Podcasts about principal researcher

From being an international student to becoming a Principal Researcher at Australia's national science agency, CSIRO — Dr Muneera Bano shared her inspiring journey with SBS Urdu. She said that ensuring equity and inclusion in the world of artificial intelligence is currently one of her top professional priorities.

Anton Nahman, Principal Researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), who led this landmark study on Marine plastic debris costing SA an estimate of R14.1 billion a year. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Das Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF) ist nicht nur bekannt für seine ausgeprägte Vorliebe für Abkürzungen, sondern viel mehr noch für seine wissenschaftlichen Publikationen im Bereich Bitcoin und Digital Assets. Seit einigen Jahren schon erhebt das CCAF in regelmäßiger Unregelmäßigkeit Daten über das erweiterte Bitcoin-Ökosystem und veröffentlicht oft umfassende, akribisch aufbereitete und dennoch gut verständliche Berichte. Wie zum Beispiel 2017, 2019 und 2020 die GCBS (Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Surveys) oder den als Website gebauten CBECI (Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index). Damit leistet das CCAF einen bedeutenden Beitrag dazu, dass Bitcoin-Debatten nicht allein auf Annahmen, Schätzungen und Vermutungen geführt werden, sondern auf echten Erkenntnissen und einer belastbaren Datengrundlage. Insofern waren wir durchaus erfreut als vergangene Woche bekannt wurde, dass das CCAF nach den GCBS und dem CBECI und auch noch die erste Ausgabe des CDMIR veröffentlicht hat, des Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report. Eine 150-seitige Publikation, die (fast) alles enthält, was man dieser Tage über Bitcoin-Mining wissen kann (und sollte!). Und dabei selbst für interessierte Laien sehr gut verständlich ist. Also haben wir uns nicht nur binnen kürzester Zeit mit großem Interesse durch den CDMIR gearbeitet, sondern für diese Folge gleich auch Alexander Neumüller dazugeschaltet, der als Principal Researcher diesen Report erstellt und verantwortet hat. Mit ihm sprechen wir über die Hintergründe und Entstehung des Reports, über das, was man daraus lernen kann und darüber, was (noch) nicht untersucht wurde, aber vielleicht ja in Zukunft noch auf der Forschungsagenda des CCAF steht. Doch hört am besten selbst und immer dran denken: HDGDL!

Alexander Neumüller, Principal Researcher and lead author, discusses the new Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, providing unprecedented data on Bitcoin's energy usage and sustainability.Dive into the latest findings on Bitcoin mining's sustainable energy mix, which has jumped to 52% from 37.6% in 2022. Alexander unpacks key trends including geographic shifts in mining operations, off-grid mining growth, and how Bitcoin miners are monetising stranded energy sources worldwide.The Report: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-cambridge-digital-mining-industry-report.pdf00:00 Introduction to the Bitcoin Industry00:37 Guest Introductions and Report Overview00:51 Insights from the Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report06:07 Sustainable Energy Mix in Bitcoin Mining06:56 Geographical Shifts in Mining Activity12:40 Challenges and Opportunities in the UK18:50 Diversification and Future Trends in Bitcoin Mining21:55 Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index26:13 Historical Data and Theoretical Models26:50 Electricity Consumption and Emissions27:40 Off-Grid vs. On-Grid Mining30:12 Creative Energy Solutions for Mining32:38 Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining39:27 Surprising Findings from the Report47:51 Changing Narratives Around Bitcoin52:34 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsFollow Alexander:

Send us a text*Agents, Causal AI & The Future of DoWhy*The idea of agentic systems taking over more complex human tasks is compelling.New "production-grade" frameworks to build agentic systems pop up, suggesting that we're close to achieving full automation of these challenging multi-step tasks.But is the underlying agentic technology itself ready for production?And if not, can LLM-based systems help us making better decisions?Recent new developments in the DoWhy/PyWhy ecosystem might bring some answers.Will they—combined with new methods for validating causal models now available in DoWhy—impact the way we build and interact with causal models in industry?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Video version available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8yWKQqNFrmYRecorded on Mar 12, 2025 in Bengaluru, India.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*About The Guest*Amit Sharma is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and one of the original creators of the open-source Python library DoWhy, considered the "scikit-learn of causal inference." He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Cornell University. His research focuses on causality and its intersection with LLM-based and agentic systems. Amit deeply cares about the social impact of machine learning systems and sees causality as one of the main drivers of more useful and robust systems.Connect with Amit:- Amit on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitshar/- Amit on BlueSky:- Amit 's web page: http://amitsharma.in/*About The Host*Everyday AI: Your daily guide to grown with Generative AICan't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showCausal Bandits PodcastCausal AI || Causal Machine Learning || Causal Inference & DiscoveryWeb: https://causalbanditspodcast.comConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandermolak/Join Causal Python Weekly: https://causalpython.io The Causal Book: https://amzn.to/3QhsRz4

Payal Dalal, Executive Vice President of Global Programs at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and Deval Sanghavi, Co-founder and Partner at Dasra, speak with Aleks Berditchevskaia, Principal Researcher, Nesta Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, about the Center's Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion Challenge, a global call for AI solutions to accelerate inclusion and economic empowerment. Dasra is a funding partner of the AI Challenge, and Dasra's other co-founder, Neera Nundy, participated as a judge for the Challenge. Done in partnership with data.org, the winners were announced in December 2024: https://newsroom.mastercard.com/news/press/2024/december/mastercard-center-for-inclusive-growth-and-data-org-announce-ai2ai-challenge-awardees/ In this Humanitarian AI Today podcast episode, guest hosted by Aleks Berditchevskaia, Payal and Deval speak in depth about the challenge, this year's five winners, and share their takeaways and learnings from the challenge and global submission process. Payal and Deval emphasize the importance of bringing partners together to organize and support these kinds of challenges and accelerators, which help source innovations and advance participatory approaches to technology development. They highlight the speed at which the technology sector is advancing and offer advice on keeping pace with, and adapting to, challenges and opportunities that are emerging. More about the Center's work and its upcoming Global Inclusive Growth Summit, taking place on April 24th in Washington D.C., can be found here: https://globalinclusivegrowthsummit.com/

User research is an underappreciated art - we in tech are so used to being immersed in an ocean of quantitative data that we can forget that on the other side of the screen are real humans who want to solve very specific problems. And often times, their problems are extremely hard to put a number on. Why did they abandon their cart right before checkout? What made them start creating a new newsletter but then abandon it but come back a month later? Not everything can be answered with a SQL query against the telemetry database. Marisa Morby, a Principal Researcher at Observable, sat down with me to help me better understand what it means to be great (not just good) at user research, and how that can help produce a whole new range of unexpected product insights. And Marisa definitely knows what the impact of great user research can be on the product - she previously worked at such notable companies like Netlify, Gatsby, and Accenture Song, where she honed her skills and UX instincts.

Simplifying what you actually need to buy for your baby With Hannah Fox from Which? Positive test and then bammm you're hit with a never-ending overwhelming list of products your baby seems to need… but do they really? And how to do choose the right products for you that they actually do need?    This week I am joined by Hannah Fox @hannahmrfox from Which? @whichuk  Hannah Fox is a parenting and health journalist with more than 17 years experience in the industry. She's the author of Mother&Baby Pregnancy Milestones (Hamlyn, 2016) and spent four years as a writer at Mother & Baby Magazine and website. She joined Which? in 2017, where she's a Principal Researcher and Writer, looking after the testing and content for a range of baby and child product areas including car seats and pushchairs. We are going to break through the overwhelm and noise to actually work out what a baby does need and how to choose the right items for you and your baby.  Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip's Exclusive Membership - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hot Topic Topic: Employee Well-being Index Report Guest: Dr Frank Magwegwe, Principal Researcher, GIBS faculty and Report author

I send weekly emails with the latest insights and trends on today's and tomorrow's exponential technologies. Stay ahead of the curve, and sign up now:  Blog Learn more about Abundance360: https://www.abundance360.com/  _____________ In this episode, Ray and Peter discuss 2025 predictions, Job loss in the coming years, and Ray's thoughts on nanotech taking over the world.    Recorded on Oct 18th, 2024 Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice. 12:44 | AGI Predictions Prove Conservative 27:06 | The Future of Jobs with Robots 57:30 | The Future of Humanity: AI Evolution Ray Kurzweil is a world-class inventor, thinker, and futurist, with a thirty-five-year track record of accurate predictions. He has been a leading developer in artificial intelligence for 61 years – longer than any other living person. He was the principal inventor of the first CCD flat-bed scanner, omni-font optical character recognition, print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, text-to-speech synthesizer, music synthesizer capable of recreating the grand piano and other orchestral instruments, and commercially marketed large-vocabulary speech recognition software. Ray received a Grammy Award for outstanding achievement in music technology; he is the recipient of the National Medal of Technology, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and holds twenty-one honorary Doctorates. He has written five best-selling books including The Singularity Is Near and How To Create A Mind, both New York Times bestsellers, and Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine, winner of multiple young adult fiction awards. His new book, The Singularity Is Nearer was released on June 25th and debuted at #4 on the New York Times Best Seller list. He is a Principal Researcher and AI Visionary at Google. Read The Singularity is Nearer: https://a.co/d/gbvshG2  ____________ I only endorse products and services I personally use. To see what they are,  please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:  Get started with Fountain Life and become the CEO of your health: https://fountainlife.com/peter/ AI-powered precision diagnosis you NEED for a healthy gut: https://www.viome.com/peter  Reverse the age of your skin with OneSkin; 30% off new subscription orders with code PETER at oneskin.co/PETER Get real-time feedback on how diet impacts your health with https://join.levelshealth.com/peter/  _____________ Connect With Peter: Twitter Instagram Youtube Moonshots

In our latest podcast episode, we explore the intricate world of pay transparency and its implications for businesses across the globe. As companies face increasing pressure from legislation to disclose pay information, the conversation around transparency is more relevant than ever. We speak with Aaron Brown, SVP of Total Rewards at Synchrony Financial, and Marion Devine, Principal Researcher  at the Conference Board Europe who provide valuable insights from their respective regions.

World Mental Health Day is held every year on 10th October, the objective of today is to raise awareness of mental health issues globally and support those struggling with mental wellbeing. In support of this, we wanted to host a special episode of HR Insights: The Podcast for you today! Stuart is joined by Principal Researcher, Human Capital for The Conference Board; Rita Meyerson, EdD, to shine a light on the work they are doing to bring workplace wellbeing to the forefront of employer's minds.  Throughout their conversation, Stuart and Rita discuss a recent report by The Conference Board, that indicates that 62% of US workers feel their well-being is the same or worse than it was six months ago, despite increased corporate investments in well-being. They move on to cover what types of programs Rita anticipates emerging from the increased spending commitment to wellbeing, the difference in wellbeing from a business and human perspective, the organisational benefits for companies that prioritise wellbeing and how CEOs and CHRO's can lead by example when fostering a culture of wellbeing within their organisation. Rita, leads research and generates insights for members across all facets of human capital management. Her research focuses on organisational change and culture, organisational development, and total rewards and wellbeing. She is an experienced management consultant, researcher, and educator with deep expertise in organisational strategy, culture and change management. Prior to joining The Conference Board, Rita consulted across industries and geographies to Fortune 100 companies and PE-funded start-up enterprises. Previously, she was a Director in corporate communications and human resources at American Express. To view the report and essay spoken about in today's episode click the links belowReportEssay Key Timestamps:01:17 – Introduction to Rita Meyerson EdD07:01 – Factors contributing to the stagnation of wellbeing 13:41 – Anticipated wellbeing programmes from increased spend15:58 – 4 day work week and part time working 18:39 – Expectations of wellbeing for leaders 25:51 – 24/7 working 30:20 – Chief Wellbeing Officer's33:30 – Business buy in34:43 – Fostering a wellbeing culture 42:35 – Aims for promoting wellbeing in the workplaceYou can listen to and download HR Insights from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other popular podcast apps. Please subscribe so the latest episodes are directly available! You can also join our HR Community and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram. Thank you for listening and please do review and rate us wherever you listen!

The Conference Board annual Salary Increase Budget has dropped -- and so have interest rates. To what extent are companies planning to increase employee base pay next year, and how do those plans differ across industries?    Diana Scott and guest Rita Meyerson, Principal Researcher in the Human Capital Center, spoke yesterday about what this year's survey data show, and how the Fed's first interest rate cut in four years could affect budgets for salary increases in 2025.    For more from The Conference Board:  Salary Increase Budgets 2024-25  Reimagined Workplace  Global Labor Market Outlook 

Most workers and leaders believe in the benefits of hybrid work, but they're struggling to measure these effects or find an approach that serves all employees. How can human capital leaders create a compelling vision for new hybrid policies?    Join Diana Scott and guest Matt Rosenbaum, Principal Researcher in the Human Capital Center at The Conference Board, to find out about the shortcomings of existing metrics, why hybrid policies require a clear vision, and the benefits of training people on how to work in this new reality.    00:30 Maximizing the Value of Hybrid Work  01:57 Challenges in Measuring Productivity  03:43 Optimizing Hybrid Work Models  05:28 Importance of Clear Communication  09:48 Engaging Employees in Hybrid Work Decisions  27:55 Training Managers for Hybrid Work  31:05 Evaluating Hybrid Work Effectiveness  32:57 Conclusion and Final Thoughts    For more from The Conference Board:  Hybrid 2.0: Optimize Not Compromise  Are You Redesigning Your Workplace for the Hybrid World?  Job Satisfaction 2024: Is US Job Satisfaction at Risk? 

Ipek Ozkaya, Principal Researcher and Technical Director of the Engineering Intelligent Software Systems group at the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon, discusses generative AI for Software Architecture with SE Radio host Priyanka Raghavan. The episode delves into fundamental definitions of software architecture and explores use cases in which gen AI can enhance architecture activities. The conversation spans from straightforward to challenging scenarios and highlights examples of relevant tooling. The episode concludes with insights on verifying the correctness of output for software architecture prompts and future trends in this domain. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine.

Payal Dalal, Executive Vice President of Global Programs at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (the Center), speaks with Aleks Berditchevskaia, Principal Researcher, Nesta Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, about the Center's data science work and commitment to advancing sustainable economic growth. Payal and Aleks look at real-life applications of data science and AI to address real-world challenges and drive social impact, discuss ways to ensure emergent technologies such as AI are inclusive and equitable, and examine how a participatory AI framework involving diverse voices and data in the development of AI tools can mitigate bias and maximize the positive potential of these tools to close existing inequities. They also discussed the Center's Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion Challenge, a global call for AI solutions to accelerate inclusion and economic empowerment. In partnership with data.org, the Challenge is accepting submissions through July 18, 2024. Link to the application: https://data.org/initiatives/challenges/artificial-intelligence-to-accelerate-inclusion-challenge/ Aleks Berditchevskaia is the Principal Researcher working at Nesta's Centre for Collective Intelligence Design which creates new ways for communities to use technology to harness their ideas and insights, act on the problems that matter and create the futures they want. Their work on humanitarian AI is focused on collective crisis intelligence technologies. These are tools that combine localized collective intelligence from affected communities and frontline responders, and AI. Since 2021, they have pioneered participatory AI methodologies that bring affected communities and frontline responders into the designing, testing and oversight of AI systems. Their research is funded by a grant from the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UKHIH). Keep an eye out for a forthcoming Humanitarian AI Today episode that will dive deeper into Aleks' work on participatory AI and the responsible deployment of humanitarian AI technologies.

My guest is Glen Weyl, an influential economist and social technologist known for his interdisciplinary work at the intersection of economics, computer science, sociology, and political science. He is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, a co-author of the books “Radical Markets” and the recently published “Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy” which he co-authored with Audrey Tang, who has served as the 1st Minister of Digital Affairs of Taiwan. Glen co-founded the RadicalxChange Foundation, the Plural Technology Collaboratory, and the Plurality Institute. He taught economics at the University of Chicago, Princeton, and Yale. Glen's work frequently explores the potential of technology and market mechanisms to drive social change and address systemic inequalities. In his new book, Glen lays the foundation for a new societal vision: plurality. Our conversation is structured into three distinct parts. We begin by situating the concept of plurality in today's philosophical and technological landscape. We then discuss the technologies that will enable plurality to materialize, and finally, we conclude with a discussion of the challenges ahead. By the end of this discussion, you will know what plurality is, how different it is from the vision of today's tech CEOs, the role open source AI and blockchain can play to scale plurality, but also the role legal rules and standards are playing, which of the scaling theory concepts (including fractals, fragility, robustness, chaos, etc.) helped Glen and Audrey define their strategy to take over other visions, and more. I hope you enjoy the conversation. Find me on X at @ProfSchrepel⁠⁠⁠. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Scaling Theory podcast; it helps its growth.

In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Gaurav Bansal, VP of Engineering at Blue River Technology, a subsidiary of John Deere, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss the role of IoT, AI, and computer vision in smart farming and making farmers more efficient. The conversation also covers remote connectivity, Starlink, John Deere's autonomous tractor, and the biggest challenges faced by farmers, including population growth, climate change, and labor shortages. Gaurav Bansal is VP of Engineering at Blue River Technology, a subsidiary of John Deere, where he leads engineering for autonomy products, including John Deere's autonomous tractor. Previously, Gaurav was Principal Researcher at Toyota InfoTechnology Center where he led several initiatives in perception, mapping, and connectivity, leveraging deep learning, sensor fusion, vehicular communications, and positioning techniques. Gaurav was also Principal Deep Learning Engineer at Acubed where he worked on creating autonomous flight and machine learning solutions to enable self-piloted aircraft. Gaurav holds more than 50 patents in automated driving and co-authored 100 publications and a book on vehicular communications. He has received numerous awards including an early career award from IEEE Vehicular Technology. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, a PhD in electrical and computer engineering from The University of British Columbia, and an Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate from Stanford University. Blue River Technology, a subsidiary of John Deere, creates intelligent machinery that solves its customers' toughest challenges. They are empowering farmers to implement more sustainable solutions, optimize chemical usage, reimagine routine processes, and improve farming yields year after year. Discover more about smart farming and IoT at https://www.iotforall.com More about John Deere: https://www.deere.com Connect with Gaurav: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-bansal-0558596/ Our sponsor: https://www.wildernesslabs.co/ (00:00) Sponsor (00:21) Intro (00:48) Gaurav Bansal and John Deere (02:04) The role of IoT and AI at John Deere (05:37) Farming challenges and IoT solutions (07:53) Examples of IoT and AI use cases (14:49) Connectivity in remote farming areas (16:42) The future of smart farming (20:08) Learn more and follow up Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwm​ Join Our Newsletter: https://www.iotforall.com/iot-newsletter Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/iot4all Check out the IoT For All Media Network: https://www.iotforall.com/podcast-overview

In the post-pandemic new world of work, how can leaders keep their employees engaged, motivated and, most of all, productive? Learn how skills development, management capabilities and organizational agility can influence strategies to drive productivity and success.    Join Steve Odland and Marion Devine, Principal Researcher, Human Capital, Europe, to uncover the six key initiatives to boost productivity across the board.    (00:35) 00:35 Understanding Productivity (02:22) 02:22 Current State of Productivity (03:05) 03:06 Key Drivers of Productivity (04:35) 04:35 The Importance of Skilling and Leadership (11:40) 11:42 Agility and Resilience in Organizations (13:12) 13:12 Diversity and Its Impact on Productivity (15:00) 15:00 Employee Well-being and Productivity (16:35) 16:34 AI's Role in Enhancing Productivity (21:02) 21:01 The CHRO's Role in Driving Productivity  

In Episode 366 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Nick Bostrom, the founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute and Principal Researcher at the Macrostrategy Research Initiative. Nick Bostrom is also the author of Superintelligence, which was the book that ignited a global conversation about what might happen if AI development goes wrong. In his latest book, Deep Utopia, Bostrom attempts to answer the opposite question – what happens if things go right? At such a point of technological maturity driven by further and further advancements in artificial intelligence, humanity will confront challenges that are philosophical and spiritual in nature. In such a “solved world,” as Nick Bostrom describes it, what will be the point of human existence? What will give life meaning? How should we spend our days if we no longer need to work, exercise, or make political choices? And is such a world consistent with human agency and freedom? These are all questions that Kofinas explores in this expansive and thought-provoking conversation. You can subscribe to our premium content and access our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you want to join in on the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community, which includes Q&A calls with guests, access to special research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners, you can also do that on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed listening to today's episode of Hidden Forces, you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Subscribe to our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and Support the Podcast at https://hiddenforces.io Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 05/27/2024

For the 13th straight year, U.S. workers reported higher overall job satisfaction, according to The Conference Board Job Satisfaction Survey, but paradoxically, all 26 subcomponents of the survey declined from a year ago. What's causing this disconnect, and what are the risks for employers when it comes to job satisfaction and employee retention?    Join Steve Odland and guest Allan Schweyer, Principal Researcher at the Human Capital Center of The Conference Board, to find out why job flexibility, leadership quality, and focused onboarding are three essential elements of job satisfaction.   

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Research Analyst, discusses potential U.S tariffs on China EVs. Joanne Hsu, University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers Director, talks about the latest consumer sentiment data from UMich. Kim Forrest, Founder and CIO of Bokeh Capital Partners, discusses her outlook for the markets. Allan Schweyer, Principal Researcher, Human Capital, at The Conference Board, discusess the board's national survey about how satisfied Americans are with their jobs following the Great Resignation. Steve Mills, Boston Consulting Group Chief AI Ethics Officer, talks about the risks for businesses when using AI.Hosts: Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Help GiveWell test a new research work trial, published by Alex Cohen on April 15, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Hi, I'm Alex Cohen, Principal Researcher at GiveWell. We're exploring a potential change to a late-stage work trial in our research hiring process, and we'd like some help testing it! Details: The work trial is 5 hours (we don't want you to spend more time than that), and we'll give you an honorarium of $461. We'd like to receive your work trial within two weeks of the time that we send it to you. We're most interested in volunteers who have a quantitatively oriented advanced degree or substantial experience using empirical tools to make decisions in the real world. If you're willing to help us out, you can express your interest here. We'll email a small group of volunteers as soon as possible, ideally by the end of the week. Thank you! Note: Please do not offer to test out the work trial if you plan to apply to GiveWell's research team in the near future. We're happy to take volunteers that have previously applied to GiveWell. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

Ray Kurzweil is a scientist, futurist, and Principal Researcher and AI Visionary at Google. He's the author of numerous books, including the forthcoming title "The Singularity is Nearer." Look for it on June 25, 2024. www.thekurzweillibrary.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Airdate 2/5) We hit the ground running this week and find a lot is going on in the ‘Good, Bad, & Ugly Headlines' (3:00). Don't miss out, when I go ‘Digging Deeper Into the Headlines' with guest Shakari Byerly, Founder & Principal Researcher of EVITARUS and unpack an important recent LA County Voter survey (14:00) and other national research that gives insights into Black voter concerns across the country (36:00). Today, we say the ‘Quiet Part Out Loud' as we take a look at last night's Grammy Awards (47:00).

On today's show, Dr Wilson Sy discusses his latest paper, “Excess Deaths in the United Kingdom: Midazolam and Euthanasia in the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Later, David McBride discusses his upcoming sentencing set to begin in March 2024. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr Wilson Sy is the principal of Investment Analytics Research. He has held senior university positions at ANU, UTS and UNSW in physics, mathematics, finance and economics for 15 years. Wilson has worked in financial regulation research at ASIC and APRA, where he was the Principal Researcher. More recently he has focused his attention on COVID-19 epidemiology, providing expert advice to a law firm on legal challenges to vaccine mandates. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: David McBride is an Australian whistleblower. In 2011 and 2013, he served in Afghanistan as a military lawyer to the Royal Australian Regiment and Australian Special Forces respectively. David made information on war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan available to the ABC. If convicted of the charges against him, David McBride faces many years in prison. Find out more on: https://www.davidmcbride.com.au/ an follow him on Twitter/X: @MurdochCadell

Dr Susannah Maidment, Principal Researcher in fossil reptiles at London's Natural History Museum, takes us 100 million years back in time to when Antarctica was a rainforest and home to some of the biggest creatures to ever walk the earth – the dinosaurs! Susannah has a PhD in vertebrate palaeontology from the University of Cambridge and, prior to working at the Natural History Museum, was a Research Fellow at Imperial College and a postdoctoral researcher at the Natural History Museum. She appears regularly in the media talking about dinosaurs and has been a guest on BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific and The Infinite Monkey Cage.https://www.ukaht.org/antarctica-in-sight/podcasts/Season 4 of A Voyage to Antarctica is made possible with support from Hurtigruten Expeditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 101 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Vera Liao.Vera is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research (MSR) Montréal where she is part of the FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group. She is trained in human-computer interaction research and works on human-AI interaction, currently focusing on explainable AI and responsible AI. She aims to bridge emerging AI technologies and human-centered design practices, and use both qualitative and quantitative methods to generate recommendations for technology design. Before joining MSR, Vera worked at IBM TJ Watson Research Center, and her work contributed to IBM products such as AI Explainability 360, Uncertainty Quantification 360, and Watson Assistant.Have suggestions for future podcast guests (or other feedback)? Let us know here or reach us at editor@thegradient.pubSubscribe to The Gradient Podcast:  Apple Podcasts  | Spotify | Pocket Casts | RSSFollow The Gradient on TwitterOutline:* (00:00) Intro* (01:41) Vera's background* (07:15) The sociotechnical gap* (09:00) UX design and toolkits for AI explainability* (10:50) HCI, explainability, etc. as “separate concerns” from core AI reseaarch* (15:07) Interfaces for explanation and model capabilities* (16:55) Vera's earlier studies of online social communities* (22:10) Technologies and user behavior* (23:45) Explainability vs. interpretability, transparency* (26:25) Questioning the AI: Informing Design Practices for Explainable AI User Experiences* (42:00) Expanding Explainability: Towards Social Transparency in AI Systems* (50:00) Connecting Algorithmic Research and Usage Contexts* (59:40) Pitfalls in existing explainability methods* (1:05:35) Ideal and real users, seamful systems and slow algorithms* (1:11:08) AI Transparency in the Age of LLMs: A Human-Centered Research Roadmap* (1:11:35) Vera's earlier experiences with chatbots* (1:13:00) Need to understand pitfalls and use-cases for LLMs* (1:13:45) Perspectives informing this paper* (1:20:30) Transparency informing goals for LLM use* (1:22:45) Empiricism and explainability* (1:27:20) LLM faithfulness* (1:32:15) Future challenges for HCI and AI* (1:36:28) OutroLinks:* Vera's homepage and Twitter* Research* Earlier work* Understanding Experts' and Novices' Expertise Judgment of Twitter Users* Beyond the Filter Bubble* Expert Voices in Echo Chambers* HCI / collaboration* Exploring AI Values and Ethics through Participatory Design Fictions* Ways of Knowing for AI: (Chat)bots as Interfaces for ML* Human-AI Collaboration: Towards Socially-Guided Machine Learning* Questioning the AI: Informing Design Practices for Explainable AI User Experiences* Rethinking Model Evaluation as Narrowing the Socio-Technical Gap* Human-Centered XAI: From Algorithms to User Experiences* AI Transparency in the Age of LLMs: A Human-Centered Research Roadmap* Fairness and explainability* Questioning the AI: Informing Design Practices for Explainable AI User Experiences* Expanding Explainability: Towards Social Transparency in AI Systems* Connecting Algorithmic Research and Usage Contexts Get full access to The Gradient at thegradientpub.substack.com/subscribe

Professor John Gal, the TaubCenter's Principal Researcher and Welfare Policy Program Chair, addresses in this recorded webinar the enormous welfare needs during the war. For more Taub Center publications, webinars and war-related studies

Prof. Nadav Davidovich, the Taub Center's Principal Researcher and Health Policy Chair, talks about the war in Israel. “Soroka hospital's emergency preparedness involved a scenario involving 100 wounded. On Saturday, October 7th it received over 700, which needed immediate care. That in itself was a logistical operation we could not have imagined". Click for more Taub Center publications, webinars and war-related studies

Abbas Jaffer, Principal Researcher at Circle, in this episode of 'Cultural Influence in Tech.' Abbas shares insights from his multidisciplinary background in anthropology, Islamic studies, and product research, highlighting the impact of cultural understanding on user research. Delve into Abbas's transition from academia to the tech industry, where he discusses the challenges of adapting to the fast-paced, problem-solving environment. The conversation unfolds into a comparison between academia and tech research, Abbas's perspectives on technology fears and AI integration, and his qualitative research strategies, providing valuable insights for both researchers and tech enthusiasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samelogic/message

On today's show, Simeon will discuss with Lembit the top stories of the day in Australia. Later, Dr. Wilson Sy will continue his discussion on the Long-Term Impact of COVID Injections and provide information that delves into the relationship between Midazolam injections and Covid deaths. Additionally, Simon will tell Lembit that, while the UK government is trying to stop illegal immigration, legitimate business employees who must relocate to earn money are caught in a bureaucratic trap. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Australian-born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large-scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In May of 2022 the Aussie Cossack was jailed for 10 months for breaching a suppression and non-publication order for content posted to his YouTube channel. After successfully winning an appeal against the severity of the sentence Aussie Cossack left prison. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building, he now broadcasts daily on TNT Radio. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr Wilson Sy has held senior university positions at ANU, UTS and UNSW in physics, mathematics, finance and economics for 15 years. He has worked in financial regulation research at ASIC and APRA, where he was the Principal Researcher. More recently, Wilson has focused his attention on COVID-19 epidemiology, providing expert advice to a law firm on legal challenges to vaccine mandates. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Simon Johnston runs one of the largest relocation companies, making it possible for working people to relocate.

On today's show, Dr Wilson Sy discusses his latest paper, “Early Indication of Long-Term Impact of COVID Injections” and his new paper, which delves into the relationship between Midazolam injections compared to Covid deaths. Later in the program, Simeon and Lembit will dissect the day's top stories in Australia. Additionally, Greg Draven will join us to explore the impact of political correctness on filmmaking and its influence on creative storytelling. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr Wilson Sy has held senior university positions at ANU, UTS and UNSW in physics, mathematics, finance and economics for 15 years. He has worked in financial regulation research at ASIC and APRA, where he was the Principal Researcher. More recently, Wilson has focused his attention on COVID-19 epidemiology, providing expert advice to a law firm on legal challenges to vaccine mandates. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Australian-born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large-scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In May of 2022 the Aussie Cossack was jailed for 10 months for breaching a suppression and non-publication order for content posted to his YouTube channel. After successfully winning an appeal against the severity of the sentence Aussie Cossack left prison. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building, he now broadcasts daily on TNT Radio. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Greg Draven is an actor and producer, known for The Picnic, 13 Graves (2019) and Missing Hyde. Greg Draven was a stand-in (and then a body double) for Harry Potter's Hagrid in the preshow film for Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort.

NPS book launch Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) Sourcebook Co-organized by the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies, Alliance Bioversity and CIAT, IFPRI and IWMI October 10, 2023 - 09:00 TO 10:30AM EDT Stakeholders working in food system policy research and development often ask, “What works where, why, and how?” These fundamental questions fuel other important debates—what are the “windows of opportunity” for reform and policy change? Are biotech crops part of the solution to solving climate, food, and nutrition security challenges in developing economies? What institutional innovations are “best fit” for managing shared natural resources to avoid conflict? This webinar will launch a new political economy and policy analysis (PEPA) sourcebook that offers a unique combination of frameworks, analytical tools, and case studies to answer key questions relevant to agrifood system transformation. This event showcases the PEPA Sourcebook by applying frameworks to case study examples and discussing the relevance of PEPA for national policies and strategies. A G E N D A Opening remarks Clemens Breisinger, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Country Program Leader, Kenya, IFPRI PEPA Sourcebook for food systems transformation: Framework, analytical tools, and case studies Jonathan Mockshell, Research Scientist – Senior Agricultural Economist, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Systems Transformation Research Group Perspective on PEPA Marcela Quintero, Senior Director, Food Systems Transformation Science Group, CGIAR and Associate Director General, Research Strategy, and Innovation, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Alan Nicol, Co-lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Principal Researcher, IWMI Panel Discussion: Evidence based insights from political economy and policy analysis for national policies and strategies Antonia Simbine, Director General, Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Jamie Morrison, Senior Advisor, Policy and External Relations, GAIN Marco V. Sánchez Cantillo, Deputy Director, Agrifood Economics Division, FAO Biniam Iyob, Senior Policy Adviser, Office of Policy, Analysis and Engagement, Bureau of Resilience and Food Security, USAID Moderator Naureen Karachiwalla, Research Fellow, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/facilitating-anticipatory-action-improved-early-warning-guidance Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription LINKS Political Economy and Policy Analysis Sourcebook: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132050 ----------- This work is part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) - https://www.cgiar.org/initiative/national-policies-and-strategies/. CGIAR launched NPS with national and international partners to build policy coherence, respond to policy demands and crises, and integrate policy tools at national and subnational levels in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. CGIAR centers participating in NPS are The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Potato Center (CIP), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and WorldFish. We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund (https://www.cgiar.org/funders/).

On today's show, Robbie Katter MP discusses possibilities for nuclear power in Australia. Later, Alan Dana discusses the legal battles Aussie Freedom Flyers to challenge vaccine mandates. Also, Dr Wilson Sy discusses his latest paper, “Early Indication of Long-Term Impact of COVID Injections”. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Robbie Katter is Katter's Australian Party State leader in Queensland and Member for Traeger in Queensland's Parliament. Robbie served on the Mount Isa City Council as councillor for four years before being elected State Member for Mount Isa. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Alan Dana is a member of GAA Coalition, Alan Started flying in the UK in 1988, and now has accumulated 23,000 flight hours, recently fired after 14 years at JetStar - the low-cost airline owned by Qantas. The reason for termination, "Serious Misconduct", for not complying with the company vaccine mandate. Prior to this he was flying for British Airways, based in London Heathrow operating to the Arctic Circle and Africa and the Middle East. Much of his training was completed outside of Chicago before working as an instructor and charter pilot in Palm Beach Florida, before relocating and flying in the Caribbean. He holds the American FAA, British and Australian Airline Pilot licences. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Dr Wilson Sy has held senior university positions at ANU, UTS and UNSW in physics, mathematics, finance and economics for 15 years. He has worked in financial regulation research at ASIC and APRA, where he was the Principal Researcher. More recently, Wilson has focused his attention on COVID-19 epidemiology, providing expert advice to a law firm on legal challenges to vaccine mandates.

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with Nina Sanchez of Enrich Chicago & Dr. Anh Thang Dao-Shah of Creative Equity Research Partners to discuss racial equity's relationship with the arts and it's perception sociality & politically.   Nina Sanchez is the Co-Director of Enrich Chicago Dr. Anh Thang Dao-Shah is the Founder & Principal Researcher of Creative Equity Research Partners

Today I'm joined by Vera Liao, Principal Researcher at Microsoft. Vera is a part of the FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics of AI) group, and her research centers around the ethics, explainability, and interpretability of AI products. She is particularly focused on how designers design for explainability. Throughout our conversation, we focus on the importance of taking a human-centered approach to rendering model explainability within a UI, and why incorporating users during the design process informs the data science work and leads to better outcomes. Vera also shares some research on why example-based explanations tend to out-perform [model] feature-based explanations, and why traditional XAI methods LIME and SHAP aren't the solution to every explainability problem a user may have.   Highlights/ Skip to: I introduce Vera, who is Principal Researcher at Microsoft and whose research mainly focuses on the ethics, explainability, and interpretability of AI (00:35) Vera expands on her view that explainability should be at the core of ML applications (02:36) An example of the non-human approach to explainability that Vera is advocating against (05:35) Vera shares where practitioners can start the process of responsible AI (09:32) Why Vera advocates for doing qualitative research in tandem with model work in order to improve outcomes (13:51) I summarize the slides I saw in Vera's deck on Human-Centered XAI and Vera expands on my understanding (16:06) Vera's success criteria for explainability (19:45) The various applications of AI explainability that Vera has seen evolve over the years (21:52) Why Vera is a proponent of example-based explanations over model feature ones (26:15) Strategies Vera recommends for getting feedback from users to determine what the right explainability experience might be (32:07) The research trends Vera would most like to see technical practitioners apply to their work (36:47) Summary of the four-step process Vera outlines for Question-Driven XAI design (39:14)   Links “Human-Centered XAI: From Algorithms to User Experiences” Presentation “Human-Centered XAI: From Algorithms to User Experiences” Slide Deck  “Human-Centered AI Transparency in the Age of Large Language Models” MSR Microsoft Research Vera's Personal Website

“I think people really connect when you are just genuine and not transactional. I think it's much more easy to get to those kind of opportunities because they just feel genuine.” According to Andrea Amorós, Associate Principal Research at ADP, giving research a seat at the big table is all about building meaningful connections with the people you're presenting to. Andrea joins the Awkward Silences podcast to provide insight into how she learned to make research meaningful for stakeholders at higher levels of the organization. Having been hired to conduct discovery but with no plan set up for her, she took the initiative to interview the leaders within the company to understand their needs and identify opportunities for strategic research.  Tune into this episode to hear Andrea's advice on building relationships with stakeholders, approaching push-back, and creating meaningful change in the current research landscape. Highlights:  [00:00:50] Andrea's motivation to give research a seat at the big table [00:07:46] What bringing research to the big table really means [00:11:06] Presenting research to bigger audiences versus smaller audiences [00:14:08] Making presentations meaningful to the audience [00:17:47] How Andrea made it to the big table [00:22:26] How product-specific research can be escalated to the big table [00:24:53] The marginalization of research today [00:30:27] How changes in research apply to other fields [00:32:23] Andrea's advice for building courage [00:36:17] The possibility of getting to the big table without presentations [00:38:46] Navigating push-back Sources mentioned in the episode:

In this episode with Dr Claire Minshull we discuss what the concept of periodisation is and how you can use this within your own clinical practice. Claire dives into neurological and morphological considerations to factor into your rehab to enhance a patient's rehabilitation program. In addition she discusses specificity vs non-specificity in rehabilitation. Claire is one of the most highly respected and research active rehabilitation and conditioning specialists in the UK. She has worked in the field of sports medicine and health for 20 years as a Senior Lecturer, Researcher, Consultant and as a Practitioner. Claire's area of expertise means that she uniquely spans the gap between the physiology of conditioning and physiotherapeutic rehabilitation. She is Principal Researcher at the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital and Director of Get Back To Sport.Watch Claire's Masterclass here: physio.network/claireminshullIf you like the podcast, it would mean the world if you're happy to leave us a rating or a review. It really helps!Our host is @James_Armstrong_Physio from Physio Network

Guest Sean Gallagher, Principal Researcher with Sophos Xops team, joins us to discuss "'FleeceGPT' mobile apps target AI-curious to rake in cash. Joe shares some listener feedback from Jon about "No Stupid Questions" podcast. Dave's story is from Reddit about a free piano scam. Joe's got a story on a woman pleading with her bank to stop a fake wire transfer, but they were too busy. Our Catch of the Day comes from Rob about a fake student loan help ticket. Links to stories: “FleeceGPT” mobile apps target AI-curious to rake in cash Just ran into the most sophisticated "free piano" scam I've ever seen Wells Fargo bankers tell East Bay customer they're too busy to stop wire scam Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter.

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with technology leaders about recent actions to enhance the FITARA Scorecard.  Guests: Richard Spires, Principal at Richard A. Spires Consulting, former CIO at both DHS and IRS, former Vice Chair of the Federal CIO Council and former Chair of the Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardspires/ Margie Graves, Senior Fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, former Federal Deputy CIO and current Chair of the Industry Advisory Council.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-graves-4515661a0/ Rich Beutel, Commissioner on the GSA Acquisition Policy Advisory Board, Principal Researcher at the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, Managing Principal and Founder, Cyrrus Analytics LLC and former Counsel for Acquisition and IT Policy/Cloud on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbeutel/   Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC and the FITARA Scorecard work, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/  

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with technology leaders about recent actions to enhance the FITARA Scorecard. Guests:Richard Spires, Principal at Richard A. Spires Consulting, former CIO at both DHS and IRS, former Vice Chair of the Federal CIO Council and former Chair of the Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardspires/ Margie Graves, Senior Fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, former Federal Deputy CIO and current Chair of the Industry Advisory Council.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-graves-4515661a0/ Rich Beutel, Commissioner on the GSA Acquisition Policy Advisory Board, Principal Researcher at the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, Managing Principal and Founder, Cyrrus Analytics LLC and former Counsel for Acquisition and IT Policy/Cloud on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbeutel/  Additional Resources:To learn more about ACT-IAC and the FITARA Scorecard work, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Rob Ragan, Principal Researcher at Bishop Fox – live at RSAC 2023! – to discuss the different types of threats, offensive security trends, and how to continuously find new opportunities to improve cyber resilience.--------"I'm seeing a lot more folks that are security engineers and are on blue teams that are also then wanting to participate in those red team exercises and in those tests, and be involved and actually understand how they can learn and apply those techniques while they're building into their threat models.And I see that the folks that are doing that on a more regular basis are maturing more rapidly. And if they're not factoring in that testing to what they've implemented, then there may be long periods and long gaps where there's a susceptibility that remains unknown." - Rob Ragan--------Time Stamps* (2:23) Learning the wrong ways to build applications* (6:31) Securing IoT/OT and national critical infrastructure* (15:36) Zero Trust and offensive security* (19:27) Maturing faster with more testing* (24:32) TCO and ROI--------SponsorAssume breach, minimize impact, increase resilience ROI, and save millions in downtime costs — with Illumio, the Zero Trust Segmentation company. Learn more at illumio.com.--------LinksConnect with Rob on LinkedIn

In today's episode, Anna Rose (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and Nico Mohnblatt (https://twitter.com/nico_mnbl) interview Srinath Setty (https://twitter.com/srinathtv), Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research (https://twitter.com/msftresearch) and author of notable works such as Spartan, Nova, SuperNova, and HyperNova. This discussion covers Setty's early work and how this led to him working on SNARKs, folding schemes and sumcheck protocols, as well as his views on the future trajectory of the ZK space. Given the current chatter around Nova-style accumulation schemes, this interview offers a chance to explore the perspective of a key contributor behind these developments. Here's some additional links for this episode: Pepper Project Publications (https://www.pepper-project.org/publications.htm) Depot: Cloud storage with minimal trust by Mahajan, Setty, Lee, Clement, Alvisi, Dahlin, and Walfish (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/depot-osdi10.pdf) Resolving the conflict between generality and plausibility in verified computation by Setty, Braun, Vu, Blumberg, Parno, and Walfish (https://eprint.iacr.org/2012/622.pdf) Proving the correct execution of concurrent services in zero-knowledge (extended version) by Setty, Angel, Gupta and Lee (https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/907.pdf) Replicated state machines without replicated execution by Lee, Nikitin and Setty (https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/195.pdf) Quadratic Span Programs and Succinct NIZKs without PCPs by Gennaro, Gentry, Parno and Raykova (https://eprint.iacr.org/2012/215.pdf) Pinocchio: Nearly Practical Verifiable Computation by Parno, Howell, Gentry and Raykova (https://eprint.iacr.org/2013/279.pdf) Incrementally Verifiable Computation or Proofs of Knowledge Imply Time/Space Efficiency by Valiant (https://iacr.org/archive/tcc2008/49480001/49480001.pdf) Succinct Non-Interactive Arguments via Linear Interactive Proofs by Bitansky, Chiesa, Ishai, Ostrovsky and Paneth (https://eprint.iacr.org/2012/718.pdf) Open VDF: Accelerating the Nova SNARK-based VDF Article (https://medium.com/supranational/open-vdf-accelerating-the-nova-snark-based-vdf-2d00737029bd) Episode 274: SNARKs: A Trilogy with Ariel Gabizon (https://zeroknowledge.fm/274-2/) ZK Study Club: Supernova Srinath Setty - MS Research (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilrvqajkrYY) Check out the ZK Jobs Board here: ZK Jobs (https://jobsboard.zeroknowledge.fm/). Find your next job working in ZK! Zero-knowledge is changing the world and until now, building ZK applications meant learning new, chain-specific languages and complex cryptography. But no more! With SnarkyJS, the easiest to use zk SDK, developers can add the magic of zk to their apps using TypeScript! Whether you're targeting Mina (https://minaprotocol.com/), the leading zk-native blockchain, or off-chain applications, SnarkyJS from O(1) Labs (https://o1labs.org/) has you covered. With support for infinite recursion, in-browser proving, and so much more, the full power of zk is available to everyone. Visit snarkyjs.o1labs.org (snarkyjs.o1labs.org) to get started. If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on YouTube (https://zeroknowledge.fm/)

Scott's back on Twitter, and Elon says the platform could be cash-flow positive this quarter - coincidence? Kara and Scott discuss growing calls for Senator Feinstein to resign, a delay in the Dominion v. Fox News trial, and impressive JPMorgan Chase earnings. Also, a tech consultant has been arrested for the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee. And U.S. National Security is in disarray over Discord after an Air National Guardsman allegedly leaked classified documents on the platform. Then, we're joined by Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Lab and Professor at USC Annenberg, Kate Crawford to talk everything AI. You can find Kate on Twitter at @katecrawford, and can buy “Atlas of AI” here. We're nominated for a Webby! Vote for us here. Send us your questions! Call 855-51-PIVOT or go to nymag.com/pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What affects our health? Could there be a direct link between the cough you got this morning and your social status, education, or even events from your childhood? In this episode Nadav Davidovitch, Principal Researcher and Health Policy Program Chair at the Taub Center, speaks with two trailblazers, Yael Sherer and Prof. Michael Marmot,  who each in their own way, have expanded our understanding of what health is.  * Please note that during this podcast we will deal with issues of sexual assault and other subjects that may be difficult or sensitive for some listeners * This episode, recorded in English, was produced as part of the Taub Center's 2022 Herbert M. Singer International Policy Conference: “Inequality in Health: Defining Challenges, Developing Solutions.” Thank you to the Herbert and Nell Singer Foundation for making this episode possible!

Listen to this interview of Cormac Herley, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. We talk about the science of security and as well, about the communication of security science. Cormac Herley : "For very many projects, all through, I sort of have this kind of imaginary dialogue going on with my imagined audience or with representatives of my imagined audience, where what I'm doing on my side of the talk is to convince them. And for me personally, the point of the dialogue is kind of, What am I trying to convince them of? Because, I mean, if I can't tell myself first what it is I'm trying to convince them of, well then, success is going to be very unlikely." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

On this week's Truth to Power, we bring you a major highlight from the University of Louisville's 13th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Conference: Climate Change & Migration. We hear today from Ritu Bharadwaj, Principal Researcher and Team Leader, Governance of Risk, Climate Change Group, at the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED). On February 20, 2023, Ritu spoke on "Climate Change, Migration and Vulnerability to Trafficking." This session covered how the impact of climate change and environmental degradation is deepening inequality, driving migration and creating vulnerability to modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour within borders and cross borders. She explained why this connection needs be acknowledged and treated with urgency and what actions are needed at the international, regional and national levels. Listen in to learn about: - What is modern slavery and is climate change a driver for modern slavery? - How is vulnerability to modern slavery linked to patterns of displacement and migration? - Understanding the drivers of modern slavery in context of climate change with case studies from South Asia and West Africa - Why should this issue be treated with urgency and what needs to be done to address this issue? Learn more at https://louisville.edu/womenscenter/signature-programs/human-trafficking-initiative On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at http://forwardradio.org

Today's episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Bill Graydon, Principal Researcher at GGR Security. Bill unlocks his secrets on physical pen testing, how he sizes up a building's security prior to a break-in, and shares his story about getting caught red-handed and using social engineering to defeat security guards! Does the house always win? Find out on this episode of Adventures of Alice & Bob.

We explore the impacts of charging Medicaid enrollees premiums and how phasing out premiums may affect Montana's Medicaid expansion program.Guests:Katharine Bradley, Principal Researcher, MathematicaHeather O'Loughlin, Co-Director, Montana Budget & Policy CenterEd Buttrey, State Representative, MontanaRead a full transcript and dig deeper into the issues explored in today's episode on our website.Please take a couple of minutes to help us learn more about you by filling out our listener survey.Support this type of journalism today by making a donation.Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now.Follow us on Twitter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.