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Ezenia Diaz-Lembert
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I believe that we can yap through educational barriers to innovative tech research, tech news, and tech education, and bring them to one space. If you want to learn about how some of the tech around us works, the socio-economic implications of certain innovations, and what to look forward to, I think you're in the right space.

Episodes

  1. Oct 26

    Optimization in the age of AI and the Hunt for Taste

    We're building out bigger and better AI systems, and we're STILL talking about taste... but what is it, and how might it influence how AI products are being built out today? If this has ever crossed your mind, this episode might be a good one. I'm testing episode length, so this is a shorter episode! INSPO/SOURCES: https://www.covers.com/entertainment/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-2026-odds https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/style/ai-tools-taste.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/opinion/silicon-valley-ai-taste-culture.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/06/technology/ai-slop-food-images-restaurant-menus.html https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-tech-bros-are-now-obsessed-with-taste https://nogood.io/blog/tastewashing/ https://trendscoutnews.com/post/from-aesthetic-to-algorithmic-how-social-media-is-quietly-reprogramming-taste https://nogood.io/blog/tastewashing/

  2. Oct 11

    Can AI-Human interaction make you a little less human?

    We are so back!

  3. Jul 5

    Can we have sustainable data centers? climate tech, power, and battery-powered ACs

    INSPO/SOURCES https://www.directenergy.com/en/learn/energy-basics/what-is-electricity-load https://slipstreaminc.org/research/load-shifting-measures https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/why-do-data-centers-need-water.htm https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/sustainability/google-2024-environmental-report.pdf https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-data-centers-can-better-manage-energy-use-0626 https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(26)01872-9 By Alex MusicBattery-Powered Air Conditioners Take a Load Off the Grid​ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/09/worlds-first-wind-powered-underwater-datacentre-starts-operating-in-china https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/China-Is-Taking-Its-AI-Boom-Under-the-Sea.html https://www.irecruit.co/insights/data-center-construction-cost-per-mw-2026-benchmarks-owners https://aimagazine.com/news/data-centres-to-orbit-earth-in-2026-by-powerbank-orbit-ai https://stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/sites/stpp/files/2025-07/stpp-data-centers-2025.pdf AI Now for data center policy/tech policy: https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/?_gl=1*1go02ar*_ga*MTg4OTQwNDc3MS4xNzgyNjkyNjk4*_ga_FKQJRSE30T*czE3ODI2OTI2OTckbzEkZzEkdDE3ODI2OTI3MjgkajI5JGwwJGgw

  4. Jun 21

    How to think and talk about AI like a normal person

    Hiiiiii!! I was caught up with some travel and research for this episode, so this one took a while. I'm glad to be back! For any questions/feedback, please reach out! My email is ezecuentax@gmail.com :) Main sources: How to Think about AI by Richard Susskindhttps://youtu.be/yf3hkq4WZKMhttps://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market-impactsAnthropic AI courses: AI Fluencyhttps://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-reporthttps://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/ai-will-reshape-more-jobs-than-it-replaceshttps://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/12/key-findings-about-how-americans-view-artificial-intelligence/https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-artist-xania-monet-multimillion-dollar-record-deal/https://www.tiktok.com/@huskistaken/video/7627991314788912414

  5. Mar 12

    Smart Clothes and Surface EMG for Muscle Fatigue

    This episode follows episode 1, with an emphasis on current research from the past year in health/fitness tech! I go over some interesting research papers, their methodologies, and share a bit about where I think this tech can go in the future :) sources/research papers: https://dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/3712287 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10018339 external resources for some of the topics mentioned and not discussed (coming soon though) in this podcast: https://youtu.be/hOvE8puBZK4 https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/autocorrelation https://youtu.be/QzY57FaENXg https://youtu.be/v6VJ2RO66Ag https://signalprocessingsociety.org/our-story/signal-processing-101

  6. Feb 1

    Oura Ring, WHOOP, and future of wearable health and wellness tech

    It's the FIRST EPISODE!!!! I've thought about this podcast for almost a year, refining what I wanted to talk about and how I wanted to go about it. Beyond anything, I feel like we can talk about tech, science, and innovation in much more casual ways, getting around the lingo and other barriers that may deter people from it. That's what led me to make the podcast. It genuinely feels so crazy to know that it is happening! Thanks for listening/tuning in :) if you have any questions/suggestions feel free to comment links to sources: https://www.news-medical.net/health/Photoplethysmography-(PPG).aspxhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/13/2923https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8122413/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/edited-volume/abs/pii/B9780128233740000086#:~:text=The https://support.ouraring.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408961184147-General-FAQs#:~:text=The https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/20/6532 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8160717/ https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2024/06/11/14-emerging-wearable-health-technologies-transforming-remote-care/ https://www.whoop.com/us/en/thelocker/a-look-behind-the-data-how-whoop-measures-heart-rate/?srsltid=AfmBOorse2vdQNAFoSfkpuK9FMzlOHt-uc__gi5RPJYreYAPWjMIaTU7 https://www.whoop.com/us/en/thelocker/whoop-proven-most-accurate-wearable-in-heart-rate-heart-rate-variability-measurements/?srsltid=AfmBOorbE60X7X2jm5gx_v_A6R25-9EIeNuocC4qqA44FIH1TFTA-w2a https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-025-02238-1 https://www.sportsmith.co/articles/whoop-vs-oura-ring-real-life-data-analysis-and-comparisons/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8160717/ https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/wearable-technology-market https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Spectroscopy/Electronic_Spectroscopy/Electronic_Spectroscopy_Basics/The_Beer-Lambert_Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYx85gnsyvQ https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/13/2923 https://ouraring.com/blog/accuracy-of-finger-worn-wearables/?srsltid=AfmBOorsjCdp6Z2Yy0cUU6BaGMOW3Za5kQpe14Up-SGSIoOAM4LsuYTT https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894725109601 https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/large-scale-training https://www.nature.com/articles/s44325-025-00090-6 https://axial.acs.org/materials-science/wearable-technology-trends-innovations-and-future-directions https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590137025001542’

    Oura Ring, WHOOP, and future of wearable health and wellness tech
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I believe that we can yap through educational barriers to innovative tech research, tech news, and tech education, and bring them to one space. If you want to learn about how some of the tech around us works, the socio-economic implications of certain innovations, and what to look forward to, I think you're in the right space.

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  • Creator
    Ezenia Diaz-Lembert
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
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