So how does a generation known for a letter synonymous with sleeping adapt to technology that learns 24-7? Hosts Xaviar Johnson and Sean Cunningham examine how artificial intelligence is changing the workplace for the class of 2024.
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My guest today is Bobby Ogilvie, to talk about business, technology and innovation, the subject of the upcoming Slingshot Talks event.
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On the show this week: Places Lost And Found; True Tales of Medical Fiction; Mechanical Animal; Some Call It The Dance; Triumph of Belief; Food For Naught; There Are No Small Inventions; CQ: Has humanity already transformed sufficiently to make current standard age ranges covering “child”, “adult” and “old adult” meaningless — and are they too ingrained to change? Why?
Full list of 27 articles after the jump!
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On the show this week: 2-Way Mirror Shades; Distance Education; Mind Love; Outertainment;
CQ: Do we have the obligation to change the world — or the obligation to change ourselves to fit in the world?
Feedback from Rich the TT!
Full list of 14 articles after the jump!
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On the show this week: Grown-up Toys; Smells Like Success; Legend… ERROR; CQ: Which is more likely: we’ll grow more concentrated within cities, using the efficiency of large-scale operations to deal with population growth — or will we spread out and create more smaller communities, filling up the vast uninhabited spaces?
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On the show this week: Grown-up Toys; Smells Like Success; Legend… ERROR; CQ: Which is more likely: we’ll grow more concentrated within cities, using the efficiency of large-scale operations to deal with population growth — or will we spread out and create more smaller communities, filling up the vast uninhabited spaces?
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My guest today is Ryan Griffith, the writer of the new play “Returning Fire”, opening February 4. Music today by Empress Of, Tommy Green Jr and Old Man Leudecke.
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On the show this week:
Front Page
Inside Perspective
War on Terra
Extras
CQ: If we could create an AI and give it the seeming personality of a character from a novel, movie or other story, which AI personality would you want to give you advice?
Full list of 17 articles after the jump!
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On the show this week: Front Page Brain Drain Inverse Universe CQ: Is a very active imagination a luxury or a valued asset? Full list of 23 articles after the jump! Front Page: I blame the molemen!: Unknown source: – Mystery tunnel found near Pan Am Games venue SEE!?! They even *mention* the mole people!: […]
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We throw out too much stuff. Technology is a wonderful thing, and the pace of invention is incredible, but it has a dark side: waste. A phone bought brand new today may only have a useable lifetime of a few years. A desktop computer might be obsolete in 5 years, and your TV is reinvented every year.
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The series of programs produced by the students of STU Journalism continues! This week, Joseph Tunney and Sean McCullum bring us a discussion of our increasing reliance and integration of technology in a piece called “Cyborgs” for the first half, and in the second half they assure you, somebody is watching you, but challenge you
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On the show this week: Front Page VERY Hard Science Bio Break Extras CQ: Does science have to be serious, or is there a place for humour? Full list of 23 articles after the jump! Front Page: When you want to be very, very alone..: Gothamist – You Can Buy This Abandoned CT Town It’s […]
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We talk about some past and future technologies that have changed the way we work and live. Hosts Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot) Andy McMullen (@AndyLastName) Nuchtchas (@Nuchtchas, nimlas.org) The Clockwork Doctor (@The_Clock_Doc) Show Notes Graphene Batteries http://www.dvice.com/2013-5-3/supercapacitors-near-ish-future-batteries Google Glass http://mashable.com/2013/05/01/google-glass-video-demos/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/17/cyborg-discrimination-scientist-says-mcdonalds-staff-tried-to-pull-off-his-google-glass-like-eyepiece-then-threw-him-out/ Laser Eye Surger How It’s Made: Laser Eye Surger [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V4I2xzwGd4] Light Emitting Diode [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GodkGafZsh4] Telephone
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With millions of channels of information, who do you turn to for the full story? Who do you trust? And which stories do you pay attention to?
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