For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Than Code is providing a vital platform for these conversations, and developing new ideas of what it means to be a technologist beyond just the code. Featuring an ongoing panel of racially and gender diverse tech panelists, the majority of podcast guests so far have been women in tech! We’ve covered topics including imposter syndrome, mental illness, sexuality, unconscious bias and social justice. We also have a major focus on skill sets that tech too often devalues, like team-building, hiring, community organizing, mentorship and empathy. Each episode also includes a transcript. We have an active Slack community that members can join by pledging as little as $1 per month via Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode)
062: The Beauty of Art and Technology with Jamey Hampton
01:22 – Jamey’s Superpower: “The Fharlanghn Sense”
02:40 – Working in Agriculture
04:03 – Theories on Automation
05:56 – Pivoting Into Computer Science and Software Development
10:35 – Feeling Like You Need to Know Everything
Stella Report from the SNAFUcatchers Workshop on Coping With Complexity
15:47 – ‘Zines and Being a ‘Zine Librarian
27:50 – The Beauty of Art and Technology and Forming Emotional Connections to Things
Floppy Music DUO – Imperial March
35:26 – The Death Star => Ethics in Technology and Taking Responsibility/Being Accountable for your Code
Malcolm Gladwell: The strange tale of the Norden bombsite
@greaterthancode:
“I think the more powerful a tool is, the more respect you have to have for it.” ~ @jameybash on Greater Than Code
49:42 – Brilliance and Learning From Others Without Consent
54:49 – Advice for Channeling Your Own Inner Fharlanghn Sense
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