TechTank

In this episode of Tech Tank, co-host, Nicol Turner Lee, speaks with Rashawn Ray, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution, and Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the Lab for Applied Social Science Research, University of Maryland; and Kinnis Gosha, Executive Director and Chief Research Officer of the Center for Broadening Participation in Computing, Morehouse College. These experts discuss the current and future possibilities of AR/VR, and the metaverse and the impact on public sector applications. We also dive into how to attract more diverse developers and subscriberson these spaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latino voters registered and voted in higher numbers in the 2020 presidential election than in prior years, according to a 2021 report, and recent findings from the Pew Research Center count 34.5 million eligible Latino voters, which is a significant increase since the last midterm elections. The results of the 2022 midterms will have lasting consequences on American politics and policy, making it critical to protect and amplify Latino voices along with the type of information they receive to make credible opinions about potential candidates and their platforms Tech Tank co-host, Nicol Turner Lee, spoke with Gabriel Sanchez, a David M. Rubenstein fellow in Governance Studies and faculty at the University of New Mexico, and Nora Benavidez, senior counsel and director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights at Free Press, about the ecosystem of Spanish-language media. The experts discussed how the prevalence of mis- and disinformation can be better identified and mitigated to avoid potential voter suppression efforts impacting Latino voters as the midterm elections near.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To protect public integrity and faith our election, it is integral for the United States to work to combatexisting misinformation, protect the safety of election officials, and guarantee that existing cybersecuritymeasures are adequate in protecting the vote of the American people. On TechTank, Darrell West isjoined by Elaine Kamarck and Elizabeth Howard to discuss these topics and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The prevalence and technical relevance of machine learning algorithms have increased over the years, making predictive decision-making tools part of the everyday lives of online users. Today, it is harder to discern what decisions are made by humans, and the others that rely upon the cognition of machines. On this new episode of the Tech Tank podcast, Darrell West is joined by Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow and the Director of the Center for Technology Innovation who explores the need for a proposed Energy Star rating, or incentive-based rating system to improve the performance and optimization of these online tools.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of TechTank, host Nicol Turner Lee is joined by Undersecretary Xochitl Torres Small.Together, they discuss the administration’s ongoing work to close the urban-rural digital divide, how IIJAfunding has helped the USDA expand programs such as the ReConnect program, and how the USDA hasbeen working to meet different communities’ hyperlocal needs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spectrum policy has been essential in determining how to encourage communications technologydevelopment, while ensuring equitable access. On TechTank, Nicol Turner Lee, Andrew Von Ah, ShaneTews and Kathleen Burke discuss pressing topics in spectrum policy and interrogate if the lack ofavailable spectrum will be a dealbreaker in closing the digital divide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On TechTank, Samantha Lai and Darrell West discusses his most recent book, “Power Politics: Trump and the Assault on American Democracy.” Together, they contend with how the weaponization of information threatens American democracy, and what could be done to protect it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On TechTank, guest host Samantha Lai is joined by Lydia X.Z. Brown, Alex Engler and Henry Claypool todiscuss how people with disabilities are affected by existing technologies. They investigate issues withprivacy, AI bias, surveillance technology and more, and consider what is needed to rectify these wrongs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not a single week of 2022 has passed without multiple mass shootings. 343 people have been killedand 1,391 injured through July 4th of this year. On TechTank, host Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Carol Graham andDarrell West examine the role social media has played in past mass shootings and look into how thepublic has reacted online to prospects of gun legislation and rising political polarization in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency orders and pandemic-era flexibilities for telehealth are quickly expiring, thus ending the many conveniences of telehealth that people benefited from. On TechTank, Samantha Lai is joined by Nicol Turner Lee and Niam Yaraghi to discuss their forthcoming research paper on the future of telehealth, “The roadmap to telehealth efficacy: care, health, and digital equities.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.