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Code Red by Red Swan
by Red Swan
Code Red – Technology, Madness and the Future of Humanity. The podcast for people who are pissed off about technology’s going rogue, want to do something about it and wish to use technology in positive ways to create a better future for humanity by starting with themselves. Published columnist, future-scenario creator and CEO of www.redswan.at Ursula Eysin adds a Podcast to her popular monthly print column and discusses the topics mentioned in her columns with San Jose-based tech luminary Chris Kalaboukis, who often doesn't agree at all with her technology-critical point of view.
Episodes
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#15: The Idiocy of Future Predictions
“Predictions are extremely difficult, especially when they concern the future”, Winston Churchill once said. And yet, every year, as December rolls around, we’re buried under a flood of predictions from experts and self-proclaimed gurus. It’s that season again. But how do we make sense of it...
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#14: AI's Defiant Creativity: Partner or Problem?
Perfect imperfection: In this episode of Code Red: Technology, Madness, and the Future of Humanity, Chris Kalaboukis and I discuss the wild, unpredictable world of AI creativity. Sometimes, creative AI tools like Midjourney or Runway have the audacity to flat-out ignore our precise prompts…
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#13: The Illusion of Innovation: Hackathons
"Scrum masters and hackathon enthusiasts will hate us." In this episode of Code Red: Technology, Madness, and the Future of Humanity, hosts Ursula Eysin, CEO of Red Swan, and Silicon Valley’s Chris Kalaboukis, tackle a hot question in the world of corporate innovation: Are hackathons a real...
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#12: AI, When Will You Finally Do My Laundry?
In this episode of Code Red - Technology, Madness, and the Future of Humanity, Red Swan CEO Ursula Eysin and former Head of IP Innovation at Yahoo, Chris Kalaboukis, dive deep into the age-old question: Why can't AI handle our everyday chores yet? From robots that can’t set the table or do the...
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#11: 🧠 TikTok Brain: Is the Future of Humanity Doomed to 15-Second Bursts?
🧠 Welcome to the digital age, where attention spans have shrunk to the size of a TikTok video. In this episode of Code Red - Technology, Madness, and the Future um Humanity, Chris Kalaboukis and I dive headfirst into the phenomenon we're calling "TikTok Brain"—a state of mind where anything…
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#10: Under Pressure: Tech's Dehumanising Grip on the Workplace
The modern workplace, much like Queen's iconic song, is "Under Pressure." 🎶 Existential angst has always been present, but rapid advancements in AI, massive layoffs by tech giants, and the isolation of digital meetings have introduced new fears—fear of obsolescence and fear of dying alone in our...
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#09: 🩸The Anti-Social Social Media - As Addictive and Harmful as Crack Cocaine?
🤩Oh, social media—those wonderful platforms that use intermittent reinforcement patterns to keep us blissfully addicted. Their algorithms? Totally transparent and unchanging...just kidding! They change all the time, like capricious, moody lovers who sometimes give us attention, care, affection…
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#8: 💋Tapping Tinder to Scout IT-Talent?
With over 75 million users worldwide, Tinder might be a hidden gem for recruiters. 18% of people on Tinder are in fact open to job opportunities. And 30% of millennials are using dating apps for networking. That's right! Tinder's not just for finding love anymore—it's a hotspot for making...
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#7: 🍕Who On Earth Needs NASA's 3D-Printed Pizza?!
I certainly don't. How about you? As a European, indulging in our rich food culture is so important to me that I clearly say, 'Get your robotic hands off my food.' But can Chris convince me that the 3D-printed pizza is a good idea? -------- Modern high-tech kitchens offer a plethora of options,...
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#6: New Year's Resolutions Just Don't Work. Ready to Grab Life by the Horns Instead?
As we sail into the end of March, most New Year's resolutions are long forgotten and it's time for a reality check. Ready to grab life by the horns? 23% of people give up on their New Year’s resolutions one week into the new year. 43% quit by the end of January. The new habit they wanted to form,...
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#5: AI — The Hype, the Myths, and Little Pieces of History of Artificial Intelligence
Many people think AI is a recent invention. But it’s not. In 2026 it will turn 70 years old. But autonomous cars are new, right? Also, not. The first driverless car hit the roads of New York in 1925 – that’s almost 100 years ago. In this brand new podcast episode Silicon-Valley based 354-fold...
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#4: Modern-Day Gladiators - Diving With Sharks and Fighting With Lions in the Startup Arena
What is the path to real, sustainable success in the crazy startup world? There is certainly no one-size-fits-all recipe for this, but in this Code Red episode titled "Modern-Day Gladiators: Diving With Sharks and Fighting With Lions in the Startup Arena" former Yahoo! Head of IP Innovation Chris...
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#3: Honey, the Refrigerator Reordered Milk, Again!
With good reason, we find it difficult to relinquish control to technological devices. This is particularly evident in the idea of self-driving cars, but even small things, such as the refrigerator that automatically restocks milk without being asked for it, meet with resistance. Human beings are...
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#2: Google Glass - Innovation Made In Austria
In this Code Red Episode we discuss the incredible story of Google Glass tracing back to an Austrian R&D project back in 2004 and how one of the Austrian team members became Google's head of Google Glass. Austrian Professor Alois Ferscha describes his work with the "Spectacles" project as both…
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#1: Disruption: The Creative Power of Destruction. Really?
🧨“To disrupt” means “to tear apart,” “to divide,” or “to destroy.” Sounds brutal? It is. It’s about creating something new through destruction. 💥“Traditional business models, products, technologies, services, and entire industries and markets are to be destroyed, upended, and revolutionized. A...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Code Red – Technology, Madness and the Future of Humanity. The podcast for people who are pissed off about technology’s going rogue, want to do something about it and wish to use technology in positive ways to create a better future for humanity by starting with themselves. Published columnist, future-scenario creator and CEO of www.redswan.at Ursula Eysin adds a Podcast to her popular monthly print column and discusses the topics mentioned in her columns with San Jose-based tech luminary Chris Kalaboukis, who often doesn't agree at all with her technology-critical point of view.
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