The Jim Stroud Podcast

Pornography in the workplace is costing companies billions in lost productivity each year. Adding filters to a computer network and monitoring internet usage is ineffective because people can simply access the material on their personal devices which could open a company to a lawsuit. So, what can a company do to protect its enterprise? Well, there might be a solution powered by artificial intelligence. Tune in to find out more and visit JimStroud.com for resources cited in this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should your resume be one page or two? Well, that kind of thinking is soo... 1999. If you want to be in line with what’s happening in 2020 and beyond, start thinking about your biometric resume. What’s a biometric resume you ask? Well, imagine proving you are best qualified person for the job based not on your past experience but instead, your expertise is proven by your brainwave activity. Yeah, that’s coming to an interview near you. Tune in for the details.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexa has been a silent and virtual witness to several cases of crimes being committed at home. As a result, police have been calling on Amazon for the audio recordings in hopes of finding irrefutable evidence against suspects. The trend has me wondering, today it is Alexa, but tomorrow…  What other electronic device could be called to testify (so to speak) in the future? I consider the possibilities on this episode of The Jim Stroud Podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know that scientists are close to inventing a pill that can erase your worst memories? It is intended to assist people suffering from PTSD and/or those struggling to get past the memory of a horrific event. Some people see the positive repercussions of using such technology but, I'm very skeptical. What good can come memory manipulation technology? I debate the issue in the 50th episode of "The Jim Stroud Podcast." (Yay!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent article from Scientific American caught my eye, the headline was this - "Social Media Has Not Destroyed A Generation” and immediately, I felt a surge of skepticism. I’ll share some quotes from the article and my opinion in this episode of The Jim Stroud Podcast. | Subscribe to my blog at https://blog.jimstroud.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I read an article recently about Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan, a scientist suffering from motor neurone disease. Rather than give into this disease, Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan is pursuing a truly innovative approach. He has decided to turn himself into a cyborg, something he calls Peter 2.0. I’ll share some details on that and related news, on this episode of "The Jim Stroud Podcast." | Visit JimStroud.com for additional resources related to this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robotic Surgeries are the future! And… they are the present. To be clear, robots are not operating on patients alone in operating rooms; at least not yet. What is happening is surgeons are operating in-person and remotely, on patients with the help of robotic arms. Some people this think is a wonderful development and other people are like... meh, whatever, and think the traditional methods of scalpels in hand is still best. I’ll go over the pros and cons in this episode. PLEASE RATE & SHARE this podca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decade ago, I co-hosted a popular podcast - The Recruiters Lounge [TRL] with Karen Mattonen. In October, I will begin posting these classic episodes and taking note of how things have changed, how I may have evolved or whether or not all things are the same. This episode focuses on Tattoos in the Workplace and a great conversation with Mitchell Chasin, MD. Tune in on all the fun and please do share your thoughts wherever you listen to this podcast. | Find more great content at JimStroud.com. Music by: Buddha by Kontekst https://soundcloud.com/kontekstmusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/b6jK2t3lcRs Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you imagine an artificially intelligent version of yourself living on after you've died? It might be possible with new technologies being developed at Amazon. Plus, I share several pop-culture references from the 80’s. Can you name them all? Tune in and find out! // Please leave a comment and rate this podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Links related to this podcast: AI 'synthetic brains' will allow humans to be in '500 places at once' http://j.mp/32HDTmS "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" http://j.mp/2URWfij Will I dream? http://j.mp/2V1dz4w   Space Odyssey – Wikipedia http://j.mp/2UR4r2i We Now Have an AI Therapist, and She’s Doing Her Job Better than Humans Can http://j.mp/2AgjMjs Coke Commercial (1986) http://j.mp/2NeC6lp The Art of Noise - Paranoimia (Official Video) http://j.mp/2UUpXmy … Music in this podcast: All I Can Do ( Vlog Music ) by Dj Quads http://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads/al... License: all-rights-reserved Written permission from artist Promoted by Music For Content Creators: https://www.youtube.com/MusicForConte... ► Music Credit: Dj Quads Track Name: "It's Near" Music By: Dj Quads @ https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Original upload HERE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI79n... • Music promoted by NCM: https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ ► Music Credit Track Name: "Dreams" Music by Dj Quads @ https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads • Official DJ QUads YouTube channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCusF... • DJ QUads Twitter HERE: https://twitter.com/DjQuads • DJ QUads Spotify HERE: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VZrd... • DJ QUads Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/djquads • Original upload HERE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5mRT... • Music promoted by NCM: https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something historic happened this week in the world of work. Listen to this headline from Daily Star – “Robot hires human being in world first as AI conducts job interview.” Yes, you heard that correctly, robots are now making hiring decisions on behalf of companies. I’ll talk about this and the overall effects of tech on society in this episode of my show. Special thanks to my sponsor! SupaPass - http://www.supapass.app Articles cited in podcast: Robot hires human being for first time as AI conducts job interview http://j.mp/2PQEK37 Death Match Europe: Tengai's Elin Oberg Martenzon http://j.mp/2N17m7w Can we reduce hiring and recruitment bias with robots? | Tengai Unbiased http://j.mp/2MY0E1X The Skills We've Lost to Technology (and How to Get Them Back) http://j.mp/2UE3JVZ Hurry Up! Modern Patience Thresholds Lower Than Ever Before, Survey Finds https://www.studyfinds.org/hurry-up-modern-patience-thresholds-lower-than-ever-before-survey-finds/ Music Credits: Music Credit: Dj Quads Track Name: "The Improv" Music By: Dj Quads @ https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Original upload HERE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Zh-... Official "Dj Quads" YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCusF... License for commercial use: Proof of "permission for commercial use" can be found on Dj Quads SoundCloud page, or in the description of his original YouTube upload. Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ ► Music Credit: LAKEY INSPIRED Track Name: "In My Dreams" Music By: LAKEY INSPIRED @ https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Official "LAKEY INSPIRED" YouTube Channel HERE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmy... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported "Share Alike" (CC BY-SA 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I stumbled across this article on Gizmodo and was sucked into reading it by the headline and the first few lines of the article. The headline is “North Face Apologizes for Showing Us the Future of Marketing” and here is a short quote, “This week The North Face pulled off a clever marketing stunt that continues to deliver. Even following the company’s retraction and apology, the glittering underhandedness of the campaign will inspire marketing scum for generations.” Hah! I discuss what happened on this episode. Find more content on my blog: www.JimStroud.com. Check out this video on what my pal Michael Wright did with Google Maps: http://blog.jimstroud.com/2019/08/21/this-is-recruiting-genius/ Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you want to know when you will die? Believe it or not, scientists have developed a blood test that predicts whether or not you will die from natural causes over the next 10 years. Such being the case, would you take the test? I delve into the possibilities on this episode of "The Jim Stroud Show." Find more content like this on my blog - JimStroud.com. Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you work in an office or from home? According to a 2017 Gallup study, 43% of Americans report spending at least some time working remotely, so chances are you do some work from home. Depending on who you ask, that’s a good thing. Working from home allows workers the flexibility to maintain that careful work-life balance and companies benefit from the increased productivity. So, working remote is a win-win all around or… is it? (dun, dun, dun…) In this episode of “The Jim Stroud Podcast” I report on the good and bad of remote work while asking the question, is the future of work at home or at the office? Download the show notes at JimStroud.com. Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The demographics of America are rapidly changing and where there are differences there is inevitable conflict. Some of the issues are a result of ignorance to the differences represented in various cultures and as a result, racism rears its ugly head to diverse degrees. I discuss the state of racism in the American workplace and why I think it will become worse in years to come. At the same time, I defend my country because I do not believe it is immutably racist. Tune in for a very thought provoking episode. Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

www.JimStroud.com - Trust in the mainstream news media is at an all-time low. Why? I do some research and now I count myself among those who have a skeptical view on everything I see, read and hear from the mainstream media. In this episode, I share reasons why I, and presumably many Americans, have a growing distrust from the major news outlets. Show notes to include transcript, related links and additional resources are posted on JimStroud.com. Please subscribe to this podcast, leave a rating and comment. Thank you in advance. Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Few companies have been under the amount of scrutiny that Facebook has endured. Privacy advocates, free speech supporters and proponents of antitrust legislation can list a myriad of reasons why you should support the hashtag #deletefacebook. Yet despite a growing voice of opposition, the overwhelming supporters of Facebook keep hanging on. Why? Well, if you stay tuned, I will share some of the reasons why people stay on Facebook as well as some reasons why they should leave. Please rate my podcast series on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Thank you! Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you want to live forever? If you had all the money in the world and you wanted to invest in ways to become immortal, where would you put your money? Well, I happen to know that some of the richest people in the world are doing all they can to make death a thing of the past. I’ll tell you how they are spending their money towards that purpose in this episode of "The Jim Stroud Show." | Special thanks to our sponsor - Supapass! (www.supapass.app) | Download the show notes here: http://j.mp/2Z4w1u7 Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Cheri Garcia of "Cornbread Hustle," a second chance staffing agency for ex-offenders. During our fascinating and raw chat, I learned about the success of her program, her personal struggles and the positive contributions that ex felons can bring to the workplace. Tune in for a very, very interesting interview. For more information on Cornbread Hustle, find them online at http://cornbreadhustle.com Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can I ask you a personal question? Are you lonely? A recent study by CIGNA suggests that you are. They surveyed more than 20,000 U.S. adults -18 years and older and find out that nearly half of Americans sometimes or always feel alone, One in four Americans rarely or never feel as though there are people who really understand them, Two in five Americans sometimes or always feel that their relationships are not meaningful and One in five people report they rarely or never feel close to people. Why is this? I blame social media. Tune in to find out why.   Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quite recently, I had the very good fortune of connecting with Swathi Young on LinkedIn the other day. She is the founder of TechNotch solutions, a technology strategy and management consulting company in Washington, DC. Swathi Young helps companies leverage the power of machine learning to solve business problems; for example, fraud detection and customer service intelligent agents. And to her credit, she is quite the expert on AI and a number of emerging technologies.  On the podcast we discussed the part ethics plays in artificial intelligence; especially in relation to autonomous vehicles and facial recognition. With the possibility of bias in AI, how can we safeguard the public from the potential harm of predictive policing? How can job seekers complain about algorithmic discrimination when they are unaware it even exists? And just what is "Explainable AI?" Should companies be for or against it?  Tune in for an interesting and very thought provoking episode of The Jim Stroud Podcast! Brought to you in part by NordVPN, please check out this special offer for listeners of "The Jim Stroud Podcast" at http://jimstroud.com/secure [ Please, take 30 seconds to fill out my podcast listener survey at http://jimstroud.com/survey | Thank you in advance. ] Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices