Ada Lovelace was born during the Regency Era, the daughter of Annabella Milbanke and (trigger warning) Lord Byron. Her story brings us from the Georgian era into the Victorian era as she wielded her father's charisma and her mother's love of math to (very accurately) predict the dangers of AI. And also start a horse race gambling ring, pawn the family jewels, and invent a flying machine!

Returning guest Lana Wood Johnson joins us to celebrate the dirtbag legacy of Ada Lovelace, so much more than a woman in STEM (but also, a woman in STEM).

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