The Peggy Smedley Show
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Peggy answers some key questions surrounding AI (artificial intelligence) including: what is happening with research and development; what is happening in Washington; who is for AI; and who is trying to save the U.S. from the dark side of AI.
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Peggy and Bin Li, assistant professor of electrical, computer and biomedical engineering, University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering, distinguish between AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) and explain how we get good mixed-reality applications for firefighters.
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Peggy and Michael Badnarik, software engineer, political figure, and former radio talk show host, talk about why he ran for the presidency many years ago and that almost no people understand the constitution today.
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Peggy covers some of the latest big announcements in the world of technology, then digs into the newest happenings in Washington with AVs (automated vehicles).
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Peggy and Conor McGinn, CEO, Akara Robotics, address challenges in healthcare and how robots can help kill germs. He says, there is a need to kill germs and ultraviolet rays can help.
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Peggy and Jennifer Kahnweiler, author, "Introvert-Friendly Workplaces: How to Unleash Everyone’s Talent and Performance", talk about how work cultures can support introverts.
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Peggy explains how we can equip our first responders with technology to be safer, but only if they are connected. Too often first responders are in rural locations without connectivity. She digs into how to keep industries connected and covers some of the latest trends in connectivity.
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Peggy and James Lester, professor of computer science and director of the Center for Educational Informatics, North Carolina State University, shares the goal of the IntelliVisor project, saying it looks at the best way to train first responders, specifically firefighters, and imagines 10 years into the future.
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Peggy and Dan Bruder, author, The Blendification System: Activating Potential by Connecting Culture, Strategy, and Execution & CEO of Fusion Dynamics Group, talk about what the word blendification means and why it is more prevalent today.
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In order to enable first responders to do their jobs well, we need a solid infrastructure. Peggy follows the money on this episode, giving real facts on where we are spending our infrastructure dollars.
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Peggy and David Ebert, associate vice president for research and partnerships, the Gallogly Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & director of the data institute for societal challenges, University of Oklahoma, talk about tech advances for first responders.
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Peggy and Mike Lahiff, co-founder and CEO, Zeroeyes, discuss his background in the military and technology, and how he used to kick around business ideas with people he knew in the military.
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Peggy explains how tech has collided with the education world in a way we couldn’t have seen what was coming. She says when she planned to tackle the topic of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) when she developed the editorial calendar last year, she had no idea it would be a political topic.
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Peggy and Dale Calder, founder and CEO, RevTwo, talk about how the first generation of AI (artificial intelligence) was quite difficult, but has evolved as AI has been operationalized.
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Peggy and Nathan Stratton, founder and CTO, Vocinity, talk about natural-language processing and how it uses technology that focuses on unique use cases, like supporting videos and video avatars.
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Peggy shares one impact of COVID-19 that might not be as obvious as others. She also says McKinsey theorizes that because of the pandemic, society vaulted five years forward in terms of business digital adoption in just eight weeks.
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Peggy and Deb Degillio, chief customer officer, American Water, talk about the need for investment in water infrastructure. She says we need to make sure our systems are resilient against floods and even cybersecurity.
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Peggy and Martin Koehring, head of the Economist Group’s World Ocean Initiative, defines sustainability in the seas, saying it is a concept that has been around for a while and continues to evolve.
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Peggy talks about how STEM education directly impacts the technology sector. She says expect regions with more STEM jobs to recover from this recession faster than others.
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Peggy and Monica Miller Brown, sustainable design manager, Thyssenkrupp Elevator, talk about sustainability in buildings and cities. She says we need to identify how to grow taller instead of wider in cities and that in the building industry there has been a push toward material health.
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