Ars Electronica Festival Podcast 2023-2024
In 2023 and 2024, Ars Electronica and Ö1 produced a podcast to go along with the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz. It featured conversations with international festival guests—artists, researchers, developers, activists, and entrepreneurs—about their work, ideas, and encounters with new technologies.
The podcast has since evolved into a year-round format: Art Is Not a Thing, the Ars Electronica podcast exploring art, technology, and society beyond the festival context.
Check it out here: https://ars.electronica.art/podcast/en/
Episodes
24 episodes
HOPE #8: Which Rules do we need in the Metaverse? A Conversation with Micaela Mantegna
From 5 to 7 September, the Ars Electronica theme symposium served as a platform to explore innovative solutions to social challenges such as the climate crisis, the energy transition and the influence of artificial intelligence. Micaela Mantegn...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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21:52
HOPE #7: Are you ever afraid of Failure? A Conversation with Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule
Ö1 editor Hannah Balber spoke to Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule, who appeared at the Ars Electronica Festival as part of the S+T+ARTS (Science, Technology and Arts) Day conference. Born in Upper Austria, she is a partner and co-founder of ‘First Cir...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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19:00
HOPE #6: How technologically advanced is Africa? A Conversation with Russel Hlongwane and Amy Louise Wilson
The winners of the first S+T+ARTS Prize Africa will be on show at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz 4 to 8 September. With this prize, the European Commission honours projects that contribute to the positive development and digital transform...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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21:50
HOPE #5: How are Technology and Power connected? A Conversation with Vladan Joler
Every year, the European Commission honours innovative projects at the interface of art, technology and science which contribute to economic and social innovation with the S+T+ARTS Prize. The main prize in the category ‘Artistic Exploration’ go...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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19:12
HOPE #4: Which Lies is the Oil Industry telling Us? A Conversation with Beatie Wolfe
One of the key events on the annual Ars Electronica Festival is the presentation of the Golden Nicas of the Prix Ars Electronica, which will again be awarded to artists from all over the world. The main prize in the category ‘New Animation Art’...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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19:30
HOPE #3: How creative is AI? A Conversation with Paul Trillo
The winners of the annual Prix Ars Electronica, which honours outstanding achievements in the field of international media art, take centre stage at every Ars Electronica Festival. This year, for the first time, an award for 'AI in Art' was par...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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20:27
HOPE #2: What does Earth taste like? A Conversation with masharu
At the Ars Electronica Festival 2024, visitors can experience new works created within the framework of the European Media Art Platform, such as the project 'Compost as Superfood' by masharu from the Netherlands. masharu has a doctorate in math...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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21:04
HOPE #1: How do you design a Festival? A Conversation with Gerfried Stocker
Gerfried Stocker is a media artist and an engineer for communication technology and has been artistic director and co-CEO of Ars Electronica since 1995. The title of this year's Ars Electronica festival is “HOPE - who will turn the tide”....
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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16:00
Who Owns the Truth? #8 (EN): Truths Tomorrow
In a world increasingly shaped by algorithms, artificial intelligence, and interconnected systems, the question arises how we can shape a future that places humanity, truth, and ethical responsibility at the forefront. What does a digitized and...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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15:28
Who Owns the Truth? #8 (DE): Wahrheitsmorgen
In einer Welt, die zunehmend von Algorithmen, künstlicher Intelligenz und vernetzten Systemen geprägt ist, stellt sich die Frage, wie wir eine Zukunft gestalten können, die Menschlichkeit, Wahrheit und ethische Verantwortung in den Vordergrund ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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9:54
Who Owns the Truth? #7 (EN): Values and Verities
Human values that we hold as 'good', 'right', and 'forward-thinking' are being tested within the digital landscape. The ubiquitous availability of information and instant communication have led to a fragmentation of truths and, all too often, h...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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12:10
Who Owns the Truth? #7 (DE): Werte und Wahrheiten
Menschliche Werte, die wir als „gut“, „richtig“ und „zukunftsweisend“ betrachten, werden in der digitalen Landschaft auf die Probe gestellt. Durch die allgegenwärtige Verfügbarkeit von Informationen und die Möglichkeit zur sofortigen Kommunikat...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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9:54
Who Owns the Truth? #6 (EN): Truth in Bytes
In a data-driven world where the influence of big data and algorithms extends to various facets of our lives, urgent questions regarding the nature of truth and its portrayal through data arise. While they have the potential to reveal and...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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12:25
Who Owns the Truth? #6 (DE): Datenwahrheit
In einer datengetriebenen Welt, in der Big Data und Algorithmen immer mehr Aspekte unseres Lebens beeinflussen, stehen wir vor dringenden Fragen hinsichtlich der Natur der Wahrheit und ihrer Darstellung durch Daten. Im Potential, Muster zu erke...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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9:53
Who Owns the Truth? #5 (EN): Truth in Business Attire
The profound digital transformations altering both economy and society bring forth new inquiries regarding the role of truth and transparency in the realm of business. In an era where data is often hailed as the 'new oil', truth becomes a trada...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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13:07
Who Owns the Truth? #5 (DE): Wahrheit im Geschäftsgewand
Die digitalen Transformationen, die Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft grundlegend verändern, werfen auch neue Fragen zur Rolle von Wahrheit und Transparenz im Wirtschaftsleben auf. In einer Ära, in der Daten das "neue Öl" sind, wird die Wahrheit oft ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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9:54
Who Owns the Truth? #4 (EN): Truth in Service of Common Good
Within the context of the digital revolution, we are confronted with novel ethical and social challenges. At Ars Electronica, a renowned platform at the intersection of art, technology, and society, the concept of digital humanism has firmly ta...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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12:20
Who Owns the Truth? #4 (DE): Wahrheit und Gemeinwohl
Im Kontext der digitalen Revolution stellen sich neue ethische und soziale Herausforderungen. Digitaler Humanismus, der die Menschen ins Zentrum der Technologieentwicklung stellt, hat sich bei der Ars Electronica, im Selbstverständnis einer Sch...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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9:54
Who Owns the Truth? #3 (EN): Gatekeepers of Truth
A select few prominent technology corporations hold and exercise control over the vast majority of digital information. Consequently, they possess the authority to dictate who can access information and who cannot. They wield the power to deter...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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10:13
Who Owns the Truth? #3 (DE): Digitale Gatekeeper
Es sind einige wenige große Technologieunternehmen, die den Großteil von digitalen Informationen halten und kontrollieren. Sie können somit auch bestimmen, wer Zugang zu Informationen bekommt und wer nicht. Oder, welche Nachrichten auf sozialen...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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9:53
Who Owns the Truth? #2 (EN): Art in the Lab
In line with the long-standing tradition of Ars Electronica to bring together art and science, 'Art as Laboratory' offers a multidimensional exploration of the concept of truth. The convergence of art, journalism, and science provides a broad s...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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13:55
Who Owns the Truth? #2 (DE): Kunst im Labor
Im Sinne der langjährigen Tradition der Ars Electronica, Kunst und Wissenschaft zusammenzubringen, bietet "Kunst als Labor" eine multidimensionale Betrachtung des Wahrheitsbegriffs. Die Konvergenz von Kunst, Journalismus und Wissens...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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9:52
Who Owns the Truth? #1 (EN): Who Owns the Truth?
The Ars Electronica Festival 2023 operates under the provocative title "Who Owns the Truth?". In a time where digital technologies are radically altering our understanding of reality and truth, this theme raises a central question that concerns...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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14:32
Who Owns the Truth? #1 (DE): Wem gehört die Wahrheit?
Das Ars Electronica Festival 2023 steht unter dem provokativen Titel "Who Owns the Truth?". In einer Zeit, in der digitale Technologien unser Verständnis von Realität und Wahrheit radikal verändern, stellt dieses Motto eine zentrale Frage, die ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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