https://simplecast.com Media systems of all kinds from smartphones to cave paintings are a central part of human life. Most of what we know and think flows through them, so it's critical that they are serving us well. KALEID asks how much they are, and how they could be better. Produced by the Imaging Research Center at UMBC, with host Lee Boot. 2020 Imaging Research Center, UMBC en Fri, 8 Jul 2022 11:39:05 +0000 Fri, 8 Jul 2022 18:22:45 +0000 https://kaleid.simplecast.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/fa34fac2-13a3-443a-86a2-96d921e77d9c/1ebca16f-54cb-4e52-a3ca-9080485b0eb0/3000x3000/kaleidlogo-4.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://kaleid.simplecast.com episodic Media systems of all kinds from smartphones to cave paintings are a central part of human life. Most of what we know and think flows through them, so it's critical that they are serving us well. KALEID asks how much they are, and how they could be better. Produced by the Imaging Research Center at UMBC, with host Lee Boot. Lee Boot, Anna Kroll no https://feeds.simplecast.com/vp6I4QiE imaging research center, irc, lee boot, media, umbc, society, epistemology, visualization Imaging Research Center, UMBC boot@umbc.edu 27fb1124-9af8-4288-9b11-a1e7a5878790 Fri, 8 Jul 2022 11:39:05 +0000 boot@umbc.edu (Michael Slater, Antionette Wilkins, Anna Kroll, Lee Boot) https://kaleid.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-7-making-identities-part-4-antionette-wilkins-FgFvwC5U Ep 7: Making Identities, Part 4: Antionette Michael Slater, Antionette Wilkins, Anna Kroll, Lee Boot 00:22:30 This is the 4th and final episode in the 4-partseries, Making Identities. Antionette (Nette) struggles to establish a presence in social media, and in life, because at the same time she wants to fit in and be accepted, she is kind of terrified about losing herself in the crowd—that is, losing her individuality and being absorbed into the norms. Fortunately she finds an understanding and helpful researcher, Michael Slater at Ohio State, who helps her think about this challenge in a whole new way and see a promising future for herself. This is the 4th and final episode in the 4-partseries, Making Identities. Antionette (Nette) struggles to establish a presence in social media, and in life, because at the same time she wants to fit in and be accepted, she is kind of terrified about losing herself in the crowd—that is, losing her individuality and being absorbed into the norms. Fortunately she finds an understanding and helpful researcher, Michael Slater at Ohio State, who helps her think about this challenge in a whole new way and see a promising future for herself. michael slater, media, anna kroll, alienation, acceptance, antionette wilkins, fitting in, journalism, lee boot, imaging research center, umbc no full 7 a50d990b-7aa8-4890-ab3c-9059267d3eab Fri, 8 Jul 2022 11:38:52 +0000 boot@umbc.edu (August Dent, Liselot Hudders, Anna Kroll, Lee Boot) https://kaleid.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-6-making-identities-part-3-august-EBupYbwD Ep 6: Making Identities, Part 3: August August Dent, Liselot Hudders, Anna Kroll, Lee Boot 00:17:40 Part 3 of our 4-part series, Making Identities. This is the story of August Dent, a young man building his future aspirations on the examples set by social media influencers—or so he thought. We are surprised to find that his feet are standing on much more solid ground than even he realized. This encouraging episode features an interview with social media research Liselot Hudders of Gent University in Belgium. Part 3 of our 4-part series, Making Identities. This is the story of August Dent, a young man building his future aspirations on the examples set by social media influencers—or so he thought. We are surprised to find that his feet are standing on much more solid ground than even he realized. This encouraging episode features an interview with social media research Liselot Hudders of Gent University in Belgium. media, anna kroll, social media, liselot hudders, social influencers, august dent, lee boot, aspirations, imaging research center, umbc no full 6 8a315131-eb3d-43c2-9ad7-a8f4b6d54eca Fri, 8 Jul 2022 11:38:41 +0000 boot@umbc.edu (Theo Reinert, Bradley Bond, Anna Kroll, Lee Boot) https://kaleid.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-5-making-identities-part-2-theo-NLo_DWRq Ep 5: Making Identities, Part 2: Theo Theo Reinert, Bradley Bond, Anna Kroll, Lee Boot 00:22:10 Part 2 of our 4-part series, Making Identities. It features Theo, whose complex, intersectional, racial and gender identity was able to emerge because of TV characters and film characters who opened doors, one by one. But how perfect and complex does media representation need to be for someone to see themselves in the world? Theo interviews researcher Bradley Bond for critical insights. Part 2 of our 4-part series, Making Identities. It features Theo, whose complex, intersectional, racial and gender identity was able to emerge because of TV characters and film characters who opened doors, one by one. But how perfect and complex does media representation need to be for someone to see themselves in the world? Theo interviews researcher Bradley Bond for critical insights. identities, media, anna kroll, para social, gender, bradley bond, lee boot, kaleid, theo reinert, imaging research center, interesectionality, identity, transgender, representation no full 5 9d5b1487-5c95-4558-be7e-600401107880 Fri, 8 Jul 2022 11:38:28 +0000 boot@umbc.edu (Kailea Merritt, Anna Kroll, Lee Boot, Roderick Johnson) https://kaleid.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-4-making-identities-part-1-kailea-CohF0rnS Ep 4: Making Identities, Part 1: Kailea Kailea Merritt, Anna Kroll, Lee Boot, Roderick Johnson 00:24:49 Part 1 of our 4-part series, Making Identities. This episode introduces the series and then presents the story of Kailea Merritt, a person gripped by concerns about the dangers of media for children, who believes she has a compelling answer. The episode features an interview with Baltimore school teacher, Roderick Johnson, who is on the front lines of this issue and its impact on students and learning. Part 1 of our 4-part series, Making Identities. This episode introduces the series and then presents the story of Kailea Merritt, a person gripped by concerns about the dangers of media for children, who believes she has a compelling answer. The episode features an interview with Baltimore school teacher, Roderick Johnson, who is on the front lines of this issue and its impact on students and learning. religion, digital native, media, anna kroll, lee boot, children, kaleid, roderick johnson, values, imaging research center, umbc, identity no full 4 26423376-c12a-4569-a728-d2f684215b8d Fri, 2 Apr 2021 15:05:00 +0000 boot@umbc.edu (Anna Kroll, Lee Boot, Rebecca Adelman) https://kaleid.simplecast.com/episodes/ep3-water-spaghetti-and-infographics-an-interview-with-rebecca-adelman-O6_ywYi5 Ep 3: Water, Spaghetti, and InfoGraphics: An interview with Rebecca Adelman Anna Kroll, Lee Boot, Rebecca Adelman 00:27:10 As central as media systems are to nearly every aspect of our lives, asking people to stop and think about them critically can be like asking fish to stop and reflect on water. In this episode, our interview with Rebecca Adelman, Chair and Professor of Media and Communication Studies, explores our relationship with media, the questions raised by an infamous diagram that looks like a plate of spaghetti, the data visualizations of ISIS, and whether certain things simply should not be visualized. Assistant Producer and graduate student, Anna Kroll gives her "digital native" take on the subject. As central as media systems are to nearly every aspect of our lives, asking people to stop and think about them critically can be like asking fish to stop and reflect on water. In this episode, our interview with Rebecca Adelman, Chair and Professor of Media and Communication Studies, explores our relationship with media, the questions raised by an infamous diagram that looks like a plate of spaghetti, the data visualizations of ISIS, and whether certain things simply should not be visualized. Assistant Producer and graduate student, Anna Kroll gives her "digital native" take on the subject. irc, anna kroll, visualization, isis, lee boot, rebecca adelman, spaghetti diagram, complexity no full 3 692558a4-160a-4231-999b-a4c17f102b1a Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:24:49 +0000 boot@umbc.edu (Lucy Wilson, Anna Kroll) https://kaleid.simplecast.com/episodes/audio-fantasy-tour-future-of-data-viz-bZKP5g9D Ep 2: Audio Fantasy Tour of Data Visualization Futurism Lucy Wilson, Anna Kroll 00:25:46 We take listeners on an audio tour of an imaginary 3D world that immerses people in the entire landscape of factors that contribute to complex societal challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In a vast interior space modeled after the Pantheon in Rome, visualization researchers are exploring ways to represent not only up-to-the-minute data, but cultural attitudes, history and politics—all brought to life using unusual and innovative design. Epidemiologist, Lucy Wilson joins the conversation. We take listeners on an audio tour of an imaginary 3D world that immerses people in the entire landscape of factors that contribute to complex societal challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In a vast interior space modeled after the Pantheon in Rome, visualization researchers are exploring ways to represent not only up-to-the-minute data, but cultural attitudes, history and politics—all brought to life using unusual and innovative design. Epidemiologist, Lucy Wilson joins the conversation. covid-19, virtual reality, irc, data visualization, anna kroll, virtual, wicked problems, lucy wilson, lee boot, imaging research center, immersive, umbc, complexity no full 2 878eef9b-6b41-4172-bf44-edb290cb4027 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:56:51 +0000 boot@umbc.edu (Anna Kroll, Anne Rubin) https://kaleid.simplecast.com/episodes/media-in-history-media-now-aOmdbRw4 Ep 1: Media History, Media Now Anna Kroll, Anne Rubin 00:25:36 We speak with US Civil War Historian Anne Rubin about the ways different forms of media—from the penny press to social apps—can divide people and fragment ideas. We discuss the challenge of engaging the public in the real complexity of issues given that media prefer tiny sound bites. The conversation turns to the national discord around removing monuments, looking at monuments themselves as a kind of media. We speak with US Civil War Historian Anne Rubin about the ways different forms of media—from the penny press to social apps—can divide people and fragment ideas. We discuss the challenge of engaging the public in the real complexity of issues given that media prefer tiny sound bites. The conversation turns to the national discord around removing monuments, looking at monuments themselves as a kind of media. media, anna kroll, monuments, civil war, history, lee boot, sound bites, imaging research center, umbc, complexity no full 1 76a16bc6-b679-468e-b5de-b254337b1113 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:36:44 +0000 boot@umbc.edu (Lee Boot, Don Engel, Mark Jarzynski, Anna Kroll, Anne Rubin) https://kaleid.simplecast.com/episodes/start-here-REy2xPKr START HERE Lee Boot, Don Engel, Mark Jarzynski, Anna Kroll, Anne Rubin 00:07:08 Listen to this one first. It'll give you an idea of what the show's about and why we can it Kaleid. Chiming in are Don Engel, Mark Jarzynski, Anne Rubin and Anna Kroll. Listen to this one first. It'll give you an idea of what the show's about and why we can it Kaleid. Chiming in are Don Engel, Mark Jarzynski, Anne Rubin and Anna Kroll. irc, media, anna kroll, anne rubin, visualization, culture, data, lee boot, society, don engel, umbc no trailer