Amplified Intelligence

Latest Episodes:

Ethical Decision Making in Tech with Jessica Outlaw Apr 06, 2021

Jessica Outlaw is a behavioral scientist and the founder of The Extended Mind LLC, where she has designed, conducted, and published research on human usage of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Artificial Intelligence technology.

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A note on the smithy:

The magical smithy who recreates his dead love is the Finnish inventor god Ilmarinen is a story about what we want to create (or just what we are capable of making) might not be what we truly need. At the end of the tale, Ilmarinen goes back to only building things that benefit his community. Show Links:

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Portrait of an Artist on the Internet with Nicole Ruggiero Mar 30, 2021

Nicole Ruggiero is a 3D visual artist based in NYC. Her work concentrates on technology and the culture surrounding it. Nicole has exhibited globally and collaborated with Lady Gaga, Calvin Harris, The Weeknd, Rico Nasty, Adult Swim, NYT, & Snapchat. She is currently active in the crypto art (NFT) space.

Kathleen and Sarah chat with Nicole about how her upbringing with technology and the internet inspires her digital artwork in the form of social commentary, specifically about humans' relationship with technology.

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Nicole's Website

Nicole's Instagram: @nicoleruggiero

Nicole's Twitter: @__nicoleruggiero

Collect Nicole's Artwork!!

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Algorithms Mar 23, 2021

With continued growth of software development and machine learning research, algorithms are influencing our daily lives whether we like it or not. Algorithms play a pivotal role in the decisions we make, the content we consume, and even our creation processes.

Sarah and Kathleen discuss the many ways algorithms affect the way we create and consume content.

Human Robot Interaction with Omer Shapira Mar 16, 2021

Omer Shapira is an Engineer, Researcher and Artist. His research spans Virtual and Augmented Reality, Computational Photography, Haptics, Human-Robot Interaction, and Film Technologies.

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Omer's website

Omer's twitter: @omershapira

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Procedural Content Generation with Maria Mishurenko Mar 02, 2021

Maria Mishurenko is a simulated reality developer, artist and award-winning game designer based in Brooklyn, New York. She has co-founded Synesthetic Echo, a design studio focused on creating interactive experiences for emerging technology.

Sarah and Kathleen chat with Maria about the VR game she recently released and her team’s production pipeline, specifically with procedural tools and procedurally generated content.

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Maria's Website: https://mishurenko.me/

Maria's Twitter: https://twitter.com/marmishurenko

Synesthetic Echo: https://synestheticecho.com/

Bizarre Barber (VR Game)

Procedural Generation

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

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Manifesting the Algorithm with Jenna Suhl Feb 23, 2021

Jenna Suhl is an artist and songwriter based in Los Angeles. She has directed and starred in several music videos and recently released a new complete album, Mantra. When she’s not making music, she works for Rihanna’s Savage by Fenty lingerie line on the creative team.

Sarah and Kathleen talk to Jenna about her life-long love for singing and how she got to where she is today as an artist, and how technology influenced that.

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Jenna's Spotify

Jenna's Instagram

Jenna's YouTube

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Meet the Hosts! Feb 16, 2021

Sarah and Kathleen reflect on their decade-long friendship, their career paths, and their experiences with art + technology. Also included: the story of their life-changing trip to the World Series!

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Telling Impactful Stories in a Mass Media World with Ariane Kunze Feb 09, 2021

Ariane is a freelance video producer and editor in Portland, Oregon who is passionate about nonfiction visual storytelling. She is continually on a mission to produce work that provides viewers and storytellers with growth, a challenge to their opinions or the discovery of commonality in the world.

Sarah and Kathleen chat with Ariane about what it means to be a storyteller in today’s technology filled, social media obsessed society.

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Ariane's Website & Portfolio: http://www.arianekunze.com/

Ariane's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariane.leigh/

ZP Productions: https://www.zpproductions.com/

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Painting in Virtual Reality with Estella Tse Feb 02, 2021

Estella Tse is a creative director and artist working in emerging technology. She is known for her 3D immersive artwork. Sarah and Kathleen chat with Estella about her work as a virtual and augmented reality artist, her background and the state of digital art tools.

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Estella's Website: https://www.estellatse.com/

Estella's Twitter: https://twitter.com/estellatse

Estella's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estellatse/

Tiltbrush: https://www.tiltbrush.com/

KFC Gaming Console: https://landing.coolermaster.com/kfconsole/

XR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_reality

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Holograms and Virtual Music Experiences with David Liu Jan 26, 2021

David Liu is an award-winning virtual and augmented creative director and executive. Sarah and Kathleen kick off their exploration of art + technology by chatting with David about his creative work, virtual music experiences, holograms and more.

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David's website: https://www.davidshiyang.com/

David's twitter: https://twitter.com/thedak

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