/ en /news/2023-06/podcast-ep-49-metaverse-crypto-and-evolution-internet <span>Podcast - EP 49: The metaverse, crypto, and the evolution of the internet</span> <span><span>Damian Cristodero</span></span> <span>Fri, 06/02/2023 - 13:37</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--70-30"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p><span class="intro-text">What exactly is the metaverse? Some say it is the future of the internet — a broad shift in how we interact with technology, including new and more ways to collaborate in virtual worlds.  </span></p> <p>Others say it creates even more infringements on privacy and creates chances for identity theft. Foteini Baldimtsi, an assistant professor in George Mason �鶹����’s <a href="https://cs.gmu.edu?utm_medium=cpa&utm_source=oub-podcast-core&utm_campaign=ate&utm_content=episode49" target="_blank" title="Department of Computer Science">Department of Computer Science</a>, and James Casey, an associate professor in <a href="https://game.gmu.edu/?utm_medium=cpa&utm_source=oub-podcast-core&utm_campaign=ate&utm_content=episode49" target="_blank" title="Computer Game Design Program website">Mason’s Computer Game Design</a> program, talk to Mason President Gregory Washington about what the metaverse is, and could be, and how the volatile world of cryptocurrency fits in. </p> <figure role="group" class="align-left"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/styles/extra_large_content_image/public/2023-06/Baldimtsi_Casey_ATE_ep49_800x450_230511901.jpg?itok=SPkrqXEl" width="800" height="450" alt="Fateini Baldimsti and James Casey in the WGMU studio to record episode 49 of the Access to Excellence podcast. " loading="lazy" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Foteini Baldimsti and James Casey join Mason president Gregory Washington in the studio to discuss the imprint the metaverse is making on society and our future in this episode of the <a href="/podcast?utm_medium=cpa&utm_source=oub-podcast-ep49&utm_campaign=ate&utm_content=episode">Access to Excellence</a> podcast. <br /> Photo: Cristian Torres / George Mason �鶹����</figcaption></figure></div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="inline_block:text" data-inline-block-uuid="fa50d5c4-679d-425b-90f4-a8a90840a387" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> <h2>Listen to this episode</h2> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" scrolling="no" 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data-inline-block-uuid="60db99c5-7bf7-4848-ad63-f6fa048dc3f6" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext"> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="inline_block:news_list" data-inline-block-uuid="7ae170da-5f9f-445e-8c62-4b77e5e83476" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocknews-list"> <h2>Access to Excellence Podcast Episodes</h2> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-news view-id-news view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-7a24dd124b0c9ab3af3df842a68ae15b6597334ca6adf6b0df7dc2501e877e47"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="news-list-wrapper"> <ul class="news-list"><li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2025-04/podcast-ep-67-building-community-and-conversation-through-arts" hreflang="en">Podcast — EP 67: Building community and conversation through the arts</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">April 21, 2025</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2025-03/podcast-ep-66-peace-building-amid-rise-global-conflict" hreflang="en">Podcast — EP 66: Peace building amid the rise of global conflict</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">March 17, 2025</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2025-02/podcast-ep-65-james-baldwins-insights-american-life-and-identity" hreflang="en">Podcast — EP 65: James Baldwin’s insights on American life and identity</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">February 17, 2025</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2025-01/podcast-ep-64-navigating-ais-risks-and-rewards" hreflang="en"> Podcast — EP 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field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7311" hreflang="en">Access to Excellence podcast</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/326" hreflang="en">Podcast Episode</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/226" hreflang="en">podcast</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2321" hreflang="en">Computer Game Design</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2186" hreflang="en">computer science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/4656" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7586" hreflang="en">cryptocurrencies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/14746" hreflang="en">cryptography</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/18066" hreflang="en">metaverse</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> </div> </div> Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:37:33 +0000 Damian Cristodero 105771 at /news/2021-05/podcast-ep24-emergent-ventures-tyler-cowen-puts-money-where-his-mind <span>Podcast - EP24: With Emergent Ventures, Tyler Cowen puts money where his mind is</span> <span><span>Damian Cristodero</span></span> <span>Tue, 05/04/2021 - 14:47</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/president" hreflang="und">Gregory Washington</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p><a href="https://www.mercatus.org/emergent-ventures" target="_blank" title="Opens new tab to the Emergent Ventures project">Emergent Ventures</a>, which looks for big and unique ideas, has raised $60 million and funded more than 200 projects. Mason economist and co-founder Tyler Cowen says the grants are “something you can win that’s not about connections.” Push ideas, he said. “Make the world tell you no.” Cowen also talks about how the Fast Grants program is helping fight Covid-19, why having children can help fight climate change and why he is optimistic about the U.S. economy.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=3deur-1029283-pb&from=embed&square=1&share=1&download=1&skin=1&btn-skin=7&size=300" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="With Emergent Ventures, Tyler Cowen puts money where his mind is" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7311" hreflang="en">Access to Excellence podcast</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/226" hreflang="en">podcast</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/326" hreflang="en">Podcast Episode</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/416" hreflang="en">Gregory Washington</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7581" hreflang="en">Tyler Cowen</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/3131" hreflang="en">Mercatus Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5151" hreflang="en">Emergent Ventures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5146" hreflang="en">Fast Grants</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/511" hreflang="en">coronavirus; covid-19</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7576" hreflang="en">climate change; global warming</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6691" hreflang="en">entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7586" hreflang="en">cryptocurrencies</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 04 May 2021 18:47:22 +0000 Damian Cristodero 45936 at