Greater Than Code
For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Than Code is providing a vital platform for these conversations, and developing new ideas of what it means to be a technologist beyond just the code.
Featuring an ongoing panel of racially and gender diverse tech panelists, the majority of podcast guests so far have been women in tech! We’ve covered topics including imposter syndrome, mental illness, sexuality, unconscious bias and social justice. We also have a major focus on skill sets that tech too often devalues, like team-building, hiring, community organizing, mentorship and empathy. Each episode also includes a transcript.
We have an active Slack community that members can join by pledging as little as $1 per month via Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode)
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 284
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2022
216: Robot and Human Collaboration with Julie Shah
02:21 - Julie’s Superpower: Working Really Hard and Maintaining Focused Attention on Things for a Long Period of Time
04:25 - Robotics and Working in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
215: Gathering Data in Machine Learning with Abeba Birhane
01:41 - Descartes was wrong: ‘a person is a person through other persons’
13:59 - Predicting How Peop…
214: The Righteous Mind with Rylan Bowers
01:26 - Rylan’s Superpower: Helping People & Giving Back to Community
- “The rising tide lifts all boats.”
03:01 - The Righteous Mind / Making and Rationalizing Choices
213: This Is Me with Cher
CONTENT WARNING: Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse & Addiction
01:12 - Cher’s Superpower: Making and Collecting Hot Sauce
- Gastroparesis
- Hobby vs Coping Mechanism
04:33 - Good Ideas Can Come From…
212: Diversify Tech with Veni Kunche
01:17 - Veni’s Superpower: Being Adaptable and Not Giving Up
02:25 - Going From Coder to Entrepreneur
07:00 - Being Protective and Selecti…
211: Becoming Humble and Kind with Brandon Weaver
01:16 - Brandon’s Superpower: Recognizing Others’ Superpowers and Spotting Potential Talent
- Convincing Others
- Recognizing and Talking About Failure(s)
09:23 - Brandon’s Personal Journey & Transfo…
210: Getting Sh*t Done with Harini Gokul
01:30 - Harini’s Superpower: Getting Sh*t Done
04:19 - Putting Technology to Use For Those Who Need it the Most
- Co-Creation and Co-Shaping
- Public & Private Partnerships
- Breaking Barriers to Entry
209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca
01:25 - Mia’s Superpower: Adaptability
- Applicable Skills to Basic Computer Programming
- Parsing Information
- Research
05:31 - Linguistics and Cultural Anthropology
- Linguistic Relativism (Sapir…
208: Who Tells Your Story? with Janeen Uzzell
01:42 - Janeen’s Superpower: Storytelling
- The Importance of Who Tells Your Story
- Accountability
- Generalizations Are Harmful
- Responsibility
07:56 - The Wikimedia Foundation
- Trust and Safety Team …
207: Investigation and Influence with Chelsea Troy
03:36 - Chelsea’s Superpower: Software Detective Work
- Grant-funded Organizations
- Context Loss
- Forensic Software Analysis
- Software (Initially) Never Works ‼️
08:27 - Coding in Investigation Mode
- …
206: Conscious Teaching and Learning with Brian Hogan
02:11 - Brian’s Superpower: Being Able to Teach People Stuff
- Guiding Learners Towards Outcomes and Success
- Connecting with Students on a Deeper Level
- Active Learning
13:15 - Building Relationship…
205: Breaking Silos and Creating Opportunity Via Remote Work with Amir Salihefendić
02:16 - Amir’s Superpower: Learning
- The Value of Knowledge Work
05:42 - Growing Up As a Refugee
- Maintaining Focus During Change
11:04 - A Founder’s Mindset
- Trauma: Makes You Stronger
- Shadow…
204: Creating Community Spaces in The Age of COVID with Nicole Archambault
02:04 - Nicole’s Superpower: Empathy and Community Building
- “The After-Hours Vibe” Zoom Parties (DM Nicole on Twitter for an invite!)
- Discord Servers
- freeCodeCamp
15:06 - Overcoming Isolation and…
203: Algorithmic Auditing and Accountability with Matthew Zhou
01:54 - Matt’s Superpower: Letting Things Go Easily
- Nonattachment and Immigration
08:35 - Matt’s Journey From Anthropology to Tech
- The Intersection of Technology and Social Science
13:42 - Al…
202: The Art of Storytelling in Technology with Asra Nadeem
00:42 - Asra’s Superpower: Unrelenting Love For Herself
02:32 - Storytelling
- Storytelling is Important for Change
- Taking Action with Stories
09:35 - Finding Passionate Builders
- No Freedom With…
201: Real Rebels Pay Their Taxes with Nils Norman Haukås
02:58 - Nils’ Superpower: Storytelling
- Practicing Presentation
- Company/Employer-Sponsored Skill Training (such as storytelling/public speaking)
- Taking Courses Unrelated to Your Own Skillset
09:39…
200: "Bad Code" with Damien Burke
02:58 - Damien’s Superpower: Being able to hold contradictory beliefs at the same time.
- Working in VERY Local Government (for the City of Los Angeles)
07:05 - What is “Bad Code”?
199: Toxicity in Tech with Amy Newell
04:31 - Amy’s Superpower: Search Algorithms and Finding Things
- Finding Things in Code
- Visual vs Spacial Awareness
08:39 - Toxic Masculinity and Hierarchies in Engineering Roles
198: Learning From Failure with Ravs Kaur
02:30 - Rav’s Superpower: Learning to Learn
- Success and Failure
- Creating Environments Where It’s Safe to Fail
- Exploring Ideas and Collecting Datapoints
- Celebrating Feedback Cycles and Experiments
197: Tips For New Developers with Dan Moore
02:13 - Dan’s Superpower: Ability to Keep Calm
- “We need to solve this problem.”
- Dealing with Frustration
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
07:11 - Maximizing Your Potential as a New Devel…