Information Innovation @ UTS infoinnouts

In a world that seems obsessed with innovation and novelty, what does it mean to focus on maintenance and care? This podcast features the founders of  The Maintainers, a global research network interested in the concepts of maintenance, infrastructure, repair, and the myriad forms of labor and expertise that sustain our human-built world. They are also the authors of a new book called "The Innovation Delusion".Andy Russell is Dean, College of Arts & Sciences at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.Lee Vinsel is Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech.Link to The Maintainers community: https://themaintainers.org/

A digital explosion has ripped through the battlefield. Multiple data trajectories have ruptured our capacity to make sense of and manage the effects of war. Radical War maps and traces war’s data trajectories from the battlefield, in the cloud, through the archive, in memory and out into the deeply mediated technologies that we use. Framing Radical War as a relationship between data, attention and control, it is a lens for highlighting the complex intra-dependent relationship between war, smart devices and web platforms.Dr Matthew Ford in a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at University of Sussex. Andrew Hoskins is Interdisciplinary Research Professor in Global Security in the College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow. Website: http://www.radicalwar.com/Twitters:https://twitter.com/warmattershttps://twitter.com/andrewhoskins

Stuart Buchanan is a cultural programmer and curator, who seeks to deepen our relationship with the arts through digital channels and platforms. He has collaborated with artists and producers to devise and deliver many award-winning digital projects, from developing one of Scotland’s first cultural websites (for Edinburgh Fringe) through to the current Covid-19 Digital Season for Sydney Opera House. His work also extends to music programming, for broadcasters such as ABC Double J and FBi Radio, and as Director of the experimental music initiative, New Weird Australia.Stuart talks about digital programming at Australia's most recognisable arts institution, coping with COVID and the future of art.Sydney Opera House: https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/digital.htmlNew Weird Australia: https://www.newweirdaustralia.com.au/

Alan is the founder of industry analyst firm Deep Analysis and author of Amazon bestseller “Practical Artificial Intelligence - An Enterprise Playbook” - Alan has over 20 years experience as an adviser to tech firms and enterprises - focusing on emerging technology trends in Information Management.We talk about the skills needed to effectively use tools such as artificial intelligence and automation.https://www.deep-analysis.net/

Kate & Jol Temple talk about:- Getting published as a children's author- Writing for children- Performing their work to children- The changing nature of the children's book industry More info: http://katejoltemple.com/

Professor Axel Bruns and Dr Timothy Graham from the Creative Industries Faculty at QUT have undertaken research on the spread of COVID-19 misinformation via social media platforms. In this podcast, we discuss what forms this misinformation takes, how it spreads and what we can do to overcome it.  Axel Bruns: https://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/a.brunsTimothy Graham: https://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/timothy.grahamLike A Virus report: https://www.centreforresponsibletechnology.org.au/pro_trump_accounts_coordinated_spread_of_china_bio_weapon_covid_conspiracy_theory