Nevertheless
A podcast celebrating the women transforming teaching and learning through technology
Episodes
March 8, 2019 • 50 mins
Whilst we are busy working on season 3 we wanted to share this conversation recorded live at BETT 2019. Titled 'If She Can See It, She Can Be It', host Anjali Ramachandran chats to Chiin-Rui Tan founder and CEO of Rho Zeta AI, and Elena Sinel Founder of Teens in AI, and asks what will it take to inspire the next Ada Lovelace or Rosalind Franklin?
We'll be releasing more bonus episodes throughout March and April and season 3 will b...
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December 20, 2018 • 32 mins
For this episode we worked closely with students from schools in Johannesburg in South Africa, Virginia in the United States, and London in the UK. The student were given a simple brief to produce a story about how technology has impacted their lives.
In the first story Hannah and Csarina abandon social media and get their news from a more 'traditional' method. They did something they've never done before. They bought a newspaper...
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December 13, 2018 • 34 mins
In this episode of Nevertheless Tracy Chou, Jyoti Chopra, and Anjali Ramachandran discuss frameworks, metrics and intersectionality, and ask the hard questions about diversity and inclusion. The podcast was recorded at a live event held in London in November 2018, and was a collaboration between Ada's List and Nevertheless.
The event was hosted by Anjali Ramachandran, co-founder of Ada's List, a global community of those who iden...
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November 29, 2018 • 22 mins
In this episode we ask whether being a YouTuber or influencer is a viable career, and hear the stories of three people who were forced to make big life changes when the pressure of feeding a social algorithm became too much.
We hear from a fashion influencer who grew tired of only telling half the story. We talk to a mother whose young daughter felt pressured to maintain a YouTube channel by her record label. And we speak to a vi...
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November 10, 2018 • 28 mins
As technology plays a greater role in the workplace how can we ensure the future of work values humanity?
The world of work is changing. Technology is undoubtedly driving a lot of that change. But technology is nothing without people. While conversations are had about the development of automation and AI into the workplace, it's essential we don't forget the human factor.
If the pace of change continues the idea of 'a job for li...
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October 25, 2018 • 25 mins
In this episode we hear one story from one person, Kate Edwards. Kate tells the story of a day when her life changed forever. On a train heading to London, at just 23 weeks and 5 days pregnant, Kate went into labour. What follows is her story of that day.
It's a story about efficacy in medicine and what can be learned and applied in the field of education and beyond. It's about the importance of having diverse teams and the power ...
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October 11, 2018 • 30 mins
For many young people who are making decisions about their future, science and art have always been seen as opposites. It's a choice between one or the other. Rarely both. But as Albert Einstein once said "The greatest scientists are artists as well." Innovators are able to imagine the unimaginable thanks to the marriage of science and art.
In this episode we examine the role of science and art in imagination and education, and t...
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September 27, 2018 • 37 mins
In this episode we’re looking at resilience, school shootings and activism. We speak to survivors, teachers, neurologists and trauma experts to understand the role tech, institutions and support groups play in building resilience in the aftermath of tragedies like Columbine and Parkland.
We’ll be talking about some tough topics this week — school shootings, gun violence, and the experience that lives on via the Internet — and some...
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September 13, 2018 • 26 mins
When it comes to invention and innovation it's important that ideas from a diverse set of people get made. Ideas can come from anyone. But bringing ideas to life rarely happens by lone inventors. They are the result of teams and networks.
What happens if you have no access to networks? No entrepreneurs to fund your startup, or alumni to lend a hand? Think of the great innovations that never happen. How many amazing innovations h...
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August 30, 2018 • 29 mins
In this episode, we discuss trust and the Internet. When it comes to technology being used at home and in the classroom, who — or what — are we entrusting our children to, and what is the role of parents and teachers in guiding children through this new age of technological complexity?
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August 16, 2018 • 30 mins
In this episode we discuss how STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) role models from all walks of life are essential for young people, and what needs to be done to ensure that those who want to be it, can see it.
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August 13, 2018 • 1 min
Season 2 of Nevertheless starts Thursday 16th August. In Season 2 we’ll be asking the difficult questions around our relationship with technology in education. We will be highlighting the achievements of the brilliant women using technology to make a better future for learners. And give a voice to the young people whose lives are being immediately affected by modern day events and technology.
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December 20, 2017 • 28 mins
Good intent is nice, and goes a long way sometimes — but if the result of good intentions is a bad outcome, then whatever the intent, it’s kind of irrelevant. Unfortunately there are plenty of examples of good intentions paired with bad outcomes.
In this episode we look at a failed product that excited everyone — except the people who had to use it. We chat to women who are working closely with users and communities and analysing ...
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December 14, 2017 • 27 mins
In this episode we look at how to most effectively bring education — a key human right — to the displaced and those in conflict zones around the world.
We speak to women who are trying to answer that question in innovative ways — from the software companies battling it out for Silicon Valley’s $15 million Global Learning XPRIZE, to the low-tech approach to teacher training in Lebanon by a nonprofit backed by Syrian expats.
We spe...
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November 20, 2017 • 23 mins
In this episode we look at the changing workplace and how you build a tech company for the future that enables career progression for all genders.
We look at the story of Sarah Bagley, activist and the first female telegraph operator in the United States. We also speak to Dan Godsall of Womba about returning to work after maternity leave, Sigma's Elizabeth Buie about designing for our future selves, transgender rights attorney Ji...
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October 30, 2017 • 24 mins
We hear from an edtech innovator bringing children into the design process to shape future classroom tools, whilst at the same time instilling in them an innovators mindset. We meet the team that won MIT’s Women and Tech Solve Challenge. We're introduced to an educator who is using hackdays to help children develop emotional intelligence. And we find out what the Dirty Old Ladies of Software are all about.
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October 11, 2017 • 25 mins
From racist hand dryers to sexist search suggestions, there's plenty of examples of how software products have gender and racial bias built in. Why is that tech companies who may have diversity initiatives in place still struggle to produce ethical software products?
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October 3, 2017 • 18 secs
Nevertheless takes a close look at the innovation that happens in ed-tech focusing on the women that drive innovation whilst telling the stories of other female tech innovators.
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