User Experience Podcast

How tech’s lack of diversity affects its products: An interview with Sara Wachter-Boettcher

Gerry Gaffney December 17, 2017 Equity 1 Comment

Tech firms that are not themselves diverse can’t be effective in meeting the needs of diverse audiences. Sara Wachter-Boettcher talks about how we’ve built exclusion into our algorithms.

SEO, metadata and information architecture: An interview with Shari Thurow

Gerry Gaffney August 5, 2017 Content design 6 Comments

Download (mp3: 35.6MB, 37:05) Does metadata matter – and why? Shari Thurow talks about making your content usable and accessible for both humans and machines and the importance of information architecture.
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Visual Communication: An interview with Alberto Cairo

Gerry Gaffney July 16, 2017 Content design Leave a Comment

Download (mp3: 47.2MB, 49:07) Why everyone should learn to think like a professional, honest journalist. What makes a good “infographic”? And how can we find the stories in our data, and tell those stories effectively?

Transhumanism, immanence and existential risk: An interview with Mark O’Connell

Gerry Gaffney June 17, 2017 Internet of Things, Transhumanism Leave a Comment

Download (mp3: 35.8MB, 37:20) Can we remain human when we upload our consciousness? Can Silicon Valley “techno-boosterism” solve the “modest problem” of death?