Alasdair Allan - Alasdair Allan interviewed at Where 2012</h1> <article> <h1>Alasdair Allan - Alasdair Allan interviewed at Where 2012</h1> <p>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> In a relaxed interview, Allan Alasdair gives us his take on geolocation today as the Where 2012 conference opens. Alasdair pursues concepts he set forth in the 2011 Where Conference that addressed Apple's iPhone sensors which now allow near-ubiquitous data sharing. He describes a new tracking system being prototyped at the University of Exeter, where data sets can shed light on how campus facilities can be used and student performance evaluated.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=O7NF1fZD2m4:QaPTrSdYdhc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=O7NF1fZD2m4:QaPTrSdYdhc:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Michael Lazerow - How Are Brands Using Facebook Right Now?</h1> <p>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> If Facebook were a nation, it would be the second-largest in the world. A billion images are uploaded there every four days. If Facebook were a president, it would be FACEbraham Lincoln! Michael Lazerow of Buddy Media scales Facebook and presents brand marketing schemes that have worked on the social network. Lazerow says the best campaigns are fairly straightforward. Given the immense popularity of Facebook as media, brands would be crazy not to try to connect with constituents there.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=1mko0S49MUs:dLH9cFQpN3A:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=1mko0S49MUs:dLH9cFQpN3A:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Claire Hunsaker - The African Laptop Killer: Android And The Developing World</h1> <p>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> No infrastructure, no electricity. No electricity, no cable lines. No cable lines, no coaxial Internet connection. No coaxial Internet connection, no problem, because this is how, on the continent of Africa, Android and cell phones become the solution, according to Claire Hunsaker. Her mission is to cultivate consumer market within poverty-stricken areas of Kenya by focusing on access to practical data, developing payment systems, and efficient networking utilizing Google's Android operating system.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=THECbsfckBQ:Cge18HuZRZE:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=THECbsfckBQ:Cge18HuZRZE:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Martin Taylor - Ubiquitous Voice Over Broadband</h1> <p>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Introducing his topic as broadband's ubiquitousness as it applies to telephony, Martin Taylor explores the telephony landscape in the future, as well as the differences between fixed and mobile broadband. He also presents several fundamental elements of phone service, including phone numbers, network applications, and the relationship between the provider and the user; Taylor then explains how these key factors will what providers will successfully grow in the upcoming years.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=ecZ_XKysyS4:LtKkaJWhUBM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=ecZ_XKysyS4:LtKkaJWhUBM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Cindy Finnecy - Go Inside the Minds of Over 1,700 CMOs</h1> <p>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> The position of CMO - Chief Marketing Officer - is a relatively new C-level position that until recently had a reputation as the "hired gun" with a brief tenure. Lately, more rationality and analytics have been brought in to steady the corporate hand. Cindy Finnecy of IBM introduces a study of CMOs' future challenges. CMOs are looking for help in handling data proliferation, social engagement, device choices, shifting demographics, and other factors.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=R8PmtD9V_5Q:3KJ-6HxpI7M:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=R8PmtD9V_5Q:3KJ-6HxpI7M:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Will Marshall - Android in Space</h1> <p>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Can a phone function as a satellite? This is the thoughtfully revolutionary question expounded upon by Will Marshall. Cell phone technology seems to have everything necessary to function successfully in earth orbit but what are the drawbacks, and vulnerabilities? Will Marshall, Staff Scientist at USRA/NASA, talks about them.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=b5-OhGhWpsM:gIVk1Z7pr04:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=b5-OhGhWpsM:gIVk1Z7pr04:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Shel Israel - ePublishing</h1> <p>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Author and tech consultant Shel Israel discusses the issues of publishing in an electronic format. He reviews how he went through the process of preparing his most recent book, Stellar Presentations, for the Amazon Kindle and other devices. In addition, to describing the overall ePublishing concept, he also discusses the various steps necessary to help make an electronic book successful.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=_sx_-_nyVbM:2cLLuUHNqd8:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=_sx_-_nyVbM:2cLLuUHNqd8:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bernard Pécoul and Yves Ribeill - The End of Sleep Sickness</h1> <p>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Dr. Moira Gunn talks with sleep experts, Bernard Pécoul Executive Director at DNDi and Yves Ribeill, CEO for Scynexis, about their work and the development of a drug for sleeping sickness.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=FV9Ciq1U7bM:yY2oN94hduA:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=FV9Ciq1U7bM:yY2oN94hduA:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bryan Sykes - A Genetic Biography of America</h1> <p>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and geneticist, Bryan Sykes from Oxford University about his working combining history, science, and experience of what it means to be an American.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=GpdTBN9juOI:M7cjxyCZU_w:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=GpdTBN9juOI:M7cjxyCZU_w:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Mark Madsen - The Mythology of Big Data</h1> <p>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Can you recall what it feels like when an opportunity is exploding, right in front of you? Like the gold rush in the United States in the 1800's, big data appears to be peaking right now. It certainly has gotten a lot of attention lately, but Mark Masden places it in context in this keynote address. Big data is just another phase of computer science and our use of computers to model, capture, and analyze business processes. Mark emphasizes that we avoid collecting data without a clear vision for its potential.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=NWVSrgoKhr0:eV5smoo0Lfw:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=NWVSrgoKhr0:eV5smoo0Lfw:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Joe Karaganis - Copy Culture</h1> <p>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Do you remember hearing about the massive opposition to SOPA and ACTA? It was a surprising show of unity, and helped temporarily defeat these efforts. Joe Karaganis has been studying global copyright infringement. In a recent report, Joe explains why "piracy" is too easy to stop. He also describes a global problem where less developed countries are prohibited from gaining access to information. In response, he recommends establishing "shadow libraries" to help students everywhere.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=nDIclnt6RKE:oTiqKAwJaXs:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=nDIclnt6RKE:oTiqKAwJaXs:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Rom Brafman - The Six Principles of High Achievement</h1> <p>Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Dr. Moira Gunn chats with author and psychologist, Rom Brafman about his new book, Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail and the 6 principles of high achievement.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=AUffWZhDz48:lgyTw7G8tvY:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=AUffWZhDz48:lgyTw7G8tvY:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Chris Molloy - Personalized Precision Medicine</h1> <p>Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Dr. Moria Gunn talks about the trend of building a global medical team in order to make better health care decisions with IDBS' Vice President of Corporate Development, Chris Molloy.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=P6vO6pXyeiQ:Vgm2Uevp1Rk:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=P6vO6pXyeiQ:Vgm2Uevp1Rk:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Brad Garlinghouse, Tony Conrad, and Jason Shellen - David, Meet Goliath: Infusing Startup Culture</h1> <p>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> In the early years of the Internet, many of the leading companies were startups. Now they employ thousands of people, but as they've grown, they've become less risky. With growing demands to meet expectations, companies must remain innovative. Two common strategies are: (a) buying a startup with innovative products and people; (b) establishing organizational structures that replicate the culture and attitudes of a technology startup. In this panel discussion, executives from AOL discuss their experiences keeping the startup spirit alive.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=p6Xg6zYpKO4:06wMWRJHeaA:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=p6Xg6zYpKO4:06wMWRJHeaA:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Sascha Meinrath - The Battle for Communications Justice: An Open Spectrum Manifesto</h1> <p>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Broadband is still relatively cost-prohibitive, and New America Foundation's Sascha Meinrath has a solution. Rather than having carriers provide all bandwidth for customers, the online market is heading towards a model where apps and data are based on free delivery concepts with pre-loaded bandwidth paid for by the advertiser. Describing the hypothetical and, he says, probably inevitable future of apps, Meinrath discusses the possibilities of content providers paying for select bandwidth in order to ensure large-scale access.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=GtFMH3Sn1SM:8J-DeytrEno:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=GtFMH3Sn1SM:8J-DeytrEno:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Nicholas Meriwether - All the Pages Are My Days: A Next Generation Plan for Grateful Dead Reference Works</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> The Grateful Dead's legendary performances, and the grassroots tape-trading network that grew around them, multiplied the band's fan base and generated a distributed archive that sustains their worldwide musical and cultural legacy. Nicholas Meriwether is head deadhead of the Grateful Dead Archive at U.C. Santa Cruz. He is devoted to using Web 2.0 user experience theory and practice to organize accessible collections of those memories.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=eFHHBnQi_es:Kk3W0TTlbBo:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=eFHHBnQi_es:Kk3W0TTlbBo:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Linda Bernardi - Innovation in a Global Culture of Disruption</h1> <p>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and entrepreneur, Linda Bernardi about the her new book Provoke, where she discusses new insights on female entrepreneurs and the steps to forgetting the past.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=3a5GzvfLnrU:_cRiE3DAfhM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=3a5GzvfLnrU:_cRiE3DAfhM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Ann Bowering and Roger Stroud - The New Stock Exchange and Innovations in Transportation</h1> <p>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Dr. Moira Gunn talks first with Ann Bowering from the Venture Securities Exchange, which trades clean tech, biotech and the life sciences stock in the Asia market. Then she chats with Roger Stroud, Executive Chairman of Algae.Tec Limited, about turning algae into jet fuel.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=HWDv8f7MNpg:U6zbpQ0ByrY:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=HWDv8f7MNpg:U6zbpQ0ByrY:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Eric Ries - The Lean Startup: Lessons Learned</h1> <p>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Remember what publishing was like before the Internet? Many do; many still wish publishing was like it was before computers. Surely, publishing has irrevocably changed. In Eric Ries' mind, publishing has now joined the leagues of music and film, and become a software industry. In this keynote, Eric shares an analogy where he compares publishing a book to entrepreneurship. Eric describes how he approached the publication of his own book and ends with a lean startup recipe for any content producer.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=iAQyscPPi_E:5wnmKY2MlV8:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=iAQyscPPi_E:5wnmKY2MlV8:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Joichi Ito - Innovation in Open Networks and the Media Lab</h1> <p>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> With the vision of making it a center for research in a variety of areas, MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte founded the MIT Media Lab in 1985. Joichi Ito, the new director at the MIT Media Lab, spoke during the recently held Web 2.0 Expo. Ito discusses how 'The power of Pull' is changing the internet world and talks about the diverse set of innovations coming out of the Media Lab.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=5uJzv9cMjYk:pdzhC7A-l8w:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=5uJzv9cMjYk:pdzhC7A-l8w:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Brady Forrest - Brady Forrest Opens Where 2012</h1> <p>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Has the latest iPhone changed everything? Will Google Maps lose market share to OpenStreetMap? Which social-mobile start-ups will survive? These questions set the stage as the Where 2012 conference starts to cover breakthroughs in social-mobile. Brady Forrest, the Program Chair for O'Reilly's Where 2012 conference in San Francisco, shares how he has seen location-based technology evolve. In this one-on-one interview, Forrest points to anticipated announcements from speakers at power players like Facebook and Google Earth.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=wr6xLalHRBM:TDbH64t3Di0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=wr6xLalHRBM:TDbH64t3Di0:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Eric Bakkan, Sandra Sassow, Christophe Williams - Need, Speed, and Greed & the UK's Clean and Cool Mission</h1> <p>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> In these segments, Moira first speaks with Vijay Vaitheeswaran, author of Need, Spped, and Greed, on how the new rules of innovation can transform businesses, propel Nations to greatness, and tame the world's most wicked problems. She then speaks with a delegation from the UK's Clean and Cool Mission.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=V-qj6IsjFI0:RyCADRFz51M:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=V-qj6IsjFI0:RyCADRFz51M:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Laura Stachel & Hal Aronson - Solar Power in a Suitcase</h1> <p>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> What good is new energy technology if it can't be transported to the regions where it is most needed? In this audio interview, Sheela Sethuraman talks with Laura Stachel and Hal Aronson, co-founders of WE CARE Solar, about the international journey that led them to create one of the world's most portable solar energy systems. As The Tech Awards 2011 laureates of the Nokia Health Award, these two innovators work to bring reliable power to health care facilities all over the world.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=mOQOjTWPEXU:k_SGf2FItKs:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=mOQOjTWPEXU:k_SGf2FItKs:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Mike Riley - Programming Your Home</h1> <p>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> One of the great benefits of the ability to use mobile devices to accomplish many tasks is the ability to take control of your home. Author and developer Mike Riley discusses his book Programming Your Home. He reviews how one can interact with lighting, remotely monitor home security, and many other actions. He reviews the technical aspects of setting up both the sensors and mobile devices to take advantage of the technology. He also reviews specific examples and reviews how he used the Android in particular for his work.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=hQhUL32NC6c:yb908WPZZMM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=hQhUL32NC6c:yb908WPZZMM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bob Lee - 10 Innovations in 10 Minutes</h1> <p>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Presenting ten key features of the Android in less than ten minutes, Square Inc.'s Bob Lee discusses key innovations that Android has had since the beginning. With themes from individual multi-tasking to global corporate use, as well as some background into the creation of the platform, Bob Lee quickly and clearly summarizes the best of what Android has to offer.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=0MGHDrpfpK8:hfMqDptcZZA:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=0MGHDrpfpK8:hfMqDptcZZA:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Sten Tamkivi - Peace, Love & PSTN</h1> <p>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> The number of calling minutes in the world is growing since it was created in 2003, but their shift towards Skype is growing faster. Sten Tamkivi, chief spokesperson for Skype, looks behind this trend, sharing what Skype has learned about simultaneously serving both the most and less developed markets in the world and why this is important. Skype handles one-third of all call minutes, is the only quality video conversation provider with a global footprint and sees increased growth due to video cameras on mobile phones and notebook computers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=XL9XW7_BKDY:Wjt4umBEZ_M:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=XL9XW7_BKDY:Wjt4umBEZ_M:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Esben Nilssen - Innovations in Drug Delivery</h1> <p>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Dr. Moira Gunn talks about nano-capsules, 100 times smaller than a blood cell, and their uses in a unique drug delivery system for cancer with the CEO of Epitarget, Esben Nilssen.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=7slpjkoa3D8:DFfrwGnXRGI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=7slpjkoa3D8:DFfrwGnXRGI:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>David Agus and David Topping - An End to Illness and You Are What You Eat</h1> <p>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> Dr. Moira Gunn talks with David Agus from the University of Southern California about how his engineering training makes him a better doctor and then chats with CSIRO scientist, David Topping about the truth behind the phrase, you are what you eat.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=-akHCrrzVK0:RvACfp7L6ek:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=-akHCrrzVK0:RvACfp7L6ek:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Michael Kuperman & Ronni Zehavi - Your Mobile Performance - Analyze and Accelerate</h1> <p>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> In the day and age of "fast", every online entity seeks to make their user experience faster. Michael Kuperman and Ronni Zehavi announce a few bits of news for Cotendo before presenting their subject. They have developed a program suite for both desktop and mobile websites and applications to accelerate performance and thus foster a positive user experience.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=syG8ULoTd7o:xYR8NkF4M_Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=syG8ULoTd7o:xYR8NkF4M_Y:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Subramanian Ramamoorthy - Abstract Learning: "The Transfer Problem"</h1> <p>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT</p> The fundamental problem of knowing how to apply knowledge is the focus, as Prof. Subramanian Ramamoorthy studies how agents transfer skills from one situation to another. Ramamoorthy constrains each agent's environment, limiting interaction to a handful of other agents, so that agents can act with greater autonomy. Host Per Sjöborg enjoys a freewheeling discussion of Ramamoorthy's career and his groundbreaking work with abstract learning in modular robotic agents.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=fumNxp7uQK0:ynzw7MULB7c:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.conversationsnetwork.org/~ff/cn/network?a=fumNxp7uQK0:ynzw7MULB7c:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>