How Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) be kind? : Dr. Yim Register

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Yim Register (they/them). A recently minted DOCTOR. Per their website, they are an NSF GRFP Fellow and got their PhD from the University of Washington (UW) Information School. At UW, they studied the ways that AI algorithms can cause harm, and the best practices for identifying and remedying such algorithmic harms. Transcription Transcribed by Micah Hysong (he/him) JP Flores (he/him): What’s up y’all? It’s your host, JP Flores, and welcome to From Where does it stem?

The Struggles of BIPOC Undergrads: Brian Zou & Evelyn Montenegro

This past week, I got to sit down and interview Brian Zou (Macalester College) and Evelyn Montenegro (UC Davis) about their journeys in STEM as underrepresented students. Zou and Montenegro are undergraduates who are undoubtedly going to change their communities with their intelligence, grace, and compassion. I am very grateful I met them, and I hope y’all enjoy listening to them as much as I did. Transcription Transcribed by Greg Kyle (he/him)