Episode 154 – Heroic Wearable Brain Robots

Michael and Michael share their insight on games for good, specifically on games that have an additional benefit to the fun of playing them.  Sea Hero Quest is a game sponsored by Deutsche Telekom together with University College London, University of East Anglia and Alzheimer’s Research to help with early diagnosis of dementia.  Michael and Michael discuss the possibilities of a software layer which could be placed on top of (or alongside) other games that could capture similar data points for researchers. The pair then turn to wearables, and the interesting way that mobile and Internet of Things devices can … Continue reading

Episode 153 – Chicken and Mushrooms

Michael and Michael get together to cook up an episode chock-full-o tasty post Thanksgiving treats — starting off with the promise of solar, with the example of the American Samoa island of Ta’u and the new solar roof tiles made available from the Tesla/SolarCity team. The Google Project Sunroof site is still up & running, so you can check your own roof to see how suitable it may be for solar. Alexa has teamed up with Allrecepies to help out in the kitchen, providing step by step guidance on how to cook delicious dishes. The video shows an example of … Continue reading

Episode 151 – Continual Learning

Michael welcomes back our co-host Phaedra after a long drought. We look at how experience needs continual education to drive long term value. We look at how old school learning models are being challenged, with new approaches and by artificial intelligence. And we look at how Elon Musk is trying to drive AI with his hiring practices at Open AI. Show Links: Experience is worth less than you think. Phaedra’s blog post UNC World View Google is flagging harassment via AI OpenAI, Elon Musk’s plan for AI http://media.blubrry.com/gamesatwork/op3.dev/e,pg=6e00562f-0386-5985-9c2c-26822923720d/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Episode-151-Continual-Learning.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (36.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | … Continue reading