Brave Tech World Podcast
christopherkeil
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About This Podcast
The Brave Tech World Podcast concerns how technology impacts society. I don’t address how various areas of tech work internally, but rather I investigate how human society, and culture can adapt to an ever-changing and quickly evolving onslaught of technological innovation. My mission with BTW is to examine “How Technology Influences Society.”
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Recent Episodes
S1E24 Episode 24: How endangered is free speech in the age of tech?
Today I examine how free speech is available to anyone and can reach more listeners than ever, yet it is swiftly being eroded by modern technology. Words can be spoken or written. They can also be…
S1E23 Episode 23: Music – An Industry in Trouble
Music as an art form and business was born in the early twentieth century and would slowly become a force in world culture throughout much of the century. And yet now, as more music is being consumed…
S1E22 Episode 22: AI Actors - Coming to a Theater Near You?
Do you remember the days when you go to a movie theater or stream a film, not just because of the story but because you were wanted to see your favorite actor or actress? It was a long time ago, of…
S1E21 25-21 Ecological Cataclysm - The Salton Sea
This episode investigates how a technological mistake created an unnatural sea that transformed into a winter resort like no other, how greed and mismanagement of resources created a potentially…
S1E20 Episode 20: Mission to Mars - Getting There is the Easy Part
In this podcast we’ll look of the promises and setbacks we face as we gaze up toward the night sky toward a faint reddish pinpoint of light called Mars and wonder what lays within and beyond our…
S1E19 Episode 19: Malicious Actors and Internet Surveillance - Hacker's Delight
Most companies have extensive security training for employees and are known to regularly conduct security testing of their computer-based workforce. Banks, hospitals, defense contractors, private…
S1E18 Episode 18 - Death to Miracle Cures – The War on Medical Science
Over the last two decades there have been unimagined advances in medical and health care. But in the last nine months the medical establishment seems to be under attack. It is almost as if the…
S1E17 Episode 17: Criminal Investigations - Technical Examinations
Over the last decade forensics sciences as applied to the criminal justice system have significantly evolved. There are whole ranges of technological advancements that are becoming available, but…
S1E16 Episode 16: Amazon Origins - Sears, Roebuck & Company
At one point Sears, was the most dominant retailer in the United States. When the technology arrived that would eventually make Amazon the dominant retail outlet, Sears found itself mired in outdated…
S1E15 Episode 14: WARFARE!
War is an ugly business. It is as serious as things get. Weapons systems are monumentally expensive and a drain on other areas of society. The sad truth is that a strong offensive capability is the…
S1E14 Episode 14: Smile—You’re on Constant Camera
Today, I’ll be discussing how video surveillance seems to be everywhere. It can be a deterrent against crime and serve as nearly indisputable evidence in prosecuting criminal cases. It can document…
S1E13 Episode 13: The Rise and Fall of the 60s Ecology Movement
In the 1960s things stunk—the air, the water, even the land. Pollution, man. In 1970 the ecology movement came into the forefront of political consciousness culminating in the first Earth Day. I know…
S1E12 Episode 12: The Industrial Revolution – Maybe a Roadmap for Our AI Future?
This episode explores how and why the Industrial Revolution occurred, examines how it permanently transformed human society and observes how the lessons for that distant past can and can’t be applied…
S1E11 Episode 11: Exploiting the Fear of AI in the Workplace - The Use of Disinformation
Today, I’ll be talking about how the threat of AI taking over the modern workplace is being used to intimidate the human workforce into submission and acceptance of the new order of things. Where are…
S1E10 Episode: 10 – Outrage Messaging: The Indignation of Social Media
Social media offers the prospect of wide connections throughout the world, while at the same time creating enormous divisions between different groups. Social media by design utilizes social…
S1E9 Episode 9: Brain Hacking: Thanks for the (Short-Term) Memories
This podcast examines the mechanisms of human memory and explores potential methods to enhance short-term memory. It considers whether over-the-counter supplements may affect memory loss and…
S1E8 Episode 8 - Government Internet Surveillance - Rise of the Security State
This podcast examines how the world has changed over the last twenty-four years and how and why we’ve come to accept monitoring by government of the internet as a matter of having a secure nation and…
S1E7 7: Job Hunting and Survival in the Age of Disruption
According to a recent article in Business Insider, large corporations are scaling back in large scale hiring. This is occurring in sectors for legal services to technology to governmental work. AI…
S1E6 6: Bots, Lots and lots of bots
The question of whether something is real or a bot is becoming increasingly common. Bots appear in many forms, including online platforms, news reports, phone communications, and smart devices. While…
S1E5 5: Cryptocurrency – Hopped up on Hopium
Cryptocurrency has been widely pushed as an exciting new investment opportunity that can make investors extremely wealthy, but it’s really a form of gambling on an unregistered and unlicensed…
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Brave Tech World Podcast has published 24 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Science, Society & Culture.
Brave Tech World Podcast is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 28m.
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