This Week in Tech
Tune in as Jeanne Destro discusses a new tech topic each week!
Friday, 05 May 2023 07:55
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-5-5-23: Batteries & Bolt Featured
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EV batteries, and the demise of the Chevy Bolt. That's what we're focusing on this week, as we discuss how companies making electric batteries for carmakers including Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota, and BMW are increasingly building plants in Southern states. We wanted to know what that might mean for traditional auto…
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Friday, 28 April 2023 07:59
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-4-28-23: Cold Case DNA Technology Featured
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What if your insurance company could use your DNA to raise your rates if they think you might get cancer someday? Or, what if a foreign adversary, like China, for example; could use DNA to reveal the true identity of all of our spies? Think that's farfetched? Well, Akron-based journalist,…
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Friday, 14 April 2023 07:39
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-4-14-23: New Summer Robotics Program at KSU Featured
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Something new and exciting coming up at Kent State University; a new summer robotics program open to undergrad students from all over the country, paid for by a $450 thousand dollar grant from the National Science Foundation. We talked about it with Assistant Professor, Dr. Ye Lu, and Associate Dean,…
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Friday, 07 April 2023 05:29
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-4-7-23: Clean Water Part 2: Forever Chemicals Featured
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Following up on our March 3 episode about clean water technology; today, we're talking about proposed new federal EPA regulations that would require testing for exceptionally dangerous chemicals that cannot be filtered out by the common methods used to make drinking water safe nationwide right now. We'll find out exactly…
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Friday, 31 March 2023 14:46
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-31-23: The Spy In Your Pocket Featured
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The federal government's efforts to protect US citizens' sensitive data took on new urgency this week, as the Washington Post reported that the phones of more more than 50 top level government officials had been infected with sophisticated spyware. Also this week, President Biden issued an executive order banning US…
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Monday, 20 March 2023 15:20
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-20-23: Global Fallout From Tech Bank Collapse Featured
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The ripple effects from the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse continue to be felt worldwide. Listen now as we talk about it with Kent State University Political Science Professor, Dr. Mark Cassell, who wrote two books on the banking industry. You can find "Banking on the State: the Political Economy…
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Tuesday, 14 March 2023 08:39
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-14-23: Bank Failures: What's Next? Featured
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The massive failure of Silicon Valley Bank is not only sending shock waves through the tech industry, but also through the entire US Banking industry, and it has the potential to disrupt the entire US economy. In fact, two other banks failed last week as well. Could it be a…
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Thursday, 09 March 2023 12:44
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-10-23: Saving Energy Brick by Brick Featured
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While there are already a lot of ways to save energy and money by retrofitting your home with new windows, weatherstripping, and insulation; wouldn't it be cool if you could do even more, just by using a different kind of building material? Well, now you can–or, at least you'll be…
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Friday, 03 March 2023 05:35
This Week in Tech With Jeanne Destro-3-3-23: Clean Water Technology Featured
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*Updated: 3-6-23 This week, we're taking a deep dive into clean water technology. We decided to look into it, in response to the big train derailment and toxic chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio, which is about 76 miles Southeast of Akron. Is anything going on with their water going…
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Friday, 24 February 2023 05:59
This Week Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-2-24-23: Eureka! Fantastic Sci-Tech Discoveries Featured
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This week, it's all about recent breakthroughs that point the way toward a future with better, faster, and more secure computers, as well as nearly unlimited clean energy. Listen now, for word from the National Science Foundation, about some new research being done now at the University of Rochester, which…
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Friday, 17 February 2023 07:09
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-2-17-23: Humans v. AI: How Can We Compete? Featured
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As the use of Artificial Intelligence increases; the race is on for humans to redefine themselves and their professional expertise. That's the word from author, organizational Psychologist, and Artificial Intelligence expert, Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, and the topic of his new book, "I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim…
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