Millennials are a driving force in the US, being targeted and catered to using technology previously unavailable to previous generations. But what is it like for that generation in another major player in the global economy – China? Enter Zak Dychtwald, founding CEO of the… Read More »Young America vs Young China with Zak Dychtwald
Math is supposed to be black and white, right? Numbers are pretty sound. What about when they’re used in algorithms that are based on assumptions about specific groups of people? We find out how that works with Cathy O’Neil, author of “Weapons of Math Destruction:… Read More »Weapons of Math Destruction with Cathy O’Neil Part 1
We talk to Scott Galloway, professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and author of “The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.” He defines the characteristics that put those four companies at the head of the pack and what could keep… Read More »4 Branches of Big Tech with Scott Galloway
How much time do you spend in front of a screen (or multiple screens) consecutively? Dollars to donuts you’re looking at one right now. We talk to Adam Alter, author of “Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked” and… Read More »Irresistible, Addictive, and Hooked with Adam Alter Part 1
Julian Guthrie, the author of How to Make a Spaceship, is back in the hosting position while she interviews Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn Co-Founder at the Sunnyvale Headquarters. They tackle some big issues head on, including sexual harassment, responsibility, and how to correct it. He’s… Read More »Curing Plagues in Silicon Valley with Reid Hoffman Part 1
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
Travel expert Rick Steves has a new edition of his guidebook, “Rick Steves Best of Europe,” out now. We find out how to see Europe the quickly and still get value from a short visit, and which locations are a Must-See for first timers. We… Read More »The Best of Europe with Rick Steves Part 1
Nir Eyal wrote “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products,” which led to workshops, a blog, and an annual Habit Summit. He’s a marketing thought leader and Stanford MBA and lecturer. We talk to him ahead of his Summit in April about making life easier for… Read More »How to Get Your Customers Hooked with Nir Eyal Part 1
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
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
