Fix This

Buckle up! We’re driving straight into the world of sustainable trucking. Ray Rogers of Amazon Web Services (AWS) chats with Aaron Terrazas, director of economic research at Convoy Inc. (Convoy). He discusses the impact of “empty miles” in terms of its environmental impact, worker impact, and industry impact and how machine learning on AWS is part of the solution. Next up, Ray caught up with Jenni...

Elections are more than voters casting votes. From voter engagement to elections management, innovative use of the cloud like an Alexa Skill or an e-poll book solution can help make the election process more accessible. In this episode, the team chats with Deputy Secretary of State for the State of New Hampshire, David Scanlan. In 2020, New Hampshire celebrated its 100th first-in-the-nation primar...

In this episode, the team explores how the cloud and data interoperability can improve outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. Ray Rogers of Amazon Web Services (AWS) chats with homelessness subject matter expert, Jessie Metcalf, from AWS. Next up, Ray chats with Beth Sandor and Jake Maguire, principals at Community Solutions, about how communities are already reaching “functional zero” for...

From workforce development to preserving ancient artifacts—the cloud changes how we think about the future. Ray Rogers from Amazon Web Services (AWS) talks to Sameer Raina, president of Digital Divide Data (DDD), about the nonprofit’s project to digitize the National Museum of Kenya’s one-of-a-kind, ancient collections. During phase one of the project, DDD upskilled the museum’s existing staff wit...

The team continues the conversation on how technology can be leveraged to end human trafficking. Ray Rogers of AWS chats with Rani Hong, CEO of The Freedom Seal, about how corporate transparency and responsibility can help organizations stay true to their mission while also eliminating forced labor from their supply chains. Andrew Wallis, CEO of Unseen, shares how data is at the center of the solu...

The team explores what human trafficking is and how technology like Amazon Rekognition can be leveraged to combat the global issue. Randi Larson of Amazon Web Services (AWS) chats with Sarah Gardner, director of development at Thorn, and Ray Rogers of AWS discusses the Tech Against Trafficking initiative with Hannah Darnton, program manager of ethics, technology, and human rights at BSR.

How can medical researchers use machine learning to speed the time to science? Dive in.

Ray Rogers, Brad Keppler, Julien Simon (machine learning tech evangelist, Amazon Web Services), Dr. P. Anandan (CEO, Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence). In this episode of Fix This, the team explores the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Ray Rogers sits down with Julien Simon, machine learning tech evangelist at Amazon Web Services (AWS), for a crash course in AI 101. The second...

The Fix This team explores how cell phones are being used to preserve precious rainforest land and connecting smallholder farmers in Eastern Africa to the resources and answers they need.

How technology is changing disaster response and recovery. From restoring the internet to providing the infrastructure for call centers, technology plays a key role in responding to a disaster. What happens during a community’s long-term recovery after disaster strikes?

This is Fix This. A bi-weekly podcast from Amazon Web Services (AWS) of bite-sized stories about how tech is making the world a better place. We talk to leaders from around the globe about how they use technology to fix some of the world’s most pressing issues. (Ray Rogers, Brad Keppler)