
Informatics Cafe - A Taste of Informatics
Finding human meaning in a world of data is what Informatics is all about. Join us in the Informatics Café as an eclectic variety of experts have coffee with our host Mike Nitardy of Frost-Brown-Todd, to discuss topics across communication, business, technology, and science from their unique perspectives. We come to you from the campus of Northern Kentucky University, on a hilltop overlooking the skyline of Cincinnati. Informatics Cafe is a production of Informatics+, the outreach arm of the College of Informatics at Northern Kentucky University. It is produced and edited by Chris Brewer.
Podcasting since 2025 • 13 episodes
Informatics Cafe - A Taste of Informatics
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Norse IoT Club: Making the Future
NKU students and faculty advisor chat with Mike about their new Internet of Things club. They discuss learning and inventing in this peer-led maker group where all disciplines partner in creative problem-solving tech projects.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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28:03

Spooky Action: Quantum computing and the evolving computational revolution
Einstein found it creepy, referring to it as "spooky action," and while his reasons are likely different than yours, there's no doubt that the upcoming quantum computing revolution is likely to unsettle most.In the span of a few short years, th...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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33:30

Election (In)security
Since the 2000 election, the United States has made the move to electronic balloting for elections. However, with this switch came concerns about cybersecurity and the safety of our votes. Dr. James Walden from NKU's Center for Information Secu...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:45

Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Digital Transformation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Welcome to Season 2 of the Taste of Informatics podcast. Digital transformation (DX) is more important than ever now that we're in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where the lines between the physical, digital, and biological worlds are becomi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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