All Tech Is Human Library Podcast Series #3 | Marshall Davis Jones
In the third conversation of a sixteen-part All Tech is Human Library Podcast interview series, Creator and Founder of MINDBODYSPEAK Marshall Davis Jones joins David Ryan Polgar for a conversation about the intersection of art, technology, and humanity. What are ways we can bridge the analog and digital worlds? Why are art and communications essential to imagining a better tech future?
Check out the full podcast series here.
About Marshall Davis Jones
Marshall Davis Jones is the Creator and Founder of MINDBODYSPEAK, speech writer, and voiceover artist.
Key Takeaways
Technology has transformed the way we communicate with each other; we ought to be mindful of what we want to pass on in the digital world, and how that is woven into the physical world.
Artistic expression is an integral part of the self-examination process. Creative thinkers connect dots that more analytical thinkers may not see; both are valuable to achieve a greater understanding of the world.
The intersection of the digital and physical worlds is a space in which we can learn a lot about ourselves. Rather than let companies teach us about ourselves through their devices and platforms, we can use them to bridge gaps and be creative.
When we pay attention to our environment, we can see that nature has created a perfect ecosystem for us to live in; we have a duty to support this reciprocal relationship with nature to continue co-creating a better tech future.
Quotes
“[Will.i.am] invited me to something called ‘Transform’ and…invited me to do this poem. And it was interesting because it was the beginning of this intersectionality between writing a poem about the establishment at large, and then the establishment actually inviting you to say your peace to them.”
“I think that the value between both art and science is examination…and it's a very direct examination…when you are doing the science, you're looking at the thing, you're pulling it apart and putting it back together, but art is meant to be observed and you have this fourth wall.”
“...and in order to keep the conversation current, we want to continue to bridge those worlds and bridge those divides...and that, I believe, is where the creatives come in. Because they see the dots. They see the dots that maybe the people who are being more analytical don't see.”
“...in order for me to know [me], I needed to create something out there to look at Marshall and be like, ‘Huh. That's how I'm thinking. Yeah. That's what I'm seeing,’ and that's the beauty…of the art… in addition to science. And really the blending of the two.”
“In life, we have arguments, we have disagreements, we blow up. [With] all of these, this linguistic corroborate of fire and language when things start to fall apart. But our goal is to pass our best through the code, through the roots. And if we can keep that mindset and find that balance between nature and technology, we find that technology is an augmentation of nature, which has already figured this out.”
“I don't know what the policy needs to be, I don't know what bill needs to be signed. I don't know. All I know is that nature itself has done a pretty good job of making a great place for us to live and exist in…and if we can continue to support that reciprocal relationship with what we build and what we create and what we say and how we live, that's a future I'm down for.”
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Credits:
David Ryan Polgar - Moderator
Marshall Davis Jones - Interviewee
Unfinished Live - Producers