1806 Overcoming Obstacles in STEM (Feb. 7, 2018) Show Notes Despite having to overcome many challenges as well as negative stereotypes about the blind, Ken Silberman persisted to become both an engineer and patent attorney. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Ken, who now works in the education department of NASA, about his journey … Continue reading 1806 Overcoming Obstacles in STEM (Feb. 7, 2018) →

1806 Overcoming Obstacles in STEM (Feb. 7, 2018)

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2418 Get Started On Starting Your Own Business (May 1, 2024) Show Notes The Forsythe Entrepreneurial Center at The Chicago Lighthouse provides business startup educational workshops and certification programs for vision impaired people who want to start or run their own business. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Colleen Wunderlich, Vice President of Partnerships, … Continue reading 2418 Get Started On Starting Your Own Business (May 1, 2024) →

2418 Get Started On Starting Your Own Business (May 1, 2024)

2417 Vacation Memories with Gemini and Bing (Apr. 24, 2024) Show Notes Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey return home from their trip to San Diego and use AI to review photos they took while there. See how they used both Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Bing image description tools to reminisce about their visits to the … Continue reading 2417 Vacation Memories with Gemini and Bing (Apr. 24, 2024 →

2417 Vacation Memories with Gemini and Bing (Apr. 24, 2024

2416 On Vacation with Be My Eyes (Apr. 17, 2024) Show Notes Come on a fun filled vacation with hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey as they tour sites in San Diego using the Be My Eyes app as their AI tour guide. In this episode they visit the Cannibal Museum, the Museum of Us, and … Continue reading 2416 On Vacation with Be My Eyes (Apr. 17, 2024) →

2416 On Vacation with Be My Eyes (Apr. 17, 2024)

2415 The Envision Glasses and Envision AI App (Apr. 10, 2024) Show Notes The Envision Glasses and app feature real-time text recognition, voice controls, and hands-free video calling for people who are blind or have low vision enabling them to access everyday visual information for themselves. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Karthik Kannan, … Continue reading 2415 The Envision Glasses and Envision AI App (Apr. 10, 2024) →

2415 The Envision Glasses and Envision AI App (Apr. 10, 2024)

2414 Encore of 1845 Seeing the Stars His Own Way (Apr. 3, 2024) Show Notes Astronomy is often thought of as based on visual observation. As it turns out most raw astronomical observations are not visible and must be transformed to be perceived by humans. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Morgan Rehnberg, a … Continue reading 2414 Encore of 1845 Seeing the Stars His Own Way (Apr. 3, 2024) →

1806 Overcoming Obstacles in STEM (Feb. 7, 2018)

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