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Exploring the unexpected realities of life inside the digital bubble. A live podcast about digital culture, art and the human by Brighton Digital Festival and Totally Radio. Hosted by CJ Thorpe. Our lifestyle is increasingly digital, but are we asking the big questions? This podcast unpicks our bitter-sweet relationship with digital technology, looking at the unique new challenges it creates, and the ones it solves. This Side of Reality features creators, innovators, and thinkers bringing im ...
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Artist Wes Goatley, gallery director Persephone Pearl and producer Laurence Hill discuss Mephitic Air, an installation that took place in ONCA gallery in 2017 during Brighton Digital Festival. Mephitic Air was an installation that visualised and sonified air pollution outside the gallery through a live feed of data taken from a sensor that the arti…
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THIS SIDE OF REALITY // Episode 3: Can Data Be Neutral?
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We think of data as science - indisputable collection of facts.With machine learning taking over important aspects of our lives, we need to ask: can data ever be neutral? Are we running risks of automating existing biases and prejudice into our digital future?From big data being used to determine employability, insurance, and criminal convictions, …
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THIS SIDE OF REALITY // Episode 2: Not Just a Hat Rack
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1 in 4 of us experience some form of mental health difficulties every year.In this episode, we explore how digital technology can be both detrimental to our mind wellbeing, but also a powerful force for good – from self-help and personalised intervention, to data-based medicine. We talk about the harsh reality of online interaction, the opportuniti…
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THIS SIDE OF REALITY // Episode 1: A New Digital Underclass?
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Surprisingly, we are not all digital natives. Devices are more affordable, yet there are millions of people in the UK either completely left out, or not making the most out of the digital economy. What are the social effects of digital exclusion? Who are the people and organisations addressing this lack of digital skills in our local community?In t…
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