Going to space to get to net-zero

Space data startup Wyvern joins us to talk about equity in tech, tackling climate change, and developing its hyperspectral imaging technology. Plus we'll look at how a non-profit plans to use technology to better deliver social services; paying MMA fighters in bitcoin; and a machine learning boot camp for women.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Wyvern secures $4M to develop its hyperspectral imaging technology

• Wyvern
• Callie Lissinna
• Kurtis Broda
• Sustainable Development Technology Canada
• Taproot's story
• Press release

A non-profit tackles social services with tech

• Islamic Family and Social Services Association
• Product manager job
• Omar Yaqub
• Raj Rajakumar
• Spontivly
• Taproot's story

Paying MMA fighters with bitcoin

• Bitcoin Well
• Press release

A machine learning bootcamp for women

• Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
• CIFAR
• OSMO
• AI4Good Lab

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