Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott

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Tom Daniel: Neuroscientist and bioengineer Jul 21, 2020

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Tom Daniel's groundbreaking research melds neuroscience, engineering, computing, and biomechanics. Learn how three transformations in bioscience and technology are propelling us forward to better understand our world.

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Drew Endy: Bioengineering pioneer Jun 23, 2020

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Learn how Drew Endy, one of the world's most well-known experts in synthetic biology, believes it can be harnessed to solve some of today's most pressing issues – and why taking biology for granted is a dangerous thing.

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Dr. Eric Horvitz: Chief Scientific Officer, Microsoft May 28, 2020

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Microsoft's first Chief Scientific Officer, Technical Fellow and world-renowned AI researcher, Dr. Eric Horvitz, gives us an insider's look into how the experts are approaching the fight against Covid-19. Learn how AI and bioscience are playing a critical role in gaining insights into the best way to approach this pandemic and prepare for future challenges.

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Kevin Scott and Reprogramming the American Dream Apr 14, 2020

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Listen in for a sneak peek into Kevin's new book "Reprogramming the American Dream." Co-author Greg Shaw interviews Kevin about the future of AI and how it can evolve to better serve us all, from rural America to Silicon Valley.

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Percy Liang: Stanford University Professor, technologist, and researcher in AI Mar 19, 2020

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We talk with Stanford University Professor Percy Liang. They discuss the challenges of conversational AI and the latest leading-edge efforts to enable people to speak naturally with computers.

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Chris Urmson: Aurora CEO - Autonomous Driving Jan 30, 2020

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Learn about the latest thinking for autonomous driving technology from Aurora CEO Chris Urmson, who led Google's self-driving car program. This former Carnegie Mellon professor also tells us about his days with DARPA and shares predictions for 2020 and beyond.

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Behind the Tech: 2019 Year in Review Dec 20, 2019

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To wrap up the year, we revisit podcast conversations with a few of the incredible thinkers and innovators who have been on the show. Topics range from the democratization of artificial intelligence, to the challenges of social media and the internet. You may also hear some surprising things these folks do in their free time when they're not changing the course of tech history in some fascinating way.

Danny Hillis: Inventor, entrepreneur, scientist Nov 21, 2019

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If you've heard of the 10,000 Year Clock, you know Danny. He's a computer scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence. Danny founded Thinking Machines Corporation, a parallel supercomputer manufacturer, and was a fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering.

danah boyd: Researcher, activist, tech scholar Oct 24, 2019

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danah is a partner researcher at Microsoft Research, and founder of Data & Society. Her work examines where technology and society intersect. Kevin and danah discuss the dangers of a "move fast and break things" culture. Today, her research focuses on reducing weaknesses in sociotechnical systems.

Neha Narkhede: Author, entrepreneur and Confluent cofounder Sep 26, 2019

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Neha is cofounder and CTO of Confluent, a company whose mission is to help other companies use Apache Kafka to adopt modern streaming infrastructure.

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