Tag: Technology
Future Chat #42 – Happy Saturnalia, Everyone!
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This week on +Future Chat, it’s the end of the year, Mike gets throat punched, and we discuss the usefulness of Watson beyond Jeopardy-winning.Future Chat #42: Happy Saturnalia, Everyone! Subscribe via RSS, on iTunes, or on Stitcher Radio to check it out.
Future Chat #41: That'll Cook Your Phone
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This week on +Future Chat, we discussed open science policy, magnetic induction, and Nick imitates uOttawa professors.Future Chat #41: That’ll Cook Your Phone Subscribe via RSS, on iTunes, or on Stitcher Radio to check it out.
Future Chat #40 – Well That Went Well /s
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This week on +Future Chat, missed Nick, talked TekSavvy, and tried out a new show structure. Future Chat #40: Well That Went Well Subscribe via RSS, on iTunes, or on Stitcher Radio to check it out.
Future Chat #39 – Light
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This week on Future Chat, we talked about all the different forms light can take, and some scientific and technological applications of light energy. Subscribe via RSS, on iTunes, or on Stitcher Radio to check it out.Future Chat #39: Light
Future Tech Chat #26: Automation
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This episode of Future Chat was all about Automation, how robots and algorithms will continue to take human work and do it more efficiently and more quickly. I had some help in the introduction from Alex from the UK, just another great example of automation.Future Tech Chat #26: Automation
Future Tech Chat #25: Social Media in Crisis
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We went topical this week on +Future Chat, discussing how social media can be used and mis-used in crisis. Between protests, emergencies, and natural disasters, there are innumerable reasons social media can be an incredible way to connect people when they need it most.Future Tech Chat #25: Social Media in Crisis!function(a){var b=”embedly-platform”,c=”script”;if(!a.getElementById(b)){var d=a.createElement(c);d.id=b,d.src=(“https:”===document.location.protocol?”https”:”http”)+”://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js”;var e=document.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];e.parentNode.insertBefore(d,e)}}(document);
Fake It Show #4: Interview with a Maddox
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I had +Nick Maddox in the Fake It studios this week, to talk about his big move from Ontario and grad school, to Alberta and technical college. We also discussed the keys to successful relationships.Fake it Show #4: Interview with a Maddox!function(a){var b=”embedly-platform”,c=”script”;if(!a.getElementById(b)){var d=a.createElement(c);d.id=b,d.src=(“https:”===document.location.protocol?”https”:”http”)+”://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js”;var e=document.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];e.parentNode.insertBefore(d,e)}}(document);
An Open Letter to Canadian Internet Service Providers
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Dear Internet Service Providers (ISPs), I’m going to attempt to remain as calm as possible throughout this letter, but honestly we’ve all had enough of your ridiculous policies and price gouging. I’ve written and talked about this problem many times before, and 5+ years of crazy and punitive changes to your wireless and home internet…
Generation Why? (Part 1)
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The North American workforce is getting older. That shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody, because the North American population as a whole is getting older. We are living longer lives, and our working years extend further and further into what has long been considered “old age”. As a relatively new member of the adult…
Future Tech Chat #24: Google Y
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This week, +Future Chat was all about the future of Google. We talked big picture projects, like building model cities and airport efficiency. We also talked about what big stuff we’d tackle if we had Google’s purse strings. Future Tech Chat #24: Google Y!function(a){var b=”embedly-platform”,c=”script”;if(!a.getElementById(b)){var d=a.createElement(c);d.id=b,d.src=(“https:”===document.location.protocol?”https”:”http”)+”://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js”;var e=document.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];e.parentNode.insertBefore(d,e)}}(document);