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<p>CONCLUSION: Conversation with Mél Hogan, Deb Verhoeven, Madeleine Mendell</p><br><p>The hosts reflect on the project and what it means to store data in perpetuity... </p><br><p><br></p><p > Hosted on Acast. See...
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The Backup Plan is a podcast series that traces an emerging technology that promises to store infinitely more data at minimal environmental cost. It’s a technology as mysterious and miraculous as it is mundane; as molecular as it is massive. That technology is DNA. This podcast features conversations with scientists, scholars, industry specialists, archivists, and artists that explore the past, present, and future of data storage, its environmental impacts, and the science behind DNA-based data storage. We hear from companies that are on the forefront of developing this new technology and how they envisage the future of data infrastructures from storage to computing, and archivists who may use DNA-based data storage in the future. We also chat with an artist who creates alternative data imaginaries to critique the political, affective, and environmental dimensions of big tech. This project is part of Genomic Media, a research project funded by a Social Science and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant (2021-2026), led by Dr. Mél Hogan (PI) and Deb Verhoeven (co-I), in collaboration with scholars, scientists, industry specialists, archivists, and artists. We explore, explain, and expose DNA-based data storage by tracking and documenting the legacies of genetics/genomics sciences and their various applications, in parallel with the advent of computation, internet infrastructure, binary code and their discourses. Social Science and Humanities Research Council - Insight Grant “Genomic Media: Tracking Sociotechnical Imaginaries of DNA Data Storage” Full transcripts available here (PDF). *** Mél Hogan Primary Investigator (SSHRC Insight Project Grant, 2021-26) Project Conception, Direction, Producer & Podcast Host Deb Verhoeven Co-Investigator (SSHRC Insight Project Grant) Co-Producer & Podcast Host Madeleine Mendell Project Collaborator & Podcast Co-Host Naomi Okabe Podcast Project Manager & Editor Brandon Hocura Sound Mastering Scott Gailey Sound Design Kyle Topping Podcast Cover Artwork Hollis A. Brown Researcher and Text Editor Guests Steven M. Gonzalez Linda Tadic Jeff Nivala Siraj Nour ElAhmadi Dave Turek Stéphane Lemaire Richard Pon Madeleine Mendell Kyriaki Goni Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is The Backup Plan about?
The Backup Plan is a podcast series that traces an emerging technology that promises to store infinitely more data at minimal environmental cost. It’s a technology as mysterious and miraculous as it is mundane; as molecular as it is massive. That technology is DNA.
What has The Backup Plan covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Conclusion: Conversation with Mél Hogan, Deb Verhoeven, Madeleine Mendell" (8 July 2026, 33 minutes), "Growing a Data Garden with Kiryaki Goni (Artist)" (8 July 2026, 35 minutes), and "DNA Aesthetics with Madeleine Mendell (Media Archivist)" (8 July 2026, 35 minutes).
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Jul 8, 202635 minS0<p>EPISODE 9: Growing a Data Garden with Kiryaki Goni (Artist)</p><br><p>In this episode, we have a conversation with artist Kyriaki Goni, who imagines DNA-based data storage futures. Together we reflect on alternatives...
Jul 8, 202635 minS0<p>EPISODE 8: DNA Aesthetics with Madeleine Mendell (Media Archivist)</p><br><p>In this episode, we chat with media archivist, Madeleine Mendell, about the deeper social narratives and aesthetic implications of using...
Jul 8, 202623 minS0<p>EPISODE 7: Becoming Genomic Media with Richard Pon (University of Calgary)</p><br><p>In this episode, we chat with Richard Pon, Former Director of the Centre for Health Genomics and Informatics at the University of...
Jul 8, 202620 minS0<p>EPISODE 6: Bio-Sourcing & Decarbonizing Data Storage with Stéphane Lemaire (Biomemory)</p><br><p>In this episode, we hear from Stephane Lemaire from Biomemory, a company developing biosourced DNA-based data storage...
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Jul 8, 202627 minS0<p>EPISODE 5: Like Any Other Polymer with Dave Turek (Catalog)</p><br><p>In this episode, we speak with Dave Turek from Catalog, a company at the forefront of DNA-based data storage and computation. We conducted this...
Jul 8, 202627 minS0<p>EPISODE 4: Data Storage in the Age of AI with Siraj Nour ElAhmadi (Atlas Data Storage)</p><br><p>In this episode, we hear from Siraj Nour Elahmadi from Atlas Data Storage, who brings us up to speed with developments...
Jul 8, 202615 minS0<p>EPISODE 3: Encoding/Decoding with Jeff Nivala (University of Washington)</p><br><p>In this episode, Jeff Nivala, a researcher working in computing and biotechnology, explains the science behind DNA-based data...
Jul 8, 202615 minS0<p>EPISODE 2: (Data) Scraping the Earth with Linda Tadic (Digital Bedrock)</p><br><p>In this episode, we speak with Linda Tadic, founder and CEO of Digital Bedrock. As an archivist, she explains the move from analog, to...
Jul 8, 202626 minS0<p>EPISODE 1: Data Centre Drives to DNA with Steven Gonzalez (Goethe University)</p><br><p>In this episode, we hear from Steven Gonzalez, an ethnographer of data centres. He talks about the environmental costs of data...
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Introduction: The Backup Plan
Jul 8, 20264 minS0<p>INTRODUCTION: The Back Up Plan</p><br><p>Welcome to the Back Up Plan, a podcast series exploring the possibilities and problems associated with the use of DNA as a data storage medium. </p><br><p><br></p><p > Hosted...
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