The Good Robot
Join Dr Eleanor Drage and Dr Kerry McInerney as they ask the experts: what is good technology? Is ‘good’ technology even possible? And how can feminism help us work towards it? Each week, they invite scholars, industry practitioners, activists, and more to provide their unique perspective on what feminism can bring to the tech industry and the way that we think about technology. With each conversation, The Good Robot asks how feminism can provide new perspectives on technology’s biggest problems.
The Good Robot
The Battle Over Data Centers with Tara Merk
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Join host Eleanor Drage and guest Tara Merk as they explore how community-owned data centers can revolutionize digital ownership. Discover innovative models that challenge big tech's dominance, promoting sustainability and local empowerment. Learn from Germany's success in renewable energy and cooperative governance. This episode reimagines internet ownership, focusing on community needs for a fairer, greener future.
Reading list:
- Tara Merk’s LinkedIn
- Community Data Centers
- The making of critical data center studies
- Data infrastructure studies on an unequal planet
- Getting into fights with data centers: Or, a modest proposal for reframing the climate politics of ICT
- Data Center Opposition Report
Edited by: Meibel Dabodabo