{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"ClickPoint","title":"Curiosity, Connection & What’s in the Box with Betsy Corcoran","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f1e89f04\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2845,"description":"Welcome to ClickPoint, where we explore the intersection of education, technology, venture capital, and sustainability to uncover transformative possibilities. In this episode, host KwaKu Aning reconnects with Betsy Corcoran, cohost of the Future Fluent podcast. A former journalist and cofounder of Lede Labs, Betsy brings a lifelong relationship with technology—beginning with punch cards and vacuum tubes in her childhood—into today’s conversations about AI, literacy, and innovation.Betsy shares how growing up with a Cold War-era engineer father shaped her understanding of computers, curiosity, and future-thinking. They dive into the evolution of tech, the role of journalism in humanizing innovation, and the critical questions we should be asking as AI reshapes culture, learning, and society.From binary counting at the kitchen table to shaping the conversation around AI and equity, this episode is a warm, rich exploration of human connection through—and beyond—technology.Key Moments:00:00 | Welcome + Cozy Conversations by the Fire02:15 | How Personal History Shapes Tech Worldview05:49 | Second Grade Homework… on a Mainframe07:54 | Curiosity, Conversations, and the Influence of Dad11:06 | Parallel Processing, Play, and Thinking Ahead14:29 | KwaKu’s Parallel Story: Tech, Music & Motherhood16:28 | Asking Better Questions = Better Connections18:19 | Books, Verbal Processing & Intellectual Play20:57 | Jane Jacobs & Cross-Pollinating Ideas23:31 | Generalists, Songwriting, and Crafting Prompts27:56 | Early Web Days, Email, and Explaining Innovation32:42 | Metaphors, Meaning-Making & Community35:55 | The Big AI Questions: What’s in the Box?39:41 | The NYT Lawsuit, DOTA2, and Training Data42:55 | Kissinger, AI Ethics, and Building with Integrity44:21 | Introducing FutureFluent: Literacy in an AI World46:01 | Final Thoughts on Voice, Values, and Asking MoreFollow KwaKu Aning 🔗https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwakuaningFollow Betsy Corcoran 🔗...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LQnVz0bFqzGomi3mQOEJNaS83iQ0IG0bKfmRleJRBDU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNDI0/NzNlOWU5MWFkYWMx/N2M3ZWZmNGZlMDkx/ZDRmMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}