Fri, 09/10/2021

On this episode Jack Keating, a 2021 graduate of the University of Nebraska’s mechanical engineering program, tells us about the creation and development of his business Corral Technologies. Jack is joined by Dr.

Fri, 09/03/2021

Across the country law enforcement units are encrypting their communications, barring the general population and journalists alike from following police radio channels. Weighing concerns with privacy and officer safety with citizen watchdog oversight and freedom of the press is an extremely complex policy issue.

Thu, 08/26/2021

In this episode of Tech Refactored Gus and our Research Associate Neil Rutledge speak with Colton Harper of Broader Considerations of Technology (or BCT), a student organization that is a part of the Kutak Ethics Center at Nebraska. BCT is launching several impressive initiatives from data visualization workshops, to game jams, to a science fiction and ethics book club.

Fri, 08/20/2021

On this episode of Tech Refactored our Executive Producer Elsbeth Magilton interviews Justin Stark and Aakriti Agrawal, founders of local non-profit, Girls Code Lincoln.

Fri, 08/13/2021

Ronald Rizzuto from the University of Denver joins Gus to discuss the history and state of the cable and telecommunications industry with a focus on how municipalities try to build out broadband services, why it often fails, and what is takes to succeed.

Fri, 08/06/2021

We're discussing the role of video games in shaping popular understandings of history - specifically the game a generation of adults played as kids, The Oregon Trail.

Wed, 07/28/2021

Over the past several months we collaborated with a group of scholars working on projects to discuss the challenge of the rural digital divide, or internet access gap--from virtual learning in the face of a pandemic to politics to dig permits. We are discussing the projects in a series of one-on-one discussions. This endeavor was undertaken in conjunction with the Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program at the University of Nebraska College of Law.

Tue, 07/20/2021

On this episode we discuss a prospect that has moved from fantasy to possible feasibility - the mining and extraction of resources from asteroids and the moon. Our producer (and space lawyer) Elsbeth Magilton co-hosts and welcomes Kristi Bradford from In-Q-Tel to learn about the economic and business development side of space resources.

Wed, 07/14/2021

We're joined by Mike Tobias, host of the What If? series from Nebraska Public Media. Mike shares what's it like to seek, find, and explore the interesting characters and topics around Nebraska, and how to best tell their stories.

Thu, 07/08/2021

Have you stopped answering your cell phone because most of the calls are scams or ads? As of June 30th, 2021, every telephone carrier in the United States is required to have a plan in place to deal with robocalls. In this episode Richard Shockey joins Gus to break down why we get so many of these calls and whether these new plans will help address them.