Nerds and Nodes: The Mac AI Podcast
Nerds and Nodes: The Mac AI Podcast
McMaster AI Society
The Nerds and Nodes Podcast serves as a deep dive into the minds of experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the fields of biomedical sciences, engineering, business, humanities and more. The McMaster Artificial Intelligence Society is a group of students dedicated to the study and implementation of AI to students at McMaster and across Canada.
Episode 7: Gayleen Gray on the current goals and challenges of IT in higher education
Gal is joined by Gayleen Gray, the CTO of McMaster University, as they dive into the current goals, challenges, and responsibilities of IT in postsecondary institutions. 
Mar 26, 2022
1 hr 2 min
Episode 6: Matthew Jordan, Pt. 2 - Human vs. Computer intelligence, creativity, and learning
Matthew joins the podcast once again; this time to compare computer intelligence to human intelligence, as well as to describe the interplay between the two. 
Feb 19, 2022
51 min
Episode 5: Matthew Jordan on the history of AI from the 20th century to the modern day
Gal is joined by Matthew Jordan, one of the founding members of the McMaster AI Society, as they discuss the history and evolution of AI throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. 
Feb 5, 2022
1 hr
Episode 4: John Weigelt on the consequences of adversarial AI and how we protect computer security
Gal is joined by John Weigelt, the National Technology Officer at Microsoft Canada, for a discussion on the implications of adversarial AI within the world of computer security and data governance. 
Jan 23, 2022
47 min
Episode 3: Dr. Jodie Lobana on the governance and ethics of AI in business
In this episode, Gal is joined by Dr. Jodie Lobana, an award-winning management consultant and chair of the advisory board for Mac AI, for a discussion on the rules and guidelines that govern the use of ethical AI in the world of business. 
Dec 16, 2021
59 min
Episode 2: Dr. Jon Stokes on deep learning for antibiotic discovery and the future of education in AI
Gal is joined by Dr. Jonathan Stokes, an assistant professor at McMaster University in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, for a deep dive into the applications of deep learning and AI to discover novel antibiotics. 
Nov 27, 2021
56 min
Episode 1: Flawnson Tong on molecule discovery, productivity, and lessons learned as a Machine Learning Developer
Gal is joined by Flawson Tong, a Machine Learning Developer who previously studied at the University of Waterloo, as they dive deep into the world of machine learning and the potential for novel molecule discovery.
Oct 13, 2021
47 min