Why data won't redeem us

Gagarin, the Eurozine podcast

What does dataism have to do with positivism, and how does friction help create resistance? Eurozine's editor-in-chief Réka Kinga Papp talks to philosopher Miriam Rasch of the Institute of Network Cultures, a member of the Eurozine Board of Editors, about her new essay 'Friction and the aesthetics of the smooth: ethics in times of dataism'. https://www.eurozine.com/friction-and-the-aesthetics-of-the-smooth/ This article is based on an excerpt from Miriam Rasch's latest book of the same title, published in Dutch May 2020. Gagarin, the Eurozine podcast is a series of conversations with authors and editors from our network of cultural journals from throughout Europe, and beyond. Eurozine is an online magazine and a network of 90+ partners: journals, magazines and associates, from Belgium to Belarus, from Norway to Bulgaria, publishing literature and analyzing politics, reflecting on culture and bringing diverse voices to a joint conversation. Please subscribe to the podcast and rate us on Soundcloud, Spotify, or wherever you found us, and leave a review if that’s something you’re into. You can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter, so you’ll always know what’s worth thinking about: https://www.eurozine.com/newsletter/