The Sniffer

Nora Young and Cathi Bond

Listen to writer/broadcasters Nora Young and Cathi Bond as they freak over the future. They can't believe it. Neither will you.

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520 episodes
Updated Mar 10, 2024

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Mar 10, 2024 · 1 min
Update on Where The Sniffer Stands...or Sniffs
Cathi and Nora touch base about what's up with The Sniffer!
Dec 22, 2023 · 6 min
Ye Olde Annual Holiday Special
A Sniffer Tradition! The annual holiday special!
Dec 16, 2023 · 12 min
Trends in wind tech and tapping into your creativity
Cathi Bond on ocean turbines; Nora Young on breaking through creativity blocks.
Nov 29, 2023 · 11 min
Gen Z hates Dating Apps, and Drone Eco-tourism
Why is Gen Z giving up on dating apps? Can live drone tours be the new eco-tourism?
Nov 2, 2023 · 9 min
AI Translation for Podcasts, and Nap like a Giraffe
Nora Young on Spotify's voice translation feature for podcasts; Cathi Bond on giraffenap, for napping at work.
Oct 14, 2023 · 12 min
Biological Computing and the Trouble with Watermarking
Cathi Bond on synthetic, biological computing Nora Young on just how hard it may be to watermark deepfakes and other generative AI
Sep 23, 2023 · 12 min
Dating App Algorithms and Virtual Life Coaches
Shadow bans and dating app algorithms Generative AI systems get into life coaching
Sep 4, 2023 · 11 min
Hot weather gear and automated bartender
Nora on 'ice vests' for workers in hot weather; Cathi on the Barsys automated bartender
Aug 7, 2023 · 10 min
Automation Special: Smart City Bots and Embarrassed Shopping
Two takes on contemporary automation: robots for delivery in the smart city; why shoppers prefer automated checkout (or robotic humans)
Jul 12, 2023 · 8 min
Trends: Digital Smells and Fitness Fads
New moves to bring smell into virtual spaces; chasing the dream of miracle fitness tech
Jun 26, 2023 · 11 min
Neuroethics and summer boating tech
Emerging issues in the ethics of implants and neuro-tech; a whimsical summer boating take
Jun 12, 2023 · 10 min
Groundbreaking Emergency Shelter and Somatic Therapy
Architect Norman Foster's sustainable emergency shelter; the rising popularity of Somatic Therapy.
May 28, 2023 · 9 min
Environmental Answers for Data Centres and Cool Ray-Bans
Using waste heat in greenhouses; Ray-Bans' concave lenses; update on Cathi's generative AI experiments
May 14, 2023 · 12 min
Unsocial Media and Room Disinfection
Niche alternatives to Big Social Media, and far UVC room treatments
Apr 29, 2023 · 14 min
Kids and Self-Tracking, and Experiments with Generative AI
An experiment in self-monitoring for students in Denmark; can generative AI help Cathi get her new novel published?
Apr 14, 2023 · 9 min
Megaproject Architecture and Biometric Shopping
Cathi Bond on the developing magaproject Neom, in Saudi Arabia. Nora Young on Panera's plans for biometric hand scans.
Apr 4, 2023 · 17 min
ChatGPT Chat and Hobbit House
We talk about the creative and worrisome applications of Generative AI like ChatGPT. Explore a super cool home designed to be nestled among rocky crags and trees.
Mar 19, 2023 · 9 min
Evading Facial Recognition and Trying Online Dating
Cathi Bond on clothing designed to elude facial recognition tech Nora Young on a new look at online dating habits
Feb 20, 2023 · 11 min
AI in the metaverse and new assistive tech
Speculative uses for ChatGPT and other generative AI in design for the metaverse; a smart cane that uses image recognition aims to be a better navigation tool for visually impaired people
Jan 18, 2023 · 15 min
Cute humanoid home robots and AI and creativity
Cathi Bond on Amazon's Astro home robot; Nora Young on AI and automating culture