Broward County Library Creation Station

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Tech Talk Weekly comes out every Thursday afternoon from Broward County Library's Creation Station. Each 20 minute episode features 3 to 4 interesting tech stories from the week.

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January 12, 2023 Tech Talk Weekly Number 111
Episode number 111 - January 12th 2023 - The green comet is coming, but will you be able to see it? All I want is... your voice... We need more plugs, and is discrimination natural?

This week's guest: Francine Franks from MN
Links to this week’s stories:

The green comet is coming…
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/world/green-comet-c-2022-e3-scn/index.html
But will you be able to see it?
https://www.space.com/bluewalker-3-bright-satellite-alarming-astronomers
https://restofworld.org/2023/china-starlink-global-ambitions/
All I want is… your voice…
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/microsofts-new-ai-can-simulate-anyones-voice-with-3-seconds-of-audio/
We need more plugs
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/01/the-us-needs-8x-more-ev-chargers-by-2030-according-to-new-report/
Is discrimination natural?
https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-uncovers-surprising-connection-between-evolution-and-discrimination/

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR
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January 05, 2023 Tech Talk Weekly Number 110
Episode number 110 - January 5th 2022 - Start with where you are, look around at the Now, drink more, and screens are good?
This week's guest: Xiara Acosta from Nova Alvin Sherman Library
Links for today’s stories:
Start with where you are, and how far you will go:
https://www.space.com/most-distant-spacecraft-voyagers-new-horizons
Take a good look at the Long Now:
https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/a-clock-for-the-next-civilization-what-could-it-say-about-the-past-and-future/
From Episode 56:
https://www.futurelibrary.no/
Your health starts with Water:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/health/hydration-disease-aging-death-risk-study-wellness/index.html
Screens are not the problem:
https://scitechdaily.com/according-to-scientists-screen-time-isnt-the-problem-its-actually-this/

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

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December 29, 2022 Tech Talk Weekly Number 109
Episode number 109 - December 29th 2022 - Asteroid smashing, Ancient Earth, Mail Order DNA, How old is too young
This week's guest: Autumn Dec from MN

For the last show of the year we have some deep topics and some smashing fun.

Where would you launch an Asteroid at?
https://www.space.com/asteroid-launcher-earth-impact-simulator

https://neal.fun/asteroid-launcher/

Look back in time at Earth:
https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#20

Mail order DNA, what could go wrong?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/experts-debate-the-risks-of-made-to-order-dna/

How old is too young?
https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/teen-brains-neuroscience-justice-law-supreme-court.html

For previous episodes:
https://anchor.fm/creation-station

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December 28, 2022 Creation Station Monthly - December 2022 - Comics
This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two people working with Comics to talk about what makes them creative.
Guests on this episode:
Hal Milenkovic: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/steamgear-inc/list?title_no=635937
Matthew Noe: https://www.graphicmedicine.org/
https://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR
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58min
December 22, 2022 Tech Talk Weekly Number 108
Episode number 108 - December 22nd 2022 - Cargo with no pilot, is Roomba spying on you, maps not from Google, your face may be held against you
This week's guest: Melissa Karnosh from SR
Links to today's stories:

Look ma no pilot!
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63595481

Is Roomba really spying on you?
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/

Are there maps other than Google Maps?
https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/meta-microsoft-aws-and-tomtom-launch-the-overture-maps-foundation-to-develop-interoperable-open-map-data/

Your face may be held against you:
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/face-recognition-tech-gets-girl-scout-mom-booted-from-rockettes-show-due-to-her-employer/4004677/

What is in a face?
https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/1141608230/whats-in-a-face

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR
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December 15, 2022 Tech Talk Weekly Number 107
Episode number 107 - December 15th 2022 - Orion comes home, Fusion will save us, maybe? AI is stealing art? or is AI creating art?
This week's guest: Brian Greenwood from MN
Links to this week’s stories:
Orion comes home
https://www.space.com/artemis-1-orion-splashdown-moon-mission-success

Fusion is there to save us:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/us/energy-officials-announce-nuclear-fusion-climate-scn/index.html

Just not yet:
https://www.theverge.com/23508872/nuclear-fusion-power-clean-energy-breakthrough-explained

Is AI stealing art or creating art?
https://theconversation.com/no-the-lensa-ai-app-technically-isnt-stealing-artists-work-but-it-will-majorly-shake-up-the-art-world-196480
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR
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21min
December 08, 2022 Tech Talk Weekly Number 106
Episode number 105 - December 8th, 2022 - Who gets the first sunrise? Automating trucks is harder than you think, Talking about ChatGPT, and a new way of thinking about inequality
This week's guest: Keva Turner from MN

Links to this week's stories:

Who gets the first sunrise of the New year?
https://www.livescience.com/first-sunrise-earth

Automating truck drivers:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/5/23490433/trucker-surveillance-autonomous-karen-levy-book-interview

Lots of talk about ChatGPT:
https://chat.openai.com/auth/login

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/04/ai-bot-chatgpt-stuns-academics-with-essay-writing-skills-and-usability

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/chatgpt-openai-artificial-intelligence-writing-ethics/672386/

https://gizmodo.com/chatgpt-how-to-use-openai-ai-elon-musk-1849855605

https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/chatgpt-why-everyones-obsessed-with-this-mind-blowing-ai-chatbot/

A new way of thinking about inequality:
https://bigthink.com/the-present/time-inequality-superabundance/

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

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25min
December 02, 2022 Tech Talk Weekly Number 105
Episode number - 105 - December 1st, 2022 - History of hurricanes, talk to your past, how to pee, and faking your voice
This week's guest: Victoria Johnson from PE
Links to this week's stories:

The history of Hurricanes:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/traces-of-ancient-hurricanes-on-the-sea-floor-are-a-warning-for-coastal-areas/

Talking to your younger self:
https://twitter.com/michellehuang42/status/1597005489413713921?s=20&t=AmXo15DJE086yaffbaNLYQ

What is the best way to pee?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/the-angle-at-which-dogs-pee-inspired-optimal-design-for-splash-free-urinal/

Making a deep fake of your self:
https://www.wired.com/story/holly-herndon-ai-deepfakes-music/

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR
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22min
November 29, 2022 Creation Station Monthly - November 2022 - Veterans Services
This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two people working with Veterans to talk about what makes them creative and how they use those skills to assist Veterans.
Guests on this episode:
Scott Hope: https://www.dav.org/learn-more/about-dav/
James Heaton: https://www.unitedway.org/mission-united#
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR
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50min
November 23, 2022 Tech Talk Weekly Number 104
Episode number 104 - November 23rd 2022 - Where is Orion, How fast is your internet, wave energy, and VR for training and designing
This week's guest: Mario Ricardo from Community Engagement
Links to this week's stories:
Artemis blows the doors off:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/nasas-new-rocket-blows-the-doors-off-its-mobile-launch-tower/

Orion buzzes the Moon:
https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-1-orion-close-flyby-moon

Orion goes farther then ever before:
https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/artemis-1-nasa-orion-spacecraft-live-views-of-the-moon-lunar-orbit

Where is Orion?
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/trackartemis/

How good is your internet?
https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23466705/fcc-new-broadband-maps-internet-united-states

Not quite right in some places:
https://vtdigger.org/2022/11/22/the-fcc-has-a-new-broadband-map-vermont-officials-say-it-vastly-overstates-reality/

Check for your self on the FCC site:
https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home

Generating energy from waves:
https://www.cnet.com/science/climate/these-floaters-turns-ocean-waves-into-renewable-energy/

https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/oneka-wave-power-desalination/

Training with VR:
https://www.aviationpros.com/education-training/press-release/21287864/sensus-aero-how-aviation-businesses-tackle-the-challenges-of-vr-training-adaptation

Designing in VR:
https://robbreport.com/shelter/home-design/how-virtual-reality-blurring-lines-1234773118/

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

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25min

FAQs about Broward County Library Creation Station:

How many episodes does Broward County Library Creation Station have?

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