The Tinker Table

🎙 Episode 7 – Class Time: Gemini, Ford, and Building Better Tools This week on The Tinker Table, we’re blending history, tech news, and AI tools in another quick “class time” session. In this episode: Innovator Spotlight: Henry Ford — From the Model T to the moving assembly line, how Ford reshaped production, labor, and access to technology. Stay in the Know: 🔧 Robots rebuild wildfire-hit homes i...

🎙 Episode 6 – Class Is in Session This week on The Tinker Table, we’re kicking off a brand-new “class time” format—short, thoughtful episodes packed with stories, tools, and questions to keep your curiosity thriving between our deep dives. In this episode: Innovator Spotlight: Ada Lovelace—the visionary who imagined generative computing more than a century before it existed, blending logic and ima...

🎙️ Episode 5 – Everyday Ethics: Should You Let AI Do That? with Hannah from The Tinker Table This is the final part in our 5 episode deep dive into AI Ethics. We all talk about the big questions in AI—regulation, safety, bias, policy. But what about the quiet ones? The ones that happen on an ordinary Tuesday? Today’s episode zooms in on the everyday ethics of using AI tools like ChatGPT or Midjour...

Episode 4 – Everyday Users, Extraordinary Influence | AI Ethics Deep-dive You don’t need to code to make a difference in how AI is used. In this episode of The Tinker Table, we spotlight teachers, nurses, caregivers, and small-town entrepreneurs who are using AI tools in thoughtful, powerful ways—raising questions, catching bias, and making tech more human-centered. We’ll unpack: ​How everyday use...

When artificial intelligence systems fail, the consequences aren’t always small—or hypothetical. In this episode of The Tinker Table, we dive into what happens after the error: Who’s accountable? Who’s harmed? And what do these failures tell us about the systems we’ve built? We explore real-world case studies like: The wrongful arrest of Robert Williams in Detroit due to facial recognition bias, T...

If AI is shaping our future, we have to ask: Who’s shaping AI? In this episode of The Tinker Table, Hannah digs into the essential question of representation in technology—and why it matters who gets invited to build the tools we all use. We explore how a lack of diversity in engineering and data science has led to real-world consequences: from facial recognition tools that misidentify women of co...

Is AI good? Is it bad? Or is it something more complicated—and more human—than we tend to admit? In this first episode of The Tinker Table, Hannah breaks down the foundations of AI ethics—what it is, why it matters, and where it shows up in our lives. From biased hiring algorithms that penalized women (Winick, 2022) to predictive systems shaped by decades-old redlining data (The Markup, 2021), and...

Pull up a chair—this is The Tinker Table. I’m Hannah: a STEM educator, researcher, and deeply curious human. In this short introductory episode, I’ll share what this podcast is all about, what brought me here, and what you can expect in future episodes. If you’ve ever had big questions about the technologies shaping our world—and the values behind them—you’re in the right place. From AI ethics to...

Pull up a chair—you’re invited to The Tinker Table. In this short trailer, host Hannah Lloyd introduces the heart behind the podcast: a space where curiosity meets critical thinking, and where we explore the tech shaping our world, one thoughtful question at a time. Whether you’re new to AI or just wondering why ethics matter in innovation, this podcast is for you. Hear what to expect in upcoming...