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In episode 9 of the Sheffield Digital podcast, we are joined by the fantastic Leila Johnston. Leila is an artist, technologist, curator, consultant, journalist and plenty of other things too. It was great to speak to her about what she’s currently working on, including her role as digital curator at Site Gallery.

What else did we cover? Well, there was a potted history of Leila’s career so far, her thoughts on artificial intelligence and crowdfunding, mermaids, building a robot crow, and a look at Sheffield’s digital art scene. There was something for everyone and I think you’ll really enjoy listening.

As per usual, we followed the interview with a look at what’s going on in Sheffield’s digital sector at the moment. That includes the launch of the new Sheffield Digital Skills Action Plan website, Chris’ visit from a Chinese delegation of senior economists, and a run through some upcoming events in the city.

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Notes and links

Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Here is that list for episode nine.

• Final Bullet – Tech and art for invention, discovery and delight.
• Leila Johnston
• L Johnston (@FinalBullet) | Twitter
• Hack Circus
• Site Gallery
• TEDxSheffield 2012 – Leila Johnston & James Jefferies – Happenstance
• ShedCode – James Jefferies
• Leila Johnston: Life isn’t Fair (and how you can make it fairer)
• Jordan Peterson – The Curse of Creativity
• Discussing the digital economy with senior Chinese economic statisticians – Sheffield Digital
• Pixy Smart Vision Sensor – Object Tracking Camera for: Amazon.co.uk: Camera & Photo
• Mermaid tanks – Leila Johnston on Instagram (@leilasnicework)
• 8-bit Sex & the City (@8bitSATC) | Twitter
• Site Sessions: The Landscape Series – Site Gallery
• The Platform :Site Sessions: Invisible Landscapes. Ben Carlin & Nikki Pugh Tickets, Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 17:30 | Eventbrite
• Lovebytes Archive
• Access Space – Making and Unmaking
• Kickstarter
• Best way for artists and creators to get sustainable income and connect with fans | Patreon
• Sheffield Digital Skills Action Plan
• Sero Consulting Ltd
• Discussing the digital economy with senior Chinese economic statisticians – Sheffield Digital
• Meet our members | Sheffield Digital
• Become a member of Sheffield Digital

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Thank you for the music

Thanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.