BiCurean

Data centers aren't going away — and honestly, we probably don't want them to. So where does that leave the rest of us? In the final episode of the series, Aicila and John move from diagnosis to action. They dig into why the problems outlined in part two are largely unnecessary, what's already being done at the state and local level, and why John thinks this technology will look completely unrecog...

The cloud was humming along just fine. Then AI walked in. In part two, Aicila and John dig into why AI data centers are a fundamentally different beast from the cloud infrastructure we've been using for decades — and why the timing couldn't be worse. More power, more water, more heat, less accountability, and a deregulatory environment that's removing the guardrails just as the stakes get higher....

If you've seen the headlines — data centers as economic savior or neighborhood villain — but weren't totally sure what a data center actually is , this episode is your starting point. Aicila sits down with John Bowman, an IT veteran with 35 years in the industry, to trace the arc from the very first data center (built in 1945 to house ENIAC, a military computer the size of a room) to the cloud inf...

BiCurean takes typically combative topics and teaches them to play nice. Our view is the mainstream reactionary rhetoric divides us and only helps those invested in the status quo. Join host Aicila as she digs into topics ranging from social and political to geeky and fun. Aicila is looking for the "BiCurean Moment"- the point where contradictions meet or are embraced. Episode Overview: Seaso...

My name is Ben and I'm a transgender medical student offering up some information about science as it relates to gender and sex. My channel covers the subjects of embryology, endocrinology, genetics, and pharmacology to provide a foundation of knowledge with which to approach discussion related to the transgender community. ★ Support this podcast ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Randolf has a YouTube channel and is the founding President of the Canadian atheists, which aims to normalize atheism in Canadian society (and hopefully the world), and to present atheism in the best possible ways.  He occasionally post videos, primarily where atheism is the subject matter, although he also cover other topics from time-to-time.  If you'd like to discuss atheism or religion, or som...

Ornella Matta-Figueroa is certified coach, working on a Ph. D in Mind-Body Medicine. Ornella was called to the healing path 5 years ago. Intuitive body and energy worker she has a calling to create spaces for healing, expression, connection, counsel, and integration. She is a collaborative and servant leader. Certified in Dancing Mindfulness and co-creator of Sacred Raves, Ornella has been support...

Lorena Garcia ran a powerful people centered campaign for US Senate in Colorado. Garcia has been working on the frontlines leading non-profit social justice policy advocacy organizations for the last fifteen years, fighting for equity, dignity, and justice for everyone, especially those who have been pushed to the margins. Being on the ground working directly with communities is her calling.  As a...

Miguel is a Commissioner at Colorado State Fair, Board Member at Coalition Against Global Genocide and On-Air Personality / Producer at Latin Life Denver. He has served on Dolores Huerta Foundation and Mi Casa Resource Center. He is an active participant in elections and has been in law enforcement and worked as a journalist. Miguel's Facebook Page | https://www.facebook.com/MiguelBacaBarragan/abo...

Desiree, co-founder of Grinding Stone Collective and producer of the First Foods Podcast, is a Miwok multimedia journalist, and a live-media event producer. You can see lots of her documentary photography now in the New Mexico Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, NM at the Beyond Standing Rock exhibit.   Some of her recent notable work is speaking at Princeton University in April 2019 an...

Vanessa Otero is the creator of the Media Bias Chart, and the Founder and CEO of Ad Fontes Media  A licensed patent attorney in the Denver, Colorado area, Vanessa holds  a B.A. in English from UCLA and a J.D. from the University of Denver. Vanessa’s formal education and professional career has centered on analytical reading, writing and reasoning, creating an ideal background for her to create a c...

Selys Rivera considers herself to be a God-loving and social justice-obsessed chica originally from Puerto Rico. She has an undergraduate degree in English Writing and a graduate degree in Social Work. Her main goal is to write to inspire others, give a voice to issues she's passionate about, and help others along the way. She's currently the author of An Unconscious Mestiza: A Collection of Memoi...

At Your Cervix is a soon-to-be released documentary that exposes the unethical ways of teaching pelvic exams & the revolutionary method to make them respectful and pain-free. Our guest, A'Magine, is Director, Co-Writer, & Producer of At Your Cervix. Amy Jo worked as a Gynecological Teaching Associate in NYC for 10 years, because as a sexual empowerment educator she wanted to impact people...

Sarah Wells is an enthusiastic connector and advocate for stronger community. A resident of Denver since 2006, Sarah spent her early career working with sustainability-focused businesses, and then in nonprofits working focused on supporting locally owned businesses. Sarah began her foray into real estate in 2015, when she co-founded the Queen City Cooperative, a limited equity cooperative in Capit...

Tara Galeano, founder of Rediscovering My Body and Boulder Sex Therapy, is an Author, Retreat Host, Speaker, and  Sex Therapist who has worked with women for over two decades to get their sexy back. She knows that there is pleasure in the body, beyond our wildest dreams, and every woman can access it. In “Rediscovering My Body”, Tara teaches women how to show up for pleasure in their lives. She re...

Alex Hollingsworth is a banker by day, podcaster by night. We appreciated him taking the time to explain the Gamestop and r/Wallstreetbets to us. The founder of Crossover Media, Alex is working to bring independent and minority voices to the forefront of podcasting.  r/Wallstreetbets | https://bit.ly/2O7K7dH GameStop Mania Reveals Power Shift on Wall Street—and the Pros Are Reeling - WSJ | https:/...

Join us as we talk about Facebook, empire building, being a video game, and finding the strength to live life fully. From living under a plastic sheet in the rain outside a nuclear arms base to teaching college students, Oak shares her refreshing perspective on modern life with us. Oak Chezar is a radical dyke, a performance artist, a profession of Women's Studies, a psychotherapist, scholar, writ...

More in Common’s mission is to understand the forces driving us apart, to find common ground and help to bring people together to tackle our shared challenges. Drawing from groundbreaking research to test and find solutions, they work with partners that have the capacity to make a real difference at scale. And they help build the larger field of efforts to strengthen democratic societies against t...

How are you handling the embodiment of Murphy's Law that 2020 has become? We talked about the election, fatigue, hope, and more in this highly random and yet somehow entertaining show.   The School Shooting Generation Has Had Enough | https://bit.ly/37xc5ai A Little Political Hope | https://bit.ly/3nygSxV Critical Thinking Tools | https://bit.ly/3omsvIP Republican Senator from Texas Compares His R...

RCV for Colorado is a non-partisan advocate of giving voters more voice through ranked choice voting. Better Elections are easy as 1-2-3 when voters get to rank their choices. You won't have to choose between the lesser of two evils - if your favorite candidate can't mathematically win, your vote is transferred to your second choice. Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) is a real option to improve our democ...

Launching her campaign in Nov 2018, Lorena Garcia ran a powerful people centered campaign for US Senate in Colorado. Garcia has been working on the frontlines leading non-profit social justice policy advocacy organizations for the last fifteen years, fighting for equity, dignity, and justice for everyone, especially those who have been pushed to the margins. Being on the ground working directly wi...

Ms. Harris first took the national stage as a candidate for the 2020 Presidential election.  ★ Support this podcast ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were honored to have the Director of Research of More in Common, Stephen Hawkins, take some time to share about their history, goals, and discoveries. More in Common was founded in 2016 to address division in society and find ways for us to focus on what we have in common. While there are similar forces threatening democratic societies, they have established separate national teams with their o...

COVID19 has created a world in which news that would normally be headlines and stay front and center have been de-prioritized and forgotten. 2020 was already winding up to be a newsworthy year with the frenetic election cycle, Trump's impeachment, and the assassination of Iranian General Soleimani. Also, we discovered that if we close all the schools in the US, we won't have any school shootings f...

Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding is a Founder of the Truth and Conciliation commission, an activist, public commentator, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Colorado Springs and associate professor of Women's and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. She holds a B.A. in English from Clark Atlanta University, as well as a M.A. in American Literature and a Ph. D. in American St...