Make Data Human

Apr 09 2024 10 ep. 37 mins 2
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Make Data Human demystifies the jargon-intensive world of data and provides a blueprint for how data can solve the greatest social issues of our time. If you're interested in knowing how data can help combat human trafficking and climate change, how behavioral science and data science reinforce each other, the differences between nudge theory and psychometrics, or why there is bias in artificial intelligence, this is the podcast for you.

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Data in the Intelligence Services

Apr 09 2024 53 mins  
It's no secret that the geopolitical landscape is becoming increasingly volatile. And simultaneously, never has there been more data that could enable companies, governments, and the intelligence services with situational understanding. So how are the intelligence services faring, and specifically the CIA? Host Anjuli Bedi and resident Behavioural Scientist Meike Wolf are joined in

Legislating Artificial Intelligence

Dec 11 2023 37 mins  
Is it possible to effectively regulate AI? And when we regulate AI, what are we even regulating? A piece of technology, or a sentient being? And what is the right philosophical frameworks we should apply when trying to do so? To tackle this immense challenge, Anjuli, Meike, and DBS are joined by special guest Mark Deem, partner at Wiggin LLP in London and author of the book AI on T

Climate Change Storytelling

Sep 18 2023 39 mins  
Climate change- one of the most daunting, fear inducing, denial inducing, terrifying topics of our time. So terrifying that many people shut down and freeze, rather than adopting sustainable behaviours that will truly have an impact. How then, do we effectively drive sustainable behaviours? Anjuli and Meike are joined by neuromarketing expert Prince Ghuman, author of the best-selle

The Future of AI

May 23 2023 38 mins  
The Future of AI is no longer the future- it is the present. AI is an ever-evolving all encompassing engine that has the power to unleash and surpass the best of human thought, and simultaneously poses a threat to society as we know it. In this episode, DBS and I dive into the newest advancements in AI, discuss the moral and ethical risks of those advancements, and explore the futu

5 Burning Questions

Feb 09 2023 27 mins  
Have you ever had a question about data and technology that you were afraid to ask? In this episode, host Anjuli Bedi and data enthusiasts, Meike and DBS, take questions from the audience and find themselves tackling some surprisingly difficult and existential questions about the role of data in society, how Apple Watches work, and the connection between data, the cosmos, and God.

Data & Modern Slavery (Part 2)

Feb 09 2023 54 mins  
In Data & Modern Slavery (Part 1), human trafficking expert, Neil Giles posed a challenge to the Make Data Human Team- how to get the corporate world to take an active stance against modern slavery. In this episode, host Anjuli Bedi, and fellow data enthusiasts, Meike and DBS, create multiple solutions that leverage the best of behavioral science and the best of data science. A

Data & Modern Slavery (Part 1)

Feb 09 2023 34 mins  
Modern slavery is one of the most enduring crimes in human history. One of the critical reasons we've been unable to stop modern slavery is because we cannot solve what we cannot see. However, in the world of big data, data can be a flashlight. Join host Anjuli Bedi and modern slavery expert Neil Giles, CEO of Traffik Analysis Hub, for a discussion on how data can combat modern sla

Great Resignations & Great Recessions

Feb 09 2023 22 mins  
The great resignation- a phenomena born out of the pandemic where people basically decided to quit their jobs. What motivated them to do that and why? And what are they likely to do when faced with a recession? Will their need for financial stability prevail? Or will their psychological and emotional wants and needs dictate their decision-making? Join Nerm, guest host and former BB

Behavioral Science in a Nutshell

Feb 09 2023 42 mins  
Human beings love to think we're rational. But fundamentally we are emotional, irrational creatures. Fortunately, there is a science that helps contextualize and predict our behavior- Behavioral science. Join host Anjuli Bedi, and her fellow data enthusiasts, Meike and DBS, for a deep-dive into the fascinating world of behavioral science, the distinctions between nudge theory versu

Data...What the Heck Is It?

Feb 09 2023 19 mins  
Data- it's a term we hear frequently. We often hear that our lives our dictated by data. That data is taking over our jobs. That Chat GPT is going to revolutionize every facet of the world we live in. But at the heart of every innovation in artificial intelligence, the fundament is data. In this episode, we demystify data and discuss where data can be truly beneficial for society,