Posts Tagged “internet”

World Foods and Cyber Warfare

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode189.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSReeling from Thanksgiving we spend some time talking about global food practices and then shift into a deep philosophical discussion about the cyber. We talk about the recent attack on SF transit and what this tells us about the future of warfare and…

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Memes, October Surprise, and Debates

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode182.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS***Content Warning, talk of sexual assault*** Why do some things go viral? We ponder this as we talk about the clown craze and Ken Bone becoming an overnight sensation. We take a closer look at meme theory and the history of viral memes…

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Trivia, Celebrity, and Fame

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode175.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDiz, Vy, and Ali try to stump one another in trivia questions. It’s all fair game as they play a quick game of trivia. This sparks a conversation about celebrity, fame, and what we put value you in as a society. We talk…

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Nerd Women, Women in Public, Notorious RBG

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode170.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn today’s podcast we talk about the double standards that women in the public face. We discuss the controversy of Justice Ginsburg and her comments on Trump and how even powerful women often face a type of scrutiny that their male counterparts do…

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Bullies and Online Harassment

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode155.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSStories of our younger and move violent years lead us down the rabbit hole of online harassment and the gendered ways that guys and girls experience harassment. We talk about the nature of patriarchy, entitlement, and privilege. We discuss how people interact on…

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