Interspecies Money & Rituals of the Profane | 53˚ Degree Podcast - Episode No. 1

Episode No.1 Summary - Featuring Alison McDowell and Leo Saraceno. In this episode, Alison McDowell and Leo Saraceno discuss the implications of "interspecies currency" and bio-informational engineering in the context of efforts to gamify our interaction with nature in the emerging data economy. Alison and Leo break down the systems, symbols and organizations involved in this must-watch, maiden episode of the 53˚ Degree. Episode No.1 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:16 Decentralization 2:30 Giraffes on the Blockchain 5:15 Sensors in the Grass 13:10 The Queen's DNA 18:00 Deutsche Telekom Pink 24:58 Track & Trace & Stake 31:10 Oracles and Sigils 36:10 Pseudo Religion 41:45 Colonial Garden Tools 54:41 Data Ownership vs Data Privacy 1:00:29 Lord of the (Data) Flies 1:11:40 Re-Minting Eugenics Show Notes: Third-party works and articles referenced in this episode 1- Introducing: Interspecies Games - https://medium.com/@sovnature/introdu... 2- Curve Labs - https://sovereignnature.com/projects/... 3- Sovereign Nature Initiative Manifesto - https://sovereignnature.com/sni-manif... 4- Breakthrough, Chapter Five - https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/... (Source: https://www.brookings.edu/book/breakt...) 5- Sensing the future of bio-informational engineering - https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146... 6- Data Garden Plant Sonification Workshop - https://www.bartramsgarden.org/event/... 7- Leveraging Technology for the Planet - https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-... 8- Blockchain Futures - https://www.iftf.org/fileadmin/user_u... Works and articles by Podcast guests referenced in this episode: Alison McDowell 1- Tracking Students: Google Rolls Out “Anytime, Anywhere” Learning in Kirkland, WA Parks This Spring - https://wrenchinthegears.com/2018/04/... Leo Saraceno 1- Blockchain, Digital Twins, and Global Brain Economics - https://siliconicarus.org/2022/05/06/... 2- Interoperable Identity Tokens and the War for Our Soul - https://siliconicarus.org/2022/05/30/... 3- Celo’s Alliance for Prosperity: Microworkers for the Humanitarian AI - https://siliconicarus.org/2022/06/08/... Support Us Silicon Icarus and the 53˚ Degree Podcast are a completely reader and listener-funded independent journalistic endeavor. If you enjoyed this episode and appreciate our articles, please consider making a contribution or becoming a Patron: Donations: https://siliconicarus.org/ptrn-reg-pl/ Patreon Subscription: https://www.patreon.com/siliconicarus...