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    Alan Watts on Meow Wolf

    by Plutopia News Network March 3, 2025
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    Arts and Entertainment Company Meow Wolf creates large-scale interactive and immersive art installations. They recently opened their fifth installation in Houston. Austin based hardware and software developer, Alan Watts, created many of their custom interactive devices, database driven platforms, and animation software. Alan joins us this time on the Plutopia podcast to discuss his work.

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    Alan details the extensive technical infrastructure behind Meow Wolf’s installations, emphasizing the complexity and cost of maintaining them. Watts shares insights into his creative process, including how he integrates hardware and software to develop engaging, often retro-inspired experiences. He also highlights the importance of accessibility and sustainability in Meow Wolf’s evolving approach. The conversation touches on the broader themes of creativity, digital art, and the evolving role of technology in immersive storytelling.

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    You see maybe 10% of the work on the outside at Meow Wolf. And you go behind the scenes and look at the server rooms and the documents and the schematics and the one line diagrams. It’s like, oh my God, there is this like – before anything even begins production, we’ve done interactivity matrices. We’ve built out diagrams and it’s kind of amazing to see how much work goes into these and then just sustaining them too is incredibly expensive because this is stuff that’s gonna break and it’s tech and it’s very expensive to maintain. And to have the staff to do that requires that we hand things off when we’re done. So we have to hire people, and train them, that have a certain technical knowledge to be able to fix things on their own. And we’re a company of a thousand people now, across all of our locations. So it’s a beast now, it’s truly a beast.

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    The Barking DOGE

    by Plutopia News Network February 25, 2025
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    Plutopians are joined by EFF-Austin president Kevin Welch. Elon Musk’s team of alleged geniuses continue to disrupt many U.S. government agencies. With that in mind, we discuss Musk’s disruptive influence …

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    Empowered Patients and AI

    by Plutopia News Network February 17, 2025
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    In this episode of the Plutopia News Network Podcast, we discuss how AI is revolutionizing healthcare by empowering patients to take control of their medical decisions. Our guests, Dave DeBronkart …

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    Resistance is Not Futile

    by Plutopia News Network February 10, 2025
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    This episode of Plutopia News Network’s podcast features hosts Scoop Sweeney, Jon Lebkowsky, and Wendy Grossman discussing skepticism, trust, and current societal issues. We explore the erosion of trust in …

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    Rebecca Mercuri: Electronic Voting

    by Plutopia News Network February 4, 2025
    by Plutopia News Network

    Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, a leading expert on electronic voting systems, discusses the vulnerabilities and shortcomings of modern voting technology, particularly the reliability of voter-verified paper ballots and the risks of …

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    David Miles: Viruses and Vaccines

    by Plutopia News Network January 27, 2025
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    In this episode of the Plutopia podcast, British immunologist David Miles discusses his book How Vaccines Work and considers the science of vaccines, viruses, and the societal impact of vaccine …

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    Roy Casagranda: Inauguration 2025

    by Plutopia News Network January 19, 2025
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    On this Inauguration Day episode of the Plutopia podcast, we discuss the past, present and future of democracy. We also acknowledge the return of Felonious Trump, the 45th and 47th …

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    Jon and Scoop: Chaos Navigators

    by Plutopia News Network January 13, 2025
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    Jon and Scoop consider various political and societal issues, centering on Donald Trump’s potential second term as U.S. president, the constraints of governance, and the role of systemic friction in …

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    Robert Fripp: The Art of Frippertronics

    by Plutopia News Network January 6, 2025
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    This time on the Plutopia podcast, we turn on our time machine and take you back to 1979. King Crimson guitarist and founder Robert Fripp was touring with his Frippertronics …

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    Michelle Gladieux: Communicate with Courage

    by Plutopia News Network December 30, 2024
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    In this episode of the Plutopia podcast, communication coach and author Michelle Gladieux discusses her book Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges. She highlights the …

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    Ahana Datta: CyberSecurity

    by Plutopia News Network December 24, 2024
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    Cybersecurity expert Ahana Datta discusses the complexities and evolving nature of cybersecurity, touching on topics like the “security-insecurity paradox,” the challenges of defending against nation-state actors and private hackers, and …

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    Gathering Online: Social Media vs Community

    by Plutopia News Network December 16, 2024
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    In this episode of the Plutopia podcast, we explore the evolving dynamics of online interaction, contrasting the personal connections fostered by early online communities with the algorithm-driven experiences of modern …

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    Vietnam Redux

    by Plutopia News Network December 9, 2024
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    This time on the Plutopia podcast we explore an immigration crisis, not the one you might think, but one that occurred almost 50 years ago. We focus on the 1975 …

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    Ann-Marie Wilson: Opposing FGM Globally

    by Plutopia News Network December 2, 2024
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    Dr. Ann-Marie Wilson, a psychologist and senior research advisor with the Orchid Project, joined the Plutopia podcast to discuss her extensive efforts to combat female genital mutilation (FGM). Drawing on …

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    Jane Hirshfield and Tiffany Lee Brown: Sanity and Gratitude

    by Plutopia News Network November 25, 2024
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    Our Thanksgiving episode of the Plutopia podcast features Tiffany Lee Brown, a writer and interdisciplinary artist, and Jane Hirshfield, an award-winning poet and essayist. Tiffany is also an astrologer, Tarot …

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    Jaye Robinson: Practical AI

    by Plutopia News Network November 19, 2024
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    In this episode of the Plutopia podcast, Jaye Robinson, a multifaceted professional with experience as an attorney, navy diver, and AI specialist, joins Jon and Scoop to explore the societal …

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