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Machines fighting with machines is a classic sci-fi storyline. There has long been a fascination with what happens when intelligent machines interact with one another. What if they don't get along? My guest today, Taha Yasseri has been studying bots within Wikipedia for over a decade, and found that even when we're talking about simple bots, sometimes they can get into complex fights. Why do they fight and how? Today on the program, we dig into bots that fight and what it all means for the larger world of AI in our lives.

When it comes to bringing information to life and presenting it in exciting ways, some of the most beautiful work from the past decade has come to us via Mahmoud Hashemi and Owen Cornec. Today on the podcast they join us to talk about Listen to Wikipedia and the Wikiverse projects, the how and why they took mass amounts of wikipedia data and made it into something mesmorizing.

Access, outreach, innovation, and communication are among the biggest goals that were discussed at this year's Wikimania conference in Esino Lario, Italy. Goals that are having impact right now in many different parts of the world, as well as being goals that will help make a better future when it comes to how individuals interact with wikipedia in the years to come. On today's program we will hear from wikipedians from several continents who gathered together this summer to work on their projects. These are just a few of the hundreds of talented voices present at this year's global gathering, Wikimania 2016.

What happens when 1000 wikimedians come stay in a small Italian village high in the mountains? What happens when you combine nature, a global gathering, and the world's most beloved source of knowledge? This summer, the people of Esino Lario and participants of Wikimania 2016 dared to find out. This is the story of how and why it happenned as well as what the result was.

All over the world a growing number of future doctors are editing wikipedia as part of their education. Meanwhile, more and more doctors are submitting research to open access journals published using wiki tools and traditions. Is this the future of medicine? Is the medical industry embracing these changes? Today we hear from educators and doctors who are making use of these tools and see the new paradigm on the rise.

Almost 10 years ago we began to see the founding of creative spaces made up of members who had a common interest in tinkering, creating, and sharing their ideas under one roof. Some of these were known as hacker spaces, others took up titles like Maker Space or Innovation hub. These places generated a modest amount of attention, primarily from the tech community, occasionally from the business community, and often- they were ignored or demonized by national governments. Over the years, as more and more spaces have emerged, under different names, in different corners of the planet, often thanks to inspiration from another such hub. Occasionally a high profile story from some hub somewhere in the world would get some well deserved attention and of course there would be the occasional keynote speech at a conference. One such conference, now in its tenth year, is Berlin’s very own Re:publica conference, which covers the internet, politics, the media, and society.. and over the past decade has gone from a mostly G

Today on the program we scan the travel writing horizon for answers to these questions. With help from veteran travel writer Sean Connolly, and Wikivoyage writers Andrew Wulf and John Perry. Its the travel guide edition of SCB and after you hear it, you may never travel the same way again!

Her campaign to add hundreds more women scientists to wikipedia has inspired volunteers and supporters around the world.. their issue: the content gap, especially when it comes to gender. This personal mission turned global movement has also become an institutional concern.. to address the longstanding gap in content about women who have made major contributions to the field of science and well beyond. We’re minding the gap and cheering for change with Emily Temple Wood, today on Source Code Berlin.

15 years ago the first article went up on the German edition of Wikipedia and the world has not been the same since! Today on the program we’re celebrating this birthday by speaking with the person who posted that first article AND brought us the software the site runs on today. And as a bonus, throughout today’s program we will listen to great moments in german wikipedia history.

There are some languages that dominate the online space in terms of reach and influence, and those influencers are not necessarily the ones with the most speakers. Over the past decade the internet's most widely used sources of information and tools for creating and sharing that information have been limited in terms of what languages are supported and able to be used. Whats wrong with this picture? Today on the program we’re going to address the questions of what is going on with language in digital spaces, with help from our guests Lucie-Aimee Kaffee of Wikimedia Deutschland, Irene Russo of the Digital Language Diversity Project, and Om Shiva Prakash of Wikimedia Kannada, as we talk about accessibility, wikipedia and language representation.

Podcasting has existed now for close to 12 years, and in that short time we’ve seen success stories, waves of popularity, beloved programs that come to an end, and all kinds of attempts to move the medium forward. Of all the initiatives ever to be brought to podcasting, today’s guest spearheaded one of the most revolutionary from his personal media recording studio in Berlin. The initiative is known as Podlove, the person is named Tim Pritlove, and perhaps most importantly, today on the program he and I discuss how the project has matured and its lasting impact on podcasting throughout the world.

The Tactical Technology Collective, known lovingly as Tactical Tech. For more than a decade they have been at the forefront of training and tool development for not only journalists but also rights advocates all over the planet. How do they do it, what does their work include… today on the program we have the voices that can help explain it all… Still to come today on the program, a conversation with Allistair Alexander director of publishing and production (fresh from the Paris Climate Talks), we will also hear from those who use the tools to spark change as part of TT’s Exposing The Invisible program, but before all that we begin today by listening to co-founders Marek Tuszynski and Stephanie Hencky, experts from their recent talk at the Elevate Festival in Graz entitled “The Politics of Data in Quantified Society”. Don’t be fooled by the title, this is a conversation that goes beyond the activists and the journalists, today’s program always comes back to you and me and the devices, apps, and services tha

Today on the program we’re re-focusing on the idea of place and how places can be used - specifically as spaces for playing.. having fun.. enjoying… and a legal framework to preserve that right. In a world, especially the urban world, where so many of our activities are subject to rules and penalties for violating rules… there is a group of people in Berlin and around the world, who are exploring and promoting the concept of find ways to play in everyday lives. Why play? And how to play in the major cities of this world.. we will get into that as well. With help from one of the pioneers of the playful commons concept… Sebastian Quack.

Game Jam: a concept that brings together game designers and game enthusiasts for anywhere between 24 and 72 hours with the purpose of planning, designing and creating a game. Since they started more than a decade ago, Game Jams have been going on regularly, all over the world often with specific themes. More Recently at Wikimedia deutschland in Berlin, there was the Free Knowledge Game Jam; were participants were once again challenged to create a game - only their games should make use of publicly accessible free and open licensed data and tools. A concept with far reaching impact, ot only for game makers but for society as a whole. Today on the program, we’re walking around the Free Knowledge Game Jam learning about these talented participants and their unique projects.

Today on the podcast, we talk about tools for refugees, or as I’ll refer to them from now on in this program: newcomers.. recent arrivals.. those who are trying to start a life in a new place. What tools are they using and who is developing these tools. Specifically in the Berlin area, where hundreds if not thousands of volunteers are busy in so many ways, helping people arrive and get settled. They, like many of us, are learning as they go, and today we’re going to hear about what they’ve learned, what they’re creating, and how it is making a difference in this unprecedented moment in history.

Beyond the big brand names and the poor labor practices, there is a less famous but ever growing and socially concious fashion industry built on collaboration and a spirit of openness when it comes to the what, how and why of making garments. And wouldn’t you know it, right there, arguably in the middle of it all, there is Berlin, as a hub where some of these important initiatives develop and interact. Today on the program, we’re talking about opening up the fashion industry and garments that have a social impact, at the annual event that takes inventory of it all, Meshcon.

In a city like Berlin, there are of course specific apps that people like to use in their daily lives. Apps that help you find things and know things related to your needs and interests. Today on the program we’re looking at essential Berlin apps, with a focus today on the ones that help you get around, with help from two developers who are very much pioneers in that world, Andreas Schildbach and Torsten Grote. This was also the week where we asked you the listeners about your app choices for Berlin life, and we will hear what some had to say.

This summer at Chaos Communication Camp 2015, C-Base celebrated its 20th birthday and today on the program, that celebration continues, as we introduce the space and here from some of its crew as they recount their first experiences at C-base, what it means to them, and some wonderful or odd moments that they will never forget. From wikimedia Deutschland, Im Mark Fonseca Rendeiro and this is Source Code Berlin.

Every 4 years, a massive collection of curious and creative minds from all over the world make their way to a green space outside of Berlin where they build a temporary physical community made up of what for most of the year, is only a virtual one. It is here at hacker camp, over the course of a week, they share their work, inspire one another, learn something new, relax, play, swim or simply drink tea with friends. The event is the Chaos Communication Camp, an open-air even where the ideas go far beyond the tents and blinking lights, to a larger world where questions of privacy, information, rights, and more, are so often being decided for us behind closed doors. Today we explore this event and what it is about and what impact it has.. well.. on everything.

Today on the program we look at a Berlin based initiative that could further change how we approach our health. A open source platform with case specific data that makes language and statistics more under stable and accessible. How does it work and why choose this path, and what does it mean for patients and doctors everywhere