PODCAST
Utility + Function is a podcast hosted by Matthew Putman. The eclectic, multi-faceted group of conversations share a theme centered around creativity and the ability to execute upon that creativity to create something meaningful. Subject matters range from AI and machine learning, to jazz, mentorship, and community development.
Season 2
+ S2 E18. George Kurtz – Thrill of Entrepreneurship
+ S2 E17. Gaurab Chakrabarti – Understanding the White Space of the Unknown
+ S2 E16. Henrik Fisker – Designing for Experience
+ S2 E15. Gerald Posner – Investigating for Truth
+ S2 E14. Gustav Söderström – The Evolution of Music
+ S2 E13. Kate Darling – Robots: Sufficiently Like Us
+ S2 E12. Tony Arcabascio – From ALife to the AI-Life
+ S2 E11. Sarah Williams – Reimagining Cities
+ S2 E10. Shawanna Vaughn – Strength in Community
+ S2 E9. Alan Murray – Task Above Ego
+ S2 E8. Kweku Mandela – Considering Ourselves Human
+ S2 E7. Béla Fleck – The Rights Of The Noble Banjo
+ S2 E5. Peter Singer – Global Access To Knowledge
+ S2 E4. Janna Levin – Periphery of Comprehensible
+ S2 E3. Vijay Kumar – Coordination, Cooperation, Collaboration
+ S2 E2. Lee Smolin – Discovering New Methods
+ S2 E1. Caroline Buckee – Digging Through The Data
Season 1
+ S1 E25. Joscha Bach – Asking The Right Questions
+ S1 E24. Scott Aaronson – Before and After The Machine
+ S1 E23. Jill Neimark – Marveling at Nature’s Resilience
+ S1 E22. Stephon Alexander – The Music of Spheres
+ S1 E21. Gary Marcus – AI Builder, AI Skeptic
+ S1 E20. Anima Anandkumar – The Immediate and Future Impact of How We Build AI
+ S1 E19. Pamela McCorduck – History of Artificial Intelligence
+ S1 E18. Joe Pistone – the Real Donnie Brasco
+ S1 E17. Najee Dorsey – Building Together
+ S1 E16. Stephen Wolfram – Inevitable, Beautiful Connections
+ S1 E15. Tom X. Lee, MD – A Path Toward Healthcare For All
+ S1 E14. Smriti Keshari – Energy Doesn’t Die
+ S1 E13. Steve Hanke – And then, there is the 95% Rule
+ S1 E12. Angeline Butler – Civil Rights Icon, Musical Force, Living Legend
+ S1 E11. Jeff Holden – Inventions Lifeline
+ S1 E10. Stephen Delaporte – To Bot or Not
+ S1 E9. Dan Widmaier – Threads to Sustainability
+ S1 E8. Alexis Gambis – Butterfly Blues
+ S1 E7. Beth Comstock – That’s My Van Gogh!
+ S1 E5. Michael Vassar – Does Michael Vassar Dream of Electric Sheep?
+ S1 E4. Julie Orlando – “I Didn’t Think There Was Any Way I Couldn’t Do it.”
+ S1 E3. Antoinette Roberson – Mentorship by Creative Collaboration