

Hidden In Plain Sight
Mission
Long-form conversations with the executives, innovators, and thought leaders who are working to predict, solve, and preempt some of humanity’s most complex problems.
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Apr 20, 2020 • 16min
Using Data to Build a Secure Future
Nuclear safety, national defense and cool experiments with an amazingly complex laser array: Here’s how the Lawrence Livermore National Lab crunches data to shape the future. -- This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com. -- For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/hidden.

Apr 13, 2020 • 15min
Curing Disease With Data
It can take 15 years to get one life-saving drug to market. Cutting-edge scientists are finding new ways to shift through unimaginable quantities of data faster than ever before. -- This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com. -- For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/hidden.

Apr 6, 2020 • 18min
Using Data to Fight Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a huge, yet often invisible, tragedy. The Global Emancipation Network is using advanced data technology to help local police tackle worldwide criminal networks. -- This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com. -- For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/hidden.

Mar 30, 2020 • 16min
Conservation International: Can Data Literally Save the World?
Land degradation, affecting 1.3 billion people worldwide, leads to famine, migration crises and more. Scientists are using data technology to identify how, and where, to intervene. -- This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com. -- For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/hidden.

Mar 23, 2020 • 18min
Real Answers to Fake News
Fake news: It’s everywhere. But Google’s Jigsaw team is using data to tackle the problem head-on. -- This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com. -- For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/hidden.

Mar 16, 2020 • 20min
Privacy Protection for Dissident Voices
When digital communication becomes digital surveillance, freedom is threatened. A Financial Times reporter and the Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation expose the risks we all face. -- This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com. -- For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/hidden.

Mar 9, 2020 • 22min
Bitcoin: A Lifeline in Venezuela
A Venezuelan refugee reveals how cryptocurrency helped him survive in an economy of desperate privation and crippling hyperinflation. -- This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com. -- For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/hidden.

Mar 2, 2020 • 20min
Entering the Mirror World
Augmented and virtual reality will change how we see the world. Here’s how three digital futurists, including Wired magazine co-founder Kevin Kelly, see the near- and long-term potential of AR/VR. --
This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com. -- For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/hidden.

Feb 27, 2020 • 3min
Welcome to Hidden In Plain Sight
Human trafficking, pollution, nuclear testing, fake news, environmental sustainability. These crises are spanning the entire globe, threatening peace and prosperity everywhere. They impact millions of lives and have no obvious solutions. So… how do we even start? Hidden in Plain Sight is a new podcast from Mission.org, narrated by Sophia Bush. Episodes release every Monday. --
This program is brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com. -- For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/hidden.