Two Think Minimum
Technology Policy Institute
Podcast of the Technology Policy Institute of Washington, D.C.
The Technology Policy Institute is a think tank that focuses on the economics of innovation, technological change, and related regulation in the United States and around the world. Our mission is to advance knowledge and inform policymakers by producing independent, rigorous research and by sponsoring educational programs and conferences on major issues affecting information technology and communications policy.
The Technology Policy Institute is a think tank that focuses on the economics of innovation, technological change, and related regulation in the United States and around the world. Our mission is to advance knowledge and inform policymakers by producing independent, rigorous research and by sponsoring educational programs and conferences on major issues affecting information technology and communications policy.
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Apr 18, 2018 • 30min
Tech News in Washington, D.C. with Rob Pegoraro
Today we have with us Rob Pegoraro, who is a tech journalist of long standing in the DC area and has been covering technology and the intersection of technology and politics, for close to about 20 years now, if not longer. We're happy to have him with us, given that he's one of Washingtonian’s Tech Titans from 2015 to 2017. He would be the perfect guest to have in to talk about the evolution of tech in DC over the past 10 years because TPI is also celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

Mar 30, 2018 • 36min
The Political Spectrum: The Hazletts and the Haz Nots? with Thomas Hazlett
Today we continue our conversation with special guest, Professor Thomas Hazlett. Professor Hazlett is the H.H. Macauley Endowed Professor of Economics at Clemson University. He will talk about his book, The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology, from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone, published by Yale University Press.

Mar 8, 2018 • 21min
Do Algorithms Rule the World? Data Privacy and the GDPR with Maja Brkan
Hello, and welcome to another episode of TPI’s podcast Two Think Minimum. I’m Chris McGurn TPI’s Director of Communications. This week, we're fortunate to be talking with Maja Brkan, who is an Assistant Professor in European Law on the faculty of law at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Maja also has the distinction of being part of our AI conference which was held earlier this week. We will be discussing with her some of the issues that she covered and presented in her paper, which is entitled, Do Algorithms Rule the World? Algorithmic Decision Making and Data Protection in the Framework of the GDPR and Beyond.

Mar 2, 2018 • 32min
Using AI to Predict Changes in Labor Markets with Emilio Colombo
Hello, and welcome to another episode of TPI’s podcast, Two Think Minimum. I’m Chris McGurn, TPI’s Director of Communications. Today, we're speaking with Emilio Colombo who is Professor of Economics at the Catholic University in Milan who will talk about Applying Machine Learning Tools on Web Vacancies for Labour Markets and Skill Analysis.

Feb 16, 2018 • 35min
Incentive Auctions and Spectrum Thoughts
Hello, and welcome to another episode of TPI’s podcast, Two Think Minimum. I’m Chris McGurn, TPI’s Director of Communications. Today, we will continue to tackle the meta issues in tech policy and tech politics with a conversation on the Incentive Auctions.

Feb 12, 2018 • 35min
Universal Service and Rural Broadband
Hello, and welcome back to TPI's new podcast. I'm Chris McGurn, TPI's Director of Communications. Each week on this podcast, we facilitate a conversation between TPI fellows and eventually special guests on some of the most pressing and important issues in tech policy and tech politics. This week's episode features a very important conversation on the Universal Service Fund and rural broadband. What that means is a matter of some debate as to who pays what it does and how we get broadband out to the most rural parts of our country. We will focus on topics ranging from history of the Universal Service Fund to whose responsibility is it to pay and why we need broadband for all Americans. Tonight we have with us Sarah Oh, a TPI fellow, and Scott Wallsten, TPI Senior Fellow and President. And as it's a podcast I should clarify that it's not just tonight but you can listen today, tomorrow, in the morning, afternoon or whenever you want.

Feb 3, 2018 • 39min
Infrastructure Week?
Welcome back to TPI’s podcast Two Think Minimum. I’m Chris McGurn, TPI’s Director of Communications. This week’s episode features a very important conversation on infrastructure.
Each week on this podcast we facilitate a conversation between TPI fellows and special guests on some of the most pressing and important issues in tech policy and tech politics. To talk about this more, here is our Sarah Oh, who is TPI Fellow and Scott Wallsten, you’ve already heard from, TPI Senior Fellow and President. They’re going to discuss this issue in a bit more detail.

Jan 26, 2018 • 14min
What is Broadband?
Welcome to the maiden voyage of TPI’s new podcast – Two Think Minimum. I’m Chris McGurn, TPI’s Director of Communications. Each week on this podcast, we’ll facilitate a conversation between TPI fellows and special guests on some of the most pressing and important issues in tech policy and tech politics.
This week’s episode features a very important conversation on a topic that couldn’t be more relevant. That is broadband. What it is, what its definition is, and how policymakers define it. Today we have TPI Fellow, Sarah Oh, and TPI Senior Fellow, Scott Wallsten, who will discuss this issue and shed some light on what broadband is.


