Future Out Loud podcast

Estonian cybersecurity expert Liisa Past joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about Estonia's digital election system, iVoting, and what happened when Estonia found a vulnerability in the firmware that supports its entire digital identity infrastructure -- right before an election!

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross are joined by Kelly Greene of the Arizona SciTech Institute (scitechinstitute.org) and former Chief Science Officer Dominique Browning (www.chiefscienceofficers.org) to talk about elections from the perspective of the next generation.

Sandy Maisel from Colby College and The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about the initiative to bring ranked choice voting to Maine elections and the RCV experience in the 2018 election cycle.

The Future Out Loud election miniseries continues with episode 3 on election security. Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes and cybersecurity researcher Adam Doupé join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to discuss the challenges of safe and secure election administration.

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about some of the challenges and opportunities to ensure fairness, justice, and robust citizen participation in voting and elections.

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross launch the new format for Future Out Loud with a podcast miniseries on elections! This introductory episode is the first of a 5-part miniseries.

Eavesdrop on Andrew Maynard's December 2018 book signing event at Changing Hands Bookstore . Andrew and Heather discuss Andrew's book: Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies. The discussion ranges from Jurassic Park and Ex Machina to Never Let Me Go and Ghost in the Shell. Learn more about the book and Changing Hands Bookstore at https://www.changinghands.com/book/9781633539075

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross discuss the November 8, 2018 New York Times interview with Google CEO Sundar Pichai. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/business/sundar-pichai-google-corner-office.html

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross discuss the policy, public health, innovation, and future technology implications of 3D printing of firearms.

In the 3rd installment of this series from the Governance of Emerging Technologies Symposium at the ASU Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law, Erica Kochi joined Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about her work with UNICEF Innovation and the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Human Rights. Erica Co-Leads UNICEF's Innovation Unit. In 2013, she was chosen by Time Magazine to be on the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world LINKS UNICEF Innovation: https://www.unicef.org/innovation/ World Economic Forum Global Future Council on the Future of Human Rights: https://www.weforum.org/communities/the-future-of-human-rights Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science conference: events.asucollegeoflaw.com/gets/

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross chat with Gillian Hadfield at the 2018 Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science conference. Gillian is professor of USC's Gould School of Law and author of Rules for a Flat World: Why Humans Invented Law and How to Reinvent It for a Complex Global Economy. LINKS Gillian Hadfield: https://weblaw.usc.edu/faculty/?id=220 Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science conference: events.asucollegeoflaw.com/gets/ Rules for a Flat World: Why Humans Invented Law and How to Reinvent It for a Complex Global Economy: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/rules-for-a-flat-world-9780199916528?cc=gb&lang=en&

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross talk with senior researcher and DIY Bio expert Dr. Todd Kuiken at the 2018 Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science conference, about the present and future of DIY bio communities in the U.S. and worldwide. LINKS Todd Kuiken: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Todd_Kuiken2 Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science conference: http://events.asucollegeoflaw.com/gets/ DIY Bio: http://diybio.org/

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross discuss the March 2018 pedestrian death involving an autonomous vehicle in Tempe, Arizona.

Former Ford scientist and current energy sustainability researcher Mike Tamor joins Heather Ross to talk about current and future economic and policy challenges associated with local, state, and national energy systems.

ASU alumnus Neel Mehta joins us to discuss EpiFinder, a novel biomedical informatics technology for patients and healthcare providers that helps improve diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. Neel is Epifinder's Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer. epifinder.com

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross are joined by former NCAA track athlete Sarah Geren to talk about gene editing and the future of sports. Andrew is working on a project on this topic with seed funding from the ASU Global Sport Institute (https://global.asu.edu/global-sport-institute).

Somatic practitioners Rich Goldsand (www.feldenkrais-goldsand.net) and Jessica Rajko (www.jessicarajko.com) join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about the limits and possibilities of wearable sensors for improving how we feel.

Center for Science and the Imagination's Ed Finn and Toronto-based science fiction author Madeline Ashby join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to discuss their new book of technologically-grounded space-based science fiction: Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities: A Collection of Space Futures.

Cybersecurity expert Yan Shoshitaishvili joins Heather Ross to talk about the cybersecurity and social implications of the FCC's December 2017 decision to eliminate net neutrality regulations.

Astrophysicist and award winning science fiction author Greg Benford sat down with Andrew Maynard during a recent trip to ASU for the Beyond Festival.

Rebroadcast of our 2016 episode: Have Yourself a Cybersecure Holiday. Cybersecurity expert Adam Doupé and Heather Ross discuss ways to give your friends and loved ones the gift of cybersecurity for the holiday season. Special shout-outs to Future Out Loud co-host Andrew Maynard and cybersecurity expert Jamie Winterton who weren't able to join us for this podcast recording, but inspired the initial broadcast and rebroadcast for 2017. Have a very happy and Cybersecure holiday season, everyone!

Artist and game designer Ken Eklund (writerguy.com, @writerguygames) joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about his work as a game creator and visiting artist at Arizona State University.

This is the third of a special 3-episode series for the 2017 Disruptive Innovation Festival. Hathority (hathority.com) principals Vishwam Annam, Philip Bernick, and Rhonda Steele talk with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about Hathority's IoT tech approach to community engagement to reduce municipal landfill waste. Hathority is part of the Resource Innovation and Solutions Network (RISN) Incubator, a collaboration between Arizona State University and the City of Phoenix.

This is the second of a special 3-episode series for the 2017 Disruptive Innovation Festival. Renewlogy (renewology.com) founder and CEO Priyanka Bakaya talks with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about Renewlogy's groundbreaking technology to return plastic to a fuel state to reduce the amount of plastics going to landfills using a circular economy approach. Renewlogy is part of the Resource Innovation and Solutions Network (RISN) Incubator, a collaboration between Arizona State University and the City of Phoenix.

This is the first of a special 3-episode series for the 2017 Disruptive Innovation Festival. Waste management entrepreneur Saiman Shetty of Hygiea (hygiea.tech) talks with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about how Hygiea is revolutionizing the ways that we deal with solid waste to cut down on landfill and better feed the circular economy. Hygiea is part of the Resource Innovation and Solutions Network (RISN) Incubator, a collaboration between Arizona State University and the City of Phoenix.

Puerto Rican energy researchers Marla Perez Lugo and Cecilio Ortiz Garcia join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about their ongoing research and plans to rebuild and modernize the energy grid in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

Dublin City University language technology and translation scholar Sharon O'Brien joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about machine translation and the future of language work and technologies.

Cybersecurity experts Yan Shoshitaishvili and Adam Doupé talk with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge.

NPR's Richard Harris joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about his new book Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions.

Future Out Loud heads out on the town for a live podcast recording as part of the Center for Science and the Imagination TV Dinner series. Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross joined CSI's Joey Eschrich to discuss Fringe, season 1 episode 9: "Dreamscape."

Bioethics researcher Emma Frow returns to the podcast to update Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross on recent letters from the FDA to stem cell clinics, and hints of a future policy statement.

Philosopher-ethicist Jai Galliott and cybersecurity-engineer-computer scientist Benjamin Turnbull from the University of New South Wales join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about human-robot trust and autonomous systems.

Cybersecurity expert Adam Doupé and biotechnology policy expert Anna Muldoon join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about new research from the University of Washington that used synthesized DNA to hack into DNA processing computer systems.

Security and sustainability scholar Wes Herche returns to Future Out Loud to talk with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about energy transitions and photovoltaic technology. Show Notes • Wes Herche at ASU: https://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/person/wesley-herche/ • Follow Wes Herche on Twitter @WesHerche. • Read Dr. Hersche's Dissertation “Policy, Geospatial, and Market Factors in Solar Energy: a Gestalt Approach”: https://repository.asu.edu/items/45038 • Power Purchase Agreements: https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/solar-power-purchase-agreements

School is back and session and so is Future Out Loud! Just in time for the total eclipse, security and sustainability scholar Wes Herche joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about the present and future of solar energy and photovoltaic technology. Show Notes • Wes Herche at ASU: https://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/person/wesley-herche/ • Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability: https://sustainability.asu.edu • Read Dr. Hersche's dissertation "Policy, Geospatial, and Market Factors in Solar Energy: a Gestalt Approach": https://repository.asu.edu/items/45038 • Dark Energy: https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy • Renewable Portfolio Standards: https://emp.lbl.gov/projects/renewables-portfolio/

Cybersecurity experts Adam Doupé and Jamie Winterton join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about the national security implications of international cybersecurity collaboration. Show Notes • Adam Doupé: https://adamdoupe.com • Follow Adam Doupé on Twitter @adamdoupe. • Follow Jamie Winterton on Twitter @j_winterton.

Indigenous studies scholar Marisa Duarte joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about her new book - Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet Across Indian Country. • Marisa Duarte: http://marisaduarte.net • Human Security Collaboratory: https://www.hscollab.org • Buy Marisa Duarte's book "Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet Across Indian Country" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Network-Sovereignty-Building-Indigenous-Confluences/dp/0295741821 • Buy Zoltán Grossman's book "Unlikely Alliances: Native Nations and White Communities Join to Defend Rural Lands" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Alliances-Communities-Indigenous-Confluences/dp/029574152X • Pascua Yaqui Tribe: http://www.pascuayaqui-nsn.gov

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross talk about Elon Musk's new Boring company and the importance of "boring" research and development. Before the Future Out Loud podcast heads out for vacation in the month of June, Andrew and Heather preview some things to come in the later Summer and Fall. www.futureoutloud.org Show Notes • Follow Elon Musk on Twitter @elonmusk. • The Boring Company: https://www.boringcompany.com • SpaceX's Hyperloop Alpha: http://www.spacex.com/hyperloopalpha

AI Ethicist Heather Roff joins Heather Ross and Adam Doupé to talk about the future of artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons systems. Heather Roff is a Research Scientist at ASU's Global Security Initiative, and a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford, Cambridge, and New America. Future Out Loud's new website: https://futureoutloud.org . Show Notes • Follow Heather Roff on Twitter @Hmroff. • Global Security Initiative at ASU: https://globalsecurity.asu.edu • More about the WannaCry ransomware attack: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/15/528451534/wannacry-ransomware-what-we-know-monday • More about Software Patches and OS Updates: https://ist.mit.edu/security/patches • DeepMind Health: https://deepmind.com/applied/deepmind-health/

Dancer, choreographer, and somatic practitioner Jessica Rajko (www.jessicarajko.com) talks with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about her recent installations exploring data, privacy, and quantified self. Show Notes • Jessica Rajko: https://jessicarajko.com • Vibrant Lives: http://www.jessicarajko.com/vibrant-lives-and-archives/ • Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts: https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu

Andrew Maynard tells Heather Ross about his recent ride in a level 4 fully autonomous vehicle.

Global security expert Nadya Bliss tells Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross why a security focus is critical for innovation research. Show Notes •Nadya’s profile with Global Security Initiative: https://globalsecurity.asu.edu/sites/default/files/files/BlissBio_short.pdf •Global Security Initiative at ASU: https://globalsecurity.asu.edu/ •Internet History Timeline: ARPANET to the World Wide Web: http://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html •Heilmeier’s Catechism: http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~ddahlstr/misc/heilmeier.html

Cybersecurity expert Adam Doupé returns to talk with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about cybersecurity, medical devices, and the FDA. Show Notes •Guest Adam Doupé: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/2412296 •FDA finds cybersecurity threats in St. Jude medical devices: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170109/NEWS/170109915 •FDA joins investigation into security of St. medical devices: http://www.startribune.com/st-jude-medical-sharply-criticizes-short-seller-s-attack-on-its-cybersecurity/391437581/ •Cybersecurity Risks in Medical Devices are Real: https://www.medtechintelligence.com/feature_article/cybersecurity-risks-medical-devices-real/

Jameson Wetmore chats with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about the surprisingly long history of autonomous vehicles. Show Notes •Jamey Wetmore: http://cspo.org/people/wetmore-jameson-m/ •The Original Futurama at 1939 New York World’s Fair: https://www.wired.com/2007/11/ff-futurama-original/ •General Motors and RCA’s electronic highway system: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Age/ElectronicAge-1960-Autumn.pdf •1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, which included money for autonomous vehicles: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/102/hr2950 •Autonomous Intersections: http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/the-scary-efficiency-of-autonomous-intersections

Legal expert Diana Bowman chats with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about vehicle safety and future driving technologies. Show Notes •Di Bowman: https://sfis.asu.edu/node/1797 •“Sorry Officer, I Wasn’t Driving—My Car Was” Seminar: http://cspo.org/event/ntsp050917/ •The future of self-driving cars: https://sfis.asu.edu/node/1772 •Uber Redeploys Its Self-Driving Cars After Wreck in Arizona: https://www.wired.com/2017/03/uber-redeploys-self-driving-cars-wreck-arizona/

Intergenerational energy justice scholar Jennifer Richter joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about the uncertain and (mostly) silent future of energy. Show Notes •Jennifer Richter: http://cspo.org/people/richter-jennifer/ •Some information on Winona LaDuke: http://www.honorearth.org/speaking_engagements •Some information on Yucca Mountain: https://www.nei.org/Issues-Policy/Used-Nuclear-Fuel-Management/Disposal-Yucca-Mountain-Repository

Our cybersecurity team of Adam Doupé and Jamie Winterton reunites with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about the recent WikiLeaks revelations about CIA hacking. Spoiler alert-ish: the cybersecurity community was surprised by only one key detail...listen to find out what it was. Show Notes •Adam Doupé: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/2412296 •Jamie Winterton: https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/72212 •Unlocking the Privacy and Security Debate at ASU: https://globalsecurity.asu.edu/events/unlocking-privacy-security-debate •Wikileaks Releases Trove of CIA Hacking Documents: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/world/europe/wikileaks-cia-hacking.html?_r=0 •How To Stop Your Smart TV from Spying on You: https://www.wired.com/2017/02/smart-tv-spying-vizio-settlement/ •How to Disable Your Webcam: https://www.howtogeek.com/210921/how-to-disable-your-webcam-and-why-you-should/

Ed Finn, director of ASU's Center for Science and the Imagination, joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about his new book, What Algorithms Want: Imagination in the Age of Computing. Show Notes •Ed Finn: http://csi.asu.edu/people/ed-finn/ •Center for Science and the Imagination: http://csi.asu.edu/ •What Algorithms Want: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/what-algorithms-want

Engineer Darshan Karwat joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about social imperatives for the next generation of engineers and engineering ethics. Show Notes •Darshan Karwat: https://sfis.asu.edu/node/2094 •Darshan’s Tedx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c4t7SR0PnI •A Community Laboratory for Democratic Infrastructures: https://asuevents.asu.edu/content/symposium-darshan-karwat •Engineering in the 21st Century: http://harvardmagazine.com/2011/09/engineering-in-the-twenty-first-century

Experimental philosopher and artist Jonathon Keats joins Heather Ross to chats about his early days as a future Talmudic scholar and his present day as an experimental philosopher, or practitioner of purposeful purposelessness. Keats describes his latest project, slated for Fall 2017 installation at the Arizona State University Art Gallery, which imagines the future of democracy as a random number generator and philosophical toy. Show Notes •Emerge Festival at ASU: http://emerge.asu.edu/ •Jonathon Keats on BigThink: http://bigthink.com/experts/jonathonkeats •Jonathon Keats on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/#570fb5d97e22 •What If the Majority Freely Votes for Tyranny? http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0327/p20s01-bogn.html

Cybersecurity expert Adam Doupé returns to Future Out Loud to talk with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about the growing field of cybersecurity research and the need for a code of ethics to guide the unprecedented work that fills the world of digital security. Show Notes •Adam Doupé: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/2412296 •More information on SQL injection vulnerabilities: http://www.acunetix.com/websitesecurity/sql-injection/ •Cyber-security Research Ethics Decision Support Tools: https://www.caida.org/publications/papers/2015/ethics_research_development_creds/ •What is vulnerability disclosure? http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/vulnerability-disclosure •What is a Zero Day vulnerability? http://www.pctools.com/security-news/zero-day-vulnerability/ •More information on botnets: http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/botnet