
The Language Project Podcast
Come and take a listen to all the ways that language impacts our society! In this podcast we'll explore various topics related to language - everything from how it defines us as humans, how it manifests itself in our technology and our media and arts and impacts the way we think, and how its automation makes our lives easier but also brings its own set of ethical challenges. I'll be joined by many special guests whose own lives have been notably impacted by language, as well as experts in the field of linguistics.
Podcasting since 2021 • 24 episodes
The Language Project Podcast
Latest Episodes
TikTok and Bias: Pt. 2
In Pt. 2 of my series on TikTok, I continue to delve deeper into TikTok's algorithms to explore the question of whether they introduce and propagate bias. I'll also share the results of a survey I conducted to assess whether people could detect...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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10:15

TikTok and Bias: Pt 1
To explore technology bias, I recently did a research project about TikTok, a popular social media platform. In this Part 1 of a two part series, I'll introduce the background and history of TikTok as well as some key important industry terms l...
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Episode 13
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12:20

Delving Deeper into Text-to-Speech Technology: Pt. 2 w/ Dr. Sue Hertz
I continue my conversation with Dr, Sue Hertz, digging deeper into the complexities of text-to-speech technology, including the challenges of embedding emotions into speech. We talk about specific examples of speech nuance - like the differe...
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Episode 22
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20:19

From ‘Cot’ vs ‘Caught’ to Pioneering Technologies: Interview with Dr. Sue Hertz
Come join me as I speak with Dr. Sue Hertz, Adjunct Professor at Cornell University and President of Synfonica LLC, a speech technology company developing knowledge-based text-to-speech systems and related applications. She shares what initi...
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Episode 21
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19:09

Language Extinction: Pt 2 w/ Professor Cisneros
I continue my conversation with Professor Cisneros as we delve further into his interest in minority languages such as Mixtec and Guaymi. We discuss the many reasons languages can become extinct, including globalization and colonialism. We also...
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Episode 20
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20:19
