PCMag - The Convo with Evan Dashevsky

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The Convo is a interview series hosted by PC Magazine features editor Evan Dashevsky (@haldash; facebook.com/EvanDashevskyStuff). We invite the most interesting thinkers and doers in science, technology, and geekdom to talk about the big trends affecting the world. Past guests have included astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, video game pioneer Richard Garriott, NASA deputy administrator Dava Newman, World War Z author Max Brooks, former astronaut Mike Massimino, Mr. Robot writer/producer Kor Adana, and adult video entrepreneur Joanna Angel, just to name a few.

  • 54 minutes 48 seconds
    pundit FAREED ZAKARIA on the collusion of technology and politics

    The brilliant Fareed Zakaria (bestselling author, Washington Post columnist, and host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS") stopped by our offices for a wide-ranging Convo about politics and other global forces are affected by technology. If you are at all interested (or even a little bit anxious) about where the world is going, before to check this interview out. Fareed is an amazingly fair, decent, and articulate dude.

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    22 August 2017, 8:40 pm
  • 46 minutes 44 seconds
    futurist comedian' BARATUNDE THURSTON on the promise and peril of technology

    You may know Baratunde for his NYT-bestselling book "How to Be Black," for his work as director of digital for The Onion, his time as a digital producer for "The Daily Show," his column over at "Fast Company," or many many many appearances on various talkshows and podcasts. He stopped by our offices to talk about the promise and perils of the Internet. This was a super fun and super informative. Check it out!

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    22 August 2017, 8:39 pm
  • 17 minutes 5 seconds
    astronaut SCOTT PARAZYNSKI on the future of space

    Former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski (with five missions under his belt) has done A LOT. He's climbed to the summit of Mount Everest (the first person to make it there and into space), competed as an Olympic-level luger, and started his own machine-body interface company (just to name a few--seriously, this guy will make you feel bad about your life decisions). He stopped by PCMag's offices to talk about the future of humans in space and his new memoir The Sky Below.

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    8 August 2017, 5:35 pm
  • 29 minutes 49 seconds
    BILL NYE!

    Bill Nye, America's science guy stopped by our offices to talk about how nerds created the modern world, keep it running, and will probably be the ones to save it from itself. Check out this wide-ranging conversation about the environment, space, and the future!

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    21 July 2017, 2:48 pm
  • 22 minutes 25 seconds
    PCMag senior analyst JEFF WILSON on the future of eSports

    PCMag's own Jeff Wilson stopped by the Convo to talk about his fantastic digital cover story "How I learned to Stop Hating and Love eSports" about the multi-billion dollar global phenomenon that is competitive video gaming.

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    11 July 2017, 7:35 pm
  • 23 minutes 19 seconds
    functional apparel designer DANI RYAN talks about the future of soft robotic exosuits

    We had a great Convo with functional apparel designer Dani Ryan about her work with Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Her team has partnered with DARPA to create a soft-robotic exosuit designed to augment human motion and (more importantly to the military) help soldiers carry heavy loads over long distances. However, this same technology might soon be used to help stroke patients and others regain the ability to walk.

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    30 June 2017, 6:17 pm
  • 28 minutes 32 seconds
    Orange Is The New Black's JESSICA PIMENTEL on acting, tech, and metal

    Actress Jessica Pimentel ("Maria Ruiz" on Netflix' Orange Is the new Black) stopped by PCMag's offices to talk about the phenomenon that is OITNB, her secret techy past, and her heavy metal extracurricular (also, we spend some time hating on Apple).

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    22 June 2017, 7:55 pm
  • 24 minutes 21 seconds
    "anti-disciplinary" artist, ANI LIU wants to combine art and emerging technologies

    Ani Liu is a recent graduate from MIT's real-life magic factory better known as "The Media Lab." There, she has created some very cool, weird, fascinating projects that combine elements from VR, brain-machine interfaces, genetics, and botany. She came in to talk about the the intersection between science, culture, and emerging technologies. This was a fascinating and fun interview. Check it out!

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    20 June 2017, 6:25 pm
  • 24 minutes 59 seconds
    Year Million executive producer DAVE O'CONNOR on predicting the crazy, scary, weird future

    Year Million is a new series on NatGeo which uses elements of science fiction and actual science to attempt to predict how technology will affect our species one hundred, one thousand, and even one million years in the future. Using modern technological trends, the series makes the argument that in the distant future, humans inevitably become immortal interplanetary cyborgs (seriously--there is actual science behind all of it). The series is a dramatization of the super future, but splices in commentary from experts like Peter Diamandis, Brian Green, and Michio Kaku. We spoke with the series executive producer Dave O'Connor about the weird future that is (potentially) waiting for us.

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    15 June 2017, 8:49 pm
  • 32 minutes 27 seconds
    adventure cameraman PAUL "MUNGO" MUNGEAM on hunting real-life monsters in the wild

    If you don't know him, Paul is the longtime cameraman for Bear Grylls, but he has stepped in front of the camera for a new show on Animal Planet, "Expedition Mungo." In his new series, Paul travels around the world (often into remote and dangerous locales) to search for and film legendary creatures which he's heard about during his travels.

    He claims that he actually managed to film one of these creatures later in the season (but wouldn't tell us which one). Anyways, he was a super cool guy filled with some super cool stories. (And you know we asked him about which tech and drones he brings out into the field.) Check this one out!

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    5 June 2017, 9:10 pm
  • 53 minutes 6 seconds
    author CHUCK KLOSTERMAN on how tech reinvents culture and humanity

    Writer, essayist, and author of multiple bestselling books (Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs; But What if We're Wrong?; Fargo Rock City) stopped by PCMag's offices to have a couple of beers, talk about his latest book, and discuss everything from tech's inevitable influence on culture, art, and politics to the downside of digital democratization to which Metallica album is best (he says Master of Puppets). Don't miss this sprawling super-sized Convo!

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    22 May 2017, 5:04 pm
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