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Tech Hygiene

Summary: John Biggs talks to the greatest minds in tech, history, philosophy, and art about why the future won't be awful. Technotopia is a podcast about a better future. It appears every Friday at Noon Eastern.

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 S2 Ep6: Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins on the future of media | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1490

Mark Hopkins is an IBM Futurist and has been thinking about blockchain and media since both of those things became hot topics. His work spans multiple decades and he's built some amazing tools. In this podcast we talk about the future of blockchain as it relates to media and the importance - and rise - of micropayments.

 S2 Ep5: Ouriel Ohayon on crypto and bitcoin pricing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1244

Blockchain CEO Ouriel Ohayon joins us this week to talk about the future of blockchain and where the bitcoin price is going. He's a thorough and smart thinker so he's well worth a listen.

 S2 Ep4: Let's talk big data with Felix Van de Maele | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 818

Felix Van de Maele is the founder of Collibra, a data governance service that maintains data integrity. In this podcast Van de Maele shares his vision of the future of big data.

 S2 Ep3: Author Lee Humphreys talks about the past of social media | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1168

Twitter isn't new. In the past, people used to share their thoughts and observations in far less high-tech ways but the effects of the new media landscape are still being assessed. Professor and author Lee Humphreys talks about the future - and past - of social media in her new boo The Qualified Self.

 S2 Ep2: Piergiorgio Grossi of Ducati talks motors | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1085

Piergiorgio Grossi is the IT head at Ducati and in this episode of Technotopia we look at the decades old company in the context of future transportation systems. It's a great chat.

 S2 Ep1: Professional Chess player Fabiano Caruana talks augmented intelligence | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1012

Fabiano Caruana is a brilliant mind. He's a professional Chess player of world renown and has been thinking about the problems associated with human/computer interaction and augmentation for years. In this podcast we talk about what it feels like to be beaten - and work with - computers that are designed to destroy your chances at winning.

 S1 Ep109: Suraj Patel is running for congress and loves tech | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1008

Suraj Patel is an unusual politician - he actually understands tech. He's running for Congress in New York and aims to lead the way in terms of tech and the future. In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss why politicians are so behind and how he aims to help.

 S1 Ep108: Author Clive Thompson talks about the rise of the computing class | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1604

One of my favorite writers is Clive Thompson. His work appears in Wired, the New York Times, and BoingBoing and he's working on a book about programmers. I spoke with him about his recent research into the mind of the programmer and how the computing class are the lawyers of the 21st century.

 S1 Ep107: Haydar Haba tells us about the future of capital | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1222

Haydar Haba is a VC and entrepreneur and he's betting big on crypto. In this episode of Technotopia we go deep on his investing strategy and where he sees innovation going next.

 S1 Ep106: Inside the Columbus Collaboratory with Jeff Schmidt | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 944

Jeff Schmidt runs the Columbus Collaboratory, a unique think tank dedicated to building security and system solutions for major clients. Jeff and I talked about the future of cybersecurity and where the group was headed.

 S1 Ep105: Mobile guru Amol Sarva talks about the future of work | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1406

Amol Sarva has a had a long history with mobile computing. The founder of Virgin Mobile, he went on to build the amazing Peek email device and then went on to found Knote. After a few months, he realized that his app was the back end to what humans really wanted - connection. Now he's running thousands of square feet of shared offices and growing daily. I talked to him about the future of work and what it takes to make a truly mobile product.

 S1 Ep104: A less optimistic future with Osama Hashmi | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1474

Osama Hashmi runs the consultancy Mocha 7 in Seattle and he's seen it all. In this episode of Technotopia we look at problems facing the next generation and, luckily, talk about ways to fix them.

 S1 Ep104: James Murray from the Impractical Jokers tells us the truth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1526

James Murry aka Murr joined us on this unique episode of Technotopia. Murr is the star of TruTV's Impractical Jokers and the author of an amazing thriller coming out this summer. We talk about the future of entertainment and what it takes to make it in the 21st century.

 S1 Ep103: Falon Fatemi teaches us about the future of social | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 676

Social media is getting hit hard these days and Falon Fatemi is working on new ways to help us connect without all of the 20th century baggage. In this Technotopia we talk about her company, Node, and how AI will help us meet people.

 S1 Ep102: Robot maker Gil Weinberg talks about the future of musical sex bots | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1440

First, this is a completely SFW episode. Roboticist Gil Weinberg is the father of Shimon, an amazing Marimba-playing robot with a head and camera that can make wild music with a live band. In this episode we talk about the future of music robots, what we can expect to see in robotics thanks to his research, and what it would take for a robot to make tunes like Isaac Hayes.

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