web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:36:30 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) INIT - Episodes Tagged with “Sensory History” https://podcast.davebirnbaum.com/tags/sensory%20history Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:00:00 -0500 Technology is shifting from engaging just your eyes and ears to engaging your entire body. Immersive technology and next-generation wireless networks, sometimes collectively called the Tactile Internet, will shift the fundamental relationship between humans and the technologies we invent. The transition of cyberspace from being virtual to being a physical place you can visit with all your senses is the biggest deal since... maybe since ever. Let's talk about it! INIT is a different type of tech podcast. We get geeky, but we keep track of the human story. More than anything, INIT is about people – the people behind the tech, why they do what they do, and their vision of the future. We've all heard the adage, "the best way to predict the future is to invent it." INIT brings you conversations with the inventors of our shared future. en-us episodic Conversations with the inventors of our shared future Dave Birnbaum Technology is shifting from engaging just your eyes and ears to engaging your entire body. Immersive technology and next-generation wireless networks, sometimes collectively called the Tactile Internet, will shift the fundamental relationship between humans and the technologies we invent. The transition of cyberspace from being virtual to being a physical place you can visit with all your senses is the biggest deal since... maybe since ever. Let's talk about it! INIT is a different type of tech podcast. We get geeky, but we keep track of the human story. More than anything, INIT is about people – the people behind the tech, why they do what they do, and their vision of the future. We've all heard the adage, "the best way to predict the future is to invent it." INIT brings you conversations with the inventors of our shared future. no tactile internet, haptics, new media, futurism, xr, vr, ar Dave Birnbaum hello@davebirnbaum.com Sensory History https://podcast.davebirnbaum.com/sensory-history 87ec69f2-2a53-4ff9-96af-a7c0fe587e18 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:00:00 -0500 Dave Birnbaum full Dave Birnbaum Mark Smith is Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Topics discussed in this episode include historical reenactment, immersive technology applied to historical studies, and the sensory revolution brought about by the global pandemic. 51:45 no Mark Smith is Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Topics discussed in this episode include historical reenactment, immersive technology applied to historical studies, and the sensory revolution brought about by the global pandemic. Read the article on SingularityHub that triggered this interview here (https://singularityhub.com/2020/04/29/welcome-to-your-sensory-revolution-thanks-to-the-pandemic/). You can purchase Professor Smith's book, The Smell of Battle, The Taste of Siege, here (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NGO9E68/). Special Guest: Mark Smith. technology, tech, haptics, history Mark Smith is Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Topics discussed in this episode include historical reenactment, immersive technology applied to historical studies, and the sensory revolution brought about by the global pandemic.

Read the article on SingularityHub that triggered this interview here.

You can purchase Professor Smith's book, The Smell of Battle, The Taste of Siege, here.

Special Guest: Mark Smith.

]]> Mark Smith is Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Topics discussed in this episode include historical reenactment, immersive technology applied to historical studies, and the sensory revolution brought about by the global pandemic.

Read the article on SingularityHub that triggered this interview here.

You can purchase Professor Smith's book, The Smell of Battle, The Taste of Siege, here.

Special Guest: Mark Smith.

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