Geeks & Beats

Hosted by Michael Hainsworth

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328

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Aug 2024

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The World's Most Popular Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth

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January 27, 20240 min

Elon Musk will implode in 2024

2024 is the year Elon Musk finally implodes thanks to the U.S. Presidential Election and pressure from Tesla shareholders.

January 26, 20240 min

How being hacked changes in 2024

Ransomware isn't going away, but in 2024 a new threat will overtake it: hacking artificial intelligence algorithms for fun and profit.

October 28, 202232 min

The Future of Social Media with Brittlestar

Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter, does this portend the downfall of western civilization? The Internet's Favourite Dad, Stewart Reynolds, AKA Brittlestar, thinks The Kids Today won't put up with this shit the way Gen-X and the Boomers do.

October 12, 2022Episode 537 min

The Blockchain Primer

When electricity was first invented, Victorians had to learn a lot about it. Blockchain is kind of like that. Eventually we won't care. But until then, here's a primer on what you need to know about this world-changing technology from Tracy Leparulo and Amber Healy.

October 5, 2022Episode 427 min

Where's My Hologram? with Proto's David Nussbaum

Star Wars holograms suck. Meet the man who's Proto technology has been used at concerts and awards shows, is being used by Wall Street schmucks, and may even be used by hospitals by remote doctors. David Nussbaum says the future is only 5 years away.

September 28, 2022Episode 350 min

S01E03 Where's My Sexbot with Annette Masterson

Since Westworld debuted in 1973, we've been promised a world of consequence-free sex with robots. They're still coming, and PhD student Annette Masterson at Temple University has been studying their rise since 2018 and the unusual technologies required to make them happen. This episode made possible in part by the Digital Life Institute at Ontario Tech University.

September 21, 2022Episode 237 min

Where's My Privacy? with Cory Doctorow Part 2

Sci-fi author and digital rights activist Cory Doctorow on why Telsas are "Murder Cars" and how to talk to your kids about Surveillance Capitalism without scaring them off their smartphones.

September 14, 2022Episode 129 min

Where's My Privacy? with Cory Doctorow Part 1

Our smartphones are being used against us. Sci-fi author Cory Doctorow on the science behind his fiction "Attack Surface" and why we must protect ourselves. Part 1 of 2.

January 21, 202232 min

Real AI for Sustainability

Real AI is making a real difference in shrinking the carbon footprint of generating electricity. Microsoft Sustainability Director Michelle Lancaster and Ontario Power Generation's VP of Energy Markets, Nick Pender, are working together to produce clean power for Canada's biggest province -- and to make consumption cleaner in New York State.

January 5, 202227 min

CES 2022 with Rick Kowalksi

The CTA's Rick Kowalski joins Michael Hainsworth as they discuss how big Augmented Reality is going to get, how tech from self driving Indy cars will end up in your car, and how artificial intelligence is changing how we cook.