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It’s our last episode, and what a way to end another incredible series! This week we are joined by wiki royalty, Jimmy Wales – founder of the Wikipedia project. Join Sue and Jimmy in this wonderful series finale as they discuss how the open-source revolution inspired the creation of the world’s best known online knowledge platform. Jimmy also shares his views on how to ensure diversity, a healthy online community and AI.
Quentin shares his thoughts on where we would be as a society if we didn’t have Wikipedia –would information be capped rather than accessible to all? Kaal focuses on how we create a more level playing field with women contributing and impacting on the world of online knowledge.
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This week, the team are joined by Priya Lakhani OBE, and you won’t fail to be won over by Priya’s energy and passion as she joins Sue and the team! From early disruptors such as Amazon, to modern day giants like Uber, Priya shares her thoughts and insights into the nimbleness of new entrants into their markets and the ongoing impact they are having on the way we all live our lives. Plus, the huge impact AI has had on education with her latest venture.
Quentin talks through the advances of disruptors, how they make our lives easier but also the ethical issues associated with many operating models, while Kaal take a look at how the continued rise could see benefits for some of our largest organisations including health and the NHS!
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Who better to join us for this moment than digital entrepreneur and Chair of equality and inclusion charity, Diversity UK, Lopa Patel MBE.
Join Lopa and Sue as they take a look at this key innovation and huge shift in technology, enabling access to remote working and information for millions of people across the globe. These two top tech experts also look at AI and how it can work brilliantly with the support of a more diverse pool of developers.
Quentin talks us through his thoughts – what would life be like without the accessibility the laptop has brought, and how would we have managed through a pandemic – what would the risks have been? And Kaal takes a deeper look at the virtual presence this tech has enabled with different methods of connecting, and the opportunities for the creation of a more global workforce.
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This week, Sue is joined by Microsoft CDO and Corporate Vice President and the UK’s most influential Black person for 2021, Jacky Wright. Together they delve into this forth industrial revolution and take a look at the part mobile data and technology has to play in supporting diversity and inclusion.
Meanwhile, our newest members of the team, Kaal and Quentin, talk about life before mobile data and how it can be a power for good in the future.
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We’re back for moment 8! This week Sue is joined by philanthropist, champion of women and one of the most legendary women in tech, ever – Dame Stephanie (Steve) Shirley. Listen in as Sue finds out more about Steve’s fascinating work on ERNIE and her incredible story, overcoming stereotypes and many barriers to create a women-centred business on her dining room table that became an organisation worth $3bn.
Quentin looks at how these special purpose computers have impacted our lives in so many ways including cyber security, while Kaal explains why these numbers aren’t truly random and what we can expect in the future as innovation continues.
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Welcome back to series 2! Kicking off this series, Sue is joined by none-other than Tom Ilube CBE. British entrepreneur, philanthropist, and first Black chair of a major sport in England as chair of the Rugby Football Union.
In this episode, Sue and Tom take a look at the fascinating world of quantum computing and the difference between this and our classical machines – from thousands of years to seconds!
Kaal shares her passion for all things quantum computing and her ideas for the future, while Quentin discusses alternative ways we might have innovated to get to where we are with this transformative tech.
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Welcome to our new series - with Professor Sue Black OBE, two of our very own Computer Science students, and an incredible line up of industry pioneers and tech royalty as guests!!! Launching soon, this series takes a look at some more of the fundamental developments and advances that have changed and shaped the world we live in today.
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It’s the series finale and what a way to end an incredible first series! This week Professors Sue Black OBE and Gordon Love welcome Megan Smith, Barack Obama’s ex CTO, to discuss the emergence of civic technology and the huge potential for good it can have on society and economies plus her brilliant work with the then US President, big data challenges, the increasing problem of bias in AI.
Also in this episode, Sue and Gordon take a look at some of the forerunners and shining examples in this social revolution and how it’s shaping the landscape of the future.
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With the recent launch of the new £50 note featuring Alan Turing – what better time for us to be joined by his nephew, Sir Dermot Turing as he talks to Professor Sue Black OBE - who led the campaign to save Bletchley Park!
Dermot provides a truly insightful background into his uncle’s computational model that created a brand new branch of mathematics and had such a lasting impact on computer science. He also discusses Turing’s remarkable code-breaking work at Bletchley Park in WW2 which helped to fundamentally shift the outcome of the conflict.
Also in this episode, the team reveal how the Turing machine was the blueprint for the digital computer we all know and rely on so much today.
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This week, join us as we welcome our amazing guest, Professor Dame Wendy Hall as she tells all about her incredible work with Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web.
Dame Wendy shares her remarkable knowledge with the team as they examine the birth of Web Science, delving into the fascinating study of the web from a societal perspective.
Also in this episode, Sue and Gordon talk about the profound impact of web science across areas which shape and influence so many areas of our life including its effect on social media and artificial intelligence.
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From the ancient world and moon landings to Dr Who and Sherlock Holmes; special guest Bobby Seagull joins Professors Sue Black OBE and Gordon Love as they talk about their passion for Boolean algebra - taking a look at the impact the mathematician, philosopher and logician had on the dawn on the information age.
Also in this episode, Durham’s Head of Computer Science explains the science behind how Boole developed the idea of logic into a mathematical context – and helped to change the world!
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We're back for our second show! This week Professors Sue Black OBE and Gordon Love are joined by the most influential woman in tech in the UK in 2020 - Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE to discuss inclusivity and the history of women in tech including the life, innovation and lasting legacy of Ada Lovelace.
Also in this episode, Durham’s Head of Computer Science explains the science and fascinating history behind the development of computer programmes.
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Welcome to our first ever episode! This week, Professor Sue Black OBE talks to Alan Emtage from his home in Barbados, discovering the untold story of the world’s first internet search engine and how it’s creator stood up to an internet giant.
Also in this episode, Gordon Love - Durham University's Head of Computer Science - explains the three ingredients behind making a search engine and Sue shares her thoughts on the future of internet search.
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Welcome to our brand new podcast series - with me Sue Black OBE and a range of incredible guests!!! Launching on Wednesday 9 June, this first season takes a look at some of the fundamental developments and advances that have changed and shaped the world we live in today.
Along with Professor Gordon Love, I'll be joined by some of the very best in science and technology including Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE and President Obama's ex CTO - Megan Smith. What a line up - we can't wait to share it with you!
