Dr. Luis Felipe R. Murillo is a brilliant author and anthropologist. I sat with him to chat about his new book Common Circuits: Hacking Alternative Technological Futures published in 2025 by Stanford Press, and was deeply impacted by the richness of perspectives he describes in the book, and during our interview.
Common Circuits: Hacking Alternative Technological Futures by Luis Felipe R. Murillo
I hope Platypod listeners will enjoy this conversation between two Brazilian anthropologists, in which we talked about minor computing circuits and how they interrupt hegemonic logics of economization, and other neoliberal logics that give rise to AI and other systems that promote an enclosure of knowledge and access.
In this interview, you will also learn more about Dr. Murillo’s trajectory as a scholar, and how he got to the object of study he writes about in his book. As it couldn’t be different with two people from Brazil, in this episode of Platypod, we also share stories from our experience in the Brazilian academy, and discuss international anthropological traditions.
The thread connecting the entire interview is at the heart of the book itself: common circuits! Or, the study of communities created around common technical objects.
Enjoy!
