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Send us a Text Message.Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Debesh Choudhury, PhD, Information Security Researcher (India). We discuss the application of image recognition for security, with both expressing concerns about the accuracy and sensitivity of the technique, particularly in matching images and creating databases of individuals. We also highlight the potential vulnerabilities in image security, emphasizing the need for complex hashes and the development of quantum-proof techniques. Additionally, the conversation touches on the limitations of voice recognition as a biometric factor for authentication, focusing on the ease of spoofing and the necessity of multiple factors in security measures. Debbie expresses deep concern about the rapid advancement and potential dangers of deepfake technology, citing a news story about a significant financial loss resulting from a deepfake video call. Debesh emphasizes the need for research to detect deepfakes and discusses the multifaceted impact of deepfake technology, including its potential positive applications in entertainment and the movie industry, as well as its negative implications in political scenarios and personal lives. The discussion also touches on the pressure for companies to adopt AI and the potential risks associated with overreliance on artificial intelligence, drawing parallels to historical industry shifts such as the adoption of Linux by Microsoft. Debesh raises concerns about the widespread adoption of biometrics and its potential threats to privacy, citing examples of government orders and the impact of the pandemic. We discuss the negative impact of such technologies on individuals and advocated for their rights. We discuss the need for logical thinking and education in the context of introducing AI and robotics courses in high schools, emphasizing the importance of nurturing critical thinking skills in students and his wish for the future of Data Privacy.Support the Show.
Could we have avoided the Covid-19 pandemic if both parties stopped bickering? Should the Democrats focus less on removing Trump and more on how the party’s policies can help the American people? How has the pandemic forced artists to be more creative with content creation? What’s at stake for artists on Nov. 3? Are we better off without social media? Are people hurt inside and being ignored by politiicians? These are just some of the issues we talk about on the latest Storytellers in Action episode. P-Mo, Farial and Debesh chat with actor-singer Rohini Chandra about the pandemic, Democrats vs. Republicans, and storytelling.
P-Mo and Debesh deep-dive with documentarian Sarita Khurana, who joined the Storytellers in Action team from Brooklyn. It was a non-linear conversation about telling South Asian stories, the life of senior citizens during Covid, challenging the elite power structures of Hollywood and U.S. experiencing its Third Reconstruction in the Era of Trump.
P-Mo, Debesh and Farial will dive even deeper this season, as Storytellers in Action returns for the first time since Coronavirus became a global pandemic and the United States was mired by civil unrest in light of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others. This fifth season of Storytellers in Action will feature 13 interviews and coincide with the upcoming presidential election. We'd love to have you in on the conversations!
She's an actor. She's an artist. She's a Maxim model. She's a singer. She's a DJ. Monika Starling can do it all, and she sat down with P-Mo, Debesh and Farial to talk about what inspires her. Monika has toured the world as a DJ, painted her own pieces of art and appeared in film's like Dostana. What's next for her?
Secret credentials are indispensable in the Internet-driven life. Text passwords/PINs are still the most used form of secret credentials. Biometrics is being promoted for authenticating the digital identity of the humans with text passwords/PIN as a fallback system. Text passwords seem insufficient but are not harmful. Biometrics is insufficient and appears to be harmful in terms of data breach/stealing and spoofing. What can be a viable solution in this crisis situation? Debesh Choudhury rejoins me on the Tech Talks Daly Podcast. Debesh is a hardcore researcher and innovator with 24+ years of hands-on experience in defense research and information security. He also got 16+ years of experience in teaching electronics and communication engineering in the higher education arena. Besides having a Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, he also enjoyed his two years postdoctoral stint at the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan. Debesh was fortunate to have collaborated with celebrated American Scientist late Prof. H. John Caulfield. In 2011, they invented a new direction “Artificial Color Perception using Microwaves.” Debesh worked on 3D shape sensing and recognition for quite some time. His method paved down a way for 3D human face recognition. He also developed an asymmetric cryptosystem for privacy protected biometric security. Since leakage of biometric databases can cause permanent damage to the citizens' privacy and security, and also biometrics is less reliable than text passswords, Debesh and a group of researchers are proposing to have a sustainable digital identity platform using a non-text graphical password system. Debesh has formed a LinkedIn group "Identity Crisis: The Future of Password Security" to critically explore the field and find a sustainable identity solution.
On this episode, the AHSIA crew chats with artist and comedian D'Lo! D'Lo talks about growing up in outskirts of Los Angeles in a small town and recounts the challenges he grew up with. D'Lo also drops knowledge on the Sri Lankan Civil War that ravaged the country spanning 3 decades, along with his own personal identity and how it was formed, and how he uses that to connect with budding artists around the world. Debesh is low key jealous of D'Lo's hat.
On this episode, the AHSIA team speaks with author, model, and fitness guru, Kevin Kreider! Kevin speaks out about being a Korean adoptee, an ex-actor, and the importance of recognizing self hatred, and helping empower many Asian Americans to find the beauty in themselves and challenging beauty standards. Kevin also talks about his experience in being the focal point of the documentary, The Ugly Model, featured in the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! Farial shakes her head at Parimal and Debesh's jokes. Again.
In this episode, the AHSIA team features international film composer, Roc Chen! Roc talks about his early influences that led him to be a film composer, being a citizen of both Hollywood and Beijing, working with international superstar Jackie Chen, and the burning question: who is Roc Chen? We also find out that Debesh enjoys saying Lobster Cop.
On this episode, the team talks with Chinese born American actor, Laura Trent! Laura was born in China, and adopted by white parents in Billings, Montana and grew up there. Laura shares on her experience between growing up in Billings vs. living in Los Angeles. Farial and Debesh get excited by the mention of Mu Shu Pork.
On this episode, P-Mo and Debesh chat with actor Nishi Munshi! She talks about her most recent roles in network television and films, the challenges actors of color deal with, along with the progress that's been made. The concept of the Deep Dive Debesh Das (D4) is coined.
Greetings, Congregation. It's with a heavy heart that we bring you this episode. The world recently lost Chris; our brother in life, recovery, and podcasting. Dave comes on the show to help make some sense of this tragedy, and Scott, Debesh and member of the Dopey Nation call in to share what they loved most about Chris and Dopey. If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction, please don't wait to get them help. We love you, Chris, and we will see you on the other side.
In this episode Parimal, Medha, Debesh and producer Marvin Yueh look back on what they learned over the course of Season 1, as well as discuss the overall mission of our podcast.
Tani Ikeda and Chavonne Taylor chat with Parimal, Debesh and Medha about the institutional racism and how to turn past experiences into a force for good.
Greetings congregation! We have another fun-filled Jed and Debesh episode, where we first check in with Jed's ongoing crisis of detoxing off psychiatric medication, yelling at children, and getting publicly humiliated by Dirty Mike at a crowded movie theater. Debesh lets us know how he has been doing, the struggles on getting a P.H.D, commiserating with Chris from Dopey, maintaining sobriety in liberal portland, and much more. Debesh reminds Jed he used to be a flat-earther, and then we reveal that Debesh is , in reality, Dinesh from the hit HBO show Silicon Valley. Betchu didn't see that coming, now did you? churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com churchandotherdrugs.com @COtherdrugs
In episode 7 we chat with Eugene Young, an actor and singer who works actively with preschool aged children with learning disabilities at the Jeffrey Foundation.
In episode 6 we talk with Amy Qin, a New York Times reporter heavily involved with the NYT's "Overlooked" female centric obituary series. We also discuss Cambridge Analytica, and Amy Qin's journey as a journalist born in the US who later moved to the UK and China.
In this week's episode we chat with Ani Zonneveld, a human rights activist and Grammy Award winning songwriter with whom we discussed International Women's Day, Muslims for Progressive Values, and connecting with humans of opposing viewpoints.
In episode 4 we talk with Singaporean filmmaker Siyou Tan, a bartender turned director who discusses the importance of supporting educational causes, and the sacrifices she made to move to America.
Greetings Congregation! This week we had the very distinct pleasure to sit down and talk with BOB FORREST! The man who got some of your favorite musicians and actors sober, Rehab Bob Forrest! Bob is the owner of Alo Treatment centers, host of the "Don't Die Podcast", frequently on the news speaking as an addiction expert, and has a documentary about his sobriety journey called "Bob and the Monster" that continues to make the film festival circuit. Bob has been very influential in Jed's recent philosophy on recovery, and it was a great conversation that we are sure you will dig. Also, Jed and Debesh talk about the newest development in the work poo-ing situation. So..there's that. churchandotherdrugs.com churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com @COtherdrugs
Tron La, aka DJ Tokio Rocks, chats with the Asian Highway 1 team about the unifying force of music and the empowering functionality of nail salons.
Besh and Jed ride this episode out, sans Jay. He's got the man-flu. They discuss the finer points in life, namely how Debesh is such a lousy C&OD fan that Jed has to EXPLAIN the 'Today I Learned' segment to him. Good grief, Charlie Brown. In the meat part of the episode sandwich, Jed and Besh get to talk to their old counselor, Jeffrey Dupuis! Jeffrey is a multi-talented counselor, holistic healer, and recently opened a suboxone clinic to combat heroin deaths in New Orleans. Jed and Besh had some serious questions about that, and Jeffrey is able to dispell myth and present a fine case for medication assisted recovery. Also...Besh doesn't know who Toto is. What. The. French. Toast. churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com churchandotherdrugs.com @COtherdrugs
In this episode we discuss the purpose of our podcast "Asian Highway 1 presents - HIghwAsian Persuasion", as well as tease what's in store for our upcoming episodes.
By the rings of Saturn, we've got another Dr. in the house! Dr. Michael Heiser joins us to talk about what Satan REALLY was and where he actually came from. What were the Elohim? What happened at eden? Babel? and Revelation? How does this fit in with Ancient Aliens? What's the deal with airline food? He tackles (most) all of these questions and more! On the dumber side of things, Jed and Debesh have a recording session in the same room, and it's very akward. They talk about Lil Windex, we have a new patreon (thanks Chris Steepleton!) We eulogize the passing of 2 brothers, and we talk about ...bathroom stuff. Enjoy and happy new year! www.drmsh.com for all of Dr. Heiser's projects churchandotherdrugs.com @COtherdrugs churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com
WE MADE IT! ...well, sort of. FIFTY episodes, y'all. We couldn't have done it without everyone's continued support, and here's to 50 more! On this special episode, Debesh , Jay and Jed talk WAY to much about mid 90's sitcom 'Step by Step' , Corn hub, and Jed introduces a new segment titled "Today I Learned". Then we bring back our old friend Donna from Method Theology to talk about Porn addiction from the female perspective. A very, very needed conversation in our opinion. So sit back , crack a cold mountain dew, puff that vape and enjoy the festivities! listen to Donna and Holly on Method Theology churchandotherdrugs.com churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com @COtherdrugs patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs
Whats up Turkeys?!? Debesh and Jed want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving while Jay is entertaining family. They talk about everything they are thankful for, and we are DEFINATELY thankful for you guys and all of your support! Everyone stay safe this holiday week, and remember if you've had too much to drink, PLEASE call uber or a sober driving service!
Greetings Jabronis! We're back for another exciting week where Debesh and Jed do some horrendous Ali G impressions, and talk about just how addicted to facebook Jed really is. We also decide to prank call the " make america sober again" hotline because , well, trump. and reasons. Then in the interview, we bring on another St. Chris alumni, Jon W., one of Jed's older acquaintances. He has a great story of being put into treatment at a young age, staying sober through AA for years, and recently figuring out that maybe he wasn't an addict after all, and what medical cannabis has done for his life. churchandotherdrugs.com patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs @COtherdrugs facebook and ig
Heyoooooo! Debesh, Jay and Jed rock the mic in another exciting week of C&OD. We read an amazing email from Meghan, talk about gun violence(again)drive-thru struggles, Jed's weird dreams, and just how much Jed truly despises Jay. Spoiler- it's a lot. Then Jay and Jed were recently on the Godspeed podcast w/ Jameson and Ryan, and we thought the conversation was so good we decided to treat our listeners with it. Enjoy! churchandotherdrugs.com churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com @COtherdrugs
Biometric authentication is often promoted as the most secure method to access our accounts using our unique individual characteristics. Rather trying to remember a password, we have become the password as new tech devices use fingerprints, facial recognition, eye scans (iris, retina) and even voice recognition. With the launch of the highly anticipated iPhone X and it's use of facial recognition for users to unlock their smartphone. I found myself asking, just how secure is biometric authentication? I quickly learned that although the authentication method itself is deemed secure, the same old problems could still occur. What if the database leaks and this data becomes compromised? Debesh Choudhury is an Electro-Optics Engineer and I invited him on to today's podcast to share his insights and expertise.He is a hardcore innovator and researcher with 22+ years of hands-on experience in defense research and information security. But, he has also got 15+ years of experience in teaching electronics and communication engineering in the higher education arena. Besides having a Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, he also enjoyed his two years postdoctoral stint at the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan. Debesh was fortunate to have collaborated with celebrated American Scientist late Prof. H. John Caulfield. In 2011, they invented a new direction “Artificial Color Perception using Microwaves.” Debesh worked on 3D shape sensing and recognition for quite some time. His technique of 3D object recognition has yielded robust technology for 3D human face recognition. He also developed an asymmetric cryptosystem for multimodal biometric security. A part of his research was presented at the 2016 SPIE Defense & Security Conference in Baltimore, USA. In his 2016 research paper, Debesh already demonstrated how privacy protection of biometrics can be achieved by multimodal biometric encryption. Privacy protection of biometric data of the citizens is a deep concern because leakage of the biometric database can cause serious damage. The recent Equifax data breach of 2017 and earlier Yahoo security breach of 2016 have incited Debesh to give his hands to improve data security and privacy. Debesh is now vowed to channelize his expertise in privacy protection of biometrics for solving the data security problems. Have you ever stopped to consider the implications of what would happen if biometric and other personal data was compromised and became accessible online? If you hadn't, maybe today's podcast will make you think a little more cautiously about biometric security.
hello , ladies and germs. im exhausted. but i pulled an all-nighter to edit this wonderful show for you. so you better enjoy it. for real. the trinity is back, with Debesh, Jed and Jay bringing you the banter to start things out. We call Kinzie, our patron who gives at almost the highest level, and turns out he's a really cool dude with a wicked sense of humor. Then, Jed sat down with Truthseekah, aka Derek Grosskurth from the Truthseekah podcast and numerous hip-hop albums of the same moniker. Truthseekah brings the truth as they trevail a trecherous path of tenious terror and...ok sorry i got carried away. On the real, they talk about Derek's past with witchcraft and the occult, growing up on an indian reservation, starting a radio show, then a youtube channel and podcast and how that has changed his life. Then they get into some wacky stuff about spirits and angels and demons and all the stuff jay hates. enjoy! Truthseekah.com churchandotherdrugs.com churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com @COtherdrugs
Whelp, pretty much like it says, Jed tells the boys ( Debesh and Jay) about a dream he had involving heroin jellyfish ground up into a potent powdery pill..right. Weird. Then they talk about Russel Brand's new book on recovery, how the 'opiod epidemic' is nothing new, church practices, and why exactly we refer to God as a "He". All this and more , on this weeks MONUMENTAL episode. AND the boys have a new first...it's sponsored! the band What We Do In Secret is crowdfunding a new album, and they debut the new single "blackout:a sudden exit", be sure to give them all the support! https://whatwedoinsecret.bandcamp.com/ churchandotherdrugs.com churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com @COtherdrugs find us on facebook and IG!
This week Jay continues his hiatus (it's over real soon, promise) so Debesh brings the heat, and naturally we end up talking about methadone and conspiracies. Did you know Elvis was an extra in Home Alone? Yeah. Neither did we. Jed gives his best evidence.(it's not much) Then Jed gets the opportunity to sit down with his long-lost buddy Ben Croft. Ben is a social worker in Boston and many years sober today, but He tells us about what brought him to that point; including an unfortunate stabbing incident. (no thats not him in the thumbnail, pretty wicked though huh?)The boys end with a sobering talk on the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. link to elvis:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXKafsX4foA churchandotherdrugs.com @COtherdrugs patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs
Jed and Debesh ask what happened to the wayans brothers, talk about times they had to bring people back to life, or in Jed's case, get BROUGHT back to life, and how Jed avoided a former martial arts instructor at a Comic Con. Then, Matt Macdonald from The Classic Crime calls in from the Canadian tundra(i may have embellished) to talk about Alcoholism in his family, substance abuse, church culture, and a shared love of Cursive and Bright Eyes. churchandotherdrugs.com churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com @COtherdrugs dontfeedthetrolls.com dontemailthetrolls@gmail.com theclassiccrime.com How To Be Human, the new album, is available everywhere music is sold. Don't Feed The Trolls available anywhere you download podcasts Music: God and Drugs- The Classic Crime Holy Water- The Classic Crime
This week...Jed and Debesh go straight to hell. They have a hellish conversation. They give one hell of an episode. Ok, i think i got all the puns out of my system. But seriously, Jed and Debesh start off talking about what junkies do during natural disasters such as hurricanes, and what it was like being a graveyard shift waiter at waffle house. Then, we get to the meat of the episode when the one, the only, Mr. Chris Date from the Rethinking hell podcast comes on to share his vast knowledge of the doctrine of 'conditional immortality' , better known as the annihilationist view. This is a spiritual heavy episode, but i think everyone will enjoy getting schooled on what the bible ACTUALLY says about hell, and what a lot of people just plain made up.
Acid stays in your spine? ecstacy puts holes in your brain? weed is way stronger than it used to be? what the hell is spice? Jed and Debesh put to rest some of the most prevalent drug myths going around today, and seek to edu-ma-cate the congregation on the ways of the chemical cosmos. Also, we see if Cough Medicine could actually make you kill your wife, and find out why Jed has problems putting Mio into water.
We have a treat for you this week, congregation. First off, Jay was fighting the white walkers north of the wall, so Jed brought in Debesh from Portland to come shoot the breeze. They talk about doing drugs in restaurant bathrooms and the pardoning of Joe Apario...that jerk. Then Jed got a chance to sit down with Matthew Schwartz of Pacifico fame to talk about what it takes to be a DIY band, tour stories, music biz insider info, then premieres a new track from his forthcoming LP 'Everest'! Quite a lot packed into this one, ladies and gents. find Matthew/Pacifico at: facebook: pacificorock youtube: pacificorock instagram:pacifimatt new album crowdfund: http://igg.me/at/pacificoeverest music this episode by Pacifico (in order/album) I don't want to live this life without you- without heroes (interlude)-without heroes Go Alone- Everest churchandotherdrugs.com churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com @COtherdrugs
Debesh, Jed's first sponsor, stops by to talk to us about Hinduism, his heroin addiction, and meditation. He also tells us a CRAZY story about a road trip to San Francisco when he was using. Also, it turns out Jay is an idiot and Jed ruined Mardi Gras. Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=4671454 Email: ChurchAndOtherDrugs@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/churchandotherdrugs/ Twitter: twitter.com/COtherdrugs Music: Intro - A Heretic's Waltz by Carnaval carnavalmusic.bandcamp.com Outdo - Don't Call Me by MrBRWN @misterbrwn