Triangulation

Jason Howell is joined by TWiT's studio engineer to talk about his time as the drummer and founder of the progressive rock band Cairo, creating the Virtual Live Show, and how the intersection of music and tech has evolved. Cairo on YouTube: Virtual Live Show on Twitter: Host: Guest: Download or subscribe to this show at .

Flynn Coleman, writer, and international human rights attorney, joins Denise Howell to talk about her book Flynn argues that we must instill values, ethics, and morals into our robots, algorithms, and other forms of AI by developing and implement laws, policies, and oversight mechanisms to protect us from tech's insidious threats. Get "A Human Algorithm": Host: Guest: Download or subscribe to this show at .

Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist who designed Mathematica, Wolfram Alpha, and the Wolfram Language. He talks to Mikah Sargent about translating between human language, mathematics, and programming languages, how computational language works, and how he has spent his life trying to build computational intelligence up. Host: Guest: Download or subscribe to this show at . Sponsors:

Margaret O'Mara, Professor of History at the University of Washington, joins Mikah Sargent to talk about her book . They dive into the behind-the-scenes history of Silicon Valley, including how the Cold War shaped what Stanford University is today, shine a light on some of the unsung heroes like Ann Hardy and David Morgenthaler, and the legacy of Steve Jobs. Get "The Code": Host: Guest: Download or subscribe to this show at . Sponsor:

Scott Petry is the CEO of Authentic8. He talks to Leo Laporte about his work on the Newton, how he saved the world from spam, and his plan to make your browser safe. Host: Guest: Download or subscribe to this show at .