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Data Morgana Podcast

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In this extension of the Data Morgana Talkshow, we engage in conversation with inspiring pioneers across Europe who are working toward a brighter future for the internet. Who is already taking control and helping to steer the course of the digital realm? Host Julia Janssen speaks with pioneering entrepreneurs and organisations who are reshaping the internet with an ethical drive.

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Can AI help save the planet? Inside ClimateGPT 01.08.2025 34:39

In this last episode of the Data Morgana Podcast we talk about the crossroads of two hot - and perhaps conflicting - topics: AI and climate change. The open source language model ClimateGPT, developed by Erasmus. AI, is a large language model entir...

SURF is the online safeguard of Dutch education and research Video 01.08.2025 40:42

How can education escape big tech’s stranglehold? In this episode of the Data Morgana podcast, Julia Janssen talks with Wladimir Mufty from SURF, the ICT cooperative for education and research that is committed to providing a safe, autonomous, ...

Digital safety in the EU: Edri fights for your rights 01.08.2025 34:19

In this episode, we discuss the safety / privacy trade off with Edri (European Digital Rights): an association of civil and human rights organisations from across Europe defending our digital rights. There is this deeply rooted idea that if we giv...

EuroStack strives for digital sovereignty by building a European ‘tech stack’ 01.08.2025 35:31

EuroStack is bringing together technologists, civil society, businesses and scholars in order do develop digital sovereignty in Europe: from connectivity to cloud computing, AI and digital platforms. Learn more about the tech stack of EuroStack...

Decidim, a digital platform for citizen participation 29.07.2025 31:13

In this episode, we speak with Arnau Monterde Mateo, co-founder of Decidim, the open-source platform that’s reprogramming democracy from the ground up. Based in Barcelona, Decidim offers digital tools that empower citizens to take part in the ever...

Public Spaces Incubator fosters healthy online conversations by looking at offline public spaces 29.07.2025 37:00

In this episode, we explore how the Public Spaces Incubator is helping to reshape the future of social media by understanding the responsibility of media in creating healthy online conversations. A collaboration between New Public and six internat...

Stockholm Data Parks repurposes data center heat 28.07.2025 22:10

In this episode, we dive into the innovative world of Stockholm Data Parks, where data centers aren’t just processing power, they’re powering homes. Julia Janssen speaks with Peter Sivengard from the park about how they’re recovering surplus heat ...

Media platform Display Europe breaks free from big tech's algorithm 24.07.2025 33:49

In episode 2 of the Data Morgana Podcast we invite journalist Réka Kinga Papp from the journalistic platform Display Europe to talk about the dynamics of big tech and how these now determine what news we consume, how we consume it, and where. Mean...

Conference special: Data Morgana Podcast with Maria Farrell 03.07.2025 49:31

"Rewilding the internet means imagining spaces that are open, unpredictable, and full of life — places we choose to belong to, not just platforms we’re trapped in.” In this episode of Data Morgana, Maria Farrell speaks with Julia Janssen about ...

Conference special: Data Morgana Podcast with Paris Marx 02.07.2025 49:48

"Not all technologies are beneficial to the wider public… We need a democratic say in what gets developed." In this episode of Data Morgana Podcast, tech critic and Tech Won’t Save Us host Paris Marx challenges the idea that all innovation is...