Starting off selling books online, Amazon now produces Oscar winning TV shows/movies, leads the cloud web services business and has gone on to dominate in many other fields. In this Episode RD & SH talk about how Amazon was able to singlehandedly revolutionize shopping and use this scale to dominate many other businesses.

The pace of innovation in the field of education has been quite grim even though the cost has skyrocketed. With lockdown forcing us to experiment with the limits of online learning, what is the best future for our education system? Stay tuned as in this episode, RD and SH discuss the current landscape and how we can rethink our education system for a better tomorrow.

Our pace of innovation today can largely be attributed to the incredible computational power we have access to. The next big revolution in computing is expected to come in the form of Quantum Computers. To understand more about this technology, we reached out to PhD student Felipe Giraldo from Penn State University. Stay tuned as we discuss how quantum computers work, its current state and how It’s going to shape our future.

With humans today being so dependent on their phones and digital technology for their knowledge and everyday tasks we are essentially in part robots. With the current pace of innovation, what would happen when computers are able to reach General Artificial Intelligence (AGI) where these robots can understand emotions and have human level conscious? A world like this might force us to redefine what it really means to be human. In this episode, RD and SH explore what the future with AGI might look like and what that means for the fate of humanity.

Section 230, a little-known piece of legislation passed in 1996 has allowed tech companies to become the giants they are today. With the power of moderation in the hands of these platforms and the growing debate over what content must be targeted, lawmakers are starting to question if section 230 requires modification. In this episode, RD and SH discuss the legislation and how it will affect online free speech around the world.

Big tech companies have completely changed our lives in the just the past 25 years. These companies for the most part have enjoyed very little regulation which has allowed them to innovate at such a staggering pace. With some believing these companies are monopolies, should they be broken down or further regulated? In this episode, RD and SH take a deep dive through antitrust law and what the future holds for big tech companies.

Have you ever considered starting a podcast or struggling to get your podcast off the ground? In this episode, we discuss the hurdles we had to overcome in creating a podcast and the journey of creating our own.We have started a Facebook group to unite all the up and coming podcasters. Feel free to join as we will be sharing various resources with each other on how to run a successful podcast.https://www.facebook.com/GamePlanPodcastingNetwork

In this episode SH and RD, talk about the value of comedy in culture and society. Not only do they take a deeper dive into what the real source of a joke is, they also talk about how comedy can be a form of conveying one's truth to those who seek comfort. Tune in to also hear their thoughts about greek philosophers take on comedy and how people in different times facing adversity used comedy as a form of hope and remedy. Check out our website:Website: https://www.destinationbigleagues.com/ Come say hi at our socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dest_bigleagues/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dest_BigLeagues

In this episode we talk about amalgamating fitness into our lifestyle. Featuring Mohamed Ansari, an undergraduate student at the Dalhousie University. Together we explore the power of visualization, benefits of a healthy lifestyle and try to decipher the meaning of self image.

On this episode we unravel the mysteries of Quantum Mechanics. Featuring Joey Fox, a PhD student at the Univerity of Maryland. Together we dive into the fundamental principles and the philosophical approach to a quantum mindset.