Vivid Machines Variety

On this special edition episode of our show, the Vivid Machines team joins Cassie to share their best memories of 2022, and their resolutions for 2023!  Happy Holidays everyone! 

Industry expert, Joe Dales, discusses how labour is impacted with new farming technologies.  Does technology replace or create jobs on farms? Are labour shortages impacting how farmers invest? Tune in to find out! 

Cassie talks with Karen Davidson, from The Grower news, about the importance of supporting local farmers. They share tips on how to best shop local, and discuss a range of other agricultural trends!

Dr. Simon Somogyi discusses the problem of food waste, covering a range of topics such as climate change, imperfect produce, and supply chain development!  Who are the leading contributors to the problem of food waste? What can individuals do to help? Tune in to find out! 

In this Quick Talk Tuesday, Cassie gives an overview of the complex field of Robotics! Covering how robots are able to do tasks such as explore a planet, or spot treat weeds on farmers fields. 

Bethany Deshpande describes her journey as the founder and CEO of SomaDetect. Tune in to learn how her company helps farmers produce the best possible milk!

Rod Farrow explains his take on agricultural technology to Cassie, while getting into a thorough discussion around the complexities of the apple industry! 

In this Quick Talk Tuesday, Cassie covers the basics of Natural Language Processing! Tune in to learn about how computers are able to understand language, and output speech themselves. 

Are science, technology, engineering, and math students the future of AgTech? Tune in to hear the thoughts of Aneesh, Vivid Machines' co-op student! 

How will current food systems keep up with the growing population? In this Quick Talk Tuesday, Cassie discusses how smart agriculture could be the answer to food waste and food shortage. 

Cassie asks Joseph Peller questions as he covers the basics of Spectral Imaging! In this episode, learn about the electromagnetic spectrum, bands, imaging for plant disease, and more. 

Tom Taulli goes over the basics of Artificial Intelligence. From differentiating between weak vs strong A.I, to discussing applications in agriculture.

If you are someone aspiring to learn more about agricultural technology and artificial intelligence basics, tune in and learn along the way! As well as if you are interested in hearing about exciting announcements from Vivid Machines, follow this podcast and I will keep you in the loop.