Best Wearable Sensors Podcasts (2025)

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Preventing & Managing Health Issues With Wearable Sensor Technology w/ Ryan Kraudel 59:57

8d ago59:57

59:57

In the first episode of season two of the Next Matters Most Podcast, we are talking with Ryan Kraudel, VP of technology at Valencell, an inventor and maker of wearable and hearable biometric sensor technology that can monitor and measure key vitals in the body such as blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, and more. These readings and more can he…

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501: Inside the Armpit of a Giraffe 1:20:45

2h ago1:20:45

1:20:45

We spoke with ecologist Dr. Meredith Palmer and embedded engineer Akiba about lions, terror, and technology. Akiba works for FreakLabs.org on global conservation projects. We talked about their Boombox which Meredith uses to create experiments to map the landscape of fear in predator/prey relationships. While this may look like pranking animals wit…

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500: Nerding Out About the Ducks 1:07:34

12d ago1:07:34

1:07:34

Komathi Sundaram spoke with us about her enthusiasm for tests and test automation. We talked about the different joys of testing vs. development, setting up CI servers, and different kinds of tests including unit, hardware-in-the-loop, and simulation. It may sound dry but we had a lot of fun. Komathi’s site is TheKomSea.com which hosts her blog as …

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Identifying Talent, Building Teams, and Scaling Company Revenue w/ Will Barfield 1:07:37

22d ago1:07:37

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Will Barfield, is a seasoned builder of sales teams and is currently the founder and principal of Barfield Revenue Consulting which helps companies of all sizes identify talent, build teams, and scale the revenue side of their companies. In this episode we discuss our local ecosystem and what we are best at as it relates to scaling sales organizati…

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499: This Is Your Problem 50:52

26d ago50:52

50:52

We spoke with Janet Hansen about the world of professional costumery (with electronics) and becoming an artist. Janet’s business is Enlighted where you can find custom illuminated clothing as well as Janet’s ready-made art. Janet’s personal site is janethansen.com which is more focused on her artistic pursuits. Janet mentioned Seeed’s MSGEQ7. We ta…

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Building Brands & Becoming an Entrepreneur Through Acquisition w/ Gavin Jocius 59:15

1M ago59:15

59:15

Gavin Jocius is an experienced ecommerce operator building brands, recently CanvasonDemand into an 80M juggernaut which exited in 2019. Currently, Gavin is forging his own path into entrepreneurship through his search fund, Riverside Ventures. In this episode we will talk about ETA, entrepreneurship through acquisition, as well as trends in digital…

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498: To Consume Stickers 1:06:34

1M ago1:06:34

1:06:34

At the end of this week’s show, Elecia reads a Winnie the Pooh poem as Cookie Monster death metal. Before that, Chris and Elecia chat about mental health, journaling, personal projects, and listener questions. Please sign up for the Nordic Giveaway! You can also sign up for the Embedded newsletter. Maybe now with job postings? Elecia’s journaling n…

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Why Innovation in Payments is Occurring Faster Than We Know w/ Daniel Scagnelli 49:11

2M ago49:11

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Daniel Scagnelli is a driven, results-oriented, customer-focused technology professional with diverse industry experience, strong business acumen, and an unbridled passion for building strong partner relationships and customer loyalty. Daniel has been a leader/executive in the startup technology scene for the past several years with a professional …

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497: Everyone Likes Tiny 1:24:19

2M ago1:24:19

1:24:19

OpenMV has a new Kickstarter so CEO Kwabena Agyeman chatted with us about more powerful (and smaller!) programmable cameras. See OpenMV’s site for their existing cameras. See their (already funded!) kickstarter page for the super powerful N6 and the ridiculously small AE3. Note that OpenMV still is committed to open source. See their github if you …

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Using Data To Bring Innovation, Insights, and New Business To Fortune 100 Companies w/ Tom Snyder 48:39

2M ago48:39

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Tom Snyder is a senior-level manager with substantial experience building and leading global teams, technology development, product design, and introduction. He and his team have a proven innovation skillset with over 25 US patents issued. Currently the Executive Director at RIoT, he has a highly developed skillset for budget and schedule managemen…

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496: Beauty, Elegance, Consistency 59:57

2M ago59:57

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Professor Shimon Schocken spoke with us about teaching computer science from NAND logic gates to arithmetic units, micro assembly, virtual machines, compilers, operating systems, and the Tetris games. We also talk about good design, good interfaces, and good tests. Shimon’s book is Elements of Computing Systems and the website with the course lectu…

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Evolving Your Career From Projects to Portfolio Investments w/ Whitney Marston Pierce 58:50

3M ago58:50

58:50

Whitney Marston Pierce has two decades of creative/marketing consulting experience. Originally advised established companies in connecting with a younger generation. Since then, she has continued to connect brand and audience through multiple industries. As CMO for startups spanning finance to art, fashion to music, and tech to medical devices, she…

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495: Shortcut the Difficulties of Reality 1:01:57

3M ago1:01:57

1:01:57

Professor Cindy Harnett spoke to us about new and different sensors and actuators, primarily designed for soft robotics and fabricated with relatively low cost materials. Cindy is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Louisville where she runs the Harnett Lab. The papers we discussed are here. You can find a longer…

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Entrepreneurship Lessons - Learning Experiences From The NFL w/ Brandon King 56:12

3M ago56:12

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Brandon King is a football star turned programmer and entrepreneur. While in the NFL, Brandon learned many lessons about staying focused, being one with your team, and understanding the opposite team. These teachings allowed him to go on to successfully launch his own startup based around music concert experiences. Although Brandon helped bring all…

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494: All Tech Is Wearable 1:15:57

3M ago1:15:57

1:15:57

Debra Ansell joined us to talk about finding friends and exchanging neat gifts, accidentally tricking people into making unmanufacutable boards, and happy, blinking lights. Debra is usually known by the moniker GeekMomProjects (also her website is geekmomprojects.com). She has been writing for Make Magazine. Debra won one of the SuperCon badge add-…

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Investing In Your People - Expand Your Employees To New Heights With Maria Kingery 54:01

4M ago54:01

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We’d like to give a warm welcome to Maria Kingery! Maria co-founded Southern Energy Management with her husband in 2001. Since then, she has helped pioneer the residential energy efficiency and solar industries in North Carolina and beyond. Being deeply committed to sustainable business practices, Maria believes businesses have the greatest power t…

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493: Put the Peeps in the Chili Pot 1:20:34

4M ago1:20:34

1:20:34

Elecia and Chris talk with each other about the state of Chris’ mind, what makes an embedded developer stand out, “LEGO block” based design, unit tests, and astronomy. Whew! Elecia was recently on the Changelog podcast, talking about the world of embedded systems. Chris has been working with Micropython (we talked with Damien George about Micropyth…

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From Local Attorney To Harnessing Her Inner Entrepreneur with Venus Liles 1:06:13

4M ago1:06:13

1:06:13

What's holding you back from moving forward with the ideas swirling around your head? Venus Liles loves new ideas, whether thinking of them for herself or supporting those of other entrepreneurs. Venus has many passions, including law, entrepreneurship, and tech. Over the years, Venus is an active member of the Senior Legal Counsel for SAS Institut…

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Starting a New Gym Training Platform In College & During a Pandemic w/ Anna Shuford 29:42

5M ago29:42

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Anna Shuford is an innovative, business professional with experience in campaign development, strategic partnerships, and content creation. Anna is currently enrolled in UNC Kenan Flagler's MBA program, Class of 2022. At UNC, she’s pursuing a concentration in marketing and enrichments in entrepreneurship and technology and innovation management. Al…

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492: Octopus Army 1:09:51

5M ago1:09:51

1:09:51

Nathan Jones chatted with us about his proposal for a computer architecture book based on a 4-bit computer. Nathan found the 4-bit computer in the Hackaday SuperCon 2022 badge and was amazed by some of the ideas that folks implemented (see SuperCon Badge Hacking Awards Ceremony). Nathan spoke at Hackaday SuperCon 2023 on the processor architecture,…

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How College Helped This Entrepreneur Start Her Business w/ Anna Shuford 36:18

5M ago36:18

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Anna Shuford is an innovative, business professional with experience in campaign development, strategic partnerships, and content creation. Anna is currently enrolled in UNC Kenan Flagler's MBA program, Class of 2022. At UNC, she’s pursuing a concentration in marketing and enrichments in entrepreneurship and technology and innovation management. Al…

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491: Oscillators Oscillating Other Oscillators 1:06:51

5M ago1:06:51

1:06:51

Chris and Elecia spoke with Kirk Pearson about running audio-electronic-art workshops, interesting sounds, and their book Make: Electronic Music from Scratch: A Beginner's Guide to Homegrown Audio Gizmos. Find the book and a whole kit of parts on the Dogbotic Merch page. A few clicks from there you can find the Workshop List (don’t forget the coupo…

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Finding and Fulfilling Our Intrinsic Why With Madilynn A Beck 1:12:47

6M ago1:12:47

1:12:47

Madilynn A. Beck is a former actor and entertainment industry executive turned psychotherapist, entrepreneur, and podcast host. One of her current startups is Better Spot, which you can think of as We Work for wellness and wellbeing professionals.Founded four years ago, the company helps to set up and serve their retail clientele and run their prac…

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490: Wait Until Physics Has Happened 1:05:38

6M ago1:05:38

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Nikolaus Correll spoke with us about robots, teaching robotics, and writing books about robots. Nikolaus is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado, see his lab website (or his Wikipedia page). We discussed Nikolaus’ Introduction to Robotics with Webots Specialization Coursera course (or YouTube Playlist). These go along with …

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Creating a WIN-WIN Program For Universities, Investors, and Entrepreneurs With Brett Danforth 1:05:40

6M ago1:05:40

1:05:40

Brett Danforth is the co-managing director of NC State University's Wolfpack Investor Network, an angel network currently comprised of 150 NC State-affiliated angel investors that have deployed over $10 million into NC State-affiliated early stage companies over the last two and a half years. Prior to joining WIN, Brett was a Venture Banker at Squa…

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489: Constructive Cat 1:01:50

6M ago1:01:50

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Chris and Elecia discuss her origami art show, ponder PRs for solo developers, attempt to explain GDB debugging, and make a to-do list for getting rid of Kanga. Elecia is having an Origami Octopus Garden art show at the Aptos Public Library for the month of November, 2024. The postcard advertisement is below. There are more pictures on her Instagra…

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Empowering & Inspiring Women Around The World To Follow Their Passion With Vandana Dake 53:51

6M ago53:51

53:51

From India, to Dubai, to Durham NC. A truly world-class citizen, business owner, and architect, Vandana Dake and Nick Jordan sit down to discuss her career journey, her passion for helping empower and inspire women in developing nations, and finding your why. Vandana provides a broad range of experience in design and construction — both locally and…

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488: Two Slices of Complimentary Bread 1:10:21

7M ago1:10:21

1:10:21

Adrienne Braganza Tacke spoke with us about her book Looks Good To Me: Constructive Code Reviews. It is about how to make code reviews more useful, effective, and congenial. Adrienne’s book is available now as an ebook at manning.com or a paper copy later in the year (Amazon link). Check out the example Team Working Agreement from Appendix A. Adrie…

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487: Focus on Fizzing 1:05:28

7M ago1:05:28

1:05:28

Chris and Elecia chat about simulated robots, portents in the sky, the futility of making plans, and grad school. A problem with mics led us to delay the show with Shimon Schoken from Nand2Tetris (co-author of Elements of The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles). Look for that later in the year. Elecia is…

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Exploring Chronic Pain, Wellness Transformations, & Entrepreneurial Ventures With Rachel Walter 1:12:44

7M ago1:12:44

1:12:44

In this conversation, Eric Porper, Nick Jordan, and Rachel Walter delve into the complexities of chronic pain, exploring its psychological roots and the mind-body connection. They discuss personal experiences with pain management and healing, emphasizing the importance of emotional well-being in physical health. The dialogue transitions into health…

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#2 The State of AR Wearables (Guest Fraser Bowie) 1:22:34

8M ago1:22:34

1:22:34

Meta has invested $50 billion since 2020 in augmented reality (AR) technology (per Yahoo Finance), but how far has it really come with the latest prototype show-and-tell? In this episode, we're joined by Fraser Bowie—AR Wearable Product Leader, Visionary, and Innovator—to explore how Meta's latest product prototype, Orion, stacks up against others …

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486: A Nice Rainbow Dream 54:42

7M ago54:42

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Antoine van Gelder spoke to us about making digital musical instruments, USB, and FPGAs. Antoine works for Great Scott Gadgets, specifically on the Cynthion USB protocol analysis tool that can be used in conjunction with Python and GSG’s FaceDancer to act as a new USB device. While bonding over MurderBot Diaries was a given, Antoine also mentioned …

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Introducing Unboxed Venture Studio with founders Nick Jordan and Eric Porper 48:52

8M ago48:52

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In this conversation, Nick and Eric outline their ambitious plan to establish a $1 billion venture studio in the Raleigh-Durham area with Unboxed Venture Studio. They delve into the motivations driving their goal, such as the need for more successful startups and lucrative exits in the region. Their vision for the venture studio involves channeling…

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485: Conversation Is a Kind of Music 1:17:28

8M ago1:17:28

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Alan Blackwell spoke with us about the lurking dangers of large language models, the magical nature of artificial intelligence, and the future of interacting with computers. Alan is the author of Moral Codes: Designing Alternatives to AI which you can read in its pre-book form here: https://moralcodes.pubpub.org/ Alan’s day job is as a Professor of…

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