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How can VR tell the story of genocide?

June 25, 2026 1:00pm 55 min

On this episode of Looks Like New, MEDLab's Stephanie Abdalla speaks with Dr. Naim Aburaddi, artist, journalist, and PhD graduate whose work explores how immersive tech can document destruction. Aburaddi is the co-founde...

Who owns the commons?

April 23, 2026 4:00am 1:11

MEDLab research fellow Kadallah Burrowes speaks with Lauren Gardner, Executive Director of Open Source Collective, about what it means to build infrastructure for the commons and why the lessons of grassroots arts spaces...

Can AI be rebuilt to serve communities?

March 26, 2026 9:00am 55 min

In this month's episode, in conversation with MEDLab fellow Stephanie Abdalla, Dr. Gebru discusses AI ethics research, the history of the AGI movement, and movements of resistance that can lead us to alternative AI futur...

What is the future of digital capitalism?

February 26, 2026 2:00am 59 min

In this episode of Looks Like New, MEDLab's Kadallah Burrowes sits down with political economist Nick Srnicek to examine the rise of platform capitalism and the forces shaping today’s digital economy. The conversation m...

What can ancient cosmologies teach the future?

January 22, 2026 2:00am 1:06

Recently on Looks Like New, host Kadallah Burrowes is joined by Ytasha Womack, an author, filmmaker, and independent scholar whose work has been foundational to how we understand Afrofuturism as both a cultural movement ...

What is the future of the sacred space in a digital world?

December 25, 2025 4:00am 59 min

On this month's episode of Looks Like New, MEDLab’s Stephanie Abdalla speaks with Dr. Nesrine Mansour about rethinking architecture in the age of digital media and artificial intelligence. Their conversation explores how...

How has colonialism evolved under big tech?

November 27, 2025 10:19am 56 min

In this month’s episode, MEDLab’s Stephanie Abdalla interviews Dr. Nick Couldry about the intricate relationship between media, power, and societal structures. Their conversation touches on data colonialism, the importan...

What stories do our machines tell and what do they remember?

October 23, 2025 2:59pm 55 min

In this month’s episode of Looks Like New, hosted by MEDLab’s associate director Júlia Martins Rodrigues, we speak with Camila Galaz, an interdisciplinary artist, editor, and researcher whose work explores the intersecti...

Who will own the future of gig work?

September 25, 2025 4:00am 53 min

Who will own the future of gig work? In this month's episode of Looks Like New, MEDlab Associate Director Júlia Martins speaks with Minsun Ji, Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center, about emp...

How are video games rewriting narratives?

August 28, 2025 5:00am 53 min

In this episode of Looks Like New, host Júlia Martins Rodrigues speaks with Warren Liu, a Media Studies doctoral student. Liu examines how video games shape culture—both by reflecting colonial legacies and by offering sp...

Who gets to belong in the digital future?

July 24, 2025 5:00am 52 min

Who gets to participate in society—and how do we build systems that serve everyone, not just the privileged few? In this episode of Looks Like New, MEDLab's Júlia Martins Rodrigues speaks with Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, a le...

Are you being trained?

May 29, 2025 3:00am 54 min

AI is advancing at lightning speed—so fast that questions of ownership and data use often get left behind. What control do we really have over our data in these massive language models? And how can we rethink governance ...

Is anything new in influencer marketing?

April 24, 2025 3:00am 39 min

It’s easy to look at today’s pop culture and advertising and feel nostalgic for earlier generations—but were those eras really so different? What trends have remained consistent throughout our history? In this month’s ep...

Are our health apps negatively impacting us?

March 27, 2025 3:00am 56 min

In the digital age, it's hard to resist free conveniences—but are they really free? So much of our data is constantly being bought and sold without our knowledge, making it crucial to find safe alternatives to keep our p...

How is open-source software like magic?

February 27, 2025 4:00am 56 min

Writing code can be like casting a spell: magic words, written in a special language, bring new worlds into existence. But spells can have consequences. Who is responsible for how technology impacts society? This month o...

What if social media were under our control?

January 23, 2025 4:00am 59 min

Political discourse around social media has become increasingly significant, particularly during the recent presidential transition. Debates about TikTok’s viability, new censorship policies on Meta platforms, and the on...

How has racism held back economic democracy?

December 26, 2024 4:00am 54 min

How connected is the struggle for racial justice and the fight for a democratic economy? How has racism hindered the fight, and how can activists work together for a better future on both fronts? This month on, Looks Li...

Is online life heading into dark forests?

November 28, 2024 2:00am 55 min

In an ever more messy online media environment, it can be hard to know where to let ourselves be truly creative. This month on Looks Like New, MEDLab community fellow Andy DiLallo spoke with Yancey Stricker, best known a...

What does digital privacy mean for young people?

October 24, 2024 11:36am 52 min

Whether or not we have children of our own, many of us have wondered how we approach their privacy in the digital world. What's the best way we can approach this increasingly important question? In this episode, MEDLab r...

Where did our economic system go wrong?

September 18, 2024 11:33pm 51 min

Every one of us has felt the impact of the shortcomings within our current economic system. Where did this system go wrong? More importantly, what can we do to make it right?  To answer these questions we spoke to Marjor...

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