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
Episode 10: Cleaning Your Devices - Zoonosis - Energy Innovation Life Cycle
Roy Natian talks about disinfecting your devices, Leilani Albano talks Zoonosis with David Quammen, and Dr. Addison Killean Stark talks about the energy innovation life cycle
Episode 09 - COVID-19 + Election 2020 + Gaming In Isolation
Dr. Jun Axup is back with more on COVID-19, Election 2020, Gaming in Isolation with Mandie Roman
Episode 08 - NewMo: COVID-19 + Culture - Ethics of Wireless Location Data - Tech for Campaigns
NewMo talks cultural shifts due to COVID-19, the EFF on wireless companies selling location data, and Tech For Campaigns.
Episode 07: COVID-19 Best Practices - 2020 Candidates on CC - Secure Yourself
Dr. Jun Axup on COVID-19 best practices, Dr. David Brown on the 2020 Presidential Candidates on Climate Change, and securing your phone.
Episode 06: LA Voting Machines - AVFTO: Chatbots - Microsoft's Pledge
Brad Friedman on concerns with LA County’s new voting machines, Joanna Miller’s A View from the Outside, and Microsoft’s big decarbonization pledge
Episode 05: Slamdance - 5G - AI in the Criminal Justice System
Paul Rachman on the Slamdance Film Festival, Danny O'Brien from the EFF on security concerns around 5G, and AI in the Criminal Justice System.