Somehow Inevitable
4 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago -We take a look at some of the unstoppable, but sometimes unseen, forces at work in our society. By making sense of advances in technology, investigating the things we could easily take for granted and uncovering fascinating human stories, we’ll be seeking inspiration in some unlikely places.
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Episode 3 - Listen up! The voice revolution is coming
January 09, 2018 16:31 - 41 minutes - 94.2 MBChances are you’ve already had some kind of experience with a voice assistant. Maybe you’ve tried (with varying degrees of success) to get Siri to write an email. Or maybe you’ve shouted at Alexa in your kitchen. Either way, the tyranny of typing out instructions for computers is coming to an end and our three very willing, very knowledgable guests were able to help us get a sense of just what on earth is really going and what it all means. We met up with Pete Campbell from Kaizen, and we ...
Episode 2 – Can bots bring us closer together?
April 11, 2017 14:00 - 46 minutes - 88.9 MBIn episode two, we're diving into the fast-moving world of chatbots. Will this talkative new technology bring humans closer together or pull us further apart? We grab a pint with Ben Tossell, co-founder of Botlist and Community Lead at Product Hunt, and speak with Eugene Bann, founder and CTO at San Franciso-based mental health chatbot-builders, X2AI. We’re also attempting a (world first?) interview with Microsoft’s latest artificial intelligence chatbot, Zo.
Episode 1 - Tiny things that change the world
February 27, 2017 12:10 - 47 minutes - 86 MBIn our first episode, we look at how technology can be used by businesses to do good in the world, simply by encouraging subtle changes to customer behaviour. We speak to the co-founder of Tap to Give and Lunchbox about feeding schoolchildren in the developing world, and Nikki Maksimovic from Berlin-based search engine, Ecosia. They’ve found a way to use online advertising to plant trees.
Earnest Labs Launch: Charity Tech Pub Quiz
July 27, 2015 15:08 - 27 minutes - 26.4 MBIn July we gathered in a pub to answer questions, talk tech and raise money for charity. Here's what happened.