Keyboard and Quill

Keyboard and Quill

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Keyboard and Quill episodes

  • From Drum Beats to Radio Waves | Ep. 3

    The pace of innovation in the field of telecommunications over the last 200 years is pretty amazing. But how did we get from drums to morse code, or from the radio to the 5G smartphone? In this episode of Keyboard and Quill (part 1 of 2), we journey through thousands of years of history with Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi as they explore how telecommunication has evolved from drum beats to the telegraph to radio. New episodes every Tuesday from March 12-June 4.

    Keyboard and Quill is created and made possible by StarTree, hosts of the Real-Time Analytics Summit for data professionals. Get 30% off registration.

    SPECIAL THANKS TO:
    Rachel Pedreschi and Claritype
    Link: claritype.com

    Dr. Mara Mills (NYU)
    Link: Website
    Book: Crip Authorship: Disability as Method

    Coastal Kites for the music you heard in our interlude.

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    Story by Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi
    Produced by Peter Furia, Noelle Gallagher, and Tim Berglund
    Edited by Noelle Gallagher and Peter Furia
    Original music and sound by Jeff Kite, keyboardist for The Voidz

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    27 min
  • From Farms to Factories | Ep. 2

    We pick up our story on the quickening pace of life with the Industrial Revolution. Our hosts, Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi, examine agriculture, the steam engine, the machine power of factories, the evolution of print, and the advent of the telegraph. News is getting faster, productivity continues to rise, and life won't be slowing down anytime soon.  New episodes every Tuesday from March 12-June 4. 

    Keyboard and Quill is created and made possible by StarTree, hosts of the Real-Time Analytics Summit for data professionals. Get 30% off registration.

    SPECIAL THANKS TO:
    Rachel Pedreschi and Claritype
    Link: claritype.com

    Dr. Tom Mullaney (Stanford)
    Book: The Chinese Computer

    Dr. Mara Mills (NYU)
    Link: Website
    Book: Crip Authorship: Disability as Method

    Coastal Kites for the music you heard in our interlude.

    CREATIVE COMMONS MUSIC UNDER CCBY 4.0:

    Medieval Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | free-stock-music.com

    Duduk 9 by Juskiddink | freesound.org

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    Story by Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi
    Produced by Peter Furia, Noelle Gallagher, and Tim Berglund
    Edited by Noelle Gallagher and Peter Furia
    Original music and sound by Jeff Kite, keyboardist for The Voidz

    • 🎧 Subscribe to K&Q wherever you listen to podcasts.
    • ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube, and hit the 🔔 to never miss new K&Q uploads
    • 👍 If you enjoyed this video, please leave us a rating.
    • 🧠 Real-Time Analytics Summit (for data professionals). Get 30% off registration.
    • 🎧 Subscribe to our other podcast, Real-Time Analytics with Tim Berglund (for data professionals)
    23 min
  • From Cave Paintings to the Printing Press | Ep. 1

    Many historical threads have come together to create the data-powered world we live in today. In this very first episode of Keyboard and Quill, journey through 45,000 years of history with Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi as they begin to pull on those threads. They’ll explore how our modes of communication have evolved over time–from cave paintings to cuneiform to the printing press–and how technology has driven the relentless acceleration of our pace of life.  New episodes every Tuesday from March 12-June 4.

    Keyboard and Quill is created and made possible by StarTree, hosts of the Real-Time Analytics Summit for data professionals. Get 30% off registration.

    SPECIAL THANKS TO:
    Rachel Pedreschi and Claritype
    Link: claritype.com

    Dr. Tom Mullaney (Stanford)
    Book: The Chinese Computer

    Dr. Devin Fitzgerald (Yale)
    Link: https://devinfitz.com

    Dr. Yovanna Pineda (University of Central Florida)
    Link: Website

    Olivia Gamblin (AI Ethicist)
    Book: Responsible A.I.

    Dr. Laine Nooney (NYU)
    Book: The Apple II Age
    Podcast: Unboxing: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious

    Taylor Jones (Stanford)
    Podcast: ODB: A Son Unique

    Coastal Kites for the music you heard in our interlude.

    CREATIVE COMMONS MUSIC UNDER CCBY 4.0:
    Siluetas De Arabia by Justin Allan Arnold | ifnessfreemusic.com | free-stock-music.com
    Xiao 2 by XSerra | freesound.org
    Duduk by Juskiddink | freesound.org

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    Story by Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi
    Produced by Peter Furia, Noelle Gallagher, and Tim Berglund
    Edited by Noelle Gallagher and Peter Furia
    Original music and sound by Jeff Kite, keyboardist for The Voidz

    • 🎧 Subscribe to K&Q wherever you listen to podcasts.
    • ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube, and hit the 🔔 to never miss new K&Q uploads
    • 👍 If you enjoyed this video, please leave us a rating.
    • 🧠 Real-Time Analytics Summit (for data professionals). Get 30% off registration.
    • 🎧 Subscribe to our other podcast, Real-Time Analytics with Tim Berglund (for data professionals)
    23 min
  • Welcome to Keyboard and Quill

    Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi introduce “Keyboard and Quill,” a new limited series narrative podcast exploring data and technology through time. 

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    Story by Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi
    Produced by Peter Furia, Noelle Gallagher, and Tim Berglund
    Edited by Noelle Gallagher and Peter Furia
    Original music and sound by Jeff Kite, keyboardist for The Voidz

    • 🎧 Subscribe to K&Q wherever you listen to podcasts.
    • ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube, and hit the 🔔 to never miss new K&Q uploads
    • 👍 If you enjoyed this video, please leave us a rating.
    • 🧠 Real-Time Analytics Summit (for data professionals). Get 30% off registration.
    • 🎧 Subscribe to our other podcast, Real-Time Analytics with Tim Berglund (for data professionals)
    6 min

About Keyboard and Quill

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Keyboard and Quill is a playful, narrative podcast exploring data and technology through time. Co-hosted by Silicon Valley database startup veterans, Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi, and inspired…

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