Triangulation (Audio)
361 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Every week TWiT hosts talk to the smartest people in the world about the most important topics in technology. Join Leo Laporte and other TWiT hosts for these enlightening one-on-one interviews.
Although the show is no longer in regular production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.
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Triangulation 283: Alex Wellen, CNN
January 23, 2017 19:26 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBAlex Wellen is a Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer at CNN. He is in charge of CNN's digital platforms, overseeing the tech and design of CNN's web and mobile presence. He and Leo talk about their old days at TechTV, and Alex's vision for news in the connected world. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Alex Wellen Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 282: Jordan Ritter
January 16, 2017 20:10 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBJordan Ritter is the Co-founder of Napster, along with Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. He is currently the CEO of Atlas Informatics. Jordan talks to Leo about his early days at Napster, his new company, and his philosophy on how to build great teams. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Jordan Ritter Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 281: Amy Lombard, Connected
January 09, 2017 19:45 - 56 minutes - 26 MBAmy Lombard is a photographer and photojournalist for Wired, Vice.com, and others. Her new, limited-edition book, Connected, is a photo essay about real-life meet-ups of internet special Interest groups. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Amy Lombard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 280: Anne-Marie Slaughter
January 02, 2017 19:00 - 45 minutes - 21.2 MBAnne-Marie Slaughter is the President and CEO of New America, a think tank and civic enterprise dedicated to renewing America in the Digital Age. She is the former director of Policy Planning for the US Department of State, the first woman to hold that position, and the former dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton. Host: Megan Morrone Guest: Anne-Marie Slaughter Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thank...
Triangulation 279: The Best of the Year
December 26, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBFrom Wiki inventor Ward Cunningham and Java creator James Gosling to Macintosh veteran Bill Atkinson and IARPA director Jason Matheny, this collection of 2016's best interviews recollects Leo Laporte's fascinating meetings of the minds. Host: Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 278: Tim Wu
December 19, 2016 20:23 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBTim Wu is the Author of The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Brains. Tim and Leo talk about the history of mass media advertising, from its beginnings in the 1830s with newspaper broadsheets to its current state on the internet. Tim argues that what you pay attention to defines your life, and you should think hard about how you want to spend your precious attention. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Tim Wu Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/trian...
Triangulation 277: Joel Spolsky
December 12, 2016 20:14 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBJoel Spolsky is the CEO and founder of Stack Overflow, the premiere question and answer site about computer programming. He also founded Fog Creek Software, created Trello, and is the author of Joel on Software, one of the first (and best) computer programming blogs. Joel and Leo talk about Joel's history with Microsoft, Juno, and Fog Creek, as well as why Stack Overflow works so well, and Fog Creek's newest programming environment, Gomix. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Joel Spolsky Download...
Triangulation 276: IARPA
December 05, 2016 19:59 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBJason Matheny is the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). IARPA is the US intelligence community's "moon shot" department, similar to DARPA, but focused in intelligence. Jason discusses IARPA's research in data analysis, quantum computing, meme proliferation, and more. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Marc Pelletier and Jason Matheney Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this sh...
Triangulation 275: Weapons of Math Destruction
November 28, 2016 19:42 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBCathy O'Neil went from being a Wall Street quant to a member of Occupy Wall Street when she saw the ways that Big Data were being used to affect the lives of people every day. In Weapons of Math Destruction, she explores the algorithms that control us, from the way teachers are evaluated, to how loans are granted (or denied). She argues that rather than the impartial arbiters these algorithms are touted to be, they are dangerously opaque and flawed. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Cathy O'Neil ...
Triangulation 274: Will Oremus
November 21, 2016 21:09 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBWill Oremus has been covering Facebook since 2005, when he was the Editor in Chief of the Stanford Daily, and Mark Zuckerberg was known to the tiny user base of thefacebook.com simply as "The Creator." Megan Morrone, sitting in for Leo Laporte, talks with Will about Facebook's role in the 2016 election. Does Facebook have a responsibility to provide factual, balanced news to its users? How should its news algorithm work? What does a "like" mean? Host: Megan Morrone Guest: Will Oremus D...
Triangulation 273: The Tetris Effect
November 14, 2016 20:08 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBDan Ackerman is a tech journalist who writes for CNET. His latest book, The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World, is an exploration of the tumultuous history of the game Tetris. This history is part startup tale, part Cold War thriller, and part courtroom drama. The story of Tetris, its global spread, and its effect on the worlds of culture and science make for a fascinating book. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Dan Ackerman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/s...
Triangulation 272: Mikkel Aaland
November 07, 2016 19:57 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBMikkel Aaland is the author of The River in My Backyard, a combination memoir and photography book. He is also one of the earliest writers about digital photography, starting with the 1992 book Digital Photography. He talks with Leo about his history in digital photography, and the tragic events in his family's life that prompted him to write The River in My Backyard. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Mikkel Aaland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thank...
Triangulation 271: Election Security
October 31, 2016 19:13 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBOne week and one day before the 2016 US elections, Leo talks to verifiedvoting.org founders Ron Rivest and David Dill about the dangers of election fraud and how to design a "perfect" voting system. Ron Rivest is an Institute Professor at MIT, and the "R" in the RSA and RC2, RC4, RC5, and RC6 encryption algorithms. David Dill is a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, and an advocate for integrity and transparency in modern elections. Ron and David talk with Leo about the dif...
Triangulation 270: Jerry Kaplan
October 24, 2016 19:10 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBJerry Kaplan has been working on artificial intelligence since the 1950s. He explains to Leo the difference between general artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation. He also explains why he thinks the idea of the Singularity is nonsense, that the real thing the Turing Test describes is trickery rather than intelligence, and that much of the current hype over the development of AI is just that: hype. He does think that the current growth of machine learning can and will trans...
Triangulation 269: Super You
October 17, 2016 18:28 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guests: Andy Walker, Sean Carruthers Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers co-hosted Call for Help in Toronto with Leo. Their new book, Super You: How Technology is Revolutionizing What it Means to Be Human, is about the very bodies with which we live. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 268: Ben Wizner
October 10, 2016 18:13 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Ben Wizner Ben Wizner is the Director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, and primary legal advisor to Edward Snowden. Ben and Leo talk about Edward Snowden and the important role journalism plays as a balance to government intelligence agencies. They also discuss the ACLU's history fighting the Communications Decency Act, the Patriot Act, the secrecy behind the US No Fly List, and Apple's battle against the FBI. Download or subscribe to this show...
Triangulation 267: Trisha Hershberger
October 03, 2016 17:33 - 59 minutes - 27.6 MBHost: Megan Morrone Guest: Trisha Hershberger Megan sits in for Leo and talks with Trisha Hershberger. Trisha got her start on SourceFed, and has gone on to create her own production company to make YouTube and Twitch shows. She talks about how making your own studio can be a lot more complicated than just pointing a camera at yourself. Also, the challenges of being a woman who loves tech and performing - how being a booth babe can be fun, but being treated like "just" a booth babe can be ...
Triangulation 266: Marques Brownlee
September 26, 2016 19:03 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBHost: Jason Howell Guest: Marques Brownlee Jason talks with Marques Brownlee, one of YouTube's best technology reviewers. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 265: Tim Stevens
September 19, 2016 17:41 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBHost: Megan Morrone Guest: Tim Stevens Megan Morrone fills in for Leo and talks to Tim Stevens, Editor-at-Large at CNET and Roadshow. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 264: Mark McCahill
September 12, 2016 19:18 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBMark McCahill is an American programmer who has been involved in developing and popularizing a number of Internet technologies since the late 1980s. Mark is best known for helping create the first popular Internet e-mail clients, POPmail, for the Macintosh (and later the PC). He also developed the gopher protocol, as well as coined the phrase "surfing the web". Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 263: Dane Jasper
August 29, 2016 19:52 - 2 hours - 59.5 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Dane Jasper Dane Jasper co-founded Sonic, an Internet and telecommunications company, in 1994, at a time when many people hadn’t yet heard the terms Internet, email address, or World Wide Web. Today, Sonic is the largest independent Internet service provider in Northern California. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 262: Alan Cooper
August 22, 2016 22:57 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Alan Cooper Alan Cooper talks about the early days of computer software, his title as "The Father of Visual Basic," and the importance of listening to users in software design. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 261: Sonic Pi
August 15, 2016 20:11 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Sam Aaron Sam Aaron, the creator of Sonic Pi, shows how to live code music on the Raspberry Pi, and teaches Leo some simple musical code. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 260: Paul Adams
August 08, 2016 19:20 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Paul Adams Paul Adams helped design Gmail, Google+, and Dyson vacuums. He now runs the Product and Design team at Intercom, helping businesses connect with their customers. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 259: David Heinemeier Hansson
August 01, 2016 21:30 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: David Heinemeier Hansson Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson talks about programming as art, how he got started coding, his love of photography, and racing in Le Mans. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 258: Nathan Freitas of the Guardian Project
July 25, 2016 20:18 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Nathan Freitas Nathan Freitas, Executive Director of the Guardian Project and Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, talks to Leo about Tor, privacy, securing mobile devices, and the Internet of Things. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 257: Virginia Heffernan
July 18, 2016 21:40 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBVirginia Heffernan, author of Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art, talks to Leo about growing up at the dawn of the digital age, raising good digital citizens, and the evolution of bullying - has Twitter civilized us, or made us more barbaric? Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 256: Robert Scoble
July 11, 2016 21:10 - 1 hour - 76 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Robert Scoble Leo Laporte talks with Robert Scoble, a heavy virtual reality and mixed reality enthusiast. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at uploadvr.com Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 255: Kevin Kelly
June 27, 2016 20:56 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly, one of the leading technology thinkers and writers, is the author of The Inevitable. It is about the deep trends in the next 20 years that will shape one's life. He suggests everyone embrace these changes, including ubiquitous tracking, accessible artificial intelligence, constant sharing, getting paid to watch ads, VR in the home, etc. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the b...
Triangulation 254: Cees Links and GreenPeak
June 20, 2016 18:22 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Cees Links Cees Links is a pioneer of the wireless data industry, a visionary leader bringing the world of mobile computing and continuous networking together. Under his responsibility, the first wireless LANs were developed which ultimately became house-hold technology integrated into the PCs and notebooks everyone is familiar with. He also pioneered the development of access points, home networking routers and hotspot base stations, all widely used today. Downlo...
Triangulation 253: Scott McNealy
June 13, 2016 22:40 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBScott McNealy is a businessman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems in 1982. In 2010, he co-founded and is Executive Chairman of Wayin, based in Denver. The name SUN was derived from Stanford University Network computer project. Wayin is a social intelligence and visualization company that makes tools to analyze and integrate social content for marketing. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 252: Mitch Waite
June 06, 2016 22:31 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBMitch Waite is a former CEO, developer of iBird Explorer. He worked for a plethora of major tech companies writing various books on the up and coming programming languages of the time. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 251: Brian Reich
May 23, 2016 22:26 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBLeo Laporte talks to Brian Reich, Author of Shift and Reset: Strategies for Addressing Serious Issues in a Connected Society, about how to influence behavior in the digital age. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 250: PlayStation VR
May 16, 2016 22:19 - 53 minutes - 49 MBRichard Marks is the senior research engineer at PlayStation. Richard has always worked at Sony specifically on the human interaction and control for the PlayStation. He heads the PlayStation Magic Lab to create new experiences for user. Richard gives Leo a behind the scene in the development of Sony's latest VR hardware. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 249: The Real Dan Lyons
May 09, 2016 22:27 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBDan Lyons is an American writer and was an editor at Forbes, Newsweek, ReadWrite. He's also the autor of Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-up Bubble. He also wrote Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, a Parody fictional biography. Dan also blogged as "Fake Steve Jobs" in 2006 and was able to maintain anonymity for almost a year. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 248: The Confidence Game
May 02, 2016 19:54 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBMaria Konnikova is a writer and journalist who focuses on psychology. She studied psychology and creative writing at Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude. Maria is the author of The Confidence Game, which reveals how con artist, mastermind, and manipulation prey on our trust. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 247: Bill Atkinson Part 2
April 25, 2016 18:32 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Bill Atkinson The continuation of Leo Laporte's interview with the legendary Bill Atkinson, writer of the original QuickDraw, MacPaint, and HyperCard. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 246: Matthew Wood
April 18, 2016 20:17 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBMatthew Wood is the supervising sound editor at Skywalker sound. He has worked on all three of the prequel trilogy and also was the voice of numurous characters as Bib Fortuna, Ody Mandrell, Seboca, and Magaloof. Matthew also plays the voice role for General Grievous. Wood also received two Academy Awards nominations for Sound Editing. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 245: James Gosling
April 11, 2016 19:48 - 1 hour - 77 MBJames Gosling is a Canadian computer scientist known as the father of Java programming language. Gosling was with Sun Microsystems from 1984 to 2010. He also worked at Oracle, Google, and Liquid Robotics and is currently an adviser at Scala. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 244: Bill Atkinson
April 04, 2016 19:27 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Bill Atkinson As a member of the original Macintosh team at Apple Computer, Bill Atkinson designed much of the initial Macintosh user interface and wrote the original QuickDraw, MacPaint and HyperCard software. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 243: Learn to Program with Minecraft
March 28, 2016 19:01 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBLearn to Program with Minecraft, users can can learn how to build a palace in the blink of an eye. All this and more can be done with Python, a free language used by millions of programmers. Simple Python lessons can teach you to modify Minecraft to product instant and awesome results. Craig Richardson is a trainee Computing and ICT teacher originally from the North East of England and working in East London. Guest: Craig Richardson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/show...
Triangulation 242: Sphero
March 21, 2016 16:36 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Ian Bernstein Leo Laporte talks with Ian Bernstein, the founder and CTO of Sphero, about robotics, software, smartphones, BB-8, and the origins of his company. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 241: Sprint
March 14, 2016 19:23 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Jake Knapp Designer Jake Knapp created the five-day sprint process at Google, a unique formula for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 240: Russell Brown
March 07, 2016 21:42 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Russell Brown Leo Laorte talks with Russell Brown, a Senior Creative Director at Adobe and tutorial-maker with a focus on Photography, Digital Photography, and Graphic Design. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 239: Ward Cunningham
February 29, 2016 22:43 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Ward Cunningham Leo Laporte talks with legendary programmer Ward Cunningham, the father of the Wiki as well as an early pioneer in computers. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 238: The Future of the Professions
February 22, 2016 22:07 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guests: Richard Susskind, Daniel Susskind The Future of the Professions explains how ‘increasingly capable systems’ - from telepresence to artificial intelligence - will bring fundamental change in the way that the 'practical expertise' of specialists is made available in society. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 237: Heartificial Intelligence
February 08, 2016 22:30 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: John Havens Featuring pragmatic solutions combining economics, emerging technology, and positive psychology, HEARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE provides a human-centric roadmap to help readers embrace their present to better define the future. Leo sits down with author John C. Havens to discuss his newest book. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 236: The Industries of the Future
February 01, 2016 20:43 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Alec Ross Leading innovation expert Alec Ross explains what’s next for the world, mapping out the advances and stumbling blocks that will emerge in the next ten years for businesses, governments, and the global community - and how we can navigate them. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 235: Bill Fernandez: Apple Employee #4
January 25, 2016 20:44 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBHosts: Leo Laporte, Mike Elgan Guest: Bill Fernandez Leo Laporte and Mike Elgan sit down to speak with Bill Fernandez, who is the Chief Executive Officer at Omnibotics Inc. as well as Apple Employee #4! Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Triangulation 234: Jonathan Haidt
January 18, 2016 21:32 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBHost: Leo Laporte Guest: Jonathan Haidt Jonathan is a social psychologist at the NYU-Stern School of Business. Haidt’s research examines the intuitive foundations of morality, and how morality varies across cultures–including the cultures of American progressive, conservatives, and libertarians. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.