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The Data Fix

Mél Hogan

Hi everyone, my name is Mél Hogan and I’m a critical media studies scholar based in Canada. I’m working on a project called The Data Fix through a series of conversations with scholars, thinkers, and feelers. Together we explore the significance of living in a world of data, and especially the growing trend of “digital humans” in the form of chatbots, holograms, deepfakes, ai images and videos, and even tech that revives the dead. The conversations are minimally edited, and serve as an archive of the collective thinking and feeling that is going into the Data Fix project. Please see thedatafix.net for more details and show notes. Thank you so much for listening. 


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  • #73
    Dec 22, 2025 · 55 min

    Predictable, with José Marichal

    José Marichal is exceptionally good at making the case for why we should all become algorithmic problems and also much more reflective of our engagement with social media. We are altered by recommendation algorithms -- and we should probably think now about how to renegotiate these terms? Happy holidays! Recorded Nov 27. Released Dec 22, 2025. You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem Renegotiating the Socio-Technical Contract https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/you-must-become-an-algorithmic-problem Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • #72
    Dec 8, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min

    Advocates, with Meg Rintoul and Kathryn Barnwell

    In this episode I speak with friends-neighbours-advocates Meg Rintoul and Kathryn Barnwell about current plans in place to build an AI data center in Nanaimo, B-C. -- and allowing ourselves to write a new story about the future. Recorded Nov 27. Released Dec 8, 2025. 'Very scary': Nanaimo neighbours have water worries about new data centre https://www.reddit.com/r/nanaimo/comments/1oo24s3/very_scary_nanaimo_neighbours_have_water_worries/ 'An Island concern': Nanaimo water advocates want new data centre stopped https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OQzc2bhtXw CBC: AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business https://www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data-centre-canada-water-use-9.6939684 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • #71
    Nov 24, 2025 · 54 min

    Tracking, with Stefanie Felsberger

    In this episode, I got to walk through a recent report called “the high stakes of tracking menstruation” with its author, Stefanie Felsberger, a sociologist of tech & gender. I cannot express enough how much there is to learn from this topic that can help us understand the bigger landscape of tech promises and harms. Recorded Oct 23, 2025. Released Nov 24, 2025. The High Stakes of Tracking Menstruation - MCTD Cambridge https://www.mctd.ac.uk/femtech-high-stakes-tracking-menstruation/ https://www.mctd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/The-High-Stakes-of-Tracking-Menstruation_Accessible.html Menstrual apps harvest data that ‘puts women’s safety at risk’ https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/menstrual-apps-harvest-data-that-puts-womens-safety-at-risk-bd0srb8mt? Period: The Real Story of Menstruation (by Kate Clancy) https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691191317/period? Website https://www.stefaniefelsberger.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • #70
    Nov 10, 2025 · 52 min

    Surveillance, with Justin Hendrix

    In this episode, I speak with Justin Hendrix, the CEO and Editor of Tech Policy Press, a nonprofit media venture concerned with the intersection of technology and democracy. We talk about ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), surveillance, and AI. Recorded Oct 21, 2025. Released Nov 10, 2025. Republican Budget Bill Signals New Era in Federal Surveillance DEAN JACKSON, JUSTIN HENDRIX / JUL 2, 2025 https://www.techpolicy.press/republican-budget-bill-signals-new-era-in-federal-surveillance/ Amidst Violent Immigration Raids, DHS Turns to Big Tech to Silence Dissent JENNA RUDDOCK / OCT 3, 2025 https://www.techpolicy.press/amidst-violent-immigration-raids-dhs-turns-to-big-tech-to-silence-dissent/ AI Surveillance on the Rise in US, but Tactics of Repression Not New DIA KAYYALI / MAR 26, 2025 https://www.techpolicy.press/ai-surveillance-on-the-rise-in-us-but-tactics-of-repression-not-new/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • #69
    Oct 20, 2025 · 53 min

    Sovereign, with Paris Marx

    Host of Tech Won't Save Us and acclaimed tech critic, author, and international speaker, Paris Marx joins me for this episode where we discuss AI futures in a Canadian context: the idea of a "sovereign cloud", an "AI minister", and much more! Recorded Oct 15, 2025. Released Oct 20, 2025. Website https://parismarx.com/ Tech Won't Save Us https://techwontsave.us/ Disconnect https://disconnect.blog/im-writing-a-new-book/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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