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It's @mollywood's last day at Marketplace 🥲, and we wanted to highlight some of our favorite Molly moments and episodes! Oh, where do we begin?
To kick things off, we're taking a trip down memory lane...
#MakeMeSmart with @kairyssdal and @mollywood launched January 24th, 2017, but did you know there were three mini episodes before?
Here's the very first: mktplc.org/3obTusj
#MakeMeSmart with @kairyssdal and @mollywood launched January 24th, 2017, but did you know there were three mini episodes before?
Here's the very first: mktplc.org/3obTusj
Honestly ... how can we not talk about #BananaPants when it comes to @mollywood?! She started a trend, and we're not even sorry. 🍌🍌🍌
Please take a moment to listen to #MarketplaceTech from last week, if you haven't already. @KAreports, @jesusavocado, @stephanie_h and Michael Lipkin did an amazing week on making tech more accessible that is thoughtful, empathetic, and I learned so much. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mar…
Some highlights ... listen to @HabenGirma describe how liberating autonomous driving tech could be for someone deafblind like her, and then imagine how she felt when a developer told her they "might" "get around to" accessibility in 10 years or so. marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…
Think about how insane it is that the decade-old 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act doesn't require captions on content created only for the Internet. You know like ... *gestures broadly at streaming video landscape* marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…
Today on #MarketplaceTech, we try to understand whether tech can actually improve contact tracing, or just muddy the waters. (Mostly the latter). Oh, by the way, it's kind of nothing without testing. Listen and subscribe! marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…
The upshot is, when you're a tech company (hammer), everything looks like a problem that can be solved with tech (nail). In this case, distrust and apathy may keep people from opting in, reducing efficacy. Bluetooth spray could lead to false positives, which is bad. And: testing.
HOWEVER ... people are going to want this tech to work, so we can get back to work. Which is why yesterday, @PwC announced an actual product offering for companies to do contact-tracing of their employees. Could end up being forced on employees long-term. pwc.com/us/en/products…
Today on #MarketplaceTech: Schools are closing, and fast, to prevent #Covid19. But e-learning tech is still pretty far behind. And plenty more on what's happening in tech and coronavirus right now. open.spotify.com/show/6hQYpQb9A…
The answer, by the way, is DEFINITIVELY no. Some schools have it figured out, but I've already heard a story today about a college prof cancelling all classes while the school is closed because of not wanting to learn the remote learning tools.
And ironically, colleges are in a better position to adapt, in some ways. Elementary schools, middle schools, high schools ... there's no widespread infrastructure for remote learning in lower ed. But maybe after all this, there will be. No more sick days, kiddos. You can Zoom!
Today on #MarketplaceTech, we talked about the difference in the way platforms and law enforcement treat international terrorism versus domestic terrorism, and how that can let radicalization and hate speech get worse in online forums: marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…
And it seems like there could be use for a nuanced and balanced conversation about Section 230, the law that can shield platforms for being liable for things that their users post. Here's #MakeMeSmart on the topic from earlier in the summer. marketplace.org/shows/make-me-…
One thing I thought was super interesting about this conversation is that the legal precedent around Section 230 allows platforms to not get sued for things their users post *even if they moderate that content.* So they actually AREN'T required to be totally hands-off.
