Changing the Story

Could we live forever? There’s a lot of attention on tapping into genetics to unlock immortality. However, why aren’t there more stories about using genomics to prevent disease and viruses? Hear the story of Dr. Maher Albitar, who shares his story on advancing genomic science with emerging technology to tackle the key health problems we face today.

Our Guest

Dr. Albitar,  founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer at Genomic Testing Cooperative, has extensive experience in anatomic/clinical pathology, hematopathology and molecular pathology.   Until recently, Dr. Albitar was the Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Director of Research and Development at NeoGenomics Laboratories.  Prior to NeoGenomics, Dr. Albitar served as the Medical Director for Hematopathology and Oncology, Nichols Institute, Quest Diagnostics, and Chief R&D for Hematopathology and Oncology for Quest Diagnostics from 2003 to 2010.  

From 1991 to 2003, Dr. Albitar held various faculty positions at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, including Chief of Leukemia Section in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department, Director of the molecular laboratory and Director of Hematopathology Fellowship program.   Dr. Albitar was a tenured full professor in Pathology and Leukemia at the time of leaving University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center.  Dr. Albitar residency in AP/CP pathologist was at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and fellowship training in Hematopathology at the University of Pennsylvania. 

After his training in Hematopathology, Dr. Albitar spent 4 years in the Physician/Scientist training program at the University of Pennsylvania/Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Department of Genetics.  Dr. Albitar has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and review articles. He is the lead inventor on more than 50 different patents and patent applications. He is a very well recognized leader in molecular and genomic diagnosis research and development.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• The power of genomics
• Managing diseases and viruses
• Advancing the science with emerging technology
• The goal is acceleration

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

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• LinkedIn   
• Genomic Testing Cooperative LinkedIn

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AI is driving social science investment. Perhaps AI and art is actually making us more human? Hear the story of Valentine Goddard, as she pioneers the unique combination of art, AI, and the law to power civil engagement and sustainability.

Our

Guest

Valentine Goddard
@gabelle

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Lawyer, mediator, inter-art curator and artist, Valentine Goddard is the founder and executive director of AI Impact Alliance, an independent non-profit organization operating globally, whose mission is to facilitate an ethical and responsible implementation of artificial intelligence, producer of the annual conference AI on a Social Mission and the Art Impact AI workshops.

Topics discussed in this

Episode

Art is a tool of civil engagement

Art and laws are the life within

Art helps envision the future

AI has triggered an increase in social science investment, especially around bias

Artists to engage AI for issues like IP and creativity

Sustainable AI needs a thriving artistic community

World of the machine perspective

She is a member of the United Nations Expert Groups on The Role of Public Institutions in the Transformative Impact of New Technologies, and “Socially just transition towards sustainable development: The role of digital technologies on social development and well-being of all”. Ms. Goddard sits on several committees related to the ethical and social impact of AI, while being regularly invited to speak at international conferences. In her multidisciplinary and applied approach to the ethics of AI, she places special emphasis on human dignity, having initiated throughout her career cultural and social mediation projects for human rights education.

Her recent work is focused on how the arts can foster renewed and diverse perspectives of our digital futures, support the development of informed and legitimate AI Policies, and shape AI’s development and governance.

Website

Art Impact AI Website

Personal Website

LinkedIn

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

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Can a machine understand culture? There’s a huge movement in using AI to preserve culture, traditions, and language. What’s more, there’s a major push to tap into AI to protect ocean health and identify new sources of energy. Hear the story of Brian Dolan, who shares his secrets on how we’re making these things happen.

Our Guest

Brian Dolan is the CEO of Verdant AI. He is a thought leader mathematician, data scientist, and cyberneticist with more than 20 years of hands-on experience. Prior to starting Verdant AI, Brian co-founded companies like Deep 6 AI, Qurius Inc and Discovix. He is also former data scientist leader at Yahoo! Inc. and served as Director of Research Analytics at FOX/MySpace. Brian also co-authored “MAD Skills: New Analysis Practices for Big Data.”

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• Teaching AI about culture
• Three simple rules for AI
• Using ocean data to power sustainable oceans
• Turning agriculture into energy

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

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• LinkedIn 
• Twitter 
• Verdant AI LinkedIn
• Verdant AI Twitter
• Verdant AI Facebook

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Want to help with carbon missions? Trying farming. Seriously. Hear the story of Stella Liu, who shares her journey of being a climate change warrior by tapping into the opportunities around agriculture and emerging technology.

Our Guest

Stella Liu is currently Product Manager at Indigo Agriculture, a VC-backed unicorn startup, where she is helping the Carbon Program’s vision to remove 1 terraton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by incentivizing farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture. Prior to Indigo, she worked in artificial intelligence product management at IBM Watson IoT division and was a Fulbright Scholar doing policy research in urban agriculture with the Singapore government. 

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• Building a better world is complex…
• Discovering a passion and need for better agriculture
• Farming can be a warrior against climate change
• People, planet, profit

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Website 
• Stella Liu LinkedIn
• Indigo LinkedIn

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Ecosystems have become the lifeblood for innovation and the hub for entrant, skill professionals. Hear the story of Meow Wolf, which has built an ecosystem of artists through their highly immersive and interactive art such as the House of Eternal Return.

Our

Guest

Meow Wolf
@meowwolf

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Chadney is a lifelong artist who's explored many creative mediums. He has been a full-time gallery artist and portraitist; a commercial illustrator; a theatrical set designer; had an award-winning play produced; and worked for many years, and in several creative disciplines, for film and television. You can find a selection of his work at www.chadneyeverett.com

Chadney joined Meow Wolf in 2015 for the build of their first permanent exhibit: The House of Eternal Return, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He now serves as the Senior Creative Director for Meow Wolf's Denver exhibit, slated to open in the fall of 2021.

Conor Peterson was born in the Seattle area in the early eighties, spending his teenage years during the dot-com era training as a computer programmer. Forswearing software after Y2K, he instead studied analog photography at the Evergreen State College in Olympia WA. In 2010 he returned to the digital world, moving to Albuquerque where he produced work combining sound, interactive media, embedded electronics, and sculpture. Today, Connor is the Technical Director at Meow Wolf, focusing on the production of interactive art for Meow Wolf's upcoming installations in Denver, Las Vegas NV and Washington DC.

Topics discussed in this

Episode

From the disenfranchised to the influencers

The power of social capital

The co-evolution of humans and machines

The familiarity bias

Technology creates new entry points for artists

Website

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Looking to be more sustainable with energy? Think about leveraging your roof. Hear the story of Steve Thrall, who shares how industry is embracing clean energy and expanding its use. 

Our Guest

After graduating from Cornell, Fred Castellucci took over the family business & changed the direction of Castellucci Hospitality Group from a single restaurant to a multi-concept group. At just 35 yrs old, he’s been named one of Atlanta’s most influential people by Atlanta magazine, listed in Atlanta Biz Chronicle’s 40 under 40 & was the recipient of the GRACE Awards’ Restaurateur of the Year. Fred is also a self-taught culinary expert – he’s been working in kitchens since he was 13 & leads menu development for each of the concepts.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• It’s about adaptation
• The universe is centered around relationships
• Fragmentation of tech in the industry
• Customer Centric: Can’t do the best without the best culinary
•  Emotional intelligence is key for the restaurant experience

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

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• LinkedIn

• Facebook

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Is there too much plastic? Other landfill materials? EcoCare is leading the sustainable value chain by example.Hear the story of Kaveh Mostafavi, who shares how industry and agriculture is redefining supply and waste for planet and profit. 

Our Guest

Kaveh Mostafavi is the founder and CEO of EcoCare Supply, a wholesale distribution firm focused on sustainable products and systems. EcoCare is one of the nation’s fastest growing supply companies and helps customers increase their bottom line while reducing environmental impact. Before starting Ecocare, Kaveh started out his career as an attorney in Arizona specializing in bankruptcy law.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• Supplying sustainability in the value chain
• Sustainable purpose and wages
• Leading the way as an influencer
• Sustainable farming

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We seek inspiration, and sometimes that unlocks the imagination of many people. Imagine a piece of art that generates other works of art derived from it. Now dream of focusing this on exploration. Hear the story of Sofia Crespo, who is using AI and art to visualize artificial life extracted from organic life.

Our

Guest

Sofia Crespo
@soficrespo91

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Sofia Crespo is an artist working on envisioning Artificial Life and generative lifeforms. One of her main focal points is the way organic life uses artificial mechanisms to simulate itself and evolve. This implies the idea that technologies are a biased product of the organic life that created them and not a completely separated object. On the side, she is also hugely concerned with the dynamic change in the role of the artists working with machine learning techniques.

Topics discussed in this

Episode

Extracting the concept of nature

How technology is transforming the art world

The artist is also a researcher

The need for better gender diversity diversity in art and technology

Does an artist need to be part computer scientist now?

Website

Personal Website

Instagram

Twitter

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Technology has changed the adult entertainment industry, especially in creating deeper fan experiences. Interestingly, so has diversity and inclusion and sexual harassment. Hear the story of Kelly Holland as she takes us behind the scenes in the adult entertainment industry.

Our Guest

In 2008, Kelly Holland transitioned from a documentary filmmaker and journalist to become the Managing Director of Penthouse Entertainment & Broadcast, where she launched the most successful global broadcast empire in adult entertainment, ultimately acquiring Penthouse Global Media in 2016. In 2018, she left Penthouse to launch a new company, Strategic Brand Connections, created to provide tele-health and tele-therapy products on a unique and proprietary technology platform.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• The new economy of adult entertainment: shifting from the studio to dealing directly with fans
• Where the power lies in the industry
• Tapping into the fan experience
• Technology and intimacy: friend or foe?
• The sexual revolution of the 21st century

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Website
• Facebook
• Twitter

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What’s the perfect world? How about every child being matched with loving (foster) parents? Hear the story of Meldie Moore, who shares the joy and challenges of adoption and building a foster family.

Our Guest

Meldie Moore, a former prosecutor, uses her expertise in trial and negotiation to help grow & strengthen families. Meldie practices family formation law, including: domestic adoptions, assisted reproduction technology agreements, family law, estate planning, school discipline, Title IX investigations, and special education. Meldie received her J.D. from Pepperdine University and her LLM from Chapman University. Meldie is also the mother of two boys through adoption and assisted reproduction.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• Nature versus nurture
• Bonding with children best practices
• How to do adoption right
• The great shortage of foster homes

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

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• LinkedIn
• Moore Law for Children LinkedIn
• Moore Law Facebook

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