Waymo sued Uber over alleged stolen technology and have been fighting it out in court for nearly a year. We talk to Mike Swift from MLex Digital Insights about the settlement, and what’s next for self driving car technology. Links:
Do you think of gaming first when you think of VR? We did, too, but that’s not necessarily the case at Stanford. We take a virtual walk through the mind of Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Not with an… Read More »Inside Stanford’s VR Lab with Jeremy Bailenson
Jason breaks down the newest information on Amazon when it comes to cornering the market on retail, shipping, and, possibly, healthcare. We hear from Scott Galloway, Ben Thompson, and James Allworth. Links:
We all giggled when we first learned of Homo erectus, right? But we also learned that there were other humans before Homo sapiens. So what’s next? We talk to Dr. Donald Simborg, the author of “What Comes After Homo Sapiens?: When and How Our Species… Read More »One Giant Leap for Mankind with Dr. Donald Simborg
The EPA as a crew is at odds with its leadership. We talk to two pairs of boots on the ground, Taly Jolish and Kathy Setian, about what’s really at stake. Links:
In the tech field, what skills do you need to work in the Bay Area vs New York? Which markets are hottest right now? With the help of Heather Johnston, a District President at Robert Half, we dig into their data on tech hiring in… Read More »Hiring Wars: The Last Techie with Heather Johnston
What about small businesses battling Amazon? Or should they be assimilating with Amazon? We talk to Washington Post columnist, and small business owner, Gene Marks about his analysis when it comes to Small Businesses in an Amazon.com world. Links:
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
In the second part of our chat with Cathy O’Neil, author of “Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy,” we dissect how teachers are unfairly affected by a subject they might actually teach. Links:
What is the actual percentage of the population, in the Bay Area, who work in Tech? How many people live in poverty? We talk to Patrick Carlisle, Chief Analyst at Paragon Real Estate Group, about a report that defines the Bay Area by the numbers.… Read More »The San Francisco Bay Area Defined by the Numbers with Patrick Carlisle
