Triangulation (Audio)
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Triangulation 433: The Father of Modern Genomics - George Church
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a wide-ranging conversation, Leo Laporte talks with Dr. George Church about the history and future of genome sequencing. Dr. Church explains why h...
Triangulation 432: Daniel Suarez: Critical Mass - Daniel Suarez on his latest book 'Critical Mass'
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarez returns to talk with Leo Laporte about the second book in his 'Delta-v' novel series, 'Critical Mass,...
Triangulation 431: Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin: Chokepoint Capitalism - How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/activist Cory Doctorow and scholar Rebecca Giblin join Leo Laporte to talk about their latest book Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big...
Triangulation 430: Tripp Mickle: After Steve - A Conversation with Tripp Mickle
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tripp Mickle joins Leo Laporte to discuss his new book, "After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul". They discuss the...
Triangulation 429: Amy Webb: The Genesis Machine - Looking to the future through the lens of synthetic biology.
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Webb joins Leo Laporte to discuss her new book, "The Genesis Machine." Webb explains synthetic biology, tells the story of golden rice, and share...
Triangulation 428: Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary" - A conversation with science-fiction author, Andy Weir
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leo Laporte interviews Andy Weir, author of "The Martian," about his new book, "Project Hail Mary." The discussion starts out spoiler-free with a cha...
Triangulation 427: Jeff Brockman - Prog rock drummer of CAIRO and Virtual Live Show; and Studio Engineer at TWiT.
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Howell is joined by TWiT's studio engineer to talk about his time as the drummer and founder of the progressive rock band Cairo, creating the V...
Triangulation 426: Flynn Coleman: A Human Algorithm - How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Flynn Coleman, writer, and international human rights attorney, joins Denise Howell to talk about her book A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intellig...
Triangulation 425: Stephen Wolfram: Adventures of a Computational Explorer
14 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist who designed Mathematica, Wolfram Alpha, and the Wolfram Language. He talks to Mikah Sargent about translatin...
Triangulation 424: Margaret O'Mara: The Code - Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret O'Mara, Professor of History at the University of Washington, joins Mikah Sargent to talk about her book The Code: Silicon Valley and the Re...
Triangulation 423: Scott Petry, CEO of Authentic8
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Petry is the CEO of Authentic8. He talks to Leo Laporte about his work on the Newton, how he saved the world from spam, and his plan to make yo...
Triangulation 422: Brett Frischmann: Re-Engineering Humanity - Techno-social engineering and how technology threatens the future of our society.
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Frischmann is the Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics, Villanova University and joins Denise Howell to d...
Triangulation 421: John Hodgman: Medallion Status - True Stories and Complimentary Upgrades
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Famed writer, comedian, and actor John Hodgman (though not nearly as those two corgis from Instagram) returns to join Mikah Sargent to discuss his la...
Triangulation 420: Kickstarter Co-Founder Yancey Strickler - This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yancey Strickler is the co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter and joins Jason Howell to talk about his new book, This Could Be Our Future: A Manif...
Triangulation 419: Jeri Ellsworth and Tilt Five Tabletop AR - Augmented Reality Holographic Tabletop Gaming by Tilt Five
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeri Ellsworth returns to talk with Jason Howell about Tilt Five's holographic tabletop gaming system, what happened with her previous augmented real...
Triangulation 418: Ruha Benjamin: Race After Technology - Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, joins Mikah Sargent to talk about her new book 'Race After Te...
Triangulation 417: Kate O'Neill: Waste - How trash is shaping global economies and politics
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mikah Sargent talks with professor Kate O'Neill about her new book, 'Waste' and what we can do about the ever-growing amount of trash each of us prod...
Triangulation 416: Todd Moore - TMSOFT founder and White Noise app creator Todd Moore.
28 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Best known for developing the sleep-aid app White Noise, Todd Moore is an app developer, founder and CEO of TMSOFT, and author of Tap, Move, Shake. T...
Triangulation 415: Shel Israel: Human-Augmented AI - Human-Augmented AI with Shel Israel
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shel Israel is a writer, consultant, and expert on how technology is shaping humanity. He talks with Denise Howell about how the development of Artif...
Triangulation 414: Jono Bacon: People Powered
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jono Bacon is the author of 'People Powered: How Communities can Supercharge your Business, Brand, and Teams.' He talks with Leo Laporte about how to...
Triangulation 413: David Weinberger: Everyday Chaos - Technology, Complexity, and How We're Thriving in a New World of Possibility
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mikah Sargent speaks with David Weinberger, author of Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity, and How We're Thriving in a New World of Possibility ab...
Triangulation 412: Randall Munroe: XKCD - Randall Munroe, XKCD
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Randall Munroe is the creator of the greatest comic strip on the internet: XKCD, and the author of the new book How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for ...
Triangulation 411: Yan Zhu, AKA bcrypt - Brave's Chief Security Officer and former EFF Technology Fellow
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yan Zhu, AKA bcrypt, is the Chief Security Officer at Brave. Yan joins Leo Laporte to talk about her past dropping out of high school and earning a B...
Triangulation 410: Bryan Walsh: End Times - End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Walsh is the author of End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World. He talks with Mikah Sargent about the many, many ways Mother Earth may...
Triangulation 409: Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors - Ed Niedermeyer - Ludicrous
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Niedermeyer is the author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors. He talks to Leo Laporte about how Tesla has succeeded, how it has f...
Triangulation 408: Andrew Maynard: Films from the Future - The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Howell speaks with Andrew Maynard, professor in the Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society, about his book Fil...
Triangulation 407: Alex Howard on Digital Governance - Honest Ads Act, Facebook's $5 billion fine, content moderating, and more.
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Howell speaks with independent writer, digital governance expert, and open government advocate Alex Howard. They discuss the 'Post-truth' era,...
Triangulation 406: Bram Cohen: Chia Network - BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen on his bitcoin alternative Chia Network.
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen returns to 'Triangulation' with Jason Howell to talk about Chia Network and how they are creating an open-source blockc...
Triangulation 405: Trey Ratcliff
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Trey Ratcliff, author of "Under the Influence," talks with Leo Laporte about the bane of Instagram "Influencers," how to turn criticism into creativi...
Triangulation 404: Arthur Holland Michel: Eyes in the Sky - The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Howell speaks with journalist, researcher, and co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College Arthur Holland Michel about...
Triangulation 403: Google's Jigsaw - Jigsaw's Dan Keyserling on using tech to make the world safer.
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leo Laporte speaks with Jigsaw's Chief Operating Officer Dan Keyserling. They discuss how the incubator, which began as Google Ideas, is working to m...
Triangulation 402: Julian Guthrie: Alpha Girls - The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Morrone speaks with journalist and author Julian Guthrie about her latest book, Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Ma...
Triangulation 401: Joseph Menn: Cult of the Dead Cow - How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Howell speaks with investigative reporter and author Joseph Menn about his latest book, Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergro...
Triangulation 400: Brian Hofer on Facial Recognition and Surveillance Tech - San Francisco's Facial Recognition Ban and the Effects of Mass Surveillance Technologies
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Howell speaks with the driving force behind San Francisco's facial recognition ban and Executive Director of Secure Justice, Brian Hofer. They...
Triangulation 399: Jessica Powell: The Big Disruption - A Totally Fictional but Essentially True Silicon Valley Story
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Morrone speaks with Jessica Powell, Google's former VP of Communications and author of The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional But Essentially ...
Triangulation 398: Daniel Suarez: Delta-v - Daniel Suarez on his latest book 'Delta-v'
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NYT bestselling author Daniel Suarez returns to talk with Leo Laporte about his latest book Delta-v, a near-future technological thriller following t...
Triangulation 397: Brianna Wu on Gamergate, running for Congress, and more.
11 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Howell speaks with Brianna Wu, video game developer and Candidate for US House of Representatives in MA District 8 for 2020. They discuss how s...
Triangulation 396: Cory Doctorow: Radicalized
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cory Doctorow's latest book is Radicalized. Megan Morrone talks to him about DRM toast, online radicalization and science fiction vs. futurism. ...
Triangulation 395: Celia Hodent: The Gamer's Brain - How neuroscience and UX can impact video game design.
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Celia Hodent is a cognitive scientist, game industry veteran, and author of The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design. ...
Triangulation 394: Leander Kahney: Tim Cook - How Tim Cook took Apple to the next level after the death of Steve Jobs.
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Morrone speaks with Leander Kahney, the editor and publisher of CultofMac.com and author of Inside Steve's Brain, Jony Ive: The Genius Behind A...
Triangulation 393: Core Memory With Mark Richards - Mark Richards, Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers.
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Richards is a photojournalist and photographer of "Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers." He talks with Leo Laporte about his caree...
Triangulation 392: Kate O'Neill - Tech Humanist - Kate O'Neill, author of Tech Humanist: How You Can Make Technology Better for Business and Better for Humans.
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Howell speaks with author Kate O'Neill, "The Tech Humanist", about her new book, "Tech Humanist: How You Can Make Technology Better for Busine...
Triangulation 391: Charlie Jane Anders: The City in the Middle of the Night
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Jane Anders is the author of The City in the Middle of the Night. She talks with Megan Morrone about starting the sci-fi blog iO9, the differ...
Triangulation 390: Nicole Black: Technology, the Constitution, and the Workplace - Nicole Black on the intersection of law and technology.
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Howell speaks with lawyer and MyCase Legal Technology Evangelist Nicole Black. They discuss the NYPD's demand that Waze removes user-submitted...
Triangulation 389: Blake Harris: The History of the Future - Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality.
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Howell speaks with returning guest Blake Harris, author of the bestseller Console Wars, about his latest book, The History of the Future: Oculu...
Triangulation 388: Kashmir Hill: Blocking the Big Five Tech Giants - A look at life without Facebook, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Microsoft.
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can we live without big tech? Is it even possible to avoid any influence when they dominate the internet today? Megan Morrone speaks with Gizmodo's i...
Triangulation 387: Amy Webb: The Big Nine - How the Tech Titans & Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Webb is the Author of The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans & Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity. She talks with Leo Laporte about the c...
Triangulation 386: Caterina Fake - Should This Exist? - How technology is impacting our humanity.
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Flickr Co-Founder and Yes VC Partner Caterina Fake joins the show for the third time to talk about her new podcast Should This Exist? which is about ...
Triangulation 385: Piper Founder Joel Sadler - Kids learning to build computers and code with Piper's DIY computer kit.
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Howell is joined by Dr. Joel Sadler, founder of the education startup Piper. They discuss their latest DIY computer kit which teaches kids to b...
Triangulation 384: Tom W. Bell - Anarchy Ahead? - Tom W. Bell, author of "Your Next Government?: From the Nation State to Stateless Nations"
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Howell is joined by Tom W. Bell, who is a professor at Chapman University, Fowler School of Law, and author of Your Next Government?: From the...