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Apple's Cybertruck Part 2 of 3

Is the Apple Vision Pro worth a mortgage payment?

Apple's Cybertruck Part 1 of 3

I'm on my way to my first hands-on with the Apple Vision Pro

Elon Musk will implode in 2024

2024 is the year Elon Musk finally implodes thanks to the U.S. Presidential Election and pressure from Tesla shareholders.

How being hacked changes in 2024

Ransomware isn't going away, but in 2024 a new threat will overtake it: hacking artificial intelligence algorithms for fun and profit.

The Future of Social Media with Brittlestar

Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter, does this portend the downfall of western civilization? The Internet's Favourite Dad, Stewart Reynolds, AKA Brittlestar, thinks The Kids Today won't put up with this shit the way Gen-X and the Boomers do.

The Blockchain Primer

When electricity was first invented, Victorians had to learn a lot about it. Blockchain is kind of like that. Eventually we won't care. But until then, here's a primer on what you need to know about this world-changing technology from Tracy Leparulo and Amber Healy.

Where's My Hologram? with Proto's David Nussbaum

Star Wars holograms suck. Meet the man who's Proto technology has been used at concerts and awards shows, is being used by Wall Street schmucks, and may even be used by hospitals by remote doctors. David Nussbaum says the future is only 5 years away.

S01E03 Where's My Sexbot with Annette Masterson

Since Westworld debuted in 1973, we've been promised a world of consequence-free sex with robots. They're still coming, and PhD student Annette Masterson at Temple University has been studying their rise since 2018 and the unusual technologies required to make them happen. This episode made possible in part by the Digital Life Institute at Ontario Tech University.

Where's My Privacy? with Cory Doctorow Part 2

Sci-fi author and digital rights activist Cory Doctorow on why Telsas are "Murder Cars" and how to talk to your kids about Surveillance Capitalism without scaring them off their smartphones.

Where's My Privacy? with Cory Doctorow Part 1

Our smartphones are being used against us. Sci-fi author Cory Doctorow on the science behind his fiction "Attack Surface" and why we must protect ourselves. Part 1 of 2.

Real AI for Sustainability

Real AI is making a real difference in shrinking the carbon footprint of generating electricity. Microsoft Sustainability Director Michelle Lancaster and Ontario Power Generation's VP of Energy Markets, Nick Pender, are working together to produce clean power for Canada's biggest province -- and to make consumption cleaner in New York State.

CES 2022 with Rick Kowalksi

The CTA's Rick Kowalski joins Michael Hainsworth as they discuss how big Augmented Reality is going to get, how tech from self driving Indy cars will end up in your car, and how artificial intelligence is changing how we cook.

Real Ai For Language Translation Podcast

Science Fiction’s “Universal Translator” is one step closer thanks to artificial intelligence. #RealAI is being used to protect the Inuit language in Canada’s far north and prepare us for the day when our smartphones will automatically translate a foreign speaker.

Real AI for Accessibility

Many technologies we all take for granted today got their start as assistive technologies for people with disabilities. Today, AI is making the world a more accessible place. Dave Dame, Microsoft's Director of Accessibility, tells us he's optimistic about the use of Artificial Intelligence because he believes it's going to make the world a better place.

The Future of Live Music, NTFs, and The El Mocambo with Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace

G&B SPECIAL: Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida on the band launching it’s latest album as an NFT. We’ll explain what it is and how it puts the power back in the hands of the artist. Michael Wekerle has turned venerated music venue the El Mocambo into a 21st century live streaming production house and Maida will break it in on opening night. We’ll find out why this is the future of live music. Plus: Virtual Reality has a real chance of making inroads by moving fans in the nosebleed seats to...

Real AI for Risk Prediction

Canada’s biggest life insurance company has seen a lot of change in its history. Not since the invention of the adding machine a year after Manulife first opened its doors in 1887 has the company had a more powerful tool at its disposal. And this tool predicts the future.

Real AI for Missing Children

Every parent knows the heart-stopping experience of losing sight of their child at a park or that first time they go out into the world with their friends. More than 30,000 children disappear every year, and while most of them are found within 24 hours, time is critical for investigators compiling the case. Missing Children Society of Canada is leveraging artificial intelligence to comb through social media accounts looking for critical clues in a race against the clock. Our Michael Hainsworth s...

Real AI for Healthcare

Real AI is being used today to help stop a killer in its tracks, one that will claim 25% of Canadians in their lifetimes. At BC Cancer in Vancouver, Doctor Sam Aparicio says he has “huge optimism” over the role artificial intelligence is playing in cancer research and precision treatment. Meantime, AI is being used to make hospitals more efficient for patients, families, and staff.

Real AI For Agriculture and Climate Change

"We're eating the planet to death," we're warned. But Real AI is being used today to fight climate change while feeding more of us more efficiently. Terramera's Karn Manhas and Ranveer Chandra of Microsoft show Michael Hainsworth how artificial intelligence is being used for the good of the planet and its people.

Real AI for Sustainability in the Public Sector

Artificial Intelligence is being deployed to protect the environment by cleaning up abandoned mines, determining the best locations for electric vehicle charging stations, and keeping cheating appliances off the electrical grid. At Natural Resources Canada, Vik Pant is leading the charge, but he can’t do it alone. “That's not something that can be done humanly at any scale,” he says. There’s simply too much data to wade through.

Geeks & Beats Announcement

Big news from the world's most popular podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth!

Series Finale Intern Appreciation Livestream

COVID-19 killed Geeks & Beats. While Alan and Michael are still healthy, so is the demand for business to business podcasts and a documentary series. Join The Internet's Favourite Dad, Brittlestar, as he hogs the virtual open bar while we thank members of the World's Worst Intern Program one last time as we talk about 8 years of The World's Most Popular Podcast (with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth)

Raffi vs. Fascism, Black Lives Matter, and Augmented Reality

The children's musician Raffi on fighting fascism, supporting Black Lives Matter, taking piano lessons at 75, and the science of writing children's music. Plus: why he's not answering the Augmented Reality call on Bananaphone 2.0

Neil Peart and the Apple Announcement

Rush fans don't need to be told Neil Peart is a percussive hero, but on what would have been his 68 birthday. A Chinese smartphone maker eclipses Apple after Cupertino fails to release a new iPhone. And an American fighter pilot claims aliens have committed an act of war. Wait, what?

The Elmo is Back

It’s finally happening: A beloved Toronto music venue, the El Mocambo , is coming back to life, palm tree lights and all. Delayed by COVID-19 and the cruel hands of fate, the El Mo will livestream its first concert on September 10, a performance from Big Wreck on the venue’s second-floor stage.

How COVID-19 tech changed society and sex

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZmV88Rk0Pg&w=560&h=315] Sex Tech CEO Lora Dicarlo joins us to talk about what COVID-19 has changed in society and sex, and why the last thing you want is your Internet-connected dildo hacked by the Chinese. QR Codes, Video Conferences and Sex: Covid-19 Really Did Change Everything by Amber Healy Think back on the state of the world in January. Filled with the optimism of a new year, all bright and shiny with possibility, we went about our lives, ...

Digital vs. Analogue Audio with Glenn Schick

We take a deep dive into your Dad’s stereo with Grammy winner Glenn Schick. We also find out why Alan can’t listen to Classical music on Compact Disc, and discover why an audio format that couldn’t beat the CD in the ’90s may be the next big thing in the ’20s thanks to 5G. The post Digital vs. Analogue Audio with Glenn Schick appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth ....

Mental Health and the Entertainment Industry with TSN’s Michael Landsberg

Wasn’t Kurt Cobain’s suicide a wakeup call? TSN’s Michael Landsberg knows how to talk about mental health issues. And on what would have been Robin Williams’ 69th birthday, the geeks speak about a topic that seems to have been largely swept under the rug by the entertainment industry. Robin Williams’ passing got us talking The entertainment industry can be all flashy lights, glitter, limousines, and big homes. It could also be a dark, lonely, and depressing spot to be in. The stories of celebrit...

Before there was MTV with Tarzan Dan

MTV is pushing 40?!? Tarzan Dan from YTV’s Hit List drops by Studio 3B to talk about those in music television who came before him, he and Alan swap tops on how to interview a rock star, and we find out how he reacted to landing in the pages of Canadian music history. MTV airing The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” to launch the network was not the first music video ever broadcast. Nor was it the first music video ever made. It was far from the first time music appeared on TV, that’s for s...