Machine Unlearning Kerry Harrison + Hannah Marcus

In the last episode of season 1, we talk to Jazmin Morris, Creative Computing Artist, Lead Digital Tutor at Central Saint Martins and Lecturer at the Creative Computing Institute, University of The Arts London.

Jazmin talks about the ways she’s fusing art and technology in her practice, as well as teaching, engaging with the local community and pushing for much-needed change in both the tech and art space.

We think you’ll find this episode hugely inspiring. We did!

We cover:


The access challenges faced by those who want to enter the arts/creativity sector.




The importance of outreach and driving diversity in the tech and art sectors.




How she’s driving change in her local community and beyond.




The ethics of generative art-making – and some factors to consider.




Why we need a bigger conversation on avatars – and how our bodies are being restricted by the limited parameters game creators are setting.




How playing the Sims could be a political act.




The responsibilities of technology makers and users – and why we need to work more closely.




The importance of making space for yourself and paving your way.



Jazmin finishes with some great advice on moving into the creative technology space and forging roles that work for you.

In our latest episode we talk to Nick Kelly, CEO and Founder of Axela Innovation, whose innovative work in care systems, technology and machine learning has revolutionary implications for how we think about healthcare data. We discuss what it really means to own your own data, how diversity should not be a buzzword but a call to action, and the joy there is to be found in coding.



Also in this episode:

- How pineapple juice can be surprisingly dangerous

- What health tech can learn from banking

- How to move past what Hollywood thinks a software engineer looks like

- Perceptions vs reality when it comes to representation in the boardroom

- What you need to know vs what you need to understand when working in technology



As always, Nick finishes with some advice for anyone interested in getting into health tech or data technology.

In this episode we have a fascinating conversation with Lisa Karlin Curtis, API Engineer at GoCardless. Lisa shares her extraordinary journey from management consultancy to her current role, explaining how she accidentally became an engineer when a new job took an unexpected turn. Lisa shares her insights on life as an engineer, work structures and diversity issues in her sector. Plus, she explains the interesting concept of ‘glue work’.

We also cover:


Why coding is such a rewarding and exciting role

What the term distributed system means

What start-ups can learn from enterprises – and vice versa

The problem with career progression in the engineering sector

How we can start overcoming the lack of diversity in engineering roles

Why encouraging adults into engineering is just as important as getting girls into coding.

Plus, loads more.


Lisa wraps up by giving advice to those who may (or may not) be considering a role in engineering.



Further information:

You can find Lisa’s blog at https://paprikati.github.io

Lisa is speaking at the Euruko conference, which is running on 28 and 29th May 2021: https://euruko2021.org/

You can read more about Tanya Reilly’s concept of Glue Work here https://www.slideshare.net/TanyaReilly/being-glue and here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KClAPipnKqw



Learning to code:

This is the platform Lisa used: https://www.codecademy.com

Find information on coding mentors here: https://exercism.io

The coding bootcamp that Lisa mentioned is: https://makers.tech (there are many more)



Lisa also gave us this introduction to distributed systems if you’d like to read more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_computing#:~:text=A%20distributed%20system%20is%20a,to%20achieve%20a%20common%20goal.

Join us as we chat with Jess Suamarez, co-founder of Hedira, an app that offers smart notifications to help you care for your indoor plants. Over £800m worth of houseplants are thrown away in the UK each year and Hedira was created to help save them. In this episode, Jess shares her journey from the world of big corporates to working in tech start-ups, and offers some brilliant insights and advice on raising investment as well as juggling a start-up alongside a full time job.

In this episode we also cover:


Why naming your house plants can subconsciously help you keep them alive

The important benefits of having a diverse team

The sad tale of Hannah’s sister’s houseplant

Why Hedira decided to grow organically, even after securing investment

Tips on raising investment for women-led businesses

How to stay sane when you’re working full time and growing a side-hustle


Jess finishes up by offering advice to those who are thinking about building a tech startup.

You can download Hedira on the appstore and playstore now.

Join us for a fascinating and timely conversation with Helene Guillaume. Helene is the founder and CEO of Wild.ai, an app designed to help women personalise training, nutrition and sport's recovery around their bodies and menstrual cycles. 

We discuss the challenges, biases and myths in the world of sport's tech and tech-tech, open the pandora's box of women's sex lives, and reveal how being a CEO means identifying the bits of the job you don't want to do and just delegating them away.



In this episode we also cover:



-Why some days you can go for a run and feel like an athlete, and on others you can barely drag yourself down the road

- Whether it's possible to hack period related bowel problems

- Why people are still calling 50% of the population 'a niche'

- How many men have actually bought tampons

- Vulva cupcakes

- Why pregnant women could be athletes

- And Hannah recommends her favourite sex education book for the first, but likely not the last time: Come As you Are by Emily Nagoski



Helene finishes with some advice for female founders - and people who want to use her app.

Join us (and Hannah’s cat) for a colourful conversation with Rukmini Prasad, IoT Partnerships & Product Manager at Digital Catapult. Rukmini talks about her journey from studying philosophy, through marketing and into the area of Internet of Things. We uncover the real world applications of this technology and the benefits it can bring to society and business.

In this episode we also cover:


The many different roles in IoT
How the success of product development hinges on interdisciplinary teams
The phenomenon of imposter syndrome in the tech world
Rukmini’s tips for overcoming imposter syndrome (they’re super helpful)
Why it’s absolutely fine to not know 
The ethical debates happening in the world of IoT, including conversations around people tracking and missile tracking
How IoT might develop going forward - including how IoT and AI might work together

Rukmini finishes the episode with some advice on entering the IoT industry.