Fission Courses

The Creation Myths of Computing

Exploring computing as worldmaking, examining the role of technologists in shaping social imaginaries and alternative futures through the lens of pluriversality and ecological systems.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dynamic Documents as Personal Software

Explore Potluck, a prototype enabling users to transform text documents into interactive tools for managing daily tasks, promoting personalized and adaptable software experiences.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Seamless Services for an Open World

Explore the next generation of open services with verifiable data and computation, enabling seamless, location-free, and privacy-respecting systems that scale superlinearly and interoperate without pre-negotiation.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Many Stories of Algorithmic Improvisation - Artistic Live Coding

Explore artistic live coding: real-time algorithmic creation for artistic output. Discover its global impact, diverse histories, and potential futures through demonstrations and performances.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Idris 2 - Quantitative Types in Action

Explore Idris 2's quantitative type system for interactive development, enabling precise control over program behavior and timing while verifying properties at compile-time.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Hardest Problem in Computer Science: Marketing

Explore the parallels between academic research and entrepreneurship, examining how groundbreaking ideas in Computer Science spread and comparing it to successful product marketing strategies.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones - Navigating Business Change and IT Transformation

Explore economic forces, situational awareness, and industry transformation. Examine the rise of serverless and future of conversational programming to navigate business landscapes effectively.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Towards Intelligent Application Security

Exploring the evolution of application security and proposing an automated approach integrating security into development and operations, aided by learning techniques and threat intelligence.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Querying Decentralized Data in Rhizomatic Systems

Explore Rhizome, a decentralized database for InterPlanetary Linked Data, and learn how it empowers developers to build innovative peer-to-peer applications with enhanced consistency and privacy.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Indigitalization: Indigenous Computing Theory

Exploring Indigenous cultural knowledge as a framework for computing science, proposing an Indigenization approach to disrupt Western design principles and create more inclusive technologies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Expanding Dark Forest and Generative AI

Explore the impact of generative AI on web content quality, authenticity, and human connections in an increasingly automated online landscape.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Condemned to Compute - Envisioning the Next 20 Years in Tech

Explore 20 years of computing history and envision the future through trend cycles, with humorous insights on the tech industry's cyclical nature and predictions for what's to come.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building Humane User Interfaces with Language Models

Explore how AI can revolutionize human-computer interaction, moving beyond text-based interfaces to create more intuitive and user-friendly experiences.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Alternative Collective Futures for the Internet

Explore alternative internet futures through experimental governance models and participatory software, emphasizing diverse organizational structures for a pluriversal world.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Big World of the Fediverse - DWeb Social

Explore the expansive Fediverse ecosystem with Blaine Cook, delving into decentralized social networks and their impact on online communication and community building.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video