IT Conversations

Doug Kaye - All's Well That Ends Well  play >

Doug Kaye - All's Well That Ends Well

12/4/2012 | Download File (18.33 MB) - right click to download

When Doug Kaye created IT Conversations in 2003, most people didn't know what a podcast was and why they should care. Yet the idea spread and today, all kinds of people and organizations regularly release content to people throughout the world. Doug joins Phil Windley to bid farewell to the Conversations Network. They discuss the background of why Doug chose to be a podcast pioneer and how the network helped revolutionize a new way to distribute interesting content.

Dr. Peter G. Hartwell - CeNSE, How The Sensor Revolution Will Form The Next Layer On The Internet  play >

Dr. Peter G. Hartwell - CeNSE, How The Sensor Revolution Will Form The Next Layer On The Internet

11/29/2012 | Download File (10.48 MB) - right click to download

Dr Peter Hartwell discusses Hewlett-Packard's project to form a new information ecosystem called the Central Nervous System for the Earth, or CeNSE. The system will include a planetary system of a trillion nano-scale sensors and actuators embedded in the environment and connected via an array of wireless networks with computing systems, software and services to exchange real-time information among analysis engines, storage systems and end users. Applications include food safety, energy use and factory operations.

Pamela Rutledge - How Emerging Technologies are Increasing Intrinsic Motivation  play >

Pamela Rutledge - How Emerging Technologies are Increasing Intrinsic Motivation

11/27/2012 | Download File (8.72 MB) - right click to download

What are the hidden motivations in all the decisions we make about technology? Pamela Rutledge, Co-Founder/Director, A Think Lab/Media Psychology Research Center, spells out why our intrinsic ability to get things done is really what gets us up in the morning. Hear in this talk what what drives creativity and innovation, what technology does with motivation, how this has implications at multiple levels, and how giving people more control over their lives increases commercial success.

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