Triangulation (Audio)

Leo Laporte speaks with Jigsaw's Chief Operating Officer Dan Keyserling. They discuss how the incubator, which began as Google Ideas, is working to make the world a better place by building technologies to help fight attacks on free speech, online harassment, violent extremism, and other injustices with projects like Project Shield, Password Alert, Conversation AI, Digital Attack Map, Outline, Share the Facts, and more. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Dan Keyserling Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation.

Megan Morrone speaks with journalist and author Julian Guthrie about her latest book, Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime. They discuss why Julian decided to tell the stories of these four pioneering women in the male-dominated world of Silicon Valley (Theresia Guow, Magdalena Yeşil, MJ Elmore, and Sonja Perkins), some key lessons and regrets from these entrepreneurs, how sexist attitudes have evolved in tech and other industries where women are underrepresented, how the book is being adapted into a television series, and more. Buy "Alpha Girls": https://amzn.to/2WXeuqE​ Host: Megan Morrone Guest: Julian Guthrie Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Sponsor: capterra.com/triangulation

Jason Howell speaks with investigative reporter and author Joseph Menn about his latest book, Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World. They discuss how the origins of the famous hacking group and its impact on society, how many of these hacktivists have become powerful public figures, how Joseph uncovered presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke as a member, and more. Buy "Cult of the Dead Cow": https://amzn.to/2WvaihA Host: Jason Howell Guest: Joseph Menn Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation.

Denise Howell speaks with the driving force behind San Francisco's facial recognition ban and Executive Director of Secure Justice, Brian Hofer. They discuss the state of facial recognition technology, the reasoning behind the ban, how the mission creep of mass surveillance technologies affect civil liberties, and more. Host: Denise Howell Guest: Brian Hofer Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Sponsor: The Intrazone

Megan Morrone speaks with Jessica Powell, Google's former VP of Communications and author of The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional But Essentially True Silicon Valley Story. They discuss how she came about to writing this satirical novel about tech, becoming Medium's first print book, the impact of Silicon Valley's monoculture, and more. Buy 'The Big Disruption': https://amzn.to/2K4o1EW Host: Megan Morrone Guest: Jessica Powell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation.

NYT bestselling author Daniel Suarez returns to talk with Leo Laporte about his latest book Delta-v, a near-future technological thriller following the first deep space mining operation. Buy Delta-v: https://amzn.to/2VuqmuF Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Daniel Suarez Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Sponsors: Behind the Tech ZipRecruiter.com/triangulation

Jason Howell speaks with Brianna Wu, video game developer and Candidate for US House of Representatives in MA District 8 for 2020. They discuss how she got started in tech, surviving the Gamergate harassment, why she's running for Congress, and more. Host: Jason Howell Guest: Brianna Wu Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Sponsor: capterra.com/triangulation

Cory Doctorow's latest book is Radicalized. Megan Morrone talks to him about DRM toast, online radicalization and science fiction vs. futurism. Buy Radicalized: https://amzn.to/2VdUejR Host: Megan Morrone Guest: Cory Doctorow Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation.

Celia Hodent is a cognitive scientist, game industry veteran, and author of The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design. She talks with Denise Howell about common misconceptions on how the brain works, how games like Fornite use cognitive science to create an engaging experience, the problem with the term 'gaming addiction,' when loot boxes become gambling, and more. Buy 'The Gamer's Brain': https://amzn.to/2GAopsu Host: Denise Howell Guest: Celia Hodent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Sponsor: The Intrazone

Megan Morrone speaks with Leander Kahney, the editor and publisher of CultofMac.com and author of Inside Steve's Brain, Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products, and Cult of Mac, about his latest book, Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level. They discuss Tim's background and how he started at Apple, how Cook fixed Apple's supply chain with just-in-time manufacturing, and the clash between Apple and the FBI over iPhone encryption, and more. Host: Megan Morrone Guest: Leander Kahney Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation.