Jul 21, 202537 minS1
The power associated to Big Tech, often equated to the ‘Big Five’ (Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft), is posing new problems at the societal and regulatory levels. Such problems lead to deeper questions in...
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Sociotechs
Hosted by Silvia Masiero and Tejas Kotha · technology · EN
About this Podcast:
A podcast at the intersection of technology and social issues – sociotechnical realities from injustice to resistance – multiactor narrations with a digital justice core
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What is Sociotechs about?
A podcast at the intersection of technology and social issues, sociotechnical realities from injustice to resistance, multiactor narrations with a digital justice core
Who hosts Sociotechs?
Sociotechs is hosted by Silvia Masiero and Tejas Kotha. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
What has Sociotechs covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Big Tech's Power and Regulatory Change: A Political Philosophy Perspective" (21 July 2025, 37 minutes), "Unfair ID: Digital Identity from Injustice to Resistance" (26 October 2024, 43 minutes), and "VAR and the Illusion of Objectivity: Technology’s Struggle with Equivocal Realities" (16 August 2024, 49 minutes).
How often does Sociotechs publish?
Sociotechs publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 15 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Sociotechs?
Booking probability for Sociotechs is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Sociotechs requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Sociotechs's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Sociotechs?
The strongest fits for Sociotechs are Business & Management Consulting and IT Services & Software Development. Sociotechs has a technology audience.
About the host
Silvia Masiero and Tejas Kotha hosts Sociotechs, a technology podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 26, 202443 minS1Digital identity, meaning the conversion of human identities into digital data, is often hailed as a route to benefits from the public and private sectors. At the same time, a different reality confronts this orthodoxy...
Aug 16, 202449 minS1The recent Olympic Games and European Football Championship have highlighted once again the importance, and controversiality, of technologies associated with referee decisions. A Video Assistant Referee, or VAR, is...
Episode #11
Cyber Conflict and Data Violence in Gaza
Jul 31, 202439 minS1The ongoing war on Gaza, one of the deadliest military assaults in history, has been accompanied by extreme applications of digital technologies to warfare. This feeds into the many layers of cybercontrol to which...
Apr 25, 202449 minS1The foundational elements of EU migration policies and security technologies started to take a turn in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, accelerating the research and use of traditional military and war...
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Mar 1, 202442 minS1The narrative of digital deception pervades the discourse on generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), opening important questions on the validity and verifiability of the information we come across daily. In this...
Nov 15, 202356 minS1Humanitarian aid has undergone significant transformations in recent years, driven in part by the increasing integration of technology and the growing influence of private partners. Such a development not just changes...
Oct 20, 202346 minS1The notion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for social good is being actively pushed as a route to involve private tech vendors in the pursuit of targets ascribing to the Sustainable Development Goals. With our guest...
Oct 2, 202348 minS1At a time when machines undertake practices previously delegated to human expertise, questions of skill erosion become prominent. Our guests Esko Penttinen and Joona Ruissalo illuminate the intersections of automation...
Sep 1, 202356 minS1Data reuse is crucial to making existing datasets accessible across users, systems and organisations. As we discuss today with Elena Parmiggiani , many questions surround data reuse: how can data be managed, curated and...
Aug 15, 202358 minS1In this episode we discuss data labeling, the intensive work behind the scenes of AI, with Srravya Chandhiramowuli . Through Srravya's expertise, we explore the myth and realities of data labeling, focusing on the...
Aug 4, 202338 minS1In this episode, we sit down with Aleksi Aaltonen to discuss his focus on data as semantic material and its implications for understanding technology in society. Delving into data ontology, we uncover its implications...
Aug 1, 202343 minS1We delve into the world of border securitization and specifically, the involvement of AI in the EU's border externalization strategy. Our guest Antonella Napolitano sheds light on using surveillance technologies at the...
Episode #1
Introduction: Hello, World!
Jul 13, 202317 minS1Hi, Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Sociotechs," we are Silvia and Tejas, the hosts of this brand-new podcast. As researchers with diverse interests, Silvia delves into data justice, digital identity, and the...
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Juho Lindman
University of Gothenburg
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Casandra Grundstrom
IS Digest
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Stan Karanasios
University of Queensland
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Bruno Oliveira Martins
Peach Research Institute Oslo
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