AI in healthcare is one of the more feared applications of this technology. We barely tolerate robots in customer service. Can we handle them diagnosing and treating us? In this clip, Sheena shares her insights from The Consumer Technology Assoc.’s first Digital Health Startup Day, which included leaders from Big Tech and the US Federal Gov’t.

Media hypes that AI will soon replace jobs, but guests on Make Sense agree: AI will not replace you. A person using it will. Meet Payman Samadi, an expert in photonics and electrical engineering, confirming that human approval is essential. You’ll also learn about how AI is used in planning and optimizing data network performance.

Virtual Reality is a technology that’s been around for at least 2 decades but hasn’t yet found widespread adoption amongst the masses. In my search for legitimate applications for VR, I found Katie McKee ready and able to speak to e-commerce. Which brands? Which customers? And, is it enough to justify a startup raising $10M in funding in 2023?

Is “Immortality-as-a-Service” coming soon? Celia’s surprising intel into the technological advancements underway by venture capitalists and tech companies helped us push this discussion forward. The ethical implications of extending the human lifespan are many, but living a healthy life seems hard enough for the average person.

QR code payments are widely used in other countries because it’s a cheaper, quicker, and easier form of payment for both consumers and businesses. Yet, the US trails behind Asia significantly! This is a technology that could significantly disrupt the financial industry given QR payments can bypass merchant transaction fees from the likes of Visa & Mastercard.

As memes and digital art began rippling across social, Rebecca Batterman decided to study intellectual property law to understand how to push the boundaries in the future. In this clip, she simplifies concepts around NFTs (non-fungible tokens) using the example of fine art, describing this technology’s utility in the world of copyright and attribution. If you’ve been skeptical of NFTs, this clip might just change your mind.

Despite Crypto’s trust crisis, brought on by the spectacular collapse of FTX, a bankrupt company that operated a cryptocurrency exchange and hedge fund, there are industry leaders still pushing for widespread adoption. Even with better security, reliability, and user experience, it faces huge hurdles in expanding to the masses. Mellie had some eloquent and thought-provoking points.

Talks of climate weave in and out of our daily lives, from global politics to the clothes we wear and whether we use straws. Green Financing trumps all of these when it comes to impact, and this clip will educate you on what it is and how you can help. Depending on banks to go green is a pipedream but we can affect their ability to make green by choosing climate friendly banks to store our cash.

Online friends meeting offline used to be considered strange but is now normal, especially for kids. With this increased crossover, it’s important to help them recognize and deal with negative interactions online with just as much caution as they would in person. Parents used to be able to loiter at malls to keep an eye on their kids, but today, they depend on technology to know what their children are up to.

Make Sense serves to question the ethical implications of certain advancements, and commercializing the Moon brings up a lot to answer. Most importantly, who and what gets left behind when we focus on planets elsewhere? After going through a bunch of expert-made predictions, amelie wanted to continue the conversation about what commercializing the Moon may actually look like.

With headlines like “First job losses due to AI revealed,” the media continues to heighten fears of the future that are pretty far from our current reality. In this clip, guest L.A. Glassford captures the essence of Make Sense: To breakdown needlessly complex technology topics to encourage more questions and empowered choices.

Want to understand the March ’23 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in layman terms? Let me introduce you to my friend Dave from Salt Lake City. Dave likes to build cool stuff with cool people, which I take as a compliment because we worked together back in late 2014-15. This was a real “let’s make sense of what happened” segment.

When starting Make Sense, I had fears of success and failure. To surmount those feelings, I brought in Arielle as my first guest. She framed life as a personal quest, which is a great way to describe the entrepreneurial journey and what innovators face when solving the world’s greates problems. Life is not linear but a zigzagging journey. Are you ready to embark on your quest?

Will the “Age of the Tech CEO Hero” come to an end? There’s been a swath of bad behavior that’s cracked the rose-colored glasses around CEOs like Zuckerberg, Musk, and Neumann. I asked Sean Boyce, a 20-year software engineering veteran whom the public can look to for the future of innovation. In his answer, he calls for increased diversity and a focus on impact.

Imagine checking your digital health records to find assumptions about your sexual preferences alongside your neck pain diagnosis. After discussing news headlines about AI’s portrayal of queer people, I asked Cat to share vital statistics and stories stressing the importance of LGBTQ+ community members’ information sharing on healthcare providers.

It wouldn’t be Lady Engineer® production without discussing the importance of increasing the number of women in engineering. In this clip, Alba shares why she was drawn to engineering, how she came to believe it was possible for her, and how she navigates conversations with (mostly) men who don’t expect her to have technical renewable energy expertise.

Most discussions of entrepreneurship-related risks and failures lack depth, yet it’s imperative we embrace and share the challenges. In this clip with Shanna, I seek guidance in navigating a current life transition and reflecting on the lessons learned from a recent “failure.” Learn how to celebrate both the wins and losses with me!