Following on from last week’s topic of biohacking presented by Mags Tanev, I will be interviewing Josh Clemente, an Engineer turned founder, who previously worked at SpaceX and Hyperloop before creating Levels , a startup that focuses on metabolic fitness tracking technology. In this episode, you will learn how Levels works, why tracking glucose levels are so important, and how tracking metabolic fitness can help change your lifestyle. And for our Good News feature, we have a story about members...
Apr 06, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In this episode of the podcast, Brains Byte Back cohost Mags Tanev interviews two guests on biohacking, discussing everything from intermittent fasting, what foods you should be eating and how to better understand your metabolic fitness. Mags is joined by Doug Smith, a perpetual adventurer, health nut, and startup CEO, who thrives on living outside of his comfort zone and pushing his physical limits. He has a degree in Kinesiology with a focus in physiology, biology, and sports nutrition, and is...
Mar 30, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 10
We are out of the office this week, working from the safety of our homes. As a result, we have put together this collection of the best AI-related questions and answers from Brains Byte Back. We hope you like it! This episode contains clips from the following episodes: How AI is advancing surgery Suicide prevention using predictive AI Deepfakes: When seeing is no longer believing MIT prof on institute's new course “Safeguarding Our Humanity in the Age of AI" A world with no jobs: AI and UBI disc...
Mar 23, 2020•25 min
"I’ve never found it hard to hack most people. If you listen to them, watch them, their vulnerabilities are like a neon sign screwed into their heads.” - Elliot Alderson Mr.Robot! The show which stylishly intertwines hacking, psychology and geopolitical events with a great mix of characters. However, while it might have style, Elliot's powers are so limitless that it is fair to questions how realistic some of the hacks are. In addition to hacking, the show also dives into a dark and complex worl...
Mar 09, 2020•38 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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Mar 04, 2020•1 min
Creating a startup sounds like a dream for many of us. You take a good idea, bring it to life and hopefully make lots of money in the process. However, the fact that so many startups fail, 90% of them in fact, can be enough to put anyone off. But there is more to this statistic than looming failure. The majority of founders don't take the right steps to bring their startup to life and validate their ideas first. Listen to this podcast on YouTube , Spotify , Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Breaker , Go...
Mar 02, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 8
From burritos on a food delivery app to a new apartment, we can now customize everything to meet our desires. Well, what about a wife, husband or sexual partner? In this episode, we will look at how AI and humanized robots will impact our sex lives and our love lives. To get a better understanding of how this new tech could impact our psychology and our society, I am joined by Dr. Nicole Prause , a neuroscientist researching human sexual behavior, addiction, and the physiology of sexual response...
Feb 24, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 7
For many, going under the knife and receiving surgery is not a desirable experience. Over time, our medical knowledge and the tools available have made surgery a quicker and safer experience. As we enter a new age of modern technology, AI stands to dramatically change the surgical experience. Listen to this podcast below and on Spotify , Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Breaker , Google Podcasts , Overcast , and Radio Public. In this episode, you will learn how AI is improving surgeries, what role it p...
Feb 17, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Learning a new skill can be hard, especially if it is not something we are naturally good at. However, there is research that can help us understand what parts of the brain need to be activated in order to learn, and what we need to do to activate them. On this podcast, you will learn the difference between soft skills and hard skills, why they are important, and how you can sharpen your skills. Joining us on the show is Todd Maddox , an expert in the area of neuroscience, with more than 200 pee...
Feb 10, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 5
If you listened to last week's podcast, then you already know that AI can tell a lot about you just from your voice. In this episode, we speak with experienced entrepreneur Michael Puscar to discuss his new startup Ziotag , technology which can identify and catalog online video content. In addition to Ziotag, you will also learn why Medellin, Colombia is the place to be right now, what we can expect from AI in the future, and how Michael survived a terrifying plane crash in Rome. Puscar also sha...
Feb 03, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Suicide impacts us all. Whether it is from someone we know personally, to a well-loved celebrity, losing someone to suicide is never easy. According to Save.org , Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US for all ages, with one death occurring every 12 minutes. In our society, we want to do all we can to help those suffering from suicidal thoughts to get the help they need, however, identifying symptoms before an attempt is made can be difficult. In this episode, we will look at how p...
Jan 27, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 3
How focused are you right now? Are you aware of the feeling of your feet touching the ground? The air flowing in and out of your lungs? Or are your thoughts, racing around your head, your main focus of attention? If you are like the majority of people, it can be hard to harness your full attention and focus. Listen to this podcast below and on Spotify , Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Breaker , Google Podcasts , Overcast , and Radio Public. In this battle to stay focused, we might have an unlikely all...
Jan 20, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Finding the motivation to get work done can be hard, especially after a long Christmas break. But our guest today has demonstrated that even in the toughest of circumstances we can achieve great things with the right mentality. Born in a remote village of 6000 people in the middle of The Great Thar Desert in northwest India, Rakesh Soni has gone from no running water to running a multi-million dollar startup as the CEO and co-founder of LoginRadius , an industry leader in the Digital Identity sp...
Jan 13, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Many of us think that our brains are hardwired for numbers or words; for natural science or social science. This episode challenges this assumption. It looks at the intersection of these two disciplines and the ways in which people from either background can work together to further human progress across sectors. So, why exactly do data scientists need social scientists and where do they need to work together? Social scientists have the power to give a human context to data-driven decisions bein...
Dec 16, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 25
According to 99 firms , 293.6 billion emails are sent every day. That figure probably doesn't surprise you given the number of emails sitting in your inbox, hundreds if not thousands... Right? But among these emails are numerous malicious emails, designed to trick, scam and hack. These emails are known as phishing emails, which in its simplest form can be described as a fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by disguising oneself ...
Dec 09, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 24
The internet is full of trolls. This is nothing new. However, the tactics used by trolls can go way further than stupid comments on YouTube, and doxxing is an example of this. If you are not familiar with the term doxxing, it is the publishing of private or identifying information, such as a home or work address, about a particular individual on the Internet, typically with malicious intent. While this might sound outright illegal, as it stands the law surrounding doxxing is limited and vague. T...
Dec 02, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 23
With over 100 million copies sold, Call of Duty is easily one of the most recognizable game franchises in history. But for Call of Duty co-founder Chance Glasco , this is just one of many achievements in his long career in the tech industry. In this episode, we discuss how he and his fellow co-founders created the franchise, his motivation to move to Brazil and start his own VR company, Doghead Simulations , and how he is using VR to help victims of human trafficking. And for our Weird Wide Web ...
Nov 25, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 22
If you are a fan of UFC, you will probably know of our guest this week. He might not be a tech star, but he definitely has plenty of experience when it comes to the psychology of perseverance and determination. In this episode we discuss Faber's victorious come back into the UFC at 40 years old against 26 year old Ricky Simon, how being a father has impacted his mentality in the Octagon and his new upcoming movie. We also have a double helping of Weird Wide Web , with a story regarding research ...
Nov 18, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The truth is, Google probably knows more about us than some of our closest friends. We ask the internet search engine everything from "Is a banana a herb?" to "What would chairs look like if our knees bent the opposite way?" No jokes these are genuine questions Google has suggested . In this episode, we will look at how our interactions with technology and what we search impacts the type of information we receive. In this episode, you will learn how the SEO industry is reacting to a change in ou...
Nov 11, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 20
1...2...3...4...Skip ad. You can probably relate to this, waiting a few seconds to skip to the content we actually want to see. We are bombarded with ads all over the internet, but how many successfully get your attention, probably just a small few right? It takes a very special ad to connect with us, arguably something we rarely see in the modern world of digital ads. But there are companies out there that want to give consumers a better advertising experience while enabling companies to better...
Nov 04, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 19
If you have spent any time in cities such as Medellin or Chiang Mai, you have probably met a digital nomad. In its simplest form, a digital nomad is an individual that is location independent and use technology to perform their job. With the freedom to work anywhere, digital nomads often live nowhere, at least for long periods of time. This unconventional lifestyle has created its own culture of nomadic individuals, traveling the world with nothing more than a laptop and smartphone. While this l...
Oct 28, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 18
If you have ever visited the subreddit VRtoER , you will probably know two things: That VR is becoming increasingly common in our everyday lives, and most people still don't understand how to use it. With this technology gaining such momentum, we dedicated this episode to VR and other forms of "extended reality" to see what we can expect in the not too distant future. Our guest this week is Kain Tietzel, a respected digital thought leader in the Australian VR community, who is the founder and CE...
Oct 21, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 17
A 2018 special report from the US Department of Justice put recidivism rates at 83%. We rarely accept such a high rate of fail as the norm within other areas of society. For example, if 83% of surgeries were unsuccessful, we would strive to recognize the failures of the current system and aim to improve them immediately. In light of this, why is our approach to the rehabilitation of prisoners not the same? Why do we still operate using a system which is failing inmates and society? The answer is...
Oct 14, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 16
We can all relate to feeling alone at some point or another, but for younger generations, this is a sensation that is becoming increasingly common. According to a survey conducted by the Young Women’s Trust in the UK, One in four 18 to 30-year-olds report feeling isolated compared to one in 10 older people, aged 64 to 72. And in the US, millennials are the loneliest generation today according to research by YouGov . Technology and social media have been heavily criticized for amplifying sensatio...
Oct 07, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Grab a pillow and turn off your smartphone (unless you're using it to listen to this podcast obviously), because in this episode you will learn how to use or avoid the right technology to get a better night's sleep. Our guests this week are Dr. Richard Shane , who has more than 25 years of experience treating insomnia and sleep difficulties. He has conducted research with police departments, fire departments, commercial airline pilots and the general public to address serious safety and health i...
Sep 30, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Thanks to AI, seeing is no longer believing. This technology has given birth to deepfakes, false videos that seem really, which can be produced by anyone using a simple app or website. This week, we will be looking at the increasing prevalence of deepfake technology and how it stands to play havoc in the media and our personal lives. This rise is worrying for a number of reasons but above all, it is the simplicity of how they can be created that is potential the most alarming factor. In the word...
Sep 23, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 13
The man in this episode might be one of the smartest minds we have ever had on this show. Not only is he a professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT, but he will also be teaching a new course at the famous institute titled “ Safeguarding Our Humanity in the Age of AI, ” professor Bernhardt Trout . In this episode, you will get a sneak peek of what will be covered on the course, what it means to be human in an AI world and what "optimum efficiency" should look like in an ideal world. And for our T...
Sep 16, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 12
You might want to do some mental exercises to warm up for this cognitive workout. Get ready to get deep, philosophical, and visionary. Many modern jobs, such as SEO specialist or Instagram influencer, would be difficult to explain to your grandparents, let alone someone from 25 years ago. Given how far we have come in just one generation, what can we expect for future generations as Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in our workforce and Universal Basic Income (UBI) gains increa...
Sep 09, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In a world where our work is becoming more virtual, why do we still wait days to physically see a doctor? This is the question at the heart and soul of this episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast. To understand the prevalence of virtual healthcare, and the issues holding it back, we spoke with Dr Risa Ravitz , the founder of ModernMigraineMD.com , an online service dedicated to patients with chronic migraines, along with Stephanie Korpal , a mental health therapist who operates out of her pract...
Aug 26, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode, we speak with Bill Siegel , the CEO of Coveware , a company that negotiates with hackers on behalf of clients that have fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The company has featured on top publications such as Forbes and CoinDesk , due to its expert knowledge and high-level analytics of the industry. We spoke with Siegel to understand the steps they take to get a business' data back, what it is like to negotiate with these hackers, and how you can protect your business. For our...
Aug 12, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
