Advanced technology: friend or foe? Johanna and Olivia explore both sides of the computer chip in episode 26, from bright Togolese inventors solving the world's problems one 3D printer at a time to Chinese censorship being taken to its most successful extremes.
Air Castles is a cultural anthropology podcast where Semi-Qualified Hosts/World Travelers/Best Friends Olivia Schmitz and Johanna Schöllauf try to understand different cultures one topic at a time.
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Johanna's Sources:
“How China Controls the Internet”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gxFhmsHNMc&t=205s
Olivia's Sources:
“This African Inventor Created A $100 3-D Printer From E-Waste”: https://www.fastcompany.com/3019880/this-african-inventor-created-a-100-3-d-printer-from-e-waste
About the International Space Apps Challenge: http://2013.spaceappschallenge.org/about
“Meet Kodjo Afate Gnikou who built a 3D printer from electronic waste”: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/meet-kodjo-afate-gnikou-who-built-a-3d-printer-from-electronic-waste
“Togo: Location, History, Population, and Facts”: https://www.britannica.com/place/Togo