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Software Coders Define Our World … Is That OK? with Clive Thompson Part 2

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Software Coders Define Our World ... Is That OK? with Clive Thompson Part 2
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Software may well in fact eat the world, but somebody has to write it first. All that software code comes from fallible, flawed humans. We’ve talked about biases in coding and algorithms several times on this show. We use software nearly every instant we’re awake,… Read More »Software Coders Define Our World … Is That OK? with Clive Thompson Part 2

Savage News’: Novel Approach to Covering the White House with Jessica Yellin

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Savage News': Novel Approach to Covering the White House with Jessica Yellin
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The author we’re talking with next has written a new novel titled Savage News. And boy she nailed that. She could have gone with News Onslaught, Tsunami News or Daily Shitshow. But Savage News definitely works. Jessica Yellin is the former chief White House correspondent… Read More »Savage News’: Novel Approach to Covering the White House with Jessica Yellin

Google Ups Its Hardware, Software Game at I/O with Justin Barr

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Google Ups Its Hardware, Software Game at I/O with Justin Barr
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Software developer conferences – a staple of Silicon Valley and the source of much griping about traffic and parking. But these conferences are necessary pep rallies and product rollouts – and Google’s annual IO conference is always impressive as it is, possibly, the biggest data… Read More »Google Ups Its Hardware, Software Game at I/O with Justin Barr

Making Money While Dodging Fake Money, Teachers & Assets with Robert Kiyosaki

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Making Money While Dodging Fake Money, Teachers & Assets with Robert Kiyosaki
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In 1972, President Richard Nixon decoupled the US dollar from the gold standard – the money was no longer backed by hard-assets of gold and became fiat. Our next guest would say Fake. And his take on fake goes beyond money. He weaves fake money… Read More »Making Money While Dodging Fake Money, Teachers & Assets with Robert Kiyosaki

Invest Early, Often for Millennials with Erin Lowry

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Invest Early, Often for Millennials with Erin Lowry
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Retirement planning – it’s the mantra of every financial advisor, planner and fiduciary you’ll ever run into. And the sub mantra, and I may have just invented that phrase, the sub mantra is the earlier you start saving, the less you have to sock away… Read More »Invest Early, Often for Millennials with Erin Lowry

Mobility Unlocked: Academic Approach to Sustainable Transportation with Susan Shaheen Part 1

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Mobility Unlocked: Academic Approach to Sustainable Transportation with Susan Shaheen Part 1
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This week is about mobility: angling to find a way to make the infrastructure meet the goals of a more efficient, mobile society. The economics are clear (see the recent McKinsey report). Socially and politically? Well, that’s a tougher nut. Dr Susan Shaheen and her… Read More »Mobility Unlocked: Academic Approach to Sustainable Transportation with Susan Shaheen Part 1

Mobility Unlocked: Academic Approach to Sustainable Transportation with Susan Shaheen Part 2

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Mobility Unlocked: Academic Approach to Sustainable Transportation with Susan Shaheen Part 2
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This week is about mobility: angling to find a way to make the infrastructure meet the goals of a more efficient, mobile society. The economics are clear (see the recent McKinsey report). Socially and politically? Well, that’s a tougher nut. Dr Susan Shaheen and her… Read More »Mobility Unlocked: Academic Approach to Sustainable Transportation with Susan Shaheen Part 2

From Self-Driving Cars to Shipping, Our Mobility Is at Inflection Point with Stefan Knupfer Part 1

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From Self-Driving Cars to Shipping, Our Mobility Is at Inflection Point with Stefan Knupfer Part 1
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If you read the headlines or glance at the trade magazines, it seems like self-driving cars will start landing in our driveways and parking buildings in the next few weeks. Well, maybe not that quickly, but sooner than we thought. It’s somewhere between Tesla CEO… Read More »From Self-Driving Cars to Shipping, Our Mobility Is at Inflection Point with Stefan Knupfer Part 1

From Self-Driving Cars to Shipping, Our Mobility Is at Inflection Point with Stefan Knupfer Part 2

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From Self-Driving Cars to Shipping, Our Mobility Is at Inflection Point with Stefan Knupfer Part 2
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If you read the headlines or glance at the trade magazines, it seems like self-driving cars will start landing in our driveways and parking buildings in the next few weeks. Well, maybe not that quickly, but sooner than we thought. It’s somewhere between Tesla CEO… Read More »From Self-Driving Cars to Shipping, Our Mobility Is at Inflection Point with Stefan Knupfer Part 2

Putting Civility, Grace Back in Political Conversations with Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers

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Putting Civility, Grace Back in Political Conversations with Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers
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Toxic political dialogue, hate-filled rants on social media, and agenda-driven news stories have become the new norm. People sitting together in pews every Sunday have started to feel like strangers, loved ones at the dinner table like enemies. It’s exhausting, and it’s too much. In… Read More »Putting Civility, Grace Back in Political Conversations with Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers