Data is everywhere and growing fast. In an era where 80% of enterprise data remains untapped, and with a projected surge to 175 zettabytes of data by 2025 alongside a $190 billion AI market, the need for data analytics has never been more critical. The Praxi Pod is all about Data, AI and how you can make decisions and a real impact for your business. Talking to Data Leaders across the world to learn and change your game.
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What Now? AI is a University of Toronto podcast series that dives into the world of artificial intelligence. Join hosts Beth Coleman and Rahul Krishnan as they explore – and demystify – the transformative potential of AI and its impact on society with the help of leading experts from the university. Coleman is an associate professor at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at U of T Mississauga and U of T’s Faculty of Information. She is also a research lead on ...
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Welcome to the BioHackers Podcast! Every few weeks, David and Alex welcome a world-class scientists to explore interesting topics within the AI and BioHacker movement, including Generative AI, Chaos Theory, AI in Biosciences, Climate Change, Advancements in EdTech and BioHackathons. BioHackers are a community of digital biotechnicians dedicated to solving many of the world’s toughest problems by closing the data-driven R&D workforce demand gap. This ecosystem of skilled data workers work tog ...
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AI is poised to impact the political process in profound ways. How do we navigate this uncharted territory? Hosts Beth Coleman and Rahul Krishnan are joined by experts Peter Loewen and Harper Reed to unravel the potential influence of AI on democracy and the spread of misinformation. About the hosts: Beth Coleman is an associate professor at U of T…
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The rapid advance of AI writing tools, image generators and text-to-video models opens a new world for creative possibilities. It also raises questions about the role of the artist, the nature of creativity – and ethics. Hosts Beth Coleman and Rahul Krishnan dive into these topics with guests Sanja Fidler and Nick Frosst. About the hosts: Beth Cole…
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While a lot of the news around AI is doom and gloom, the potential for positive innovation in health care offers a hopeful perspective. Hosts Beth Coleman and Rahul Krishnan are joined by University of Toronto experts Christine Allen and Andrew Pinto to talk about the transformative power of AI in health care, from revolutionizing primary care to a…
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Safe and Accountable Hosts Beth Coleman and Rahul Krishnan navigate the challenging terrain of AI safety and governance. In this episode, they are joined by University of Toronto experts Gillian Hadfield and Roger Grosse as they explore critical questions about AI’s risks, regulatory challenges and how to align the technology with human values. Hos…
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University of Toronto researchers Rahul Krishnan and Beth Coleman dive into the world of AI – how far we’ve come, where we are heading and the potentially profound impact for society. 01:24 Geoffrey Hinton's warning about AI 03:21 Regulating a multi-billion dollar industry 04:50 How is AI being trained? 05:58 AI as a tool 07:08 What can we learn fr…
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Alasdair Anderson, Data Access, Quality and Sovereignty still major hurdles for true AI adoption
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In this episode, Andrew Turner interviews Alasdair Anderson about the current state of the data space and the challenges and opportunities it presents. They discuss the explosive growth of data, the importance of data integrity and foundation, and the impact of data on different industries. They also delve into the challenges of access and quality …
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Edosa Odaro, Human impact, Value equations, Data stories, AI and insights from the Middle East
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Summary In this conversation, Andrew and Edosa discuss the challenges and opportunities in the data world. They emphasize the importance of aligning data strategies with organizational goals and asking the right questions to ensure value creation. They also highlight the need to consider the human dimension and the impact on the workforce. The conv…
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Roberto Maranca, The Path to Chief Decision Officer
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In this conversation, Roberto Maranca discusses the role of data in business and the challenges of implementing data initiatives. He emphasises the importance of agile data modelling and the need for a digital twin and enterprise intelligence. Roberto also highlights the challenges of sustainability and data centres. He explores the hype cycles sur…
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Andrew Ahn, Founder & CEO of Praxi Data, Solving business problems with Data and GenAI
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In this episode, our Host Andrew Turner interviews Andrew Ahn, founder and CEO of Praxi Data, about the importance of data and the challenges in the data industry. They discuss the hype cycle of data technologies and the need for good quality data. Andrew Ahn introduces the concept of generative AI and its role in solving data problems. He also pro…
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The Praxi Pod Introduction with Host, Andrew Turner
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Welcome to the The Praxi Pod, and welcome to a new year in 2024. We are launching the Praxi Pod as a weekly “Pod” of one, two or few people coming together to discuss all things data – every week, punchy, informative, discussing the topics that are top of mind in the industry and how data leaders are planning to tackle things head on. So, in the Pr…
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BioHackers Podcast Season 2 Ep. 2 – Generative AI in Education featuring Julie Johnston
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Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 2 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome education innovator and AI evangelist Julie Johnston to the show. Together, they share their perspectives on Gen-AI and the fast-approaching future of education, including challenges for faculty, the speed of change, new assessment models, AI mentori…
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BioHackers Podcast Season 2 Ep. 1 – HI to AI
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Welcome to Season 2 of the BioHackers Podcast! This is Episode 1 – HI to AI. In this episode, David and Alex look back at the inspiring guests and fun-filled episodes of Season 1. Then, they look ahead to Season 2 and explore the topic on everyone’s minds … artificial intelligence and its role in education. David shares a recent conversation with t…
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 12 – Bug Pheromones & Agriculture featuring Markandeya Gorantla
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Welcome to Episode 12 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome world-renown insectologist Markandeya Gorantla from India. Together, they explore insect pheromones as a solution for crop-destroying pests, the power of interdisciplinary research, GMOs, insect attraction, and how computational biology can help anyone solve hu…
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I had two conversations on AI recently - one about its promise as a tech tool, and one about its dangers as a portal to hell.I think both are true.By Isaac Morehouse
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Is AI an Entity? A Spiritual Look, with Cyprian
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Cyprian (aka Vin Armani) joins me to discuss his take on AI. If you're not in for weird spiritual stuff, this is not the episode for you!We talk about whether AI is a technology or an entity, how it differs from other tech, and what it means for civilization.By Isaac Morehouse
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AI Has (Finally) Got Me Hyped - with Steve Patterson
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It took a while, but the latest ChatGPT Large Language Model AI thingy finally got me seeing an amazing future.Steve Patterson brings some excellent analysis to what's going on and what it means.By Isaac Morehouse
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 11 – Training Through Trees featuring Alex Harkess
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Welcome to Episode 11 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome famed plant geneticist Alex Harkess from HudsonAlpha Biotechnology Institute. Together, they discuss genomic time traveling, cloning trees, the bridge from education to research, biohacking, and the power of telling stories for organisms that can’t speak for th…
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 10 – BioHacking Turmeric featuring Shivani Gupta and Reed Bender
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Welcome to Episode 10 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome Ayurveda experts Dr. Shivani Gupta and Reed Bender. Together, they explore the confluence of ancient Ayurvedic medicine, turmeric as a healing agent, and modern biochemistry. The result is a wonderful 5,000-year journey into a hopeful, healthier future. Watch t…
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 9 – Restoring Native American Research featuring Reno Charette
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Welcome to Episode 9 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome the inspirational Reno Charette (Sees a Circled Rainbow) from American Indian Higher Education Consortium. Together, they discuss Reno’s fascinating journey from Miss Indian Montana to indigenous healthcare research, the power of community, STEM education, and a…
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 8 – Science for Everyone featuring Tyesha Farmer
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Welcome to Episode 8 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome inspirational bioinformatics professor Tyesha Farmer from Alabama A&M University. Together, they discuss the importance of academic mentorship, the global impact of agriscience, and the power of enabling everyone with the opportunities of a science-based educati…
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Director of the Citizen Lab, Ron Deibert sits down with Randy to breakdown everything from privacy and propaganda, to how to solve marital problems and intricacies of being a Libra.
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Jeffrey Rosenthal, Professor of Statistics, was born on Friday the 13th. He joins Randy to talk about luck, chance, Markov's chain - and no that’s not a 90's band - and play a round of rock, paper, scissors!
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Time to tell you about my new endeavor!By Isaac Morehouse
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Beth Coleman, Associate Professor of Data & Cities joins Randy to dive into “smarter cities” and what a more human-centered city could be.
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 7 – Space Plants featuring Josh Vandenbrink
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Welcome to Episode 7 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome space biologist Josh Vandenbrink to the show. Together, they discuss the James Webb Space Telescope, heliotropism, overcoming the challenges of space science, NASA GeneLab, Arabidopsis, the Praxis Pyramid, and feeding colonists on Mars. Watch the Video Podcast o…
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Edward Jones-Imhotep, is a historian of the social and cultural life of machines. He and Randy talk tech, Black androids, social order and slow disasters.
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Randy Boyagoda and Clémentine Van Effenterre dive deep into economic policies and protests, privilege and class divisions, and the new shape of work across the globe.By University of Toronto
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Randy meets Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández at his OISE office for the first time since the pandemic, as they talk about whether schools have changed for the worse (or the better) since March 2020.By University of Toronto
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 6 – BioHackathons featuring Courtney Shearer
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Welcome to Episode 6 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome Courtney Shearer from Harvard Medical School. Together, they discuss Courtney’s journey from Clemson to Crispr to Harvard, the power of biohacking, the joy of interdisciplinary collaboration, the Zen of running, virtual research in biotechnology, and the best wa…
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Maydianne Andrade is a Jamaican-born Canadian ecologist and (UTSC) professor known for her work on the mating habits of a variety of widow spiders. During the pandemic, she hosted The New Normal, a podcast about our steps into the unknown and how we as a community are getting through it. She pursues research, teaching, service, and public engagemen…
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A podcast about the post pandemic world: how we live together, work together, recover, thrive, teardown, and rebuild. What has changed? Are we ready for the next challenges? Climate change, inequality, identity, housing, healthcare, supply chain, technology, community. Season one host – author and professor Randy Boyagoda – explores our city and id…
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 5 – Emergence of Psychohistory featuring Ken Matusow
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Welcome to Episode 5 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome famous inventor and systems theorist Ken Matusow to the show. Together, they discuss the emergence of quantum mechanics as a tool for curing cancer, the power of imaginary numbers, the New Renaissance, quantum weirdness, and valuable life lessons learned from Is…
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 4 – Dynamic Cellular Models featuring Marc Birtwistle
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Welcome to Episode 4 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome Marc Birtwistle to the show. Together, they discuss mathematical modeling as a time machine for the cell, the lab of the future, great advice for careers in science, kinesthetic learning, and Marc’s cool new company, Blotting Innovations. Watch the Video Podcast…
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 3 - Biodata, AI, & Workflows featuring Ben Sherman
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Welcome to Episode 3 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome Ben Sherman to the show. Together, they discuss the role of AI in finding patterns in data, the magic of workflows, image analytics, the top 3 skills of a computational scientist, and how to become a Groovy coder. Watch the Video Podcast on YouTube: https://yout…
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 2 - Chaos Theory featuring Reed Bender
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Welcome to Episode 2 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome Reed Bender to the show. Together, they discuss creative ways for science to help find order in life’s randomness, including chaos theory, yoga’s role in biosciences, single cell RNA sequencing, democratized compute, sonic brain interactions, and holistic approa…
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BioHackers Podcast Ep. 1 - What is a BioHacker featuring Alex Feltus
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex discuss the formation and growth of the BioHacker movement, including the first BioHackathon (for Bill Paseman), the next iteration of the Vulcan Academy, Chaos Theory, the Praxis AI mission, Climate Change, and details on how you too can become a BioHacker …
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 10: Re-inventing the Arcade with Haste
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Go to nanopay.cash to signup for a little newsletter about tiny payments.The guys from Haste tell their winding tale from minor league baseball to building the Barpay app to creating a simple arcade game where the leaderboard gets payouts. That game led to a platform for game builders and a budding revolution.If you can't see the coolness in this s…
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Do It Now - Joel Bein talks Creativity and Persistence
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Joel is the author of The Daily Job Hunt (crash.co/daily) which goes out to 170k+ people every morning, and he's just published his first book.He joins to talk about the process and his own journey to becoming a creative machine.joelbein.comBy Isaac Morehouse
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 9: Micro-Influence, with Nicky Nu
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Subscribe at nanopay.substack.com for more stuff on tiny payments!Nicky is an entrepreneur, former professional dancer and instructor, and fellow tiny payment fan. He created Genuine Retweets to solve his own problem, and discovered he was onto something much bigger.By Isaac Morehouse
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 8: "99% of Crypto is a Joke" with Joshua Henslee
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Subscribe at nanopay.cash for updates and exploration into tiny payments.Joshua Henslee joins me to talk tokens, enterprise, and more.By Isaac Morehouse
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 7: HandCash and the App Economy
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Alex Agut and his biz partner wanted tiny payments for apps they were building. Traditional payment processors couldn't do it. Bitcoin could, but was too complicated for normal users.BTC fees became too high for tiny payments, but BHC and BSV emerged to restore the original low-fee design of bitcoin.That's when Alex had an idea: What if instead of …
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From Intern to CEO in 5 Years: Cameron Sorsby Talks Praxis and Careers
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Cameron Sorsby is the CEO of Praxis. But he began as an unpaid intern willing to do anything to help the company grow.We chat is story, Praxis updates, and why he'd turn down the GM role for the San Antonio Spurs.By Isaac Morehouse
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I joined Ken Coleman to talk about how to leverage connections in your career.By Isaac Morehouse
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 6: Which Protocols Work Best?
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Sign up at nanopay.cash to get updates on my exploration into tiny payments.Coding wizard Dean Little from BitPing and MatterPool joins me to talk about which protocols are usable for micro and nanopayments, the pros and cons of each, and what needs to be solved for global scale.BSV, BCH, Solana, PoW, PoS, and more.…
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Maybe the world is already wondrous enough.By Isaac Morehouse
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 5: Randy from Twetch on Social Media
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Check out nanopay.cash to get these videos and keep up on other nanopayment stuff.Randy is the co-founder of Twetch, a social media platform on the blockchain that uses tiny payments. Check it out at twetch.com.By Isaac Morehouse
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 4: Cyprian on Payment Channels
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Check out www.nanopay.cash to keep up with these convos and more.Cyprian (aka Vin Armani) talks about his experiments with tiny payments, the business he launched called CoinText, why payment channels are an overlooked mechanism, and what to look for in a protocol.By Isaac Morehouse
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 3: Building Breakthroughs
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Check out www.nanopay.cash to keep up to date on these vids and more tiny payment stuff.I briefly explore a framework created by tech investor Mike Maples Jr. and apply it to the world of tiny payments to get the wheels turning on what might be built for possible futures.By Isaac Morehouse
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 2: Why Tiny Payments?
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Check out www.nanopay.cash to keep up to date on these vids and more tiny payment stuff.What about all the other attributes of crypto? Aren't those more important than tiny payments?I chat a bit about these attributes and the extent to which they're oversold. I mention this article - https://www.bitpost.app/u/isaacmorehouse/whats-left-of-the-bitcoi…
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Tiny Payments are a Big Deal, Part 1: The Basics
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Check out www.nanopay.cash to keep up to date on these vids and more tiny payment stuff.-What is this all about and why do I love tiny payments?-Micro vs nanopayments-Three stages of tiny payment apps: 1. happening today, 2. possible today, 3. theoretically possible-5 types of biz models: 1. metered payments, 2. split payments, 3. tradeable rev sha…
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