Episode 30: COVID Vaccine Update - Sharing Isn't Broadcasting - Election 2020 Final Update
We talk about the vaccine efforts (as of Dec 2020), how social media have co-opted the word "sharing", and election 2020.
Episode 29: CA Prop 24 & 25 - Herd Immunity
We dive into California Props 24 & 25 Dr. Peter Eckersley - We deep dive on herd immunity with Dr. Paula Cannon.
28: Election 2020 - Make a Plan
Election 2020. We've got the information you need to know and how to have fun while participating in our democracy!
27: LADOT & CityGrows - Science Literacy in Congress - FEMA & EDD
LADOT's Colin Sweeney and CityGrows Catherine Geanuracos talk about government response to COVID-19, Dr. Addison Killean Stark talks about the lack of science literacy in Congress and what can be done about it, Leilani Albano interviews Shana Udvardy about FEMA & EDD
26: AVFTO: Experience Design - Immunity Passports - Broadband in CA
Joanna Miller gives us a A View From the Outside on experience design - Alexis Hancock tells us about immunity passports - Hayley Tsukayama talks about California's bill to expand broadband and it's status
24: Trump vs. TikTok - Attacks on Voting by Mail
Ric interviews Ryan Faughnder about what's happening with TikTok and Leilani Albano talks to Carol Moon Goldberg about what's going on at the USPS
23: The Conspiracy vs. The Conspiracy Theory - The NSA vs. The EU
We talk about the difference between a conspiracy and a conspiracy theory and how conspiracy theories fall apart computationally - Leilani Albano talks to Danny O'Brien of the EFF about the NSA's surveillance of people in the EU.
22: Cloaking Your Photos with Fawkes - Language Models
We talk about the tool Fawkes, which changes your images slightly to make it so machines cannot recognize them - Dr. Peter Eckersley is here to talk Language Models, how they're here to stay, and that one(?) creepy Black Mirror episode.
21: Perseverance - AVFTO: Notifications - FBI & Black Activists
We talk about the amazing Perseverance rover with Jim Bell - Joanna Miller gives us A View from the Outside - Leilani Albano interviews freepress.net Sandy Fulton about FBI surveillance of Black activists
20: Social Media - Facebook: Stop Hate for Profit - Twitter Bots
Ric talks to Jessica González about Stop Hate For Profit's meeting with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, Roy Natian is here to talk about Twitter Bots.
Episode 19: COVID-19 Update - Jaleesa Trapp - Flaws in Facial Recognition
Dr. Jun Axup gives us an update on COVID-19, Jaleesa Trapp brings us into her quest to make STEM more equitable, and Dr. Peter Eckersley talks about the flaws in facial recognition technology and more.
Episode 18: Direct Air Capture Technology - Live Sports in the Time of COVID-19
Dr. Addison Killean Stark talks about direct air capture technology - Leilani Albano interviews Emory University epidemiologist about how and when live sports will return
Episode 17: AVFTO Ritual - Fact Check the Internet - CCPA & Contact Tracing
AVFTO's Joanna Miller talks Ritual with Casper ter Kuile - Roy Natian reminds us what social media is really for - Leilani Albano talks with Hayley Tsukayama about CCPA and contact tracing
Episode 16: Live Events In The Age of COVID-19
It takes an army to throw a live event, A View from the Outside’s Joanna Miller interviews Alyssa Solomon a tour manager for artists like FKA Twigs about how COVID-19 has changed things.
In the second part of the show, Brittney interviews Stage Presence (Ellis Briery, Corinne Oplinger, and Mischa Steiner), they’re friends who started a company in response to live events drying up due to COVID-19. Stage Presence helps musicians, aerialists, magicians, and more get gigs... over Zoom.
Episode 15: Digital Denied - Carbon Capture - Rapid Response For A Better Digital Future
Leilani Albano is joined by Tim Karr to talk about the digital divide and how that is worsening due to COVID-19, Dr. Addison Killean Stark talks carbon capture and sequestration, and Roderick Schrock, the creative director of Eyebeam, is here to tell us about their latest initiative, Rapid Response for A Better Digital Future.
Episode 14: NewMo: Cross-Cultural Design - Animal Crossing - Ada and the Lost Horizon
Lydia Laurenson of The New Modality interviews Senongo Akpem about his book Cross-Cultural Design, Mandie Roman is back to talk about the craze that is Animal Crossing, and Leila Sales is here to tell us about #AdaAndTheLostHorizon
Episode 13: Rideshare Drivers United - Phishing in the Time of COVID-19 - Space
Ric Allen interviews Tyler Sandness of Rideshare Drivers United, Roy Natian is here to talk phishing in the age of COVID-19, and Dr. Casey Handmer is back to talk about self isolating and thinking about long-term space travel.
Episode 12: Zoom Security - The CoronaCorps - Quarantine@Home
Leilani Albano is joined by Micah Lee to talk about Zoom - Dr. Peretz Partensky talks about the CoronaCorps, and Dr. Cosmo Mielke is here to talk about his efforts with Quarantine@Home to help find potential drugs to target SARS-CoV-2
Episode 11: Contact Tracing - Mirakind - Invest in Innovation
Dr. Peter Eckersley on contact tracing & privacy, Loretta Whitesides on Mirakind's goal to test essential workers in LA, Dr. Addison Killean Stark on investing in innovation for a robust pandemic recovery