In the final episode of Tech Refactored, Gus looks back on some of the staff's favorite episodes and interviews. Until next time, there is never enough time.TwitterGus Hurwitz @GusHurwitz

The AI and Creative Filmmaking Design Hackathon

May 12th, 2023 27m 30s

The Nebraska Technology and Governance Center, Cinema 16, and Ash Eliza Smith, Robert Twomey and NovySan from the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts organized and co-hosted a one-day intensive AI film-making Hackathon in April 2023 wh

Large Language Models

May 5th, 2023 54m 54s

This special episode of Tech Refactored is co-produced by a student fellows group consisting of Lauren Bruning, Diego Villalpando, Baba Yussif, and Niloofar Mansoor. Niloofar joins Gus for a conversation with Mrinal Rawool, a PhD student at the

Cybersecurity Challenges in Agriculture Software

Apr 28th, 2023 1h

In this special episode of Tech Refactored, Salome Perez and Amy Barry, both student fellows at the NGTC, host the show to discuss the role of software in agriculture. Salome and Amy are joined by George Grispos, Assistant Professor in Cybersec

CRISPR: How the IP Is Affecting Innovation

Apr 21st, 2023 40m 32s

Samantha Zyontz, an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Law, returns to the podcast to expand on the conversation about CRISPR from an episode of Tech Refactored released in February of 2021. Despite the dispute over who owns the

Commercial Spyware: The Past, Present, and Future

Apr 14th, 2023 47m 50s

Asaf Lubin, Associate Professor of Law at Indiana University, joins the podcast to discuss commercial spyware. Asaf and Gus examine how countries around the world use spyware, new technologies within spyware, and how it's developed and sold by

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Apr 7th, 2023 46m 29s

Jerry Hudgins, Professor and Chair of the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, joins the podcast to discuss small modular nuclear reactors. The Nebraska Public Power District recently received app

The ENIAC: The Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer

Mar 31st, 2023 45m 7s

Kathy Kleiman joins the podcast to discuss her recent book, Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer. Kathy and Gus start their conversation with background on the ENIAC computer itself

The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Mar 24th, 2023 47m 13s

Eric Alston joins the podcast to discuss the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, marking the largest failure of a United States bank since 2008. Eric and Gus examine why and how this happened, the regulatory oversight of banks, and much mor

The East Palestine Train Derailment

Mar 10th, 2023 40m 49s

Marc Scribner, a Senior Transportation Policy Analyst at Reason Foundation, joins the podcast to discuss the East Palestine train derailment. Marc outlines potential causes of the incident and debunks some of the finger pointing claims on Twitt

Privacy in Public: Carpenter Test, Pole Cameras, and the Fourth Amendment

Mar 3rd, 2023 43m 48s

Matthew Tokson, Law Professor at the University of Utah, joins the show to discuss a range of issues around privacy in public spaces, your own backyard, and more.TwitterMatthew Tokson @mtoksonGus Hurwitz @GusHurwitzLinksThe Carpenter Test as a

Social Media Usage by State Departments of Transportation | Structural Engineering and Earthquakes

Feb 24th, 2023 41m 5s

Christine Wittich, a Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor at the University of Nebraska, joins the show to continue our discussion on earthquakes from last week, but this time from a structural engineering perspective. We initially pla

The Turkey-Syria Earthquake: What Causes Earthquakes?

Feb 17th, 2023 42m 24s

On February 6th, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck in Turkey and Syria, causing widespread damage across the region and tens of thousands of fatalities. Cara Burberry, a structural geologist and Professor in the Earth and Atmospheric Scie

Statistical Analysis in Forensic Bullet Matching

Feb 10th, 2023 30m 49s

Heike Hofmann, Professor of Statistics at Iowa State University, joins the show to discuss forensic bullet matching. Hofmann explains how bullet striations are created, how she uses statistical analysis when matching bullets, how she became inv

Energy Usage of Crypto Mining Facilities in Nebraska

Feb 3rd, 2023 31m 24s

Natalia Alamdari, a reporter for Flatwater Free Press, joins the podcast to discuss her recent article, Crypto needs cheap energy. It found a whole bunch in Nebraska. The article explores recent developments in cryptomining across Nebraska, foc

Communications Policy and the BEAD Program in 2023

Jan 27th, 2023 42m 52s

What's on the horizon for the NTIA's $42 billion BEAD Program (Broadband Equity Access and Deployment) in 2023? Mike Romano, the Executive Vice President of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association, joins Gus to discuss BEAD and developments in com

AI in Traffic Management Systems

Jan 20th, 2023 43m 6s

Gus is joined by Baher Abdulhai, a Professor in the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto. Together they explore a range of topics including how AI can be used to pace traffic and mitigate congestion, autonomous

Tech Policy in 2023: What's on the Horizon

Jan 13th, 2023 46m 52s

Shane Tews, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Gus to examine several contemporary tech policy issues as we move into 2023. Together they discuss the BEAD program, antitrust, Section 230, the CHIPS Act, cybersecurity, C

Drones as a Research Tool

Jan 6th, 2023 43m 35s

Gus is joined by Justin Bradley, co-director of NIMBUS Lab at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. From using drones to monitor beavers in Alaska, to taking soil samples on the great plains, Justin and his team at NIMBUS are developing innovative wa

Dec 30th, 2022 41m 39s

Zvi Rosen, Professor at the Southern Illinois University School of Law, joins Gus to discuss copyright law. Rosen, a copyright expert, shares some history on copyright law before turning to the main focus of the conversation: how copyright law

Trust and Safety, Content Moderation, and Careers in Tech

Dec 16th, 2022 47m 27s

Jess Miers, Legal Advocacy Counsel at Chamber of Progress, joins Gus to discuss trust and safety on the internet. Together they examine content moderation policies, business and technical decisions made by online platforms, and Section 230. Pri

Section 230, Internet Law, and Emoji Law

Dec 9th, 2022 50m 23s

Eric Goldman, Law Professor at Santa Clara University, joins the show to discuss Section 230 as he and Gus examine its origins, and also four current SCOTUS cases that could potentially impact the future of the internet. Together they also tou

Open Source Software

Dec 2nd, 2022 50m 10s

Open source is everywhere – over 97% of software uses it in some capacity. It's free to use, but who creates it and why? Who maintains it? What are the security concerns? Kyle Langvardt fills in as host to discuss open source software with Chin

What's Happening With Twitter and FTX?

Nov 19th, 2022 48m 1s

On this episode of Tech Refactored, Gus is joined by Nebraska College of Law Professors Kyle Langvardt and James Tierney. Together they discuss the latest confusing and controversial happenings with Twitter – the blue check mark, content modera

Do People Care Where Their Data Are Stored?

Nov 11th, 2022 40m 36s

On this episode, Gus talks with Jeff Prince, Professor of Business Economics at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. Together they examine topics from multiple papers written by Jeff including his most recent work, "Do People Around