Tech Won’t Build It visit Tog Dublin on Wednesday, September 18 from 7PM to 9PM, to host a discussion on current happenings in technology: activism, ethics, unionisation, regulation and the law are all in scope.
Our regular discussion series on current happenings in technology: activism, ethics, unionisation, regulation and the law are all in scope.
We have guests from the Game Workers Unite union joining us for Q+A this month.
Other potential discussion topics will be posted to the #twbidiscuss hashtag on twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/twbidiscuss?src=hash
Tech Discussion: Technology Ethics and Activism (journalists welcome)
We are hosting the Tech Won’t Build It community for a discussion on current happenings in technology: activism, ethics, unionisation, regulation and the law are all in scope.
The organisers will bring some topics to kick off the conversation, but we hope you bring your own, too.
Aaron Rogan, a journalist with the Sunday Business Post who often covers technology, is going to kick us off with a short talk about tech journalism.
Possible topics include:
– Should the EU ban mass surveillance and ‘citizen scoring’?
– The Wayfair walkout
– Gorgon Stare
– Dublin city council tracking devices in parks
– Working conditions of social media moderators
See this thread: https://twitter.com/TWBIIreland/status/1145790251878797322and the #twbidiscuss hashtag on twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/twbidiscuss?src=hash
Journalists and others are welcome to this event every other month (this is the journalist-friendly edition), but Chatham House rules always apply to discussions – they should not leave the room.
The event kicks off at 7pm on Wednesday 3rd of July, no need to prebook.
Dublin Science Week Family Open Day
We are bringing our demo and projects along to the Dublin Science Week Family Open Day on Saturday 17th of November. There will be two sessions for all the family to see science shows, experiments and lots of hands-on activities. The event takes place in The Convention Centre Dublin and tickets can be booked on the following link. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/dublin-science-week-family-open-day-tickets-51871722719
Science Week Lightning Talks
We are hosting on a night of talks to coincide with Science Week in conjunction with the Young Engineers Society. A week of nationwide events to celebrate science in our everyday lives. We have six exciting talks on a diverse range of topics. Each speaker will have 15 minutes to cover a topic they are passionate about. The event will kick off at 7pm on Thursday 15th of November. The event is free with no booking required. You can read more about each of the talks below.
Title: “False Balance and Science Communication.”
Description: Today’s good reporting aims to be as balanced as possible which is admirable. However, we are seeing it being misused to drive pseudoscience and scaremongering ideas. By equating fact and opinion how can we expect the public to know who they can trust?
Speaker: Sophie Cremen
Title: “People Proofing Projects”
Description: You have been asked to bring your project to a Maker Faire, art show, bring a hack or meetup. This is the first time other humans will interact with your project. Will, it survive being used by people who don’t know what it is? or by countless children’s hands who don’t fully listen to your instructions.This talk will give you the tips and tricks to make your project more robust, intuitive and safer for the general public to try out. We will cover hardware tricks such as volume control, fuses, radio signals. Also the importance of signage, instructions, and labeling.
Speaker: Jeffrey Roe
Title: “Hackers: Who are they and why do they do it?”
Description: The press is filled with stories of banks being ‘hacked’, personal details leaked and people losing money through ‘on-line scams’. Who are the people behind this, why do they do it, and is it all bad?
Speaker: Mike Hibbett
Title: “Perceptions of multicultural world with population genetics,”
Description: The changing the way we look at a multicultural world with population genetics, and the ethical questions still to be answered?
Speaker: Shubhangi Karmakar
Title: “Éirloop journey. Last year Éirloop was Ireland’s first entry into the SpaceX Student Hyperloop competition”
Description: Éirloop surpassed over 700 applications to become one of 20 teams to be selected to bring their pod to SpaceX HQ to do high speed tests and compete against 19 teams for the title of fastest Hyperloop Pod. The talk will take the audience through how Éirloop went from the drawing board to SpaceX HQ and how we fared in the competition.
Speaker: Heather Murphy
Title: “Accessibility”
Description: How people with disabilities access technology Assistive Technology and Universal Design.
Speaker: Declan Meenagh
October 2018 Social Battery swap in electric vehicle talk
This October Social on Saturday 20th October 2018, along with the usual chat, craic and fun, we will also have an Electric vehicle theme. See this link for more details
There will also be a quick talk from Jonathan Fitzpatrick, who removed the electric vehicle battery from his 2011 car and upgraded to a 2015 pack.
He will talk about the problems he was hoping to solve, the problems he encountered (the new pack would not fit) and his eventual work arounds and success. The talk will start at 7:30pm sharp and there will be time for questions afterwards. Then you can stay and tour the TOG hackerspace and hang around for the evening. The event is free, open to all, no need to book, just drop on by.
Our CEO talks about running our hackerspace
Check out the video below where our CEO Jeffery Roe chats about running our hackerspace.