The Periphery used to have a tech focus, and we described ourselves as society and culture podcast disguised in tech.
But…here’s the thing. As we wrapped on season 2 and started brainstorming this season, we found ourselves feeling a bit boxed in. There are a lot of interesting peripheral conversations that are sometimes made less interesting, at least to us, when we’re restricted to discussing them through the lens of tech. So while the disruptive and powerful technologies that are transforming our society will always be an important element of this podcast, we are adopting a more sociological approach to understanding what technology means and its connections to culture and power. But do not fret. Our focus will always be geared toward bridging the two sides of the periphery: those empowered at the frontier and those on the margins that are left out.
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The Periphery used to have a tech focus, and we described ourselves as society and culture podcast disguised in tech.
But…here’s the thing. As we wrapped on season 2 and started brainstorming this season, we found ourselves feeling a bit boxed in. There are a lot of interesting peripheral conversations that are sometimes made less interesting, at least to us, when we’re restricted to discussing them through the lens of tech. So while the disruptive and powerful technologies that are transforming our society will always be an important element of this podcast, we are adopting a more sociological approach to understanding what technology means and its connections to culture and power. But do not fret. Our focus will always be geared toward bridging the two sides of the periphery: those empowered at the frontier and those on the margins that are left out.
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On our penultimate episode, we discuss cybersecurity with Atlantic Council's Justin Sherman. Justin is an active and insightful columnist whose work focuses on the intersection of the Internet and geopolitics. He is also an adept conversationalist. Today, we discuss how to become a go-to expert in your early 20s, the current state of cybersecurity and geopolitics, the extent to which cybersecurity concerns may serve as pretext to surveillance expansion, and the reasons why global cohesion in cyber policy is so difficult.
We also talk through PC Mag's tips for individual cybersecurity and test how cyber-secure (or in the case of Afi, cyber-insecure) August, Jess, Karl, and Afi are.
Check out Justin's work here: https://www.justinwsherman.com/
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