What if we just threw our hands up and gave up on society as a whole? We talk to Cory Doctorow, who penned a novel that theorizes one possible outcome. Cory has a lengthy bio that includes consultant for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, MIT Media… Read More »What If We All Walked Away? with Cory Doctorow Part 1
In part 2 of our chat with Cory Doctorow, we get an update on the goings on at Boing Boing. “It remains an important place for me and my co-editors to both flesh out our ideas, to celebrate the things that we find marvelous in… Read More »What If We All Walked Away? with Cory Doctorow Part 2
If you post a thought on Twitter, who owns that data – you, Twitter, your ISP…? In part 1 of this 3 part discussion, we bring in Kevin Kelly and Andreas Weigend to challenge the idea that everything you create belongs to you, and how… Read More »Your Data vs Your Privacy with Kevin Kelly, Andreas Weigend Part 1
This is part 2 of a 3 part discussion with authors and thought leaders Kevin Kelly and Andreas Weigend regarding data and privacy. In this portion, we tackle automation and artificial intelligence, and how advancing technologies are forcing people to adjust their comfort zones. Links:
This is the final piece of the discussion with Kevin Kelly and Andreas Weigend. In this last chapter, we examine how humans can play a key role in the rise of automation. Everyone doesn’t have to lose their jobs, but they might have to adjust… Read More »Your Data vs Your Privacy with Kevin Kelly, Andreas Weigend Part 3
In part 2 of our chat with Angel Investor Jason Calacanis, we delve into some of the catalysts for the Universal Basic Income discussions, like replacing more and more people powered jobs with robots. We also find about two newer products Calacanis thought were worth… Read More »Progressing Tech the Right Way with Jason Calacanis Part 2
On this week’s Techonomics, we start by checking in with Drew Curtis of Fark.com. Drew is the founder and CEO of Fark, a news aggregation site with tags like “weird,” “spiffy,” and “Florida.” Florida gets its own news tag on Drew’s site, and in part… Read More »Fark.com Part 1 with Drew Curtis
Automation and the future of available jobs is a hot button issue. Would you ever take a self driving car? How do you feel about ordering your lunch from a kiosk? We talk to the new publisher of GigaOm, Byron Reese, about this, productivity and… Read More »Automation Innovation with Byron Reese Part 1
In part 2 of our chat with Byron Reese, the new publisher of GigaOm, we find out how the publication’s coverage has shifted and about their upcoming AI event (THIS WEEK!). Then we shift to discuss stress reduction, a song that has been proven to… Read More »Automation Innovation with Byron Reese Part 2
