Solvable

Nathan Matias is a professor at Cornell University and leads the Citizens and Technology Lab. He believes that the strong tradition of scrappy, responsive, citizen science (which has led to positive changes in food safety and quality assurance regulations) can also bring positive changes to how algorithms impact our lives. The Citizens and Technology Lab, Cornell UniversityMozilla Foundation- volunteer opportunities  Algorithmic Justice League Joy Buolamwini, TED Talk, Fighting Bias in AlgorithmsThe MarkupConsumer ReportsThe History of the Good Housekeeping InstituteElinor Ostrom’s Work on Governing The Commons: An Appreciation, LSEKurt Lewin, American Social Psychologist, Encyclopedia BritanicaDemocratic, Authoritarian, Laissez-Faire: What Type Of Leader Are You?, Forbes 2019 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eli Pariser is a social activist and technology entrepreneur. He sits on the U.S. Programs Board of the Open Society Foundation and the Information and Democracy Commission. He is currently co-director of the Civic Signals project with Talia Stroud, at the National Conference on Citizenship.To learn more about urban planing and digital design check out these links below:New Public by Civic Signals What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?, Eli Pariser, TEDPalaces For the People, Eric Klinenberg The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane JacobsThe Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, William WhyteRun Your Own Social, A social media toolkitThe Media is the Message, Marshall McLuhan Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Applebaum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, contributing writer at The Atlantic and a co-host of Solvable and she believes that political polarization is solvable.Learn more about the topics that Anne discussed with Jacob:Coexistence is the Only Option, The Atlantic, Jan 20, 2021Quebec’s landmark 1995 independence referendum, The McGill Tribune, Nov 3, 2020The Northern Ireland Peace Process, Council on Foreign Relations, March 5, 2020Infrastructure and Peacebuilding, United Nations 2020 report of the Secretary General, January 2020Bridging Divides: Trends in Demonstrations, Princeton UniversityOver Zero, working to prevent identity-based violenceBraver Angels, bringing red and blue togetherOne in five voters (21%) said they supported the Capitol insurrection, YouGov survey, Jan 2021Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank with research and booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Juan Manuel Santos is credited with ending the long and violent civil war in Colombia. He believes that every conflict can have a solution. This episode originally published in 2019.Want to know more about making and maintaining peace in Colombia? Check out these links.Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel Prize, 2016Colombia peace built by British veterans of IRA accord, The Sunday Times, 2016Colombia Signs Peace Agreement with FARC rebels, The New York Times, 2016Colombia’s Peace Deal Promised a New Era. So Why Are These Rebels Rearming? The New York Times, 2019Three Years After the Signing of the Final Agreement in Colombia: Moving Toward Territorial Transformation, Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies,June 2020Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank. Research and Booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Anne Zink is the Chief Medical Officer for the state of Alaska and has helped to coordinate one of the nation's most successful vaccine distribution efforts to date.Dr. Zink believes that part of their success comes from the many people joining in to the enormous effort, in creative and meaningful ways.Want to learn more about how to volunteer to help with vaccine distribution? Contact your local health department and check out the links below.Volunteer with the American Red CrossHow to Support Elderly Friends and Family During COVID-19, Cedars SinaiVolunteering during a pandemic, Sterling volunteers   Talking to Recipients about COVID-19 Vaccines, CDC.govFrequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination, CDC.govPfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet, FDA.govModerna COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet, FDA.govSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank. Research and booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Wendy Wood is Provost Professor of Psychology and Business at the University of Southern California.Here are some links to the studies referenced in this episode and a few stories:Reducing Elevator Energy Use: A comparison of posted feedback and reduced elevator convenience, Journal of Applied Behavior AnalysisHow to Keep our Buildings from Making us Fat, Fast CompanyFinding a Closer Gym May Be the Key to Working Out More, Men’s HealthGood Habits, Bad Habits, by Wendy WoodSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank. Research and booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is the President and Dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Even though systemic racism and a history of medical abuses against people of color are indisputable, she believes that the lack of trust in the COVID-19 vaccine can, should, and will be reversed.Dr. Montgomery Rice suggested these links, from trusted sources, for more information about the COVID-19 vaccines.Information about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, CDCInformation about the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, CDCWhat to Expect after Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine, CDCCOVID-19 vaccine information, National Institutes of HealthCOVID-19 Vaccines and Allergic Reactions, CDCConsider Joining a Clinical Trial, National Institutes of HealthPhase 3 trial of Novavax investigational COVID-19 vaccine opens, National Institutes of HealthCommunity Vaccination Saturdays, Morehouse School of Medicine Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Stroer is the acting president of the Land Institute. She believes that many of the ecological and economic problems stemming from our current dependence on monoculture farming can be solved through investing in regenerative agriculture.Here are some ways to learn more!The Land InstituteProject DrawdownRegenerative Annual Cropping, Project DrawdownThe Carbon Farming Solution by Eric ToensmeierPerennial Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs and Nuts, The Spruce Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With so many worthy causes out there, GiveWell helps donors evaluate charities based on their ability to save and improve the greatest number of lives per dollar donated.Buddy Shah is the managing director of GiveWell.Here are some resources for learning more about informed giving.GiveWellThe Life You Can Save, by Peter SingerDoing Good Better, by William MacAskillStrangers Drowning, by Larissa MacFarquharCharity Watch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning technologist Lady Mariéme Jamme is the founder of iamtheCODE. Her organization seeks to educate women and girls about coding and to empower young women with digital skills that allow them to shape their own futures.I Am The CodeThe Gender Gap in Internet Access: Using a Women-Centred Method, 2020Open letter to Bono and Bob Geldof, 2010Marieme JammeWomen Who CodeGirls Who CodeScratch, Info For Parents Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.