Podcasts & Videos
The Centre communicates its research directly through reports, policy memos, and a strong media and social media presence as a trusted voice on digital governance and information integrity. To bring our research to broader audiences, we built Paradigms—a non-profit media studio purpose-built to translate our findings into professional productions, including podcasts Machines Like Us and Left to Their Own Devices, the Attention conference series, video explainers, and large public deliberations like Gen(Z)AI.
Podcasts
Machines Like Us
A technology show about people, exploring breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Features interviews with entrepreneurs, lawmakers, and scholars discussing robotics, gene editing, brain implants, and transformative innovations.
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Left To Their Own Devices
A Toronto Star podcast examining how children and teenagers navigate a world shaped by smartphones and social media, and what parents, educators, and policymakers can do about it.
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Screen Time: The Battle for Reality
Examines conspiracy theories and misinformation that emerged during the pandemic. Explores how Canadians inhabit different realities through separate information bubbles and investigates paths toward common ground.
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Policy Explainers
Taylor Owen breaks down key questions and trends about AI, democracy, and social media. This series is produced by Paradigms and the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy.
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Attention Govern or Be Governed
Attention: Govern Or Be Governed was a two-day international gathering, dedicated to understanding how the world's democracies can chart a new path forward in the digital age. This event was presented by Paradigms, the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University.
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Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty
Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty is a recurring convening of researchers, policy experts, and civil society, tackling the most pressing issues in Canadian tech policy through fast-paced panels and lightning talks. This series is presented by the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, MASS LBP, the Ronald S Roadburg Foundation, and the Waltons Trust.
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