead?

Digital dystopia: tech slavery and the death of privacy

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 08:00:23 GMT

In the first episode of our four-part series, Jordan Erica Webber asks whether our digital selves are owned by tech firms in a new form of slavery?

Making art out of Crossrail – tech podcast

Fri, 28 Jul 2017 06:00:18 GMT

Navine G Khan-Dossos’s work explores the shared geometric and algorithmic language of Islamic art and the internet

One artist's deep dive into the online 'manosphere' – tech podcast

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 06:00:10 GMT

Angela Washko tells us how she immersed herself in men’s rights communities and made a dating simulator about pickup artists

A memory box for the digital age – tech podcast

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 06:00:15 GMT

Kumbu is a service to preserve your digital memories – but how do you decide which of our mountain of data to keep?

How smart cities can create their own poetry – tech podcast

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 06:00:04 GMT

Artist Naho Matsuda has harnessed real-time smart city data in Manchester to create live poetry displays reflecting on what’s happening in real time

How to free yourself from your smartphone – tech podcast

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:39:16 GMT

Binky is a spoof social media app suggesting the real reason we use our phones has less to do with keeping in touch, and more to do with compulsive behaviour

Can emoji evolve into a meaningful language? – tech podcast

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 06:00:17 GMT

Dr Vyvyan Evans on the first emoji terror threat and what the future holds for non text-based communication

What would you put in a virtual museum? – tech podcast

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 08:14:02 GMT

Artist Pippin Barr explores a virtual world where computer game visuals meet the work of artists Donald Judd and Gregor Schneider

How natural language tech is changing interactive gaming: tech podcast

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 06:00:49 GMT

Socially intelligent design is changing how writers approach interactive story-telling

Why the free content era has to end – tech podcast

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 06:00:16 GMT

Author Tim Wu on how the early utopian potential of the internet gave way to naked capitalism

The 'alt-right' approach to disrupting the media – tech podcast

Fri, 26 May 2017 06:00:04 GMT

A new report takes a nuanced look at some of the behaviours and cultural norms surrounding the nascent Internet-based far-right group

Dating revolutionised by big data and memes – tech podcast

Fri, 19 May 2017 12:00:16 GMT

Dr Steve Carter, chief scientist at eHarmony, talks about the company’s use of algorithms and memes to make real-world dating more successful

Tech as a creative instrument for music – tech podcast

Fri, 12 May 2017 06:00:10 GMT

Sound artist Kathy Hinde and computer artist Matthew Olden AKA I Am The Mighty Jungulator talk about creative ways of using tech as a musical tool

Tracking the 'render ghosts' – tech podcast

Fri, 05 May 2017 06:00:31 GMT

Artist James Bridle reveals his quest to trace the anonymous faces appearing on hoardings around our cities

The quest to crack and preserve vintage Apple II software – tech podcast

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 09:44:53 GMT

Why circumventing 1980s copy protection is the first step in saving part of tech history

What would an AI make you for dinner? – tech podcast

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:00:11 GMT

Training neural networks to create recipes, jokes, and Doctor Who episodes

Can a neural network compose music you want to hear? – Tech podcast

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 06:00:26 GMT

The AI composers that are helping people make their own personal soundtracks

What can we learn from naked mole rats and eusocial living? – tech podcast

Fri, 07 Apr 2017 08:40:46 GMT

Julie Freeman is an artist who creates forms, animations, and soundscapes from tracking data. She created a multifaceted installation – A Naked Mole Rat Eutopia – at London’s Somerset House, featuring kinetic sculptures, an animation and a visualisation, all using live data from the naked mole rat community

How tech can help asylum claims, homelessness ... and parking fines - tech podcast

Fri, 31 Mar 2017 10:58:46 GMT

The app that helps the homeless find government housing and asylum seekers avoid legal delays with their claims

What's behind the Russian hacking allegations? – tech podcast

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:57:40 GMT

Are we facing a new cyber cold war, or is there more behind allegations of Russian hacking in the US?

Making viral art out of hardware – tech podcast

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 07:00:03 GMT

Making viral art out of hardware is a growing trend amongst artists trying to critique and humanise our relationship with technology

The Siri of the cell – tech podcast

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 07:00:00 GMT

How Alexa-style language processing is allowing scientists to talk to the cells of our bodies

The people's memes: how social media and populism are changing our lives – tech podcast

Fri, 03 Mar 2017 09:12:12 GMT

How social media and populism are coupling in new and powerful ways – and changing our lives in the process

How tech is changing animal conservation – tech podcast

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:50:17 GMT

Leigh Alexander finds out how animal tracking tech is changing understanding of our own species too. And how do you go about QR-coding a bumblebee?

How do you build a self-repairing city? – tech podcast

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:15:52 GMT

Leigh Alexander finds out how close we are to the end of potholes and road works. Could Leeds become the first city to repair itself, using new robot technology?

The Ratio Club and the rise of British cybernetics – tech podcast

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 09:35:14 GMT

Alex Hern takes a look back at the ‘no professors allowed’ informal dining club The Ratio Club which laid the foundations for the British cybernetics movement and, ultimately, artificial intelligence

Ping! Psychology of tech compulsions - Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:59:44 GMT

We explore how our addiction to notifications and alerts influences how we use technology and go about our everyday lives WARNING: explicit language

How a blind runner tackles marathons – tech podcast

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:08:06 GMT

Simon Wheatcroft went blind at age 17. Yet today, he runs marathons. Leigh Alexander explores the incredible story of how he is able to do this with the help of some particularly innovative technology. This is a re-run of a podcast we launched in June 2016

Cascade failure: an inside look at the Y2K bug - tech podcast

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 13:23:52 GMT

On 31 December 1999, the unknowns of Y2K - or, the millennium bug - made for an uncertain New Years Eve. This week, we explore the plausibility of a mass technology failure with Martyn Thomas CBE., IT professor at Gresham College

Inside Hillary Clinton's social media campaign for the White House – tech podcast

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:06:02 GMT

Hillary Clinton’s former deputy social media director, Emmy Bengtson, opens up about her experience working for the Clinton camp, including the how the infamous ‘ Delete your account’ tweet came to be

State of surveillance: privacy in Donald Trump's America – tech podcast

Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:06:48 GMT

With Barack Obama’s presidency coming to a close, Ewen MacAskill, the Guardian’s defence and intelligence correspondent, helps us explore what mass surveillance in America might look like under Donald Trump

Future thinking: will artificial intelligence overtake humans? – tech podcast

Fri, 30 Dec 2016 07:30:27 GMT

With technology developing at an increasingly rapid pace, as we head into 2017, we ask: will AI machines surpass the human race?

Constructed reality: are we living in a computer simulation? – tech podcast

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 15:54:47 GMT

Elon Musk says the likelihood that we are not actually all living in a simulated world is ‘one in billions’. In this episode of Chips with Everything, philosopher and cognitive scientist Dr David Chalmers weighs in to explore those odds

Being Siri: meet the woman behind Apple's personal assistant – tech podcast

Sun, 18 Dec 2016 15:14:18 GMT

Imagine waking up one day to find that your voice is programmed into tens of millions of mobile phones without your prior knowledge. For voiceover artist Susan Bennett, in 2011, that was her reality

Codes of love: romance in the digital age – tech podcast

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:40:16 GMT

With an estimated 50 million users on Tinder, how are digital platforms like this changing the way we date? And the way we think about love? Leah Green reaches out to Moira Weigel and Dr Jenny Bristow in search of answers

Twitter's 140 characters: a blessing or a curse? – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:17:34 GMT

Earlier this year, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s announcement to relax the platform’s 140-character limit was met with uproar. Matt Shore and guests Dhiraj Murthy and Laurie Rice discuss the reasons people love it

Beirut: Lebanon's very own Silicon Valley – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:33:29 GMT

Recently described as the ‘tech gateway to the Middle East’, we explore the inner workings of Beirut, the world’s unlikeliest of tech hubs

'Help! My doctor's a robot!': the future of medical tech – Chips with Everything podcast

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:59:56 GMT

From 3D printed organs to the world’s first full-body transplant, we explore the future of tech in medicine with TV presenter and GP Dr Hilary Jones

Report from Web Summit tech conference – Chips with Everything podcast

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:47:17 GMT

In this episode of Chips with Everything we attend 2016’s Web Summit in Lisbon to explore the future of all things tech, business and creativity

Email hacking and the US presidential election – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:19:26 GMT

In the latest surprise of the 2016 US presidential election, the email of the chairman of Hillary Clinton’s campaign was hacked, pushing thousands of personal messages into the public sphere. We speak to the Guardian’s Washington correspondent David Smith about the implications of email hacking on the 2016 race and elections to come

YouTube star Hannah Hart interview – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:05:09 GMT

Host Leigh Alexander chats with popular YouTube star Hannah Hart about the challenges and implications of internet celebrity and putting your life online for all to see

Magical thinking, superstitions and technology – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:30:05 GMT

We uncover the rituals and superstitious habits that we perform on our technology and gadgets

VR porn and teledildonics: exploring sex and tech - Chips with Everything podcast

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 06:30:34 GMT

From virtual reality pornography to ‘teledildonics’, we investigate what we can expect from sex technology WARNING: sexually explicit content

Weapons of math destruction: how big data and algorithms affect our lives

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:30:01 GMT

In this special collaboration between the Guardian’s Science Weekly and Chips with Everything podcasts, we explore how big data and algorithms affect our lives - for better and worse

Ping! The psychology of tech compulsions - Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 08:05:57 GMT

We explore how our addiction to notifications and alerts influences how we use technology and go about our everyday lives WARNING: explicit language

Wink, wink, heart emoji. The future of love and tech - Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:17:59 GMT

Be still, my beating algorithm. We speak to FutureFest 2016’s Ghislaine Boddington, Rob Morgan and Marie Horner about what the future of love might look like

Facebook after death: memorialising your profile – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:15:12 GMT

Death, meet the 21st century. Here’s an inside look at how you can have your social media profile managed after you die with Facebook’s memorialisation service

Inside Liftblr: when blogging meets shoplifting – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:48:11 GMT

They steal, they blog, they repeat. Welcome to Liftblr, the quasi-anarchist portion of Tumblr. Chips with Everything talks to journalist Tasbeeh Herwees, who has reported on Liftblr, and Dr Elizabeth Yardley, a criminologist who focuses on social media connections

Live from Edinburgh International Television Festival – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:55:43 GMT

Chips with Everything presenter Olly Mann travels north to the Scottish capital to investigate what the future of TV looks like

Internet access is now a human right: part 4 - Chips with Everything tech podcast

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:02:45 GMT

The final segment of our four-part series. With the United Nations’ resolution considered, Chips with Everything discusses what the future of internet access looks like in developing countries

Internet access is now a basic human right: part 3 - Chips with Everything tech podcast

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:40:21 GMT

In part three of four of our series, we look at the threats to an open and democratic web

Internet access is now a basic human right: part 2 - Chips with Everything tech podcast

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 08:35:31 GMT

In 2001, Estonia was one of the first countries in the world to classify internet access as a human right. To learn more, we speak to the foreign minister of Estonia and Skype’s first employee

Internet access is now a basic human right: part 1 – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 07:47:47 GMT

In the first of a four-part series, we explore the United Nations’ resolution that considers internet access to be a basic human right

Internet access is now a human right – Chips with Everything tech podcast trailer

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:17:51 GMT

Our four-part series on a United Nations resolution that considers internet access to be a basic human right begins next week. Here’s a preview

AI, augmented reality and the future of gaming – Guardian live event

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 06:00:21 GMT

At a Guardian Live event, games editor Keith Stuart asks a panel of designers and programmers what the advances in artificial intelligence mean for games and the people who play them?

The ins and outs of Pokémon Go – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:57:59 GMT

Video game fans and experts unravel the Pokémon Go phenomenon

How memes create social and political change – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:39:51 GMT

We talk to internet culture experts about how memes are used to generate change in society and politics

How YouTube changed my life – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 08:47:56 GMT

From the 7th annual VidCon in Anaheim, California, we explore how YouTube has impacted the lives of creators and fans alike

How a blind runner runs marathons – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 12:54:54 GMT

Simon Wheatcroft was blind at 17. Yet today, he runs marathons. Here’s how

Inside the darknet – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:01:16 GMT

Cyber-security expert Etay Maor talks to Olly Mann and takes a look at the underbelly of the internet

Bernie Sanders' digital director talks strategy – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:29:26 GMT

We speak to Kenneth Pennington, digital director for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign

Keep calm and comment on – Chips with Everything tech podcast

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 11:01:19 GMT

We venture below the line and ask the question – why are commenters so mean?

Our new tech podcast: an update

Thu, 26 May 2016 08:04:19 GMT

Our new technology podcast, Chips with Everything, is coming next week