The techies behind the popular Tech Breakfast podcast: Aaron Buley, Russ Cantwell, and Tyler Gates. Hear their excellent (and fun) recommendations for emerging and evolving technologies and applications to cover. Aaron, Russ and Tyler share their insights and interests in this episode to wrap season 3 of the Austin Forum Upload and set up more great podcasts (and posts and events) soon!

Recent US government reports, videos, and interviews with credible witnesses (e.g. Navy pilots) have been released recently that discuss unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), sometimes referred to as UFOs (unidentified flying objects). Are they technology? Are they natural phenomena? How should we read and understand such reports and videos? Jay Boisseau and Jessica Sager interview Dr. J. Craig Wheeler, renowned astrophysicist (and also science fiction writer) about these reports and why we should be careful about assuming they are extraterrestrial, or even flying, or possibly event ‘objects,’ and how we might better pursue answers and understanding to determine what these UAPs are.

Cybersecurity--and related terms like computer security, network security, data protection, computer viruses/worms/bots, etc--are both concerning and confusing for most people. In this episode, Jay, John, and Jessica have a free-flowing conversation with computer security expert Tod Beardsley, Director of Research a security company Rapid7, about topics and the current big picture of cybersecurity.

Jay and John talk to Jim Prather, President of WAVi, about neurotech--specifically, monitoring and measuring brain activity as a means of increasing understanding about everything from stroke and concussion impact recovery to mental performance. Yes, this is getting real, and WAViMed is now in about 150 clinics around the country, and is being used in multiple research projects.

The number of connected devices in the world is growing rapidly, driven by our desire to monitor and improve mobility, safety, infrastructure quality, and our environments. The "Internet of Things" may not be the right phrase, but we will see more computing and sensing devices that are connected, enabling real-time and predictive analytics and even autonomy. Join Jay and John as they ask edge computing/IoT expert Jason Shepherd, CTO of Zedada, about the practical realities and future opportunities of edge computing and connected devices.

The brain, spinal cord, and extended network of the nervous system throughout the body act as ’software’ to help manage the muscles, organs, bones, and other ‘hardware’ of the human body, and play a fundamental role in its operation, healing, and wellbeing. Researchers, healthcare professionals, and entrepreneurs are learning how to hack the body through electrical stimulation technologies to improve healing and condition. Dr. Ramona von Leden, Director of Research and Clinical Education at NeuFit (neu.fit), explains how this important therapeutic technology works.

In this subseries of the Austin Forum Upload, Luke Wilson, John Lockman, and Jay Boisseau -- AI and HPC geeks by day, and full-spectrum geeks around the clock -- will share their takes on recent AI news and achievements (facts), on AI usage/accuracy in TV/movies/etc (fiction), and the weirdest, wackiest, most dubious recent achievements in AI (fun).

In this subseries of the Austin Forum Upload, Luke Wilson, John Lockman, and Jay Boisseau -- AI and HPC geeks by day, and full-spectrum geeks around the clock -- will share their takes on recent AI news and achievements (facts), on AI usage/accuracy in TV/movies/etc (fiction), and the weirdest, wackiest, most dubious recent achievements in AI (fun).

In this subseries of the Austin Forum Upload, Luke Wilson, John Lockman, and Jay Boisseau -- AI and HPC geeks by day, and full-spectrum geeks around the clock -- will share their takes on recent AI news and achievements (facts), on AI usage/accuracy in TV/movies/etc (fiction), and the weirdest, wackiest, most dubious recent achievements in AI (fun).

The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of remote working and collaboration, and thereby encouraged (required, really) the near-continuous usage of online technologies for communications, collaboration, and general productivity in teams and companies. Austin Forum executive director Jay Boisseau talks with General Assembly UX instructor Jennifer "Houli" Houlihan and relatively new UX designer Mary Garza about the growing importance of design in tech, how the pandemic has influenced it, and how design will look after the pandemic. They also share some recommendations ad fun things about design!