Tummelvision
Tummelvision is a weekly live podcast that explores the human side of technology - people before data. A Tummler is a Yiddish word used to describe a person who catalyzes others to action. Tummlers were traditionally hired at Jewish weddings and in the Borscht belt to warm up the crowd and get the party started.
Each week Heather, Deb and Kevin engage with well-known guests from the arts, business, and technology who all share a unique focus on the importance of bringing our more human selves with us both online and offline. Guests are all experts in the art and science of engaging and collaborating a networked world. Topics range from "does google get social" to what is the role of empathy and emotion in business and how do we genuinely connect in a connected world.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 76 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2012
TummelVision 77: Paul Adams on Google, Facebook, and Social Circles
Erstwhile Googler, now Facebooker Paul Adams (@padday) joins us to talk about his insights on “circles” and the relationship between real-life and online social networks.
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TummelVision 75: Liz Lawley
Social computing scientist Liz Lawley discusses pseudonymity and anonymity, the fallacy of influence, and the serious work of games and fun on the web.
Follow the discussion that unfolded during the …
TummelVision 74: Dan Gillmor
Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) teaches digital media entrepreneurship and is founding director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School …
TummelVision 73: Clive Thompson on continuous mass conversations and the future of thought in the age of machines
Clive Thompson (@pomeranian99) on tummelling at the essential social tool of the future, the web’s social backbone, continuous mass conversations, and the future of thought in the age of machines.
Cl…
TummelVision 72: Ellen Dudley on Crowdscanner, werewolves, and improving real-life conversation
Ellen Dudley of Crowdscanner joins us to talk about social interaction tools, werewolves, and improving real-life conversation.
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TummelVision 71: Ethan Zuckerman on Google Plus, fan fiction, serendipity, and universal imperfect multilingualism
Ethan Zuckerman is director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, and a principal research scientist at MIT’s Media Lab. He joins us to talk about Google Plus, fan fiction, serendipity, and universal…
TummelVision 70: Dina Mehta on Google Plus, disaster tummelling, and global community
Dina Mehta of convo.org joins us from Mumbai/Bombay to talk about the advent of Google+, connecting people online in times of crisis, and global conversation and community.
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TummelVision 69: Dan Gould on Namesake, conversation, and schooling the New York Times
Dan Gould is founder of Namesake, a new online business community centered around conversations. He joins Heather Gold, Kevin Marks, and Deb Schultz to talk about the project, as well as recent event…
TummelVision 68: Sarah Szalavitz on story, social design, Hollywood and imposters
Sarah Szalavitz (@dearsarah) does social design under her company Robot7 and teaches at the MIT Media Lab. Her background was in law and then Hollywood. A self-described “champagne socialist,” she di…
TummelVision 67: Tantek Çelik explains open web standards for poets
Tantek Çelik is an independent technologist, writer, teacher… the notorious @t on twitter… and a vocal proponent of open web standards. In the wake of the Schema announcement, Tantek joins Heather, …
TummelVision 66: Eli Pariser on The Filter Bubble
Eli Pariser is an online organizer and disorganizer, the former Executive Director of MoveOn (and now the board president), a co-founder of Avaaz.org, and the author of The Filter Bubble.
This week…
TummelVision 65: Open House!
Regular TummelVision chat room contributor @Xenophrenia joins in a discussion of open source, copyright, economics, and more in this first ever “Open House” episode. We hope to make a regular featur…
TummelVision 64: Lloyd Davis on Social Artistry, Collaboration, and Travel
Lloyd Davis (@lloyddavis) is Social Artist in Residence at the University of London’s Centre for Creative Collaboration. He blogs at Perfect Path and is best known as the founder of the Tuttle Club, …
TummelVision 63: Mark Krynsky on X Prizes, competition, cooperation, and “influence”
Mark Krynsky (@krynsky) of the X PRIZE Foundation & Lifestreamblog.com joins us to talk about competition, cooperation, and the folly of trying to measure online “influence.”
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TummelVision 62: Andy Carvin of NPR.org on twitter journalism, tummelling the world, and truth-seeking through vulnerability
Andy Carvin (@acarvin) is digital strategist for National Public Radio. He has helped NPR create their pioneering online presence, coordinated multiple crisis camps, and he’s organized the PublicMedi…
TummelVision 62.5: More conversation with Andy Carvin of NPR
After the recording of our “official” episode 62 discussion with NPR’s Andy Carvin, we continued for another 45 minutes of in-depth conversation about his work, deeper themes of connectedness, and so…
TummelVision 61: Dion Almaer on the revelation that code is produced by human beings
TummelVision 60.5: More talk with Courtney Stanton
Following the recording of episode 60 and after some technical challenges, Heather Gold joins the conversation with Courtney Stanton, on rape culture, PTSD, community, and more. This segment starts a…
TummelVision 60: Courtney Stanton on empathy, rape culture, and how to tummel haters
TummelVision 59: Thomas Knoll on love, community architecture, Zappos, tech, and humanity
Thomas Knoll joins Heather, Kevin, and Deb to talk about love, community architecture, Zappos, tech, and humanity.