Roboism: Recent Episodes
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Roboism is a show mostly about robots. We are exploring how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital assistants are affecting our culture. Come explore the humanity behind the bots that are quickly becoming a part of every day life. Hosted by Kathy Campbell and Alex Cox.
Kathy used ChatGPT, and Alex continues to use ChatGPT a lot more than they probably should.
(Recorded May 2023, when it was still the bird site.)
Kathy still hasn't used ChatGPT, but Alex remains optimistic about the bots.
(Recorded March 2023 in a pre-visionOS world!)
Alex and Kathy discuss broken fingers, folding, and a fictosexual man in love with a hologram.
Alex and Kathy might want robots to have rights and bodily autonomy, but it would be nice if humans had it as well.
Alex and Kathy are convinced robots aren't coming to take our jobs...but they SHOULD be.
Alex and Kathy discuss the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the necessary access to the technology for safe abortions.
Webster's dictionary defines "muskrat" as "an aquatic rodent of the U.S. and Canada with a long scaly laterally compressed tail, webbed hind feet, dark glossy brown fur and Twitter's supreme agent of chaos.
Alex and Kathy discuss why the TikTok bots continue to be in the midst of a period panic.
Kathy and Alex are so here for Robot birds and British cyborgs, but they do NOT talk about Bruno.
Kathy comforts Alex as they share their concerns (dread) around The Seattle Delivery Company turning into The Seattle Surveillance Company.
Alex and Kathy explore the media circus around Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, and black turtlenecks.
Alex and Kathy watch in horror as exploitative capitalism is used to soothe a man's ego with an expensive mannequin.
Kathy is building a VERY big smart robot, and Alex wants to help.
Alex flip flops on their opinion of therapy robots at least three times, and Kathy eloquently explains why the human brain is great, so it's important to take care of.
This week, Kathy takes Alex through a roller coaster of emotions involving an uncanny valley, dancing k-pop sensations, car company acquisitions, McDonald's marketing, and of course: economic -isms.
Kathy brings a surprise bot topic to Alex, and soon they're down the rabbit hole of 3 sided shapes.
Alex and Kathy give you the hard hitting, day old, exciting things about the WWDC Keynote.
This week, Kathy found a bread robot that learned more than its creators intended, and Alex brings good news about bots from the recent past.
This week, Kathy enlists some help from friends of the show to make Alex's Mac into a joyful robot.
This week, Alex tries tries (emphasis on tries) to adequately explain NFTs.
This week Alex and Kathy get into the weeds of what makes algorithms frustrating, how the users shape their own social networks, and what the tweens are up to.
This week, Kathy shares her experience with the current COVID-19 vaccine and healthcare bots, and Alex goes off brand and can't help but find a little bit of faith in humanity.
Alex introduces Kathy Campbell, your new cohost and all around unicorn of a human. We learn her robot favorites, fears, and food goals.
Alex and Savannah discuss whether or not we need air-conditioning, business scarves, and personal temperature regulators.
Alex and Savannah mourn the death of Jibo and other robotic friends, think about Tesla Homebrews, and continue to mull over the implications of the scoot scoot infestation.
This week, Alex and Savannah look forward to the multiplicity and shame a new sexist robot.
Savannah brings a smart toilet to Alex's attention, a backwards lady robot confronts the Polar Vortex, and there's a major update in the scoot scoot department.
Alex and Savannah get into robot researchers, robot grifters, and how it’s not great to make love to your money.
This week, Alex and Savannah give you a blast from the past from their interview with roboticist Adrian Choy, who leads the engineering team at the Museum of Science and Industry's Robot Revolution exhibit.
This week Alex talks to guest host Trin Garritano about the possibilities fora solarpunk future!
Alex brings her friend Vector into the studio to see if Savannah will save them from an grease fire.
This week, Alex grills Savannah on her ability to anthropomorphize robots. Is she a monster? Let's find out!
This week, Savannah and Alex talk about focus and attention while not being able to focus on the topic of attention. The delve into internalized mysogyny, phantom taps, capitalism, and Animal Crossing. It ends up be cohesive. They promise.
This week, Alex and Savannah are joined by writer and game designer Karlee Esmailli about her most recent Kickstarter campaign, immigrant women in tech, and whether or not virtual reality will embrace the female gaze.
This week Savannah and Alex are joined by special guest Matthew Cassinelli to talk more about electric scoot scoots, skateboards, bikes, and various municipal infrastructure problems (because that's the show now, apparently).
This week, Savannah and Alex visit the Moxy studio and hotel to do a live show addressing Bond Villain Elon Musk, scooters as a superior form of transportation, and a surprise robot that's taking Kickstarter by storm!
We are in a tiny little booth so you can SORT OF hear the audience and bar, but ignore that and listen to us yell!
Alex and Savannah host a LIVE episode of Roboism at the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo!
Alex and Savannah celebrate a belated Earth Day, and hope robots will be better than humans at taking care of our planet.
Alex brings on guest Kara Fagan so that she can blabber on about Google IO while Savannah is away.
Alex and Savannah are joined by some friends to talk about frozen brains and artificial consciousness.
This week, Alex tricks Savannah into recording, AND YOU SHOULD COME TO OUR LIVE SHOW IN CHICAGO!
Alex and special guest James T. Green discuss augmenting health with an Apple Watch, cynicism in tech, and how medication can be the most interesting technology we use on our bodies.
This week, Alex and Savannah start off their second season with some light conversations about a socialist, utopian, post-work future.
This week, Alex and Savannah talk to guest Maria Ranahan of Cards Against Humanity about the women's Science Ambassador Scholarship.
This week, Alex and Savannah discuss robots in the news, corporate bionic implants, and the downfall of Charles Entertainment Cheese.
This week, Alex introduces Savannah to a new robot friend after mourning the loss of a glorified Roomba.
This week, Alex and Savannah try out therapy chat bots and discuss our theoretic volcanic emotions. Also: Smart TVs.
This week, Alex and Savannah talk about the ethical implications of creating the perfect piece of toast.
This week, Savannah and Alex introduce themselves and talk about their newest robot obsessions.
