Teaching coding to coal miners might sound is not just a pipe dream or long forgotten campaign promise. It’s really happening in places like Pikeville, Kentucky and Knoxville, Tennessee. In part one of this conversation, we talk to Clive Thompson, a featured columnist at Wired… Read More »From Coal Country to Silicon Valley part 1 with Clive Thompson
In part 2 of our conversation, we talk to the manager of Code TN (pronounced code ten), Caleb Fristoe. Code TN is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and is one of the schools, under the Great Schools Partnership, teaching new skills to the current workforce, and… Read More »From Coal Country to Silicon Valley part 2 with Caleb Fristoe
Traveling for the holidays is nothing new, and will continue as people relocate for their careers, but what will hotels look like in, say, 2060? How do robot butlers, mobile DNA bill pay, and augmented reality hotels sound? Dr. James Canton, CEO of the Institute… Read More »Hotels of the Future with Dr James Canton
Periscope CEO Kayvon Baykpour came down to the studio to break down the latest news coming out of the Twitter/Periscope partnership, including how Jack Dorsey and Edward Snowden got together for a live chat. Will live streaming replace still pictures? Will longer videos replace our… Read More »Live Streaming on Periscope with Kayvon Beykpour
Automation may do away with jobs, but there could be job creation on the horizon. Serial entrepreneur and angel investor Jason Calacanis is back to chat about Universal Paychecks and his plan for saving America. Links: https://twitter.com/jason
Was that sound a bear? Or maybe just an energetic squirrel? Or possibly an actual intruder? Alex Pachikov, founder and CEO of Sunflower Labs, joins us to show off his drone security system. He breaks down how it works, how it learns, and when it… Read More »Protection From the Great Outdoors with Alex Pachikov
LOL doesn’t stand for Laughing Out Loud when it comes to Esports. The League of Legends professional season may be over, but there is still plenty of activity for ESPN to cover, and millions of dollars to boot. We talk to ESPN Esports Editor Ryan… Read More »ESPN Esports with Ryan Garfat
He was friends with The Pope, David Sarnoff, and Benito Mussolini, all while developing wireless communication and building the foundation for the industry WE’RE in. Guglielmo Marconi was a complex figure and we talk to the author of his latest biography, Marc Raboy. Links:
VR Video Games Out in the Real World with Nolan Bushnell. Nolan Bushnell is the creator of Atari and is developing his own VR system, Modal VR, that can be quickly set up, and used to, say, play real life games of Quidditch. Bushnell also… Read More »VR Video Games Out in the Real World with Nolan Bushnell Part 1
Part 2 of our conversation with Modal VR creator Nolan Bushnell. Links: https://www.modalvr.com/founders
