Art Meets Tech

Building a Fan-Based Climate Movement with Planet Reimagined

Building a Fan-Based Climate Movement with Planet Reimagined

Can concerts mobilize music fans to climate action? From signing a petition or voting, to participating in a protest - what actions are fans most likely to take when their favorite artists ask them to? Over the last year, Planet Reimagined’s Climate Active Fellows, Caleb Johnson and Li-Ya Mar have been tackling these questions through their project “Amplify: How to Build a Fan-Based Climate Movement.” In this podcast, Caleb and Li-Ya talk with AMT Lab Lead Researcher Hannah Brainard about their research process, sharing some key findings and next steps. 

The Art && Code Series - Wrap Up Show: Behind the Scenes

The Art && Code Series - Wrap Up Show: Behind the Scenes

Get a behind the scenes look at the Art && Code podcast series. In this wrap-up episode, AMT Lab’s Podcast Producer Jabrenee Hussie, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator Ashley Offman, and Lead Researcher Hannah Brainard discuss key takeaways from the series. They look back at some of their favorite interview moments, from ethics of artificial intelligence as an artistic tool to the social scene of live-coding. 

Open-Source Software for Live-Coding Visuals with Hydra’s Olivia Jack

Open-Source Software for Live-Coding Visuals with Hydra’s Olivia Jack

Olivia Jack is a programmer and artist who works frequently with open-source software, cartography, live coding, and experimental interfaces. In this episode of the Art && Code Podcast series, Jack talks with AMT Lab Lead Researcher Hannah Brainard about Hydra, a browser-based open source software she developed for live-coding visuals. This podcast was made in partnership with the Frank Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry.

Live-Coding, Performance, and Computational Art with Char Stiles

Live-Coding, Performance, and Computational Art with Char Stiles

In the third episode of the Art&&Code podcast series AMT Lead Researcher, Hannah Brainard, talks with Char Stiles, a computational artist, educator and programmer based in Brooklyn, NY. Stiles works creatively in the lower levels of graphical computational systems and is currently at the MIT Media Lab’s Future Sketches group.

Meet 2/3 of Codie: A Live-Coding Trio Making Music and Visuals

Meet 2/3 of Codie: A Live-Coding Trio Making Music and Visuals

For the second episode of AMT Lab’s Art && Code series, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator Ashley Offman talks with Sarah Groff Hennigh-Palermo and Dr. Kate Sicchio, two-thirds of the live coding trio known as Codie. Sarah and Kate discuss how their prior experiences in academia and at tech giants influence the art they create. They also talk of their interdisciplinary approaches to performance, including the integration of coding in live performance, as well as the nuances and differences that exist in the live coding and DIY sound scenes worldwide. This podcast was made in partnership with the Frank Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry.

Identity, Ethics, and Voice in AI with Dorothy Santos

Identity, Ethics, and Voice in AI with Dorothy Santos

In the latest installment of our Let’s Talk podcast series, AMT Lab staff member Samantha Sonnet interviews interdisciplinary scholar and creative, Dorothy Santos. The two discuss the future of AI, identity, tech and culture, tarot reading, and much more.

Let's Talk: 2022's Biggest Topics in Tech and 2023 Predictions

Let's Talk: 2022's Biggest Topics in Tech and 2023 Predictions

In this month’s installment of the Let’s Talk podcast series, staff members Natalie Larsen and Maraika Lumholdt discuss some of the biggest and most influential tech scandals we saw occur in 2022, and how they affect the ongoing of arts organizations. They also discuss where we might see policy headed in 2023.

Your Favorite Podcasts in 2022

Your Favorite Podcasts in 2022

Here are our top podcasts for 2022 — what did you hear? What did you miss?

The Art of Technology: Robotics and Textiles

The Art of Technology: Robotics and Textiles

In the latest installment of the Let’s Talk Podcast Interview series, AMT Lab staff member Natalie Larsen interviews a group of Carnegie Mellon University students & faculty who worked conjointly on a week-long ‘Jam’ at the Textiles Lab in order to create a fabric that produces sounds when stretched and manipulated.

Let's Talk: The Dawn of AI Policy and the Decline of Meta

Let's Talk: The Dawn of AI Policy and the Decline of Meta

In this month’s installment of our Let’s Talk podcast series, AMT Lab staff Maraika Lumholdt and Natalie Larsen continue discussing the ever-evolving world of technology and privacy , especially in the worlds of theater and the music industry. The AI Bill of Rights, an important new blueprint for the future of technology policy, is also examined.