WABE Tech Cast

On this episode of WABE Tech Cast remix, we listen back to our conversation with filmmaker Ken Burns about his PBS documentary Benjamin Franklin, including Franklin's contributions to the future of technology and science, and the formation of the United States. Plus, in this mid-term election year, we look at what big tech is doing to fight disinformation. 

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This week we bring you an encore of two earlier WABE Tech Cast episodes: Exploring how Atlanta logistics companies are trying to streamline the supply chain, and the future of electric vehicles in Georgia, and whether the state’s infrastructure is ready to handle them, and if car buyers here are ready to make the switch.

New episodes of WABE Tech Cast return in September.

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Mobile technology is playing an important role in helping scientists measure what parts of Atlanta are seeing the most extreme heat. WABE Tech Cast host Emil Moffatt looks at how the data is collected and being used. It's part of WABE's summer series called The Heat Effect.

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Technology can often evolve at lightning speeds, leaving some computers out-of-date in a matter of years, if not months. But machines that are several decades old can still capture people's attention. On this episode of WABE Tech Cast, Emil Moffatt visits the Vintage Computer Festival Southeast in Atlanta.

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Connected devices may seem like a modern day luxury. But they can also be critical in alerting authorities in the event of an emergency in a public space. In this week's episode of WABE Tech Cast, Emil Moffatt speaks with Steve Latham, founder and CEO of Banyan Hills Technologies in Duluth. We also take a look Atlanta's effort to build out a surveillance camera network through Connect Atlanta.

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Imagine that you're sharing an elevator with someone who could give you your dream job. What would you say?  How would you sell your talents? In this week’s episode of WABE Tech Cast, Emil Moffatt has the story of two Atlanta companies trying to help employees and employers find the right fit: Quinn Cobbledger and its "Job Pitch" app and TechCXO, which connects companies with "on-demand executives."

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From film to tapes to smart phones, technology continues to change the way we capture important events in life. But preserving those memories for posterity can have its challenges. In this week's episode of WABE Tech Cast, Emil Moffatt talks to two people in Atlanta whose jobs revolve around archiving the past.

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A shortage of workers has many companies turning to technology as an alternative way to move goods and people. On this week's episode of WABE Tech Cast, Emil Moffatt has a look at autonomous technology in Atlanta, including drones that deliver pizza and self-driving shuttles.

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Leaders from the financial technology industry are meeting in Atlanta this week at a conference known as Fintech South. For decades, the city has been a leading hub for financial transactions. On this week's episode of WABE Tech Cast, Emil Moffatt looks at how that came to be, and where the region goes from here.

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Can technology help us breathe a little easier? It's a question many people in Georgia – including government scientists and even some high school students continue to explore. Emil Moffatt brings us a few of their answers in this week's episode of WABE Tech Cast.

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