Love+Machines

Episode 02 - Algorithms, Co-Star & the Occult (with Jeffrey Moro)

Episode Summary

Professor Jeffrey Moro at the Maryland Institute for Technology and the Humanities (MITH) comes on the pod to discuss an intersection I've been obsessed with lately: superstition and technology. We discuss how Internet platforms, algorithms, and AI services are affecting our interactions with the ancient practices of horoscopes and conspiracy theories - just in time for spooky season! To read more about these topics and beyond, make sure to check out a super cool cluster on algorithms and the occult that Jeffrey, Tamara Kneese, and Briana Vecchione edited and published recently with the Association of the Arts of the Present Journal: https://asapjournal.com/cluster/algorithms-and-the-occult/

Episode Notes

Professor Jeffrey Moro at the Maryland Institute for Technology and the Humanities (MITH) comes on the pod to discuss an intersection I've been obsessed with lately: superstition and technology. We discuss how Internet platforms, algorithms, and AI services are affecting our interactions with the ancient practices of horoscopes and conspiracy theories - just in time for spooky season!

To read more about these topics and beyond, make sure to check out a super cool cluster on algorithms and the occult that Jeffrey, Tamara Kneese, and Briana Vecchione edited and published recently with the Association of the Arts of the Present Journal: https://asapjournal.com/cluster/algorithms-and-the-occult/