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Rethinking Art Ownership: Partial Common Ownership as a Step Towards a More Symbiotic Ecosystem [audio article]

This is the audio version of RadicalxChange and Serpentine Arts Technologies' latest white paper titled Rethinking Art Ownership: Partial Common Ownership as a Step Towards a More Symbiotic Ecosystem. Through a collaboration between Serpentine Arts Technologies and RadicalxChange Foundation, it was written by Paula Berman (RxC), Victoria Ivanova (Serpentine), and Matt Prewitt (RxC). This episode was narrated, co-produced, and audio engineered by Aaron Benavides and produced by G. Angela Corpus. This audio version is a RadicalxChange Production.

Communicating Democratic Ideals Through Art | Charlotte Kent and Fred Turner

In this exciting and inspiring talk, Professors Charlotte Kent and Fred Turner discuss the great potential art holds in creating shifts in the public consciousness through examples of historical art movements, art’s impact on technology and society at large, and its effective way of communicating democratic ideals. They also cover the background and process behind Fred's latest book "Seeing Silicon Valley: Life Inside a Fraying America [https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo90479007.html]", a collaboration with notable photographer Mary Beth Meehan.  This episode was originally produced for the 2021 RxC Annual Conference RxC TV program [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1754&v=ZGdvshAMVBs]. Speakers Charlotte Kent Charlotte Kent, PhD (@Lucy2Scribbles [https://twitter.com/Lucy2Scribbles]) is the Assistant Professor of Visual Culture at Montclair State University and an arts writer. Her work theorizes how visual and linguistic rhetorical devices constrain what we see by exploring their historical and political context. Her current research investigates the absurd in contemporary art and speculative design. She writes for academic journals (Word and Image, Leonardo, Journal of Visual Culture, etc) and general audience magazines (Art Review, BOMB, Wired, among others), with a monthly panel and column on Art and Technology for The Brooklyn Rail, where she is also an Editor-at-Large. Prior to academia, she developed education for the eyecare industry and managed an art school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a graduate of the CUNY Graduate Center, St. John’s College, and Philips Academy Andover. She currently lives in New York City. Fred Turner Fred Turner (@fturner [https://twitter.com/fturner]) is the Harry and Norman Chandler Professor of Communication at Stanford University. He is the author or co-author of five books: Seeing Silicon Valley: Life inside a Fraying America [https://fredturner.stanford.edu/books/seeing-silicon-valley-life-inside-fraying-america] (with Mary Beth Meehan); L’Usage de L’Art dans la Silicon Valley [https://fredturner.stanford.edu/books/lusage-de-lart];  The Democratic Surround: Multimedia and American Liberalism from World War II to the Psychedelic Sixties [https://fredturner.stanford.edu/books/democratic-surround];  From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism [https://fredturner.stanford.edu/books/counterculture-cyberculture-stewart-brand-whole-earth-network-and-rise-digital-utopianism]; and Echoes of Combat: The Vietnam War in American Memory [https://fredturner.stanford.edu/books/echoes-combat]. Before coming to Stanford, he taught Communication at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He also worked for ten years as a journalist. He has written for newspapers and magazines ranging from the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine to Harper’s. This is a RadicalxChange [https://radicalxchange.org] production. :: Connect with RadicalxChange Foundation :: RxC Discord [https://bit.ly/joinrxcdiscord] @radxchange Twitter [https://twitter.com/RadxChange] RxC YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@RadicalxChange]

How Indigenous Learnings Can Help Liberate Democratic Institutions of Today | Tyson Yunkaporta and Jim Rutt

This entertainingly honest conversation between Tyson Yunkaporta and Jim Rutt discusses how indigenous learnings can help liberate the democratic institutions of today. They explore the notion of "humans as custodial species" (via Yunkaporta's book, "Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World"), and the role we serve tied to the earth around us on a spiritual and physical level. Jim and Tyson take you down an exciting path paved with history, tech, and new and old philosophies that will keep you thinking. This was originally aired on RxC TV as part of the 2021 RadicalxChange unConference Online. Speakers Tyson Yunkaporta  Tyson is an academic, an arts critic, and a researcher who is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He is the author of the book Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/sand-talk-tyson-yunkaporta?variant=32280908103714]. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He lives in Melbourne. Jim Rutt (@jim_rutt [https://twitter.com/jim_rutt]) Jim Rutt is the host of the Jim Rutt Show [https://www.jimruttshow.com/] podcast series. He is President and co-founder of the MIT Free Speech Alliance [https://www.mitfreespeech.org/]. He is the Executive Producer of the film "An Initiation to Game~B." [https://www.gamebfilm.org/] He is also the creator of Network Wars [https://www.networkwars.com/], the popular mobile game. He is past Chairman of the Santa Fe Institute. He was CEO of Network Solutions, which operated the .com, .net, and .org domain namespaces on the Internet until its acquisition by Verisign in 2000. Jim was the first CTO of Thomson-Reuters. He was Chairman of the computer chip design software company Analog Design Automation until its acquisition by Synposis in 2004. Previously he either founded or played a key role in several significant information services and network companies: THE SOURCE, Business Research Corp., First Call, Pinpoint Information, Wall Street on Demand, and MarketSwitch.  He was Researcher in Residence at the Santa Fe Institute from 2002 to 2004, studying the application of complexity science to financial markets, and evolutionary artificial intelligence. He was Executive Producer of the awarding winning film "Zombiewood." [https://vimeo.com/73052546]  He is a co-founder of the Staunton Makerspace, a membership maker shop and hacker space.   Jim is currently an SFI Research Fellow working in the scientific study of consciousness and evolutionary artificial intelligence.  Jim is also a member of the Board of Advisers of the Krasnow Institute and of Virginia Tech's Fralin Life Sciences Institute [https://fralinlifesci.vt.edu/].  Jim received his B.S. degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975 and is a member of MIT's Visiting Committee for the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences. This is a RadicalxChange [https://RadicalxChange.org] production. ::Connect with RadicalxChange Foundation:: RxC Discord [https://bit.ly/joinrxcdiscord] @radxchange Twitter [https://twitter.com/RadxChange] RxC YouTube  [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxRk8v1Wcxa1TIKTvqrtSOw]

Value in the Data Economy | Diane Coyle, Sushant Kumar, and Matt Prewitt

Data and the Data Economy are increasingly important issues affecting all of society. Hear from a panel of experts on responsible technology and public policy discussing mental models of how value accrues in the Data Economy, how to form protective legislation and infrastructure, and dealing with extreme concentrations of power and wealth plaguing the data economy.  This was originally aired on RxC TV as part of the 2021 RadicalxChange unConference Online. Speakers Sushant Kumar (@sushants [https://twitter.com/sushants])  As Director on the Responsible Technology team, based in India, Sushant is focused on Omidyar Network’s work on a new data paradigm, with a vision for technology that underpins greater individual empowerment, social opportunity, and user safety. Previously, Sushant was part of the intellectual capital team, helping to define Omidyar Network’s strategy, research, impact, and learning agendas, with a focus on India. Prior to joining Omidyar Network, Sushant was a principal at Accenture Strategy, where he led major initiatives across consumer goods and technology industries. In this role, he advised clients in Europe, Africa, and India growth strategy, operating model transformations, and international expansion. Before Accenture, Sushant worked as a strategist with the GSM Association, and Capgemini, driving thought leadership across policy, consumer technology, and digital media sectors. Sushant earned his MBA from the London Business School and received a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. Diane Coyle (@DianeCoyle1859 [https://twitter.com/DianeCoyle1859]) Professor Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. Diane co-directs the Bennett Institute where she heads research under the themes of progress and productivity. Her latest book is ‘Markets, State and People – Economics for Public Policy [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__press.princeton.edu_books_hardcover_9780691179261_markets-2Dstate-2Dand-2Dpeople&d=DwMGaQ&c=KveGjKEXiH4bMFgGs-LRbCbewnnyGW6-rJ0JK7ViA_E&r=Q09IMTVZTKOtlBbivs7XPa4QW9hQqlD_3VgB-ReSgng&m=ECH-rAl4ui7Bxe_o_7KkNb8FiU64DSy7KruceqTetoc&s=i69YwIQZGOxqBlxSAh1u5hJPAL5blta9DWpaYsNIloM&e=]’ examines how societies reach decisions about the use and allocation of economic resources. Her next book, 'Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691210599/cogs-and-monsters]' is published on 12 October 2021. Diane is also a Director of the Productivity Institute, a Fellow of the Office for National Statistics, an expert adviser to the National Infrastructure Commission, and Senior Independent Member of the ESRC Council. She has served in public service roles including as Vice Chair of the BBC Trust, member of the Competition Commission, of the Migration Advisory Committee and of the Natural Capital Committee. Diane was Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester until March 2018 and was awarded a CBE for her contribution to the public understanding of economics in the 2018 New Year Honours. Matt Prewitt (@m_t_prewitt [https://twitter.com/m_t_prewitt])  Matt Prewitt is a lawyer, technologist, and writer. He is President of the RadicalxChange Foundation [https://www.radicalxchange.org/].

A New Chapter for RadicalxChange [audio article]

The audio version of RadicalxChange's latest blog post titled A New Chapter for RadicalxChange [https://bit.ly/ANewChapterRxC]. Written by the RadicalxChange Foundation team. Listen to and/or read the article to learn and connect more about RadicalxChange's evolving mission. Written by the RadicalxChange Foundation team.   Voiced, audio engineered, and co-produced by Aaron Benavides.   Produced by G. Angela Corpus.