Bytes of Good is a podcast where we engage in critical discussions about technology, the role it plays in our society, and career paths in the social good space. Feel free to contact us at podcast@hack4impact.org and take a look at our show notes for condensed summaries + resources! https://bytesofgood.org/podcast/
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S2E4: Grassroots Orgs and Tech Policy (w/ Hamid Khan of StopLAPD)
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Our final episode of the season! Last but not least, we chat with Hamid Khan of StopLAPD, a community-power based org that, among other initiatives, helped lead the end of LAPD’s predPol algorithmic policing program. Thanks for listening, and check out our show notes for more resources!
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S2E3: Making a Nonprofit for Justice in Tech (w/ David Robinson)
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We're back! Today we chat with David Robinson, the co-founder of Upturn, a non-profit that has made major waves on equity and justice in Tech Policy. Check out our show notes for more resources!
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S2E2: Action with Academia (w/ Lelia Marie Hampton)
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In our second episode of our Tech Policy season, we talk to Lelia Marie Hampton, a 2nd year second year Computer Science PhD student at MIT studying applied Machine Learning and AI safety. Lelia talks about why they decided to get a PhD, and how Black Feminist Philosophy provides a framework for AI safety, and how they are able to affect social cha…
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S2E1: Crowdsourcing Tech Policy (w/ Ishan Sharma and Andrew Sosanya)
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Bytes of Good is back with our second season! This time focused on Tech Policy, where guests from academia, think tanks, grassroots organizing, and more talk about how they got into the world of tech policy. This season premiere features Andrew Sosanya and Ishan Sharma from the DayOneProject, a non-partisan organization crowdsourcing US Science and…
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EP 3: Academic Research and Tech for Social Good (w/ Dr. Aditya Vashistha)
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Every year, many undergraduate students, especially those nearing graduation, find themselves contemplating a variety of post-graduation opportunities. Within the computer and information sciences, students often choose to either pursue jobs in the tech industry or to further their education in graduate programs. In this episode, Angela and James s…
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EP 2: Big Tech to the Nonprofit World (w/ Anthony Suarez)
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Anthony Suarez details his career path and how he made the transition from Amazon to the CTO of Code.org, and eventually started his own social purpose corporation, FounderFM. Music by Sounds Like an Earful (soundslikeanearful.com).
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EP 1: Zenysis & the Cholera Outbreak in Mozambique (w/ Pablo Sarmiento)
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In March of 2019, a devastating cyclone hit Mozambique. It caused a massive outbreak of cholera (300-400 cases per day), and the WHO was alerted about the situation. Zenysis stepped up and was able to help. They had a case management tool that was able to unify the data of the health workers on the ground and notify the Mozambique ministry of healt…
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Bytes of Good connects young, tech-minded individuals to opportunities around social good as well as emerging issues where new ideas are needed. Learn more about us at bytesofgood.org Music by Sounds Like an Earful (soundslikeanearful.com)
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