Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott
Episodes
Ask Me Anything with Microsoft CTO, Kevin Scott
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this AMA episode of "Behind the Tech," Kevin Scott and Christina Warren address a variety of listener questions, ranging from the impact of AI on l...
Michele Elam, William Robertson Coe Professor in the Humanities; Senior Fellow, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence; Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michele Elam, the William Robertson Coe Professor of Humanities in the English Department at Stanford University and a Race and Technology Affiliate ...
Year in Review 2024
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As 2024 comes to an end, we take a look back at some of the biggest themes that emerged on Behind the Tech over this incredibly exciting year for tec...
Refik Anadol, Director / Media Artist at Refik Anadol Studio, Visiting Researcher & Lecturer at UCLA's Design Media Arts Department.
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Refik Anadol, an internationally renowned media artist and director, joins Behind the Tech to discuss his journey from a childhood fascination with c...
Ben Laude, Professor of Music (Piano Literature & Aural Skills) at Utah State University
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Laude, a concert pianist and music educator, joins Behind the Tech to discuss his journey from a suburban childhood in Austin, Texas to becoming ...
Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy, joins Behind the Tech to discuss his journey from a curious child fascinated by science and technology to ...
Ethan Mollick, Author and Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan Mollick is an associate professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches innovation and entrepreneurship. Hi...
Mike Volpi, Partner at Index Ventures
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Volpi is a longtime venture capitalist who joined Index Ventures in 2009 to establish the firm's San Francisco office and North American operatio...
Mike Schroepfer, Partner, Gigascale Capital
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2023, after departing his role as CTO of Facebook, Mike Schroepfer launched the climate venture capital investment firm Gigascale Capital with the ...
Xyla Foxlin, Engineer and YouTube Creator
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Xyla Foxlin is an engineer and YouTuber with a passion for making things dating back to her early childhood love of art and creative exploration. What...
Lisa Su, Chair and CEO, AMD
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Chair and CEO of AMD, Lisa Su leads the transformation of the strategy and product execution of one of the fastest growing semiconductor companies ...
Year in Review 2023
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As 2023 comes to an end, we take a look back at some of the year's most compelling, thought-provoking conversations with guests like Bill Gates, Neil ...
David Kirtley, Co-Founder and CEO, Helion
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Helion is building the world's first fusion power plant, and co-founder and CEO David Kirtley is on a mission to improve access to clean energy for a ...
William A. Adams, Software Engineer, DEI Innovator, and Philanthropist
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
William A. Adams is a software engineer, DEI innovator, and philanthropist whose contributions to the field have been documented by the Computer Histo...
Kevin Roose, Tech Columnist, Podcast Host, and Author
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Roose is a technology columnist for The New York Times covering technology innovation, including AI. He's also the author of three books: h...
will.i.am, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Musician, and Producer
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
will.i.am is most well-known as the founder and lead member of the Black Eyed Peas. Simultaneously, he is also an entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of F...
Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer, OpenAI
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mira Murati is one of the most innovative tech leaders of our time. She has helped to scale OpenAI to the company it is today and lead teams t...
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, Author, and Podcast Host
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of America's best-known astrophysicists and a huge advocate for the sciences and scientific thinking. Neil has a great tale...
Adrian Tchaikovsky, Award-winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Tchaikovsky is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer and probably one of our favorite authors right now. He is best known for hi...
Bill Gates, Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we have a special guest joining us on the podcast—Bill Gates. With the rapidly evolving AI landscape, including the release of products like ...
Rana el Kaliouby, Founder of Affectiva, Deputy CEO of Smart Eye, and Emotion AI Pioneer
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Empathy and emotions are at the center of how we connect and communicate as humans—in fact, 93 percent of how we communicate is accomplished through...
Tobi Lütke: CEO and Founder, Shopify
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tobi Lütke, CEO and founder of the Canadian multinational e-commerce platform Shopify, is always looking for the tools he can use to build a better c...
Year in Review 2022
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As 2022 winds down, we revisit some of the year's most inspirational and fascinating conversations with makers, engineers, award-winning sci-fi autho...
Randall Munroe: XKCD Cartoonist, Author, & Physicist
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
XKCD is one of our favorite webcomics - and it started out as doodles in Randall Munroe's college notebooks. Munroe describes his work as "a webcomic ...
Sam Schillace: Deputy CTO, Microsoft
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered who was behind the creation of Google Docs? Kevin talks with Sam Schillace, one of the people who launched the transformational...
Simone Giertz: Inventor, entrepreneur & robotics enthusiast
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This 31-year old YouTube phenom constantly pushes the envelope with her unique inventions – from her Every Day Calendar or a screwdriver ring to...
Phil Spencer: CEO, Microsoft Gaming
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Producing a blockbuster video game like Halo can be even more complex, creative, - and costly - than making a major motion picture. Kevin talks with P...
David Baszucki: Co-Founder and CEO, Roblox
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine what more than 50 million daily users on a gaming platform can create! David Baszucki is an entrepreneur, engineer and inventor who co-founded...
David Baszucki: Co-Founder and CEO, Roblox
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine what more than 50 million daily users on a gaming platform can create! David Baszucki is an entrepreneur, engineer and inventor who co-founded...
David Baszucki: Co-Founder and CEO, Roblox
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine what more than 50 million daily users on a gaming platform can create! David Baszucki is an entrepreneur, engineer and inventor who co-founded...
Alexis Ohanian: Reddit Co-Founder and CEO of 776
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this candid interview Alexis Ohanian, the enigmatic co-founder of Reddit, tells the story of how he created the company and talks with Kevin about ...
Irma Olguin: CEO & Co-Founder of Bitwise Industries
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This inspirational entrepreneur is building economies in underserved communities around the U.S by democratizing opportunities that technology can pro...
Neal Stephenson, Award-winning science fiction author
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meet one of Kevin's favorite sci-fi authors who influenced him as a kid growing up in rural Virginia. Kevin and this award-winning writer talk about m...
Dr. Daniela Rus, Director of MIT Computer Science and AI Lab
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine nature inspiring us to create robots of the future! Kevin explores the future with Dr. Daniela Rus, who heads MIT's CSAIL program. Hear about ...
Year in Review 2021
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for our annual episode that revisits inspirational guests, including AI experts, bioengineers, Grammy winners, entrepreneurs and digital inf...
Dr. Steven Pinker: Psychologist, psycholinguist and author
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What could be more interesting than the human mind? Pinker is a best-selling author interested in all aspects of language and human nature. Kevin talk...
Justine Ezarik: Digital influencer, author, and actress
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
iJustine – popular techie, gamer, and YouTube tech reviewer – has nearly 7 million subscribers across YouTube. Kevin talks with Justine about her ...
Dr. Peter Lee: Microsoft Research & Incubations
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin talks with Peter Lee about critical response scientific research, deep learning and neural networks – all related to Covid-19 and Microsoft's ...
Steven Bathiche: Microsoft Technical Fellow
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Bathiche, who's behind some of the most innovative Microsoft products, shares his philosophy of life and talks about new computing form factors...
Chase Jarvis: Entrepreneur, artist and photographer
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kevin for a fascinating conversation with Chase Jarvis – CEO and Founder of CreativeLive. The CreativeLive platform gives millions of people wa...
Dr. David Baker: Director of the Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Technology is influencing protein design research in ways that would have been science fiction a decade ago. Find out how engineering and biology are ...
Kimberly Bryant: CEO & Founder of Black Girls Code
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This charismatic leader talks about untapped potential – and why encouraging young people to study computer science is critical for the future of te...
Ashley Llorens: Artificial intelligence and robotics
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kevin and this new distinguished scientist at Microsoft, Ashley Llorens, as they explore the future promise of artificial intelligence, robotics ...
Jacob Collier and Ben Bloomberg: Bonus Episode
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin's conversation with this amazing duo was so fascinating, we're publishing this bonus episode! Grammy-award winning musician Jacob Collier and MI...
Jacob Collier & Ben Bloomberg: Grammy award-winning duo
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kevin talks tech and music with Grammy-award winning musician Jacob Collier and MIT PhD Ben Bloomberg, who designs the tech behind th...
Dr. Mae Jemison: Astronaut, engineer, physician and educator
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first African American woman in space chats with Kevin about human interstellar flight, the 100 Year Starship project, and experiential education....
Behind the Tech: 2020 Year in Review
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can we use technology to better the lives of everyone on the planet? That's a theme running through our favorite conversations of the year – fro...
Oren Etzioni, PhD: CEO of Allen Institute for AI
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Oren is a leading thinker in neural networks and Natural Language Processing. His research is focused on foundational issues relating to intelligence,...
Charles Stross: Award-winning sci-fi author
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did sci-fi books inspire you to enter science or engineering? In this fascinating conversation, Kevin talks with one of his favorite authors about a b...
Daphne Koller, PhD: CEO and founder of insitro
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Former Stanford University professor Daphne Koller's cutting edge work combines machine learning and biology to transform pharmaceutical drug developm...
Tom Daniel: Neuroscientist and bioengineer
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Daniel's groundbreaking research melds neuroscience, engineering, computing, and biomechanics. Learn how three transformations in bioscience and t...
Drew Endy: Bioengineering pioneer
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how Drew Endy, one of the world's most well-known experts in synthetic biology, believes it can be harnessed to solve some of today's most press...
Dr. Eric Horvitz: Chief Scientific Officer, Microsoft
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's first Chief Scientific Officer, Technical Fellow and world-renowned AI researcher, Dr. Eric Horvitz, gives us an insider's look into how t...
Kevin Scott and Reprogramming the American Dream
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in for a sneak peek into Kevin's new book "Reprogramming the American Dream." Co-author Greg Shaw interviews Kevin about the future of AI and h...
Percy Liang: Stanford University Professor, technologist, and researcher in AI
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Stanford University Professor Percy Liang. They discuss the challenges of conversational AI and the latest leading-edge efforts to enable...
Chris Urmson: Aurora CEO - Autonomous Driving
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the latest thinking for autonomous driving technology from Aurora CEO Chris Urmson, who led Google's self-driving car program. This former...
Behind the Tech: 2019 Year in Review
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To wrap up the year, we revisit podcast conversations with a few of the incredible thinkers and innovators who have been on the show. Topics range fro...
Danny Hillis: Inventor, entrepreneur, scientist
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you've heard of the 10,000 Year Clock, you know Danny. He's a computer scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial inte...
danah boyd: Researcher, activist, tech scholar
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
danah is a partner researcher at Microsoft Research, and founder of Data & Society. Her work examines where technology and society intersect. Kevin an...
Neha Narkhede: Author, entrepreneur and Confluent cofounder
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Neha is cofounder and CTO of Confluent, a company whose mission is to help other companies use Apache Kafka to adopt modern streaming infrastructure. ...
Sam Altman: Entrepreneurial prodigy, Y Combinator President and OpenAI CEO
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sam started his first company at 19 – and has launched many more since then. From Y Combinator to OpenAI, his insights and determination spark inspi...
Bill Coughran: Bell Labs researcher, Google executive, Sequoia Capital VC
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bill is one of Kevin's engineering heroes. Listen as they talk careers, leadership and scaling teams – as well as a revolution in computer architect...
Fei-Fei Li: Human-Centered AI
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fei-Fei Li is a professor at Stanford University and one of the world's pioneering researchers in AI. Her work focuses on human-centered artificial in...
Surya Ganguli: Innovator in artificial intelligence
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From quantum mechanics and string theory to monkey brains and electrophysiology mapping, Surya's take on AI may surprise you. Can we guide AI so it's ...
Reid Hoffman: Investor, author & entrepreneur
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author, angel investor and entrepreneur Reid Hoffman talks about starting and scaling massively valuable companies, hyper-competition, and the secret...
Jaron Lanier: Father of Virtual Reality, Renaissance man
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This scientist, musician and author is best known for his work in Virtual Reality, and his advocacy of humanism and sustainable economics in a digital...
Dio Gonzalez: Mixed Reality is becoming part of our day-to-day life!
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mixed Reality innovator paints a picture for us about a big shift happening today. Learn how this cutting edge tech is evolving from novelty entertain...
Wences Casares: Betting on Bitcoin in a big way
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Find out how a man who grew up on a sheep ranch in Argentina ended up a serial entrepreneur who many credit with bringing Bitcoin to Silicon Valley. W...
Danielle Feinberg: Pixar's Academy Award-winning computer scientist
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Science meets art. Danielle Feinberg, director of photography for lighting at Pixar Animation Studios wins Academy Awards by blending computer science...
Judy Estrin: Co-creator in developing Internet – engineer, entrepreneur & executive
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott, we'll hear from Judy Estrin, whose distinguished career in the technology industry includes work ...
Andrew Ng: Influential leader in artificial intelligence
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is AI the new "electricity"? Find out what one of the most influential leaders in Artificial Intelligence and deep learning has to say about our futur...
Alice Steinglass: Code.org expanding access to computer science
21 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott sits down with Alice Steinglass, who leads Code.org. Code.org is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding acces...
Anders Hejlsberg: A craftsman of computer language
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 1, Microsoft's CTO Kevin Scott introduces us to one of his coding heroes, Anders Hejlsberg. Anders has had a 35-year career building tools ...
Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott - Trailer
05 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's CTO Kevin Scott talks about his new, upcoming Behind the Tech podcast.