The Tech Humanist Show with Kate O’Neill is a multi-media-format show often featuring a special guest and exploring topics like digital culture, data privacy, automation, human interfaces, artificial intelligence, and more. It’s “everything about data and technology that shapes the human experience.”
The Tech Humanist Show — Seasons 5 & 6 (2024–2025)
Hosted by Kate O’Neill, The Tech Humanist Show explores how data and technology can better serve human outcomes—through candid conversations with leaders across ethics, policy, business, and culture.
Season 5 (Fall 2024): An 8-episode run unpacking how tech shapes everyday life and leadership. Highlights include paradox in tech leadership with Wendy K. Smith; technology’s meaning and “tech as religion” with Harvard humanist chaplain Greg M. Epstein; the human voice in an AI world with Casey Erin Clark; AI ethics in higher ed with Dr. Ravit Dotan; immersive worlds with Cortney Harding; the math behind social media with Noah Giansiracusa; the metaverse’s metaphors with Sara M. Watson; and customer culture lessons from Netflix with Dr. Joel Mier.
Season 6 (Summer 2025): A timely arc on trust, integrity, and public good. Episodes feature Bärí A. Williams on equity and real-world constraints in tech; Mila Atmos on digital citizenship; Hamilton Mann on “artificial integrity”; Maria Axente on governing AI for humanity; Stephen M. R. Covey on trust in the age of AI; and Leanda Barrington-Leach on safeguarding children online. Together they map what responsible, human-centered technology looks like from boardroom to policy.
