Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Scientific Publishing & Academic Life Both Suck: The July 27th, 2020 Age of Ingenuity

Scientists are collecting more data than ever before but they’re not necessarily publishing their findings in peer reviewed journals.

Instead, they’re using using open-access publications, pre-publishing services without peer review and even twitter and other social media tools to set themselves up for future funding, rather than Nobel Prizes. We're going to take a look at that and also consider the future of universities.


Sources cited during this episode include the following:

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.


Age of Ingenuity Credits


Producer and Host - Chuck Black
Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti
Host and Contributor - Al Calder
Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo and Scream by DigitalDominic. Both licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOMOpen Shot Video EditorGimp, various laptops and cell phones, plus lots and lots of coffee.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Twitter Alternatives, Mesh Networks & Jim Balsillie in Action. The July 21st, 2020 Age of Ingenuity

Twitter insists that their employees were “manipulated” by sinister outside “hackers” who took over hundreds of twitter accounts on Wednesday, scooping up private data and bitcoins while making a nuisance of themselves.

And Jim Balsillie, the Canadian businessman, philanthropist and pillar of our innovation ecosystem, has plans for Canada's current intellectual property regime...


Sources cited during this episode include the following:


"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.


Age of Ingenuity Credits


Producer and Host - Chuck Black
Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti
Host and Contributor - Al Calder
Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo and Scream by DigitalDominic. Both licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOMOpen Shot Video EditorGimp, various laptops and cell phones, plus lots and lots of coffee.

Follow us on YouTube and Bitchute. Check out our social media on FacebookGabLinkedInMindsPinterest, Steemit and Twitter. Follow the stories we're tracking on the Canadian Innovation News and Upcoming Events Scoop-It feeds.

Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the US Copyright Act of 1976, allowing for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism and under section 29 of the 1921 Canadian Copyright Act allowing for “fair dealing” exemptions for criticism, review and news reporting.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Should Banks Give Away Their Proprietary Data? The July 13th, 2020 Edition of the Age of Ingenuity

Canada’s fintech investors are complaining that current government legislation is preventing them from developing brave new fintech applications which will "revolutionize" money.

We’re going to take a look at that revolution plus discuss Canada's dropping venture capital investments in the first quarter of 2020. According to the players, it's not caused by the pandemic.


Sources cited during this episode include the following:
  • The Toronto ON based Wealthsimple website. Retrieved July 12th, 2020.
  • 1984 (film), a 1984 British dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell's 1949 novel of the same name. 


"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.


Age of Ingenuity Credits


Producer and Host - Chuck Black
Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti
Host and Contributor - Al Calder
Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOMOpen Shot Video EditorGimp, various laptops and cell phones, plus lots and lots of coffee.

Follow us on YouTube and Bitchute. Check out our social media on Facebook, GabLinkedInMindsPinterest, Steemit and Twitter. Follow the stories we're tracking on the Canadian Innovation News and Upcoming Events Scoop-It feeds.

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Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Space Archaeology, Spy Satellites & "Anomaly Hunting." The July 6th, 2020 Edition of the Age of Ingenuity

Spy satellite technology originally commercialized by the mining industry is being used by archeologists to find and inventory 10,000 year old underwater mines in central America.

We’re going to take a look at those tools and discuss the algorithms which run them.


Sources cited during this episode include the following:
  • The undated National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service page titled "What is lidar?" Retrieved July 5th, 2020.


"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.


Age of Ingenuity Credits


Producer and Host - Chuck Black
Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti
Host and Contributor - Al Calder
Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOMOpen Shot Video EditorGimp, various laptops and cell phones, plus lots and lots of coffee.

Follow us on YouTube and Bitchute. Check out our social media on Facebook, GabLinkedInMindsPinterest, Steemit and Twitter. Follow the stories we're tracking on the Canadian Innovation News and Upcoming Events Scoop-It feeds.

Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the US Copyright Act of 1976, allowing for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism and under section 29 of the 1921 Canadian Copyright Act allowing for “fair dealing” exemptions for criticism, review and news reporting.

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