The Re/Cap Podcast

Maya Ackerman, PhD | Creative Machines, AI in Music & Art, AI History, LLMs, Bias, Psychology

Ellis Malmgren is joined by Dr. Maya Ackerman, a globally renowned expert in the field of generative AI, the author of Creative Machines: AI, Art, & Us, and CEO/co-founder of WaveAI. Dr. Ackerman has been researching and developing innovative generative AI models for text, music, and art since 2014, with a focus on harnessing the power of AI to enhance and elevate human creativity. With over 50 peer-reviewed research publications to her name and her work having been cited in over 1,200 publications, Dr. Ackerman is an influential figure in the world of AI and Computational Creativity.She has been named a “Woman of Influence” by the Silicon Valley Business Journal and has been featured in numerous media outlets such as NBC News, New Scientist, NPR, Grammy.com, SiriusXM, and international television stations. She is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Association on Computational Creativity and has served on the program and reviewing committees of twenty different AI journals and conferences. A sought-after speaker, Dr. Ackerman has been invited to present at numerous high-profile events and institutions, including the United Nations, IBM Research, Microsoft, and Stanford University.Creative Machines: AI, Art, & Us: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Machines-Future-Human-Creativity/dp/1394316267WaveAI: https://wave-ai.net/Re/Cap Host Ellis Malmgren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellis-malmgren-b22b0b74/Stay Connected with Reality Capture Network🔗 Explore more at: https://realitycapturenetwork.com/📲 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/realitycapturenetwork/?viewAsMember=true📸 Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realitycapturenetwork/Subscribe for more insights! Stay updated on the latest in reality capture, AEC innovations, and emerging tech. Hit that like button and subscribe for future content!

Women in (1800s!) Construction | EMILY WARREN ROEBLING & the Brooklyn Bridge

Ellis Malmgren Re/Caps Emily Warren Roebling, a woman high in the running for Most Criminally Unsung Hero in built environment history. In 1869, The Brooklyn Bridge almost didn't get built, when chief engineer Washington Roebling fell severely ill from decompression sickness. So dude’s wife, Emily, who had neither studied nor sniffed engineering, taught herself everything. She ran the whole operation, and became the first person to cross the bridge. With a rooster. Construction's woman problem is older than you think. And so is the solution. 0:00 – The Story That Makes You Go “Wait… WHAT?”0:32 – Meet Emily (Not Who You Think)1:15 – The Brooklyn Bridge Problem2:05 – When Everything Falls Apart3:00 – The Unexpected Leader Steps In4:10 – The Wildest Twist (Yes… the Rooster 🐔)5:05 – How She Actually Pulled It Off6:20 – Why This Story Still Matters Today7:20 – Final Takeaway (You’ll Remember This)SOURCES:https://www.history.com/articles/brooklyn-bridge-emily-roeblinghttps://www.asce.org/about-civil-engineering/history-and-heritage/notable-civil-engineers/emily-warren-roeblinghttps://www.thesocialbrooklyn.com/emily-roebling-brooklyn-bridge/https://www.girlsincivil.com/pioneers/emily-warren-roeblinghttps://fendermarine.com/how-did-the-brooklyn-bridge-caissons-work/Re/Cap Host Ellis Malmgren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellis-malmgren-b22b0b74/

Harvard’s Peter Der Manuelian: 3D Pyramids of Giza, Ancient Egypt, Immersive Learning & Museums

Dr. Manuelian’s Photo by Laurie ThomasDr. Peter Der Manuelian is Harvard University’s Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology, and holds a joint appointment in the Anthropology Department and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. He is also director of the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (HMANE). He came to Harvard in 2010, after serving on the curatorial staff of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. At the MFA he was Giza Archives Project Director from 2000 to 2011, and now directs the Giza Project at Harvard. In addition to Giza, his Egyptian archaeological and epigraphic site work includes New Kingdom temples at Luxor (Epigraphic Survey, University of Chicago), and the Predynastic site of Naqada. Interested in both ancient and modern graphic design, he believes in bringing new technologies into his research and into the classroom. Recent efforts have focused on photogrammetry, AR and VR visualizations, and other immersive technologies as an aid to archaeological research. The 3D Giza Project at Harvard University: http://giza.fas.harvard.edu/Donate to the 3D Giza Project: https://community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/34086571Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (HMANE): https://hmane.harvard.edu/Sketchfab Library: https://sketchfab.com/hmaneRe/Cap Host Ellis Malmgren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellis-malmgren-b22b0b74/00:00 Intro: Why the pyramids still matter00:01 How the Giza Project began00:04 The massive challenge of digitizing Giza00:06 Drones, 3D scans, and rebuilding the pyramids00:12 Can virtual archaeology be trusted?00:15 The pioneers who invented modern Egyptology00:20 Egyptology vs. Egyptomania00:24 The lost Arabic diaries of Egyptian excavators00:28 What people still get wrong about ancient Egypt00:31 Fake pyramid discoveries, aliens, and internet nonsense00:35 Virtual museums and the mystery of Queen Hetepheres00:43 Teaching archaeology with VR at Harvard00:49 The moment Peter knew hieroglyphs would be digital01:00 What ancient Egypt still teaches us todayStay Connected with Reality Capture Network🔗 Explore more at: https://realitycapturenetwork.com/📲 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/realitycapturenetwork/?viewAsMember=true📸 Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realitycapturenetwork/Subscribe for more insights! Stay updated on the latest in reality capture, AEC innovations, and emerging tech. Hit that like button and subscribe for future content!

Eric Jankowski, PhD: Materials Science Simulations, Semiconductors, Aerospace, Energy, Computing

Dr. Eric Jankowski is a professor, and Director of the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University, where he also leads the Computational Materials Engineering Laboratory. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2012, where he developed computational tools to study the self-assembly of nanoparticles.  Dr. Jankowski’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-jankowski-ph-d-227aa64/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-jankowski-ph-d-227aa64/] Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering: https://www.boisestate.edu/coen-materials/ [https://www.boisestate.edu/coen-materials/] Computational Materials Engineering Laboratory: https://www.boisestate.edu/coen-cmelab/ [https://www.boisestate.edu/coen-cmelab/]

CHRIS MILLBERN: CyArk, Cultural Heritage, Ukraine, DRC, Petra, Gaussian Splatting, Teaching 3D

Photographer and interdisciplinary scientist Chris Millbern is Head of Field Capture for CyArk, providing key technical and field experience in the areas of 3D mapping and cultural preservation. From Mt. Everest to underwater caves, Chris has led dozens of teams across the globe for everything from filmmaking to conservation, specializing in remote and hazardous environments. Having earned a degree in Ecology and Environmental Biology from UCLA, Chris was later chosen as the Rolex 2016 North American Scholar and has since been featured numerous times with National Geographic, BBC, Smithsonian, and other media outlets in print and television. Chris is involved with designing data capture techniques, expedition logistics and planning, and building lasting on-the-ground relationships around the world.