I’m always happy to speak with you about the fascinating (and sometimes worrying ways that arttificial intelligence, data and exponential technologies enrich and challenge our daily lives. Write me at melbak@gmail.com.
Recent interviews or appearances include:
- Book review of Driverless at the New York Review of Books, “Our Driverless Future,” by Sue Halperin, November, 2016.
- Q&A with the Los Angeles Times about autonomous vehicles, by Russ Mitchell, October, 2016.
- Book review of Driverless at the London School of Economics USCentre blog, by Joseph Savirimuthu.
- Comments featured on Wall Street Journal Live , “3D Printed Fashion: the Next Big Thing?” Hosted by Jason Bellini, February, 2014.
- Comments featured in “This is Just the Beginning,” by Mark Anderson, Delta Sky Magazine, Aug, 2013.
- Comments featured in “3D Printing in China,” a Technology Foresight special report by consulting firm Innovaro, Fall, 2013.
- Interview on Living Lab radio show, “3D Printing Poised to Change Daily Life,” WGBH and WCAI, public radio in Boston and on Cape Cod, December, 2013 Interview on Radio Times with Marty Moss Coane, “3D Printing: how the technology is shaking up product design,” WHYY FM (NPR Philadelphia.), December, 2013 Comments featured by ABC News, “3D Printer Makes Ladies Panties by the Millions,” November 12, 2013
- Interview for Aspire Magazine (for Etihad Airways),”New Dimensions”, October, 2013.
- Interview for China Entrepreneur Magazinee, July 5, 2013. Interview for Beijing News, July 3, 2013.
- Interview for CCTV (China’s national television network) interview, China, June 2013
- Interview and comments in Wired UK “Open source cola and the ‘Napster moment’ for the food business,” April 15, 2013
- Webinar, “3D Printing: the promise and peril of a machine that can make (almost) anything.” BigThink Webinar Series, March, 2013
- Comments featured in Campus Technology Magazine, “Industry-funded software research goes open source,” February, 2012
- Interview in Tech Transfer Tactics magazine, “U of Ulster’s evaluation license allows a trial period to “test drive” technologies,” January, 2012
- Feature interview, Newlogic, Inc. blog, “Patent reform’s effect on the university tech transfer ofice and R&D organization,” January, 2012
- Comments featured, Tech Transfer Tactics magazine, “TTO patent strategies run the gamut, from ‘singles’ to swinging for the fences,” October, 2011
- Interview, NPR Marketplace, “Why shop the racks when you can just hit print?” Summer, 2011
- Interview, CNN Money, “3D Printers launch small businesses,” June, 2011 Interview, Tech Transfer Tactics magazine, “Consider offshoring to improve staff eficiency, expand your business reach,” March, 2011
- Feature article and interview, Tech Transfer Tactics magazine, “Health index’ could help TTOs measure their impact,” January, 2011