DigEthix: Digital Ethics Today

We use religion and philosophy as resources to answer today's ethical challenges involving technology. We have interviews with experts and audio essays discussing the details of how to make decisions in our own lives. You can find more information at digethix.org. The podcast is hosted by Seth Villegas. Seth attended Stanford University before receiving his PhD from Boston University in 2023. He helps teach ethics to computer science and data science students at BU, and he does research on emerging movements that focus on technology.

DigEthix: Digital Ethics Today is a society podcast hosted by DigEthix, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  29: What's wrong with Academia? Data Fraud from Harvard Professor Francesca Gino

  Feb 19, 20251 hourS4

  <p>This episode explores the potential motivations behind Harvard Professor Francesca Gino's data fraud. Data Colada researchers Uri Simonsohn, Leif Nelson and Joe Simmons found significant evidence of data manipulation, which was later given to Harvard. This led to the retraction of four papers and a recommendation to fire Gino.<br/><br/>What might motivate someone to manipulate data and to commit fraud? Dr. Connor Wood explains some troubling trends within Higher Education.</p><p>Wood studies what the contemporary sciences have to say about human nature. His PhD in religious studies is from Boston University, and he has written...

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  28: Computational Simulation in Practice: Simulating Religious Violence Documentary Interview

  Nov 12, 202448 minS4

  <p>This episode features an interview with Dr. Jenn Lindsay and Dr. Wesley Wildman on the forthcoming documentary film, ‘Simulating Religious Violence.’ This film explores a team of researchers seeking to build the kind of computational model that I just mentioned. Dr. Lindsay directed the film. She is Professor of Sociology and Communications at John Cabot University and the CEO and head of production at So Fare Films. Dr. Lindsay is an accomplished filmmaker, including the award winning documentary film, Quarantined Faith. Dr. Wildman is Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, and of Computing and Data Sciences. He was one of t...

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  27: How Should You Manage Your Data? 'Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up' with Lauren Maffeo

  Jul 31, 202350 minS3

  <p>Can you ever have so much data that it becomes unmanageable? Are there ways make the way you use data more effective? In this episode, Seth talks to Lauren Maffeo about how to design a data governance framework that will best suit your needs.<br/><br/>Lauren is a service designer at Steampunk, a human-centered design firm serving the federal government. She is also a founding editor of Springer’s AI and Ethics journal and a former area editor for Data and Policy, an open access journal with Cambridge University Press. She also teaches courses on design at George Wa...

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  26: Should You Use ChatGPT in Class? A Guide for Teachers and Students

  Jun 1, 202314 minS3

  <p>When ChatGPT dropped in November 2022, it had teachers and students scrambling to figure out what to do with this new service. Seth outlines four main ways to handle ChatGPT in the classroom and notes some pitfalls of using ChatGPT uncritically. <br/><br/><b>Potentially Helpful Links</b><br/><br/>Vectoring Words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQddtTdmG_8<br/>AI Models & Language Models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rURRYI66E54<br/>GPT-4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zW33LfffPc&list=PL1v8zpldgH3pQwRz1FORZdChMaNZaR3pu&index=82<br/>https://monkeylearn.com/natural-language-processing/<br/><br/><b>Credits:</b><...

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  25: Should You Use Dating Apps? And Other Romance Questions with Ethicist Kate Ott

  Mar 24, 202347 minS3

  <p>Should you use dating apps? What skills do you need to form a relationship? What role does technology play in our relationships? Ethicist Kate Ott helps us answer these questions and more. <br/><br/>Dr. Ott is the Jerre and Mary Joy Stead Professor of Christian Ethics at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. She received her PhD in Christian Social Ethics from Union Theological Seminary and her Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School. She is the author of several books, including two on technology, Christian Ethics for a Digital Society and Sex, Tech, and Faith: Ethics for a...

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