Podcast Episodes

My Educational Seminar at Columbia University, "Neurodiversity in the Workplace"

Season 1 Episode 15

On 26 April 2024, I delivered an educational seminar at Columbia University. This episode of Progression to Analog is an audio / video (slides) transcription of this talk on Neurodiversity in the Wor…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson & Caitlin Begg Speaking Together at re:publica 24 in Berlin, May 2024: "Freedom to Fail".

Season 1

On 28 May at re:publica in Berlin, Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson and I (Caitlin Begg) will be speaking together in a joint talk called "Freedom to Fail".

Amy is 2x #1 Management Th…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

'Pataphysics (The Science of Imaginary Solutions, Realm Beyond the Possible) with Sacramento-based Peter Clarke

Season 1 Episode 14

Invented by French writer Alfred Jarry in early 20th century France, ‘pataphysics is often defined as the science of imaginary solutions, the realm beyond the possible (additional to metaphysics), or…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Anemoia: Nostalgia For A Time You've Never Known

Episode 13

I felt an inexplicable feeling a few weeks ago, and turned to GPT-4 to help explain it. I was feeling nostalgia for a time I've never known, a longing for an unexperienced past. GPT identified this a…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Mind, Machine, and Singularity Hypotheses with Zurich-based Dr. Christian Hugo Hoffmann

Season 1 Episode 12

In this episode, I speak with Zurich-based entrepreneur, author, speaker, and scientist Dr. Christian Hugo Hoffmann. We first speak about Christian's entrepreneurial and professional endeavors, inclu…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

A People's History of Tech with New York-based Sara M. Watson

Season 1 Episode 11

Radical futurist, tech critic, independent industry analyst, and interdisciplinary researcher Sara M. Watson and I discuss "A People's History of Technology" in this episode, which she co-founded and…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

A Sociotechnical Approach to AI, Sales, and Communication

Season 1 Episode 10

One issue organizations are dealing with right now: how do we move AI from a buzzword to something that actually impacts our organization?

Along these lines, in this episode I discuss the importance …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

People-Centric Sales with Dublin-based Global Sales Leader Gordon Tobin

Season 1 Episode 9

Gordon Tobin and I speak about insights regarding the social and technical sides of sales, how to avoid 'spam culture', Gordon’s life philosophies, Irish culture and the ‘nation of storytellers’, the…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

No Phones in the Bedroom?

Season 1 Episode 8

I discuss why you should stop checking your phone when you wake up, benefits to ditching your smartphone in the bedroom, sleep inertia and sleep drunkenness, how I decreased my screen time by 65%, an…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Guiding Human Decisions in the Age of AI with Oxford Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger - Co-Author of "Guardrails" with Urs Gasser

Season 1 Episode 7

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and I discuss his new book Guardrails: Guiding Human Decisions in the Age of AI (co-written with Urs Gasser, who I also had the pleasure of meeting at his book talk at NYU). …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago