David Murakami Wood

Smart Cities: The City of the Future?

moonr — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:57:02 +0000

What does a smart city look like? Will technology rule? Or, should technology be a means to an end in creating a good city where diverse human beings can flourish?

David Murakami Wood: Royal Society of Canada

moonr — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:09:56 +0000

Dr. David Murakami Wood, a member of the Royal Society of Canada – College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists program discusses key issues of democracy and human rights in relation to security, surveillance, identity and privacy. His work has covered new surveillance technologies, the globalization of surveillance, and comparative studies of surveillance in global cities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hO4vhFB0A

From the Babysitter to Alexa: Surveillance is All Around

stratg — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 18:53:09 +0000

Dr. David Lyon is Director of the Surveillance Studies Centre and Professor of Sociology and Law at Queen’s University. Dr. Lyon is credited with spearheading the field of “surveillance studies,” and he has produced a steady stream of books and articles on the subject. His most recent book, The Culture of Surveillance: Watching as a Way of Life, looks at the imaginaries and practices of everyday surveillance. Dr. Lyon is also the Principal Investigator of the “Big Data Surveillance” project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.