The Irish Tech News Podcast

On this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by David Boles, CEO of climatemoney, a banking app that allows customers to automatically know the carbon footprint of their purchases and lifestyle emissions. He explains the purpose of climatemoney and the change they are making to fight against climate change. David Boles also talks about blockchain in the environment and talks about climate change activist Greta Thunberg. David Boles is the CEO of the Climatemoney Fintech, climatemoney. A graduate of UCD’s Civil and Environmental Engineering programme, he was honoured in 2018 for his work on carbon mitigation in the multipoint emission sectors. David’s innovative approach to emission reduction programmes, expressed via the startup climatemoney lays out a pathway to achieving net-zero emissions beyond political soundbites of pledges and targets set. About Diana Paiva Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master’s in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Is fintech transitioning from teenager to adulthood? If so, how do we learn and grow together as a force for good? Are we making the right choices? And how can we help shape the future of this industry, from what we do, to who we include at the table, and how we get there?  In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Raf De Kimpe about the upcoming Fintech Week London (July 11-12). With a full suite of partners including the Department for International Trade, London & Partners, and the City of London, along with conference topics ranging from open finance, identity, big banks and big tech, to crypto, sustainability, and fintech for good, there will be no lack of thought-provoking conversations. It’s time to celebrate the human connections, make memories, and be part of something truly special.

Ian MacRae talks to Dr. Aaron Brace about how algorithms shape our online relationships and interactions, with a focus on the influence of algorithms in the world of online dating. How do algorithms work on digital communication platforms?  What is their purpose, how do they filter social interactions and prioritize certain types over others?  What kind of messages tend to get through? How do algorithms encourage certain behaviours, emotions, presentation styles? Are algorithms on dating apps essentially the same? Do they encourage different behaviours or have any effect at all? Do we even know what the algorithms in dating apps are doing? None of them are open source... so do we really know what they're doing, or if they're any good? How and why are online dating apps different from other ways of meeting people for romantic or sexual relationships? Can we really compare?  And what long-term effects do the algorithms in dating apps have on our relationships and our society. Do we even know…?   Dr. Aaron Brace is the Co-Founder of ad-tech start-up Tack Tech, the first platform of its kind to enable advertisers to automate AI-driven audience testing and deploy ads across multiple ad networks simultaneously. Prior to this he spent 3 years at Facebook in Dublin, and many more as a Data Scientist in the media industry. Aaron has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Sussex. Find him on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-brace-data   Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into ten different languages. @iansmacrae on Twitter.

Ian MacRae talks to Dr. Julie Fratantoni about science communication, social media and her work talking about brain health on Tiktok. Where do young people primarily get their information about mental health? What are the most common sources of information... and misinformation on social media? Why use Tiktok as an education platform? Is there anything about the platform that makes communication easier? And what are the risks and drawbacks? What are the risks that psychologists, neuroscientists or other experts should know about being active on social media channels? What can you learn about people on social media that an academic or research setting doesn’t teach you? How will the role of science communicators change in the future? Dr. Julie Fratantoni is a cognitive neuroscientist at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas. She serves as the head of content innovation and user experience for The BrainHealth Project™ – a 10 year, longitudinal research study seeking to define, measure, and improve brain health and performance across the lifespan. She is passionate about science communication and finds great joy in creating and sharing content that equips and empowers individuals to live a happier and healthier life. She is @drjuliefratantoni on Instagram and Tiktok, and her website is: www.drjuliefratantoni.com Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into tendifferent languages. @iansmacrae on Twitter.

AI, the cloud and smartphones has ushered new innovations and apps that will help us as we deal with the current pandemic and future pandemics. One such app that uses AI and smartphones is being developed by Nazarbayev University (NU), the Republic of Kazakhstan. The app analyses the sound of a cough using AI with the aim to help doctors make diagnoses in the future. Ronan talks to lead researcher Alessandra Clementi, Assistant Professor from the NU School of Medicine about this and more. Alessandra talks about her background, talks about the app she helped develop that analyses the sound of a cough using AI, how smartphones are helping, eradicating TB, helping doctors to distinguish cough sounds, and stethoscopes. Alessandra also talks about smart watches, how the university will use the data they capture, when they hope to commercialise the app, and AI. More about the Cough Analyzer: Cough Analyzer is a research project from the NU School of Medicine in collaboration with their School of Engineering and Digital Sciences. The goal is to record, define, analyse, and differentiate cough sounds through a free mobile app. The future goal is that the app will be able to identify various disease by the sound of a cough and distinguish them to speed up diagnosis by a doctor. Scientists are training the programme to distinguish patterns among four main diseases: Covid-19, asthma, allergies, and pneumonia.

James Verheul likes to keep things interesting. He studied a triple major at the University of Cape Town in economics, finance and environmental finance. After college he entered into traditional finance working alongside wealth professionals, but his love of interesting things pulled him into crypto back in 2013. What interested him was Web 3, although it had not been named that as yet. Instinctively, he knew that change was happening in this space. “It’s definitely the hottest buzz word now, but even back in 2013 I knew I had slipped into the interesting section of the finance market.” Verheul defines Web 1 as read only, Web 2 as read and write, but Web 3 as read, write and own. “Going from centralised finance which is so laborious to decentralised finance is very exciting. And to be here at the beginning is off the charts.” Verheul was not only excited to be part of Web 3, but he also wanted to be part of the creation of Web 3. To that end he teamed up with Joly Horsfal to co-found Spark World. For both founders, NFTs are seen as core to DeFi. Tune in to hear more... Your host is Jillian Godsil

On this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by the director and co-founder of Change Logic and co-author of Corporate Explorer, Andrew Binns. Andrew gives an insight into his new book, Corporate Explorer and the highlights that readers can expect. He talks about the difference between large companies and start-up businesses, and he explained the importance of innovation in companies, even in those that are prospering. He also talks about the reasons companies go bankrupt. Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master’s in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn. About Andrew Binns Andy works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. He is a co-founder of Change Logic and manages the firm on behalf of the partnership. Andy has twenty-five years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the ‘Emerging Business Opportunity’ program, for which he received an award from IBM’s Vice-Chairman.

It’s been said that the metaverse could be the next trillion-dollar opportunity. From retail and fashion, to gaming, sports, and even financial services, brands are actively trying to figure out how to engage with a new audience and capitalize on the excitement. But what is it like to be fully immersed as a creator?  In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat with Jyothee Murali (@jyxdi), a talented painter and NFT artist, on her journey, the virtual community, and what the future holds for the fast-evolving space.

Ian MacRae talks to Dr. Julie Fratantoni about science communication, social media and her work talking about brain health on Tiktok. Where do young people primarily get their information about mental health? What are the most common sources of information... and misinformation on social media? Why use Tiktok as an education platform? Is there anything about the platform that makes communication easier?  And what are the risks and drawbacks?  What are the risks that psychologists, neuroscientists or other experts should know about being active on social media channels? What can you learn about people on social media that an academic or research setting doesn’t teach you? How will the role of science communicators change in the future? Dr. Julie Fratantoni is a cognitive neuroscientist at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas. She serves as the head of content innovation and user experience for The BrainHealth Project™ – a 10 year, longitudinal research study seeking to define, measure, and improve brain health and performance across the lifespan. She is passionate about science communication and finds great joy in creating and sharing content that equips and empowers individuals to live a happier and healthier life. She is @drjuliefratantoni on Instagram and Tiktok, and her website is: www.drjuliefratantoni.com Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into tendifferent languages. @iansmacrae on Twitter.

Oleg Fomenko explains how orgasms keep the human race on track with Sweatcoin offering the exercise orgasm to keep us walking. Later this year all those Sweat Coins will be converted into crypto - making fans thinner and richer.  Your host is Jillian Godsil