The Holloway Guide to Remote Work with Courtney Nash
"Everyone has written a guide on remote work—but no one has done so as diligently and comprehensively as Holloway." Researched, written, and edited by experts, the Guide to Remote work includes over 300 pages of research, guidance, and commentary from experts in an easily digestible format. In this episode, Scott talks with editor Courtney Nash about remote work today and tomorrow.https://www.holloway.com/g/remote-work/about
16 Apr 202032min
Bringing Medical products to market safely with Emily Gorcenski
Emily Gorcenski is an American data scientist who has run trials for medical device software. We are living in an interesting time and facing a medical device shortage. Emily talks to Scott about how medical device regulation works as well the barriers and challenges. What kinds of medical devices exist and how are they categorized? How can we as technologists help in the current crisis?THERAC-25 reportFDA Medical Device databasesFDA Guidance on 3D printed medical devicesElon Musk on VentilatorsDyson on VentilatorsFDA Guidance document for N95 respirators designed for general public useChinese masks recalledFDA guidance on biohackingUSDS call for volunteers
9 Apr 202029min
LEGO Education SPIKE Prime with firmware engineer Ralph Hempel
Ralph Hempel leads the firmware development team here at LEGO, working together with the electronics, mechanics, and front end teams to build products such as Boost, StarWARS Boost, the CITY Train, App Controlled Batmobile, and of course all the new App Controlled Technic products. He's been writing embedded firmware for 35 years, and have written new firmware for every LEGO MINDSTORMS brick since the RCX. He talks to Scott about the new LEGO Education SPIKE Prime Set! Spike is the go-to STEAM learning tool for grade 6-8 students!https://education.lego.com/
4 Apr 202031min
Embodying a disembodied AI with Chris Conner, Altered Carbon's Poe
Chris Conner is a stage and screen actor who can currently be seen as Poe in Netflix's SciFi series Altered Carbon. Poe is a artificial intelligence the likes of which hasn't been seen on screen before. He is kind, curious, powerful, but gentle. He is a fixer who is broken. Why did Chris Conner explore the complete works of Edgar Allen Poe to better understand how to play a near-immortal AI? Scott and Chris sit down and explore Chris's process.https://twitter.com/ImCConner
26 Mars 202032min
Destigmatizing Mental Health in the Tech Industry with Jen Akullian, PhD
Are we hearing about depression and anxiety more because we have social media, or is social media exacerbating more mental health issues. Scott talks to psychologist Jennifer Akullian, PhD from the Growth Coaching Institute about how she coaches tech professionals through these challenges in our hyper-connected world. Jen's work focuses on de-stigmatizing mental health, addressing the disabling impact of industry stress and burnout, and helping to improve individual and organizational wellness and performance.https://www.growthcoachinginstitute.org
19 Mars 202033min
On empowerment with social entrepreneur Aisha Addo
Today we talk with social entrepreneur Aisha Addo on what empowerment means to her. Aisha runs a Foundation from Canada that aims to empower girls in both Canada and her native Ghana. She also has a ride-share platform for women called DriveHERhttp://aishaaddo.comhttp://driveher.cahttp://powertogirls.com
12 Mars 202032min
The Joy of making with LEGO Master and Cosplaying Engineer Amie DD
Amie is a maker of things. Her background is in Game Programming and Simulation and she started her career at Marvel Studios, working on Captain America and X-Men Destiny. She later transitioned to Research and Development for development work on the Xbox and Playstation. She also plays with LEGO and was recently on FOX's LEGO Masters show. She is also an acive 3D printer and cosplayer. She talks to Scott about all she pulls all this cross disciplinary knowledge into a life fueled with enthusiasm and making things!https://www.amiedd.com
5 Mars 202032min
Pathways to Data Science with Sri Megha Vujjini
Originally interested in telecommunications engineering, Megha moved toward data science after working with robotics. Now, she's a data scientist during the day, and she volunteers to help youth in Chicago get started on similar paths. She and Scott discuss how others can get involved in this emerging field and why it's important to make tech careers more accessible to everyone!Saggezza
27 Feb 202028min
