Brave Tech World Podcast

Today, I’ll be discussing how video surveillance seems to be everywhere. It can be a deterrent against crime and serve as nearly indisputable evidence in prosecuting criminal cases. It can document important events and almost instantly be posted online for all the world to see and render judgement upon. But the constant observation of cameras everywhere comes with privacy concerns. I’ll explore the balance of continuous video surveillance that has come into prominence over the last few decades.

In the 1960s things stunk—the air, the water, even the land. Pollution, man. In 1970 the ecology movement came into the forefront of political consciousness culminating in the first Earth Day. I know about that, I was there. Technology played a part in turning the tide of air, land and water pollution. But the promise of a clean environment was gradually eroded by politicians that didn’t care, business interests only concerned with their own profit margins and a generation that became too complacent leaving newer generations to pick up the pieces. Sorry, it wasn’t our intention.

Technology helped in the 1970s and is needed more than ever now. I explore what the sixties concerns about the planet provided and what modern technology can do to help now.

This episode explores how and why the Industrial Revolution occurred, examines how it permanently transformed human society and observes how the lessons for that distant past can and can’t be applied to the cultural shifts we are about to witness concerning the impact of AI that is about to engulf us.

Today, I’ll be talking about how the threat of AI taking over the modern workplace is being used to intimidate the human workforce into submission and acceptance of the new order of things. Where are we going in dealing with how work is going to be done for the foreseeable future and how can we as human beings continue to fit in to the demands technology is putting upon us.

Social media offers the prospect of wide connections throughout the world, while at the same time creating enormous divisions between different groups. Social media by design utilizes social engineering to alter the product of human interaction, all the while becoming one of the most profitable business ventures the world has ever known. Here I explore the thinking behind the implementation of social media and examine the positives and the negatives.

This podcast examines the mechanisms of human memory and explores potential methods to enhance short-term memory. It considers whether over-the-counter supplements may affect memory loss and discusses alternative approaches. An experiment is conducted using memory supplements, and a recall technique for improving memory retention is introduced.

This podcast examines how the world has changed over the last twenty-four years and how and why we’ve come to accept monitoring by government of the internet as a matter of having a secure nation and society as well at the price we pay for the perception of security.

According to a recent article in Business Insider, large corporations are scaling back in large scale hiring. This is occurring in sectors for legal services to technology to governmental work. AI and automation are having a major impact along with other factors that some employers refer to as “efficiency gains.” The chances are good that if you are just entering the workforce or looking to move on, you’re already well aware of this. This is the Great Shrinking and it’s just beginning.

In this very special episode of Brave Tech World, I’m offering my experienced insights and tossing out many suggestions. There are alternatives that offer viable entry points and a host of employment sectors that are clamoring for people.

The question of whether something is real or a bot is becoming increasingly common. Bots appear in many forms, including online platforms, news reports, phone communications, and smart devices. While bots often mimic human behavior, their functions differ from those of people.

Bots have more complexity than is sometimes recognized. This podcast will discuss what bots are, how to interact with them, and strategies for managing their impact.

Cryptocurrency has been widely pushed as an exciting new investment opportunity that can make investors extremely wealthy, but it’s really a form of gambling on an unregistered and unlicensed securities. It’s been hyped by major player in the industry, some of whom are now in prison, to South American dictators to some currently playing major roles in the economy this country. Here I look at crypto’s bright promises and potential drawbacks.