Being Human When Digital

Alice talks about how the series, Being Digital When Human, was born out of the Atlantic community's exploration of the use of augmented and virtual realities and the ethical issues that raises. As Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead, Alice is concerned with how emerging technologies can strengthen the Atlantic community's collective work of addressing root causes of systemic inequities as well as how the Atlantic community can work together, while physically apart, to become a force for social good.

Featuring Shari Frilot, Chief Curator, New Frontier, Sundance, and Cedric Brown, Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity in Conversation with Alice Wroe and Fionnuala Sweeney. Cedric talks about the inspiration behind his project ‘The Shape of Blackness.’ Shari and Cedric discuss the creative and activist potential of virtual space.

Featuring American journalist and film maker Nonny De La Pena, Founder and CEO of Emblematic Group, and Dylan Valley, South African film maker and Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity. In Conversation with Alice Wroe, Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead at the Atlantic Institute, discussing the use of augmented and virtual realities to effect narrative change.

The use of AR and VR in healthcare settings is the topic of this episode of Being Human When Digital. Featuring Deepa Mann-Kler, Chief Executive, Neon, and Jeremy Lim, Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia. The discussion includes the use of AR and VR in healthcare, with the benefits and ethical challenges it presents.

Join Atlantic Fellow Fionnuala Sweeney in conversation with Alice Wroe, Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead at the Atlantic Institute, as they discuss Indigenous approaches to the use of AR and VR. Featuring Mikaela Jade, CEO, Indigital , and Shane Webster Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity.

Wilneida Negron, Strategic Advisor to the Ford Foundation and Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, discusses the ethical concerns that ran through the series, from the economic drivers of technology to the complexity and potential it has to impact society.