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Autistic: Beyond the LabelFall Down 7 Tiimes, Get Up 8This full length episode follows from the October 26 previewepisode titled Higashida’s Alphabet Grid. In this review of Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8, advocate Beth McBarnett joins me, Dr. Dana Colarusso, in a methodical consideration of this work as both a unique portrait of one man's experience of autism in his own words (published pre-AI, no less!), and a starlit sky of guidance for understanding autism from the inside out. Along the way, we marvel at the evidence of one man's transformation from non-verbal autistic to a far-reaching authorial voice.Bi...
2025-12-0234 minAutistic: Beyond the LabelHigashida's Alphabet GridThe Alphabet Grid is a key to understanding Naoki Higashida's sequel to The Reason I Jump, titled Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8. In this introduction to the upcoming review of his sequel, guest Beth McBarnett helps us describe the importance of the alphabet grid for appreciating the significance of Higashida's work. As David Mitchell explains in his introduction to the sequel, unlocking communication in nonverbal autistic individuals can help us question possible assumptions about the link between cognitive and communicative barriers.Podcast by Dana Colarusso with guest narrator Beth McBarnett.Music created by and used...
2025-10-2609 min
Adventures In Legal TechStay of Execution: AI May Not Kill Us All, But It Will Change Legal Practice & Legal Education Like Nothing Else Before It with David ColarussoI spoke with a lawyer, developer, educator & data scientist about how AI is disrupting law practice & legal education. Episode Highlights 03:33 - AI revolution challenge for law firms. 05:57 - What is agentic AI? 11:41 - Custom GPTs in practice. 19:52 - Bias in AI and its implications. 25:52 - Tackling AI fairness and justice. 32:57 - Star Trek's predictive view on AI. 36:01 - The concept of P-Doom. 45:20 - Role-playing in AI and law education. 48:30 - The promise of AI in education.
2025-10-1042 min
This Week Health: ConferenceTownHall: Divestitures, Cybersecurity, & Leadership Lessons with David ColarussoNovember 19: Today on Town Hall, Sarah speaks with David Colarusso, Chief Information Officer at Steward Health Care. They discuss Steward Health's significant divestiture process and its implications for the healthcare industry, focusing on issues like access, equity, and financial challenges post-COVID. David shares insights on maintaining operational stability, fostering team cohesion, and implementing innovative IT solutions during a period of extensive organizational change. He also highlights the importance of cybersecurity measures and the establishment of an IT support team in Colombia. The conversation also touches on leadership qualities, the role of IT in healthcare, and advice for aspiring CIOs.
2024-11-1926 min
Esquiring MindsThis Is the First Episode There Were No Other EpisodesThe titular minds discuss AI, its use in the law, ChatGPT, and the story of an attorney being banned from Radio City Music Hall because the owner is a big dope. ICYMILaw (https://icymilaw.org/) - Awesome bot running on esq.social aggregating links and generating AI summaries in *podcast* form. Thanks, David (@Colarusso@mastodon.social)! ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/) Madison Square Garden Uses Facial Recognition to Ban Its Owner’s Enemies (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/nyregion/madison-square-garden-facial-recognition.html) Vanna White Decision (https://h2o.law.harvard.edu/cases/4825) Steam Deck (https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck) Don’t Emba...
2022-12-301h 13
Adventures In Legal TechTechnology for Access to JusticeI talked with David Colarusso of Suffolk University Law School about technology that promotes access to justice. Highlights David's approach of using Zoom backgrounds for conferences. - 2:30 What access to justice is. - 4:12 Experimenting with limited scope representations. - 7:27 To what extent do for-profit companies solve the problem? - 11:39 Views on document assembly and outworks, and access to justice issues. - 13:15 Improvements are being made to e-filing and access to justice. - 16:19 What Natural Language Processing is. - 19:50 Episode Resources Connect with Jared Correia jared@redcavelegal.com https://redcavelegal.com/ https://www...
2022-04-2824 min
Ageless Vitality with Lenny AntoninaBrian Porter overcoming a learning disability and proving that dreams can come true.....Brian David Porter was told growing up that he would never amount to anything. Brian has a sensory processing delay, but he proved all these naysayings wrong. He is now an author, playwright, motivational speaker and has his own podcast. This was definitely an emotional talk on my part, Brian truly touched my heart.
You can keep in touch with Brian
through: daviddp35@yahoo.com
link to podcast: https://anchor.fm/briansplace/episodes/Celebrating-The-1-Year-Anniversary-Of-This-Motivational-Podcast-ekg074/a-a3dsiii
Facebook: Brian David Porter
Instagram: bridavi888
Tiktok: @livinginpurpose
Thank you...
2020-10-0939 min
Lawyerist Podcast#225: Chesterton’s Fence and Using Humility to Solve Legal Problems, with David ColarussoIn this episode with David Colarusso, we talk about Suffolk University Law School’s Legal Innovation and Technology Lab, what it is and what it hopes to achieve, as well as a concept known as “Chesterton’s fence” and how you can better use risk assessment tools in your firm.
2019-05-2248 min
The Digital EdgeUsing Gamification of Access to Justice to Train Artificial IntelligenceHow can access to justice technologies be developed through a game? In this episode of Digital Edge, hosts Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway talk to David Colarusso about the Learned Hands project. Learned Hands is a game in which lawyers spot possible legal issues in real people's stories about their problems. This machine learning game identifies text classifiers for developing a new taxonomy that can be used to connect people with public legal help resources. Play the Learned Hands game at https://learnedhands.law.stanford.edu. David Colarusso is the Director of Suffolk University Law...
2019-01-3131 min
The Digital EdgeUsing Gamification of Access to Justice to Train Artificial IntelligenceHow can access to justice technologies be developed through a game? In this episode, hosts Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway talk to David Colarusso about the Learned Hands project. Learned Hands is a game in which lawyers spot possible legal issues in real people’s stories about their problems. This machine learning game identifies text classifiers for developing a new taxonomy that can be used to connect people with public legal help resources.
2019-01-3131 min
On the Road with Legal Talk NetworkMIT Legal Forum 2017: An Introduction to the New Certification Program at SuffolkIf you’re a legal professional who wants to learn how to deliver legal services better, faster, and cheaper, Suffolk University School of Law has rolled out a program that might interest you. In this report from On The Road, host Laurence Colletti talks to Andrew Perlman and David Colarusso about the new certification program at Suffolk which looks at innovation, technology, and new ways to provide legal services. They discuss who the courses were made for, the industry experts teaching them, and how the online aspect allows students to complete the courses without sacrificing other commitments. De...
2017-11-2015 min
Keeping ScoreHow a Stanley Cup championship starts with the AHL
American Hockey League Commissioner David Andrews discusses how his league plays a major role in the development of players for the NHL. He also talks about the AHL's expansion and effort to grow the game in non-traditional hockey markets. Plus, I talk with Reuters Digital Editor Dan Colarusso about the success of outdoor hockey in the NHL and China's attempt to become a bigger player in professional soccer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2017-01-1326 min
Lawyerist PodcastDavid Colarusso, Hacking for JusticeIn today’s podcast, David Colarusso, a lawyer and data scientist for the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services, talks about what a legal hacker is, how he incorporates hacking into lawyering, and why lawyers should learn to code.
But first, Sam and Aaron try to figure out whether lawyers who bill after working 55 hours in a week are just padding their hours.
2015-06-0948 min