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TechnoSlipstream Kendall Giles
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Kendall Giles is an electrical and computer engineering professor who writes at the intersection of science, technology, and culture. In this podcast he takes deep dives into research, books, news, and articles with a focus on exploring the complex and powerful technologies being developed and released into the world with sometimes beneficial but often unintended consequences.
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The Computer Creation Myth
In TechnoSlipstream Podcast episode 34 we examine the creation myth of the digital computer by doing a deep dive into the book Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson.
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History of Silicon Valley Part 2
How true are the myths and legends of Silicon Valley? To help us answer that question, starting with this episode, in a special two-part podcast series we'll work our way through the book The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America written by Margaret O'Mara.
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History of Silicon Valley Part 1
How true are the myths and legends of Silicon Valley? To help us answer that question, starting with this episode, in a special two-part podcast series we'll work our way through the book The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America written by Margaret O'Mara.
Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/kendallgiles
Join to support the show and for exclusive content, including episode notes, scripts, and other writings: patreon.com/kendallgiles -
Public Interest Technologies
"Public interest technology" is a growing field made up of those interested in developing technologies that serve the public good, such as those for the government and non-profits. So in Episode 31 we'll do a deep dive into the book Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology by Tara McGuinness and Hana Schank.
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The Remarkable History of Risk
Given the temptations around each one of us in the world and the decisions we need to make in our lives about what paths to take regarding future events it might at least be worthwhile to try to get a better understanding of risk, and so in Episode 30 I wanted to do a deep dive on exactly that--the history of and just what do we mean by risk. We'll do this by diving into the book Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk, written by Peter Bernstein.
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Responsible Machine Learning
In Episode 29 we focus on the issues with the software engineering people, practices, and technologies currently used to create flawed machine learning and artificial intelligence systems. We'll do this by doing a deep dive into the book Responsible Machine Learning by Patrick Hall, Navdeep Gill, and Benjamin Cox.
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Join to support the show and for exclusive content, including episode notes, scripts, and other writings: https://patreon.com/kendallgiles