Developments in AI are ushering in disruptive technological change that threatens the relatively stable geopolitical balance of the post-WWII era. We’ll explore the recently announced “American AI Initiative” and discuss if/how its implementation may impact us, within the context of rapidly developing and changing AI technologies and their implementation in other countries. The hosts for […]
A Slick Solution to Several Snags (Likable Science)
What started as an eco-friendly marine vessel coating project could have outsized impact on our current carbon emissions. An estimated 42% of total global carbon emissions are attributed to the energy sector. While cleaner fuels and renewable technologies are a viable pathway to lowering emissions, electricity generation efficiency improvement is a direct and significant path […]
Stranger in a Strange Land (Likable Science)
A Native Hawaiian in STEM. Pursuing science/STEM as a member of a culture underrepresented in STEM education and careers entails challenges that may not be encountered by individuals from mainstream/European/American backgrounds. The host for this episode is Ethan Allen. The guest for this episode is Nathan Kanoa Sunada. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]
Evaluation as a Win Win Collaboration (Pacific Partnerships In Education)
Evaluation as a Win Win Collaboration. Join us Ethan discuss Evaluation and the importance it has on science and the way we view everything around us. The host for this episode is Ethan Allen. The guest for this episode is Sonja Evensen. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm […]
Come Rain or Shine (Likable Science)
The science behind clouds and precipitation. What are clouds made of? How does rain form? Orographic precipitation. Rain patterns on Oahu The host for this episode is Ethan Allen. The guest for this episode is Alison D Nugent. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii […]
Where’s the water? (Likable Science)
Ground Water Use Reporting Outreach, Field Verification and Compliance on Maui and Molokai. What is the project? Reporting outreach and well verification, advice to owners. In 2017 about 25% of Molokai wells reporting water use and 33% of Maui wells. Reasons: Lost wells, abandoned wells, don’t know to report, don’t want to report. Who is […]
Graphene’s Grandeur (Likable Science)
Newly discovered properties of graphene are opening up new ways to use it. We’ll explore graphene, what it is, some of its unusual properties, and how it’s finding increasingly diverse uses in many areas The hosts for this episode are Ethan Allen and Jay Fidell. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am […]
Smart Sight Melding Artificial Intelligence with Computer Vision (Likable Science)
Combining AI and computer vision is yielding many powerful applications with great potential to help humankind. David and Mark will discuss recent developments to Oceanit in varied uses of enabling computer vision systems to recognize specific types of objects and actions. Combining such ‘smart’ systems with other technologies, such as drones, leads to stunning technological […]
CRISPR Babies (Likable Science)
The technique using CRISPR has now been used in humans to produce a gene-edited child. We’ll explore some of the scientific, moral/ethical, and legal aspects and implications of this recent application of innovative science, engineering, and technology The hosts for this episode are Ethan Allen and Jay Fidell. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]
Hawaiis Hydrogen Hopes (Likable Science)
We’ll explore how Hawaii is expanding its transportation options, discussing progress, benefits, and technological hurdles to expanding the use of FCV’s The host for this episode is Ethan Allen. The guest for this episode is Stan Osserman. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, […]