by Dave Levine | Jul 9, 2026
In this episode of R&D with D&D, Dave Levine and Denise Howell speak with Gerald Sim about his book, Screening Big Data, exploring how films shape—not simply reflect—our understanding of big data, algorithms, AI, and technological power. Rather than focusing...
by Dave Levine | Jul 15, 2025
NYU’s Meredith Broussard pulls back the curtain on the hidden biases baked into today’s “smart” tech—from flawed facial recognition to the AI that underdelivered during her own cancer diagnosis. She tackles what’s broken in journalism, education, and healthcare—and...
by Cole Meixsell | Jan 22, 2025
In a world where access to essential healthcare is often dictated by economic privilege, the importance of addressing the systemic barriers to medicine access becomes paramount. In this June 2024 episode of R&D with D&D, we talk with Brook Baker, a recently...
by Dave Levine | Jul 31, 2024
Although we interact with technology seemingly endlessly, we don’t often consider what kinds of biases technology both reflects back to humans, but also exacerbates by its very nature as dumb code. On this episode of R&D with D&D, Dave and Denise chat...
by Cole Meixsell | Jul 6, 2024
AI’s continued influence on our lives seems unstoppable–and hard to decipher. Solutions marketed by AI providers are not all that seem, muddying the waters regarding its benefits. Its often difficult, if not impossible, to determine whether the outputs are accurate or...
