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Coffee & UFOs
Dr. Kevin Knuth, UAP and Technology, The Science of Investigating UFOs

Coffee & UFOs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 57:31


Dr. Knuth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany (SUNY) and is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy (MDPI). He is a former NASA research scientist having worked for four years at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division designing artificial intelligence algorithms for astrophysical data analysis. He has over 20 years of experience in applying Bayesian and maximum entropy methods to the design of machine learning algorithms for data analysis applied to the physical sciences. His current research interests include the foundations of physics, quantum information, inference and inquiry, autonomous robotics, and the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to give over 80 presentations in 14 countries. http://knuthlab.rit.albany.edu/https://www.uapexpedition.org/PLEASE HELP THE CHANNEL GROW ☕️ SUBSCRIBE, like, comment, and click the YouTube Notification Bell so you don't miss a show.Thank you! https://www.youtube.com/mysticloungeHALF LIGHT documentary: https://tubitv.com/movies/678744/half-light

The Good Trouble Show with Matt Ford
UFO INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Garry Nolan, Dr. Peter Skafish & Dr. Kevin Knuth

The Good Trouble Show with Matt Ford

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 125:16


In part one of this episode, The Sol Foundation leaders Stanford Professor and Executive Director of The Board Dr. Garry Nolan,  Sociocultural Anthropologist and Director of Research Dr. Peter Skafish join us to discuss the launch of their video series from the first-ever symposium about the UFO / UAP phenomenon held at Stanford University.In part two, Professor of Physics and Chair of  @_SolFoundation  Natural Sciences Board, physicist Dr. Kevin Knuth, joins us to discuss the mind-blowing physics behind UFOs / UAPs.  Dr. Knuth was one of the presenters at The Sol Foundation.Kevin Knuth a Full Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany.  He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy (MDPI), and a former NASA research scientist having worked at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division. He has 30 years of experience in applying Bayesian and maximum entropy methods to the design of artificial intelligence algorithms for data analysis applied to the physical sciences.His current research interests include the foundations of physics, inference and inquiry, autonomous robotics, the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets, and the scientific study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). He has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to give over 100 presentations in 18 countries.  You can find Kevin at:  https://knuthlab.orgThe Good Trouble Show:Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thegoodtroubleshowPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheGoodTroubleShowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoodTroubleShowTwitter: https://twitter.com/GoodTroubleShowInstagram: @goodtroubleshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodtroubleshowFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Good-Trouble-Show-With-Matt-Ford-106009712211646 Threads: @TheGoodTroubleShowBlueSky: @TheGoodTroubleShowBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-trouble-show-with-matt-ford--5808897/support.

California Haunts Radio
UFO Tech with Professor Kevin Knuth

California Haunts Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 63:21


Professor Kevin Knuth worked with NASA as a scientist for years at the NASA Ames Research Center, His focus was on Intelligent Systems Division designing artificial intelligence algorithms for astrophysical data analysis. Currently he is an associate professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany (SUNY). He is also editor-in-chief of the Entropy journal.Knuth has more than 20 years of experience in applying entropy methods to machine algorithms that include quantum information, physics and inquiry, robotics, inference and the search for extrasolar planets.Website knuthlab.org

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
Working on Mars: Voyages of Scientific Discovery with the Mars Exploration Rovers

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 19:39


Geologists in the field climb hills and hang onto craggy outcrops; they put their fingers in sand and scratch, smell, and even taste rocks. Beginning in 2004, however, a team of geologists and other planetary scientists did field science in a dark room in Pasadena, exploring Mars from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) by means of the remotely operated Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). Clustered around monitors, living on Mars time, painstakingly plotting each movement of the rovers and their tools, sensors, and cameras, these scientists reported that they felt as if they were on Mars themselves, doing field science. The MER created a virtual experience of being on Mars. In Working on Mars, William Clancey examines how the MER has changed the nature of planetary field science. Drawing on his extensive observations of scientists in the field and at the JPL, Clancey investigates how the design of the rover mission enables field science on Mars, explaining how the scientists and rover engineers manipulate the vehicle and why the programmable tools and analytic instruments work so well for them. He shows how the scientists felt not as if they were issuing commands to a machine but rather as if they were working on the red planet, riding together in the rover on a voyage of discovery. William J. Clancey is Chief Scientist of Human-Centered Computing in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center, and Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

New Books in Science
Working on Mars: Voyages of Scientific Discovery with the Mars Exploration Rovers

New Books in Science

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 19:39


Geologists in the field climb hills and hang onto craggy outcrops; they put their fingers in sand and scratch, smell, and even taste rocks. Beginning in 2004, however, a team of geologists and other planetary scientists did field science in a dark room in Pasadena, exploring Mars from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) by means of the remotely operated Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). Clustered around monitors, living on Mars time, painstakingly plotting each movement of the rovers and their tools, sensors, and cameras, these scientists reported that they felt as if they were on Mars themselves, doing field science. The MER created a virtual experience of being on Mars. In Working on Mars, William Clancey examines how the MER has changed the nature of planetary field science. Drawing on his extensive observations of scientists in the field and at the JPL, Clancey investigates how the design of the rover mission enables field science on Mars, explaining how the scientists and rover engineers manipulate the vehicle and why the programmable tools and analytic instruments work so well for them. He shows how the scientists felt not as if they were issuing commands to a machine but rather as if they were working on the red planet, riding together in the rover on a voyage of discovery. William J. Clancey is Chief Scientist of Human-Centered Computing in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center, and Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

New Books in Physics and Chemistry
Working on Mars: Voyages of Scientific Discovery with the Mars Exploration Rovers

New Books in Physics and Chemistry

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 19:39


Geologists in the field climb hills and hang onto craggy outcrops; they put their fingers in sand and scratch, smell, and even taste rocks. Beginning in 2004, however, a team of geologists and other planetary scientists did field science in a dark room in Pasadena, exploring Mars from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) by means of the remotely operated Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). Clustered around monitors, living on Mars time, painstakingly plotting each movement of the rovers and their tools, sensors, and cameras, these scientists reported that they felt as if they were on Mars themselves, doing field science. The MER created a virtual experience of being on Mars. In Working on Mars, William Clancey examines how the MER has changed the nature of planetary field science. Drawing on his extensive observations of scientists in the field and at the JPL, Clancey investigates how the design of the rover mission enables field science on Mars, explaining how the scientists and rover engineers manipulate the vehicle and why the programmable tools and analytic instruments work so well for them. He shows how the scientists felt not as if they were issuing commands to a machine but rather as if they were working on the red planet, riding together in the rover on a voyage of discovery. William J. Clancey is Chief Scientist of Human-Centered Computing in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center, and Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shifting Gears
Robotics & the Small Manufacturer Part 1: The Evolution of Robotics Technologies

Shifting Gears

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 49:12


Episode 1 features Dr. Satyandra K. Gupta, Smith International Professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department and Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California; and Craig Schlenoff, Group Leader of the Cognition and Collaboration Systems Group and Program Manager of the Robotic Systems for Smart Manufacturing Program in the Intelligent Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). SK and Craig discuss the evolution of robotics technologies, the impact on the manufacturing industry, how to develop a roadmap for implementation, and their predictions for the future of robotics.

UAP STUDIES podcast
Ep 28 Prof. Kevin Knuth from UAPx

UAP STUDIES podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 70:49


Prof. Knuth an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy (MDPI). Knuth is a former NASA research scientist having worked for four years at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division. He has over 20 years of experience in applying Bayesian and maximum entropy methods to the design of machine learning algorithms for data analysis applied to the physical sciences. His current research interests include the foundations of physics, inference and inquiry, autonomous robotics, the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets, and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs/UFOs). Knuth has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to give over 80 presentations in 14 countries. Vice President UAPx Science & Technology (Physics) 2019-Present UAPX is focused on obtaining scientific data on UAP phenomena and studying such phenomena openly with the scientific community.

Open Minds UFO Radio
Rojas Report: Dr. Kevin Knuth - Mainstream Science and UAP Research

Open Minds UFO Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 88:37


Prof. Knuth (http://knuthlab.org/) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany (SUNY) and is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy (MDPI). He is a former NASA computer scientist having worked for four years at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division designing artificial intelligence algorithms for data analysis in both astrophysics and Earth science. He has 25 years of experience in applying Bayesian and maximum entropy methods to the design of machine learning algorithms for data analysis applied to the physical sciences. His current research interests include the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets, quantum information, signal processing, and autonomous robotics. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and has been invited to give over 80 presentations in 14 countries. Prof. Knuth is the Vice President of Science and Technology for UAPx (http://uapexpedition.org/) and a member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU, https://www.explorescu.org/) where he is working to scientifically study UAPs. He is one of the first scientists to publish a peer-reviewed scientific paper on the flight characteristics of UAPs.  

STEM Southwest Podcast
038 From Educator to NASA Engineer, with George Gorospe

STEM Southwest Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 61:40


Today's guest is a true STEM Rockstar! After being raised in the Southwest, George Gorospe left behind all that he knew and headed east to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. The adjustment was tough for George, but with family support, and the support of other Native Americans at Dartmouth College, he made it work. His journey included a stint as a teacher at his alma mater, the Santa Fe Indian School, before he began to pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In pursuit of more knowledge, George obtained an internship with NASA that grew into a series of amazing opportunities that would shape his career and open doors to his dreams. George continues to live out his dream of solving problems for NASA at the Ames Research Center, but also has a particular interest in become an astronaut for which he recently submitted an application. Show Notes George Gorospe, born and raised in Albuquerque, NM, attended high school at the Santa Fe Indian School in Santa Fe, NM. After graduation, George attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH where he majored in Classical Studies. After Dartmouth, George returned to his community to become a full time high school teacher at the Santa Fe Indian School. While there, he decided to pursue an engineering degree at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. During his second undergraduate education, George completed multiple internships at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA. Once George completed his Mechanical Engineering B.S. degree, he participated in NASA’s premier leadership development program, the NASA Academy for Space Exploration. At the end of this program, George was hired to work in the Mission Design Center, where he helped develop conceptual space missions to send robotic explorers to the outer solar system. George is currently a member of the Diagnostics and Prognostics Research Group in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center. There he manages the Systems Health Analytics, Resilience, and Physics modeling (SHARP) Laboratory. His research interests include: automated test systems, UAV electric propulsion systems, robotics, advanced diagnostics and prognostics, and GPU accelerated computing. Santa Fe Indian School UNM Mechanical Engineering Program Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (NASA) NASA Ames Robotics Academy NASA Ames Academy for Space Exploration Indigenous Fly-In Program (Dartmouth College) Artemis Program (NASA) Urban Air Mobility (Air Taxis)   Contact: George Gorospe Russ@gotoif.org  

STEM Southwest Podcast
038 From Educator to NASA Engineer, with George Gorospe

STEM Southwest Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 61:40


Today's guest is a true STEM Rockstar! After being raised in the Southwest, George Gorospe left behind all that he knew and headed east to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. The adjustment was tough for George, but with family support, and the support of other Native Americans at Dartmouth College, he made it work. His journey included a stint as a teacher at his alma mater, the Santa Fe Indian School, before he began to pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In pursuit of more knowledge, George obtained an internship with NASA that grew into a series of amazing opportunities that would shape his career and open doors to his dreams. George continues to live out his dream of solving problems for NASA at the Ames Research Center, but also has a particular interest in become an astronaut for which he recently submitted an application. Show Notes George Gorospe, born and raised in Albuquerque, NM, attended high school at the Santa Fe Indian School in Santa Fe, NM. After graduation, George attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH where he majored in Classical Studies. After Dartmouth, George returned to his community to become a full time high school teacher at the Santa Fe Indian School. While there, he decided to pursue an engineering degree at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. During his second undergraduate education, George completed multiple internships at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA. Once George completed his Mechanical Engineering B.S. degree, he participated in NASA’s premier leadership development program, the NASA Academy for Space Exploration. At the end of this program, George was hired to work in the Mission Design Center, where he helped develop conceptual space missions to send robotic explorers to the outer solar system. George is currently a member of the Diagnostics and Prognostics Research Group in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center. There he manages the Systems Health Analytics, Resilience, and Physics modeling (SHARP) Laboratory. His research interests include: automated test systems, UAV electric propulsion systems, robotics, advanced diagnostics and prognostics, and GPU accelerated computing. Santa Fe Indian School UNM Mechanical Engineering Program Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (NASA) NASA Ames Robotics Academy NASA Ames Academy for Space Exploration Indigenous Fly-In Program (Dartmouth College) Artemis Program (NASA) Urban Air Mobility (Air Taxis)   Contact: George Gorospe Russ@gotoif.org  

UAlbany News Podcast
The Search for Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Off the West Coast, with Kevin Knuth

UAlbany News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 16:57


Kevin Knuth is an associate professor of physics whose research focuses on exoplanets, and quantum mechanics and relativity.He is a former computer scientist in the Intelligent Systems Division of NASA’s Ames Research Center in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he designed algorithms to analyze astrophysical data as well as earth science data from the Hubble Space Telescope.Knuth is preparing to lead a team of scientists to track unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) off the coast of California.He is pairing up with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists including Deep Prasad, CEO of the quantum computing company ReactiveQ, and Rizwan Virk, executive director of the startup accelerator PlayLabs@MIT, for the project.Read more on Knuth’s work.Knuth is also a member of the Scientific Coalition for Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena Studies (SCU), a research organization comprising scientists, former military officers and law enforcement personnel. The group issued a letter to several members of Congress this week containing a series of recommendations for the advancement of UAP research and the public dissemination of the data.Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/Sejong Univ./Hur et al; Optical: NASA/STScIFull transcript of the SCU's letter to Congress:Scientific Exploration of Anomalous Aerospace PhenomenaSubject: Non-profit research organization calls for widespread scientific studies of unidentified aerospace phenomena (UAP).From: Scientific Coalition for Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena Studies (SCU)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Scientific Coalition for Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena Studies (SCU) is committed to the rigorous scientific study of the UAP phenomenon. SCU believes that all data regarding unidentified aerospace objects should be made available in the public domain so that it can be properly investigated by the established scientific community. This is currently not the case with military and other government agency sightings and encounters.The SCU conducts and publishes peer-reviewed research into UAPs, and encourages the open publication of other agencies’ and institutions’ scientific research into these phenomena. In two recent cases investigated by SCU, from 2004 and 2015 involving the interaction of UAPs with F/A-18 Super Hornets and Navy Carrier Strike Groups, SCU discovered that radar, radio, and other EM data collected by the US Navy had not been released to the public. Based on SCU’s preliminary investigations of these events, it believes that a full scientific investigation of the existing data would be able to uncover valuable information relating to both national security and advancement of our understanding of physics, aerospace engineering, and our world. The SCU recommends the following:- that Congress should allocate public research funding through the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), and/or NASA to study these phenomena, whose results would then be published in the public-domain;- that Congress should require all government branches (e.g. Armed Services, NASA, NORAD, etc.) to disseminate all data (electronic and observational), and consequent research on these phenomena, which does not compromise our national security interests, to the open scientific community;Scientific Exploration of Anomalous Aerospace PhenomenaThe SCU is a research organization composed largely of scientists, former military officers, and law enforcement personnel with technical experience and backgrounds in investigation and who have studied UAP phenomena extensively.The following SCU affiliates and supporters have endorsed the above statements:SCU AffiliatesTimothy D. Brigham, Ph.D. Psychology, University of Georgia, GASilvano Colombano, Ph.D. Biophysics, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Computer Scientist, NASA-Ames, CAJoseph S. DiNoto, Ph.D. Strategic Security Studies (ABD), Huntsville, ALMitchell Max Dullnig, M.D. Internal and Emergency Medicine, U.T. Houston Medical School, Houston TX Erol A. Faruk, Ph.D. Chemistry, Queen Mary College, London UniversityPaul Kingsbury, Ph.D. Geography, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BCKevin Knuth, Ph.D. Physics, University at Albany (SUNY), Albany, NYMark Rodeghier, Ph.D. Sociology, CUFOS, Univ Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, ILMichael D. Swords, PhD. Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies and Natural Sciences, Western Michigan University, MIGregory B. Vásquez, Ph.D. Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill, NCSCU SupportersAriel Caticha, Ph.D. Physics, University at Albany (SUNY), Albany NYSeth Chaiken, Ph.D. Physics, University at Albany (SUNY), Albany NYEric W. Davis, Ph.D. Astrophysics, Inst. for Advanced Studies at Austin, Austin, TXDomhnull Granquist-Fraser, Ph.D., Principal EO/IR Engineer, Collins Aerospace, Acton MACecilia Levy, Ph.D. in Physics, University at Albany (SUNY), Albany NYBruce Maccabee, Ph.D. Physics, The American University, Washington, D.C.Muhammad Asim Mubeen, Ph.D. Physics, Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Hartford CTMatthew Szydagis, Ph.D. Physics, University at Albany (SUNY), Albany NYAlexander Wendt, Ph.D. Political Science, The Ohio State University, OHThe UAlbany News Podcast is hosted and produced by Sarah O'Carroll, a Communications Specialist at the University at Albany, State University of New York, with production assistance by Patrick Dodson and Scott Freedman.Have a comment or question about one of our episodes? You can email us at mediarelations@albany.edu, and you can find us on Twitter @UAlbanyNews.

My Alien Life
Dr. Kevin Knuth - The Physics of Interstellar Travel, Time, Space and Moscovium.. This is My Alien Life..!

My Alien Life

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 80:34


My guest tonight is a physics professor at the University of Albany in New York.  Dr. Kevin Knuth is a former NASA research scientist who has worked for four years at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division, designing artificial intelligence algorithms for astrophysical data analysis.  Tonight he is here and we are going to talk about interstellar travel, space exploration and Element 115.. That and more, coming right up, on My Alien Life..!   You can find my website at  www.myalienlifepodcast.com and our latest downloads are always at iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher at Podbean.com and everywhere else fine podcasts are found…...and please follow me and like me on Facebook and Twitter... My alien life is written and produced for broadcast at Studio 254 in the Northern Rocky Mountains..    The music you've heard tonight is produced and created by ELEON. ELEON is changing the face of New Age with what can only be describes as "Epic Chill" on Heart Dance Record's first Electronic release. You can find all ELEON’s work online at HEART DANCE records, Facebook...

Wevolver Robots in Depth
How to make robotics systems more agile and easily adaptable w/Craig Schlenoff

Wevolver Robots in Depth

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 36:01


Craig Schlenoff is the Group Leader of the Cognition and Collaboration Systems Group and the Acting Group Leader of the Sensing and Perception Systems Group in the Intelligent Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He is also the Associate Program Manager of the Robotic Systems for Smart Manufacturing Program and the Agility Performance of Robotic Systems Project Leader.His research interests include knowledge representation/ontologies, intention recognition, and performance evaluation techniques applied to manufacturing robotic systems. He has led multiple million-dollar projects, dealing with performance evaluation of advanced military technologies and agility performance of manufacturing robotic systems. He has published over 150 journal and conference papers, guest edited three journals, and written two book chapters.He is currently the chair of the IEEE Ontology for Robotics and Automation Working Group and has previously served as the program manager for the Process Engineering Program at NIST and the Director of Ontologies at VerticalNet. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Maryland and a Masters degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, both in mechanical engineering, and a PhD from the University of Burgundy, France in computer science.Promote your company in our podcast?If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, you can contact us at richard@wevolver.com

Africa State of Mind
Dr Wendy A. Okolo: Aerospace Research Engineer at NASA

Africa State of Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 42:02


Dr Wendy A. Okolo, Aerospace Research Engineer in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center speaks to Lee Kasumba about her career path and Africa’s position in the aerospace sector.  

Radio Misterioso
Dr. Kevin Knuth – Relativistic Space Travel

Radio Misterioso

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 80:01


Dr. Kevin Knuth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany. He is a former NASA research scientist having worked for four years at Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division designing artificial … Continue reading →

Open Minds UFO Radio
Dr. Kevin Knuth: UFOs, Science, and Relativistic Interstellar Travel

Open Minds UFO Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 93:00


Dr. Kevin Knuth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany (SUNY), and is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy (MDPI). He is a former NASA research scientist having worked for four years at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division designing artificial intelligence algorithms for astrophysical data analysis. His current research interests include the foundations of physics, quantum information, inference and inquiry, autonomous robotics, and the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to give over 80 presentations in 14 countries. Kevin was also a recent presenter at the Anomalous Aerospace Phenomena Conference (AAPC) hosted by the Scientific Coalition for Ufology (SCU) held near the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Kevin’s talk was titled, “Constraints on Societies Engaged in Relativistic Interstellar Travel,” and covered the odd spacetime effects this sort of travel would entail. In this episode, Kevin discusses the effects individuals traveling in this manner would experience, and the odd effects and problems that would occur with a group traveling in this manner interacting with others. We also discuss Kevin’s experience and thoughts on how the scientific community views the UFO topic. Fore more about Kevin visit: http://knuthlab.rit.albany.edu/

Technology Today
Episode 5: The Automated Driver

Technology Today

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 34:51


Join us on a road trip. Our destination? The future of driving. Our guest is Dr. Steve Dellenback, vice president of the Intelligent Systems Division at Southwest Research Institute and an expert in the field of automated vehicles, or self-driving cars. The technology is in the fast lane and is already in limited use in commercial and military settings, but there are also plenty of road blocks. For instance, you program an automated car to obey traffic laws. So, how do you teach it to react in unexpected situations that require it to break the law, let’s say, to save a life? If the technology fails and results in an accident, who’s to blame, the passenger, the manufacturer, or the software designer? Along with the accelerated advancements come the ethical speed bumps. Listen now as we merge into automated traffic and hit the highways of self-driving vehicles.

API Case Files
Conversation 11 - Kevin Knuth

API Case Files

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 51:36


Recorded: 11 July 2018 Released: 12 July 2018 Duration: 51 minutes, 35 seconds   Host Paul Carr in conversation with Dr. Kevin Knuth, author of a recent article in The Conversation entitled "Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study."  The conversation centers around strategies for lifting "the veil of ridicule" that surrounds UFO studies, and Kevin's own experience, and how he came to take the topic seriously himself. Guest Bio Kevin Knuth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy. He is a former NASA research scientist having worked for four years at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division. He has 20 years of experience in applying Bayesian and maximum entropy methods to the design of machine learning algorithms for data analysis applied to the physical sciences. His current research interests include the foundations of physics, inference and inquiry, autonomous robotics, and the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to give over 80 presentations in 13 countries.   Links Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study The Knuth lab Conversation 10 with Chris Cogswell Robert Hastings - The UFO/Nukes Connection Press Conference   Report a UFO API Case Files Follow us on Twitter API YouTube Channel    The UFO subreddit Credits: Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky   API Case Files and API Conversations are released under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike license.

NASA in Silicon Valley
Jose Benavides Talks About NASA's Star Wars-inspired Robots Aboard The International Space Station

NASA in Silicon Valley

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2018


A conversation with Jose Benavides, engineer with the Advanced Control and Evolvable Systems Group in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.

Google Cloud Platform Podcast
Launchpad Studio with Malika Cantor and Peter Norvig

Google Cloud Platform Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2018 37:49


Launchpad Studio, a product development acceleration program focused on helping machine learning startups iterate quickly, fail fast, and collaborate on best practices. Malika Cantor and Peter Norvig talk with Mark and Melanie this week about how the Launchpad Studio program is helping startups overcome data, expertise and tooling barriers by providing access to talent and resources and building universal best practices. About Malika Cantor Malika is the Global Lead for Google Launchpad Studio. Launchpad is the acceleration engine of Google - running a number of accelerator programs focused on supporting the global startup ecosystem. Prior to joining Google, Malika was a co-founder and partner at Comet Labs, a venture capital firm and experimental research lab focused on investing and supporting applied AI startups. She has worked with founders for around 6 years, in London, Beijing, Singapore, Toronto, and Silicon Valley. About Peter Norvig Peter Norvig is a Director of Research at Google; previously he directed Google's core search algorithms group. He is a fellow and councilor of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence and co-author, with Stuart Russell, of Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, now the leading college text in the field. He was head of the Computational Sciences Division (now the Intelligent Systems Division) at NASA Ames Research Center. Cool things of the week Introducing Preemptible GPUS: 50% off blog How We Implemented a Fully Serverless Recommender System Using GCP blog Awesome lists repo: Awesome Google Cloud Platform repo Awesome Kubernetes repo Awesome TensorFlow repo Awesome Firebase repo Interview Launchpad Studio site Verily site DeepMind site Cloud AI site Cloud Machine Leanring Engine site TensorFlow site Android Things site Question of the week How does a startup get GCP credits? Google Cloud Platform Startup Program site CPU Vulnerability Links What Google Cloud, G Suite and Chrome customers need to know about the industry-wide CPU vulnerability blog Google Security Blog, Today's CPU vulnerability: what you need to know blog ProjectZero News and Updates blog Where can you find us next? San Francisco

MIT Press Podcast
EPISODE 46 (OCT. '12): William J. Clancey

MIT Press Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2017 19:39


William J. Clancey is Chief Scientist of Human-Centered Computing in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center, and Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.

Big Picture Science
Earth: A Millennium Hence

Big Picture Science

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2010 52:54


Humans have not gone unnoticed on this planet. We've left our mark with technology, agriculture, architecture, and a growing carbon footprint. But where is this trajectory headed? In the second of a two-part series: what we'll lose and what will last in 1000 years or more. Discover what the planet might look like to geologists of the far-off-future… the stubborn longevity of plastic and radioactive waste... human civilization in space… and postcards from the galactic edge; crafting interstellar messages to E.T. Guests: Charles Moore - Sea Captain and founder of Algalita Marine Research Foundation Jan Zalasiewicz - Geologist, University of Leicester and author of The Earth After Us: What Legacy Will Humans Leave in the Rocks? Matthew Wald - Reporter for the New York Times and author of the article “Is There a Place for Nuclear Waste?” in the August 2009 issue of Scientific American Doug Vakoch - Director of Interstellar Message Composition at the SETI Institute David Korsmeyer - Chief of the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center Descripción en español Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Picture Science
Earth: A Millennium Hence

Big Picture Science

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2010 50:57


ENCORE Humans have not gone unnoticed on this planet. We’ve left our mark with technology, agriculture, architecture, and a growing carbon footprint. But where is this trajectory headed? In the second of a two-part series: what we’ll lose and what will last in 1000 years or more. Discover what the planet might look like to geologists of the far-off-future… the stubborn longevity of plastic and radioactive waste... human civilization in space… and postcards from the galactic edge; crafting interstellar messages to E.T. Guests: Charles Moore - Sea Captain and founder of Algalita Marine Research Foundation Jan Zalasiewicz - Geologist, University of Leicester and author of The Earth After Us: What Legacy Will Humans Leave in the Rocks? Matthew Wald - Reporter for the New York Times and author of the article “Is There a Place for Nuclear Waste?” in the August 2009 issue of Scientific American Doug Vakoch - Director of Interstellar Message Composition at the SETI Institute David Korsmeyer - Chief of the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center Descripción en español