The Body Digital
From No Such Thing: Education in the Digital Age by Marc Lesser
January 15, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 147
About this episode
Vanessa Chang discusses her work in art and technology, including her upcoming book on the relationship between humans and machines.
Vanessa Chang builds communities and conversations about art, technology, people, and planet. She writes, curates, and teaches about new and old media, the history and philosophy of technology, design, disability and creative access, cities, comics, animation, circuses, and more. She is Director of Programs at Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology . She earned a Ph.D. in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford University , where she was a Geballe Fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center and also ran the Graphic Narrative Project. She's also taught in Visual & Critical Studies at California College of the Arts and was lead curator with CODAME Art & Tech. She grew up in Singapore and Australia and is now based in San Francisco. Her first book, The Body Digital: A Brief History of Humans and Machines, from Cuckoo Clocks to ChatGPT , will be published on 4 November 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Marc Lesser
Guest: Vanessa Chang
Topics covered
- art
- technology
- media
- disability
- creative access
- history of technology
Keywords
- art
- technology
- disability
- media
- history
- creative access
- San Francisco
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology, California College of the Arts, Stanford University, Stanford Humanities Center, CODAME Art & Tech
Books & works: The Body Digital: A Brief History of Humans and Machines, from Cuckoo Clocks to ChatGPT
Places: Singapore, Australia, San Francisco
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