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Kerri Bleeker is a mother and a trailblazer in research concerning digital media’s impact on early childhood development and family relationships. Her latest research with the London School of Economics & Political Science uncovers the complicated role of digital media in the contemporary home.We welcome you once again kick your shoes off, sit-back, and in honour of Kerri, pour yourself a cup of that delicious Aussie flat-white, and enjoy the podcast.

How do we maintain our humanity while using technology? Nika Mahnic is the co-Founder of civic-tech NGO, Danes je nov dan and the creator of their acclaimed parliamentary tool which makes legislation and documentation easier to access for both Slovenians and their MPs. Nika is a celebrated pioneer in the research on the Gamification of Politics and Emotional AI. In this podcast we begin with the state of ethics in technology. We then discuss ethics and algorithms, ethical algorithms and ways to improve the humanity of today's technological system.Note: The 2019 ACM FAT* Conference was held in Atlanta, Georgia and not Indiana. Apologies from the Editorial team

How does the philosopher see our relationships with digital technology? Dr Nicholas Agar is a well-known expert in the limits of technology and our notions on humanity in the technological context. In this podcast we discuss technology narratives and their limits, and Nick makes a passionate call for a more humanistic approach to the 21st century workplace. His book "How to be Human in the Digital Economy" is hitting bookstores and online platforms this month.Many thanks to our interviewers, “digi-human-man” Max Gorynski and “techno-person-son” Yuji Develle, co-Founders.