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Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. 


Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski


In this episode we chat to Nicki Clegg from STEM Learning UK, finding out more about STEM Learning UK’s vision to have a world-leading STEM education for every young person in the UK.






Links from the chat:


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Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. 


In this episode we are talking about some good news for environmental activists, as well as the good, and the bad of social media… and is it possible to have any kind of decent balance there?


Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski


Our special guest this time round is Nicki Clegg from STEM Learning UK. Nikki will be discussing our news topics with us this week. Come back for the next episode where we will be finding out more about STEM Learning UK’s vision to have a world-leading STEM education for every young person in the UK.






Good story of the week:


Some good news on the environment front. 16 young people win a court case in Montana, holding the state to account for failing to protect the environment and investing in fossil fuels.


Young people who sued their state over climate change notch their first victory - The Verge 






And analysis shows we've been overestimating the amount of plastic in our oceans by as much as 30x!


Analysis Shows We’ve Been Overestimating the Amount of Plastic in Oceans by 30x - Good News Network 






Bad news story of the week:


If you're over a certain age Tik Tok is the source of all our current evils. At least on social media. But is it that simple? With social media in a time of change, can we balance the good with the bad on social media? Is the human race even capable of not making a mess of it?


TikTok has its faults, but it’s also diverse, eye-opening and completely full of life - The Guardian 






TikTok users in UK to be left with ‘more toxic’ version of app, say campaigners - The Guardian 






And finally…


Cooking just got a whole lot easier…especially if weapons of mass destruction are on the menu


AI-powered grocery bot suggests recipe for toxic gas, “poison bread sandwich” - Ars Technica






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Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live 


We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast!


Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. 


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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast about tech being used for good, but also how it’s being used for bad and how that needs to stop, please and thank you. 


Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski


Our special guest is Rachel Pattinson from Open Lab at Newcastle University, which is a world-leading research group in interaction design and ubiquitous computing.


In this episode we talk to Rachel in more detail about all things uni, research, academia and using tech for social good.






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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. 


Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live 


We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast!


Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. 


Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast about tech being used for good, but also how it’s being used for bad and how that needs to stop, please and thank you. 


In this episode we are talking about charity donation trends, online identity and Billion Dollar Barbie. 


Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski


Our special guest to talk about this week's news items is Rachel Pattinson from Open Lab at Newcastle University, which is a world-leading research group in interaction design and ubiquitous computing.


Join us for the next episode where we talk to Rachel in more detail about all things uni, research, academia and using tech for social good.






Good story of the week:


A good mood might be the key to donations:


People who donate to charity seem to have one thing in common - Quartz 






Bad news story of the week:


Online identity and tokenisation is picking up interest in tech again. But are the tech bros the right people to solve digital identity?


Kenya suspends Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning crypto project - The Verge 






Are you ready to have your identity tokenized? - Quartz 






And finally:


Greta Gerwig is first female director $1 billion at the box office:


Greta Gerwig becomes the first female director to make $1billion at the box office - Far Out


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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. 


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Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world.


Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team member Greg Ashton.


Our special guest this week is Dan Owen. 


Dan is a trustee and developer at BanktheFood, a charity on a mission to ensure food banks always have exactly what they need and not just baked beans.


In this episode, Dan tells us all about his journey with BanktheFood, from an idea presented to him by a bunch of eager school children, to becoming an award winner at the recent Tech4Good Awards.






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Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. 


Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world.


We’ll be talking about Threads, obviously. It would be weird not to and we’ll be looking into  how some decisions being made in the US courts are affecting tech. 


Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski


Our special guest this week is Dan Owen. 


Dan is a trustee and developer at BanktheFood, a charity on a mission to ensure food banks always have exactly what they need and not just baked beans. In this episode, Dan will give us his thoughts on the latest news, but tune in to next week's episode to hear more about the amazing work he is doing with BanktheFood, an award winner at the recent Tech4Good Awards.






This week’s topics:


Good story of the week:


It's goodish news for now because it seems everyone is being nice on Threads. Zuckerberg's Twitter Killer:


Threads review: Twitter without the rough edges or news - Guardian 






But is it all bollocks?


 Zuckerberg’s kindness pledge for Threads is ‘absurd’, says Molly Russell charity - Guardian 






Bad news story of the week:


Seems the courts are going full Atwood in America:


Let's take a look at those US Supreme Court decisions and how they will affect tech - The Register 


Biden administration seeks emergency order halting ban on social media company contacts - Reuters 


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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. 


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Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. 


Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.