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Platypod is the official podcast of the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing. We talk about anthropology, STS, and all things tech. Tune in for conversations with researchers and experts on how technology is shaping our world. (Jingle by chimerical. CC BY-NC 4.0)
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Cultures of Trust in Computing and Beyond
This bonus content is a reading from Platypus, the CASTAC Blog. The full post by Samantha Breslin can be read at https://blog.castac.org/2024/05/cultures-of-trust-in-computing-and-beyond/. About the post: What does it mean to trust? In this post I explore how there are specific ways of producing trust in computer science education. I draw on ethnographic fieldwork conducted for my PhD in an undergraduate computer science program in Singapore, where I examined the "making" of computer scientists—how students are shaped as socio-technical persons through computer science education.
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Gazing into the Eyes of Elephants: Unsettling Recognition in Multispecies Relations
This bonus content is a reading from Platypus, the CASTAC Blog. The full post by Rebecca Winkler can be read at https://blog.castac.org/2024/05/gazing-into-the-elephants-eyes-unsettling-recognition-in-multispecies-relations/. About the post: In my fieldwork, I bring together my background in conservation biology, ethology, and ongoing doctoral research in cultural anthropology to attend to concerns of environmental justice and multispecies relations. In this essay, I explore concepts of recognition in human-elephant relations as an invitation to expand our methodological inquiries in multispecies anthropology.
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Waves of Well-being: Surfing at the Shaka Surf Club in Kodi Bengre, India
This bonus content is a reading from Platypus, the CASTAC Blog. The full post by Laura Werle can be read at https://blog.castac.org/2024/05/waves-of-well-being-surfing-at-the-shaka-surf-club-in-kodi-bengre-india/. About the post: The research described in this post aimed to provide insights to improve low-cost mental health support and interventions in coastal areas and fisher communities in India. (This episode is available in additional languages on Platypus, The CASTAC Blog.)
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“We had to rethink many, many things”: Reflexivity in Scientific Practices during the Zika Epidemic in Recife, Brazil
This bonus content is a reading from Platypus, the CASTAC Blog. The full post by Thais Valim can be read at https://blog.castac.org/2024/04/we-had-to-rethink-many-many-things-reflexivity-in-scientific-practices-during-the-zika-epidemic-in-recife-brazil/. About the post: This piece explores how local experiences with the Zika epidemic in Recife, Brazil, have impacted Brazilian scientists' research practices more broadly, namely, how it made them more reflexive about knowledge production and science making. (This episode is available in additional languages on Platypus, The CASTAC Blog.)
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Tear Gas as Punishment
This bonus content is a reading from Platypus, the CASTAC Blog. The full post by Jack Leff can be read at https://blog.castac.org/2024/04/tear-gas-as-punishment/. About the post: By examining the interplay between state use of tear gas to punish activists and the protestors fighting against it, we catch a glimpse into the racial capitalist operations of the United States and where it is vulnerable to resistance. This essay examines the police tactic of kettling, how it is wielded to punish activists, and how radical left-wing organizers respond.
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Spatial Approaches to Livestreaming: A Methodological Exploration in Digital Ethnography
This bonus content is a reading from Platypus, the CASTAC Blog. The full post by Soojin Kim can be read at https://blog.castac.org/2024/04/spatial-approaches-to-livestreaming-a-methodological-exploration-in-digital-ethnography/. About the post: This is my reflection on the frustrations that I encountered during the initial phases of my fieldwork within AfreecaTV. Between late 2016 and early 2018, I conducted "online" and "offline" ethnographic fieldwork for my master’s thesis on the livestreaming culture. This journey led me to explore spatial approaches to digital ethnography, which I will discuss in this post. (This episode is available in additional languages on Platypus, The CASTAC Blog.)