Talking Insights

This week Srikar speaks to Tom van Arman, architect and urban planner, and a key figure at the Marineterrein living lab in Amsterdam. Living labs are providing crucial insights into how to create smarter, safer, and more sustainable cities for the future, and Srikar and Tom dive into how this research is more important than ever during the COVID pandemic. As the world becomes increasingly urbanise...

This week Srikar speaks to Dr Daniel Allington, senior lecturer in Social and Cultural Artificial Intelligence, and author of a fascinating study conducted by King’s College London looking at how belief in COVID-19 conspiracies is shaped by social media usage. Together they explore what actually makes a conspiracy, how COVID became such fertile ground for mistruths, what role social media is playi...

This week Srikar speaks to Whitney Dunlap-Fowler, brand strategist and founder of Touch of Whit creative, about the importance of race in research. Srikar and Whitney explore how the market research sector needs to contend with its attitudes towards race, diversity, and inclusivity, and how having truly diverse research means better results for brands, and more trust from consumers. With a brief t...

In the second part of their AI discussion, Srikar and Zeno dive into the thorny issues of AI regulation, discuss how AI morality should be just as important as AI ethics, look at some of science fiction’s greatest AIs, and ponder the role of AI in turning humanity into an interplanetary species. Make sure to check out Part 1 first and find out more about Zeno's work here - https://zenokoenigs...

In the first part of their discussion on AI, Srikar and Creative Technologist Zeno Koenigs discuss how AI is contributing to the creative arts and cultural spaces, and consider how the rapid evolution of technology has brought us to the brink of a world where fact and fiction are increasingly intertwined. Send us Fan Mail ----------------------------------------------------------------------------...

In this episode, Srikar talks to Dr Meena Kaushik, Founder of Quantum CS, about the sociological impact of the global COVID lockdown. Dr Kaushik sheds new light on how the past few months have shaped our relationship with wider society, with each other, and with our ourselves. From nomos to anomie, via divorce, death, and disconnection - how have the past few months shaped the cultural psyche, and...

In the first instalment of Talking Insights, Srikar talks to Rex Briggs, Founder and Executive Chairman of Marketing Evolution, about the road to economic recovery after COVID-19. Rex and Srikar draw upon lessons from the past to shine a light on the future, discuss the underlying issues of our current economic model, and how we as a society can rebuild an economy that is stronger, smarter, and fa...

In this special pilot episode, the host of Talking Insights, Srikar Govindaraju, chats with Kim-Smouter Umans, Head of Government Affairs and Professional Standards at ESOMAR, about his vision for this podcast series. Find out more about the idea behind the podcast, who your host is, and the topics that will be discussed with thought leaders over the coming months. Be sure to follow us on Soundclo...