Rein Henrichs
Co-Host of Greater Than Code
Rein is a strange sort of software developer who spends more time thinking about systems made with people than systems made with computers. He believes that most technical problems are really people problems, and that people problems can be solved by listening, caring, and empowering others. Talking about himself in the third person makes him uncomfortable, but he is working on it. He also wrote a database in Haskell once, so he has that going for him, which is nice.
Rein Henrichs has hosted 104 Episodes.
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216: Robot and Human Collaboration with Julie Shah
January 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
In this episode, Julie Shah talks about robotics and working in Artificial Intelligence, structuring and optimizing the world for machines, AI, and robots, understanding output and building calibrated trust, and Julie and Laura Major’s book: ‘What To Expect When You're Expecting Robots: The Future of Human-Robot Collaboration’.
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215: Gathering Data in Machine Learning with Abeba Birhane
December 30th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
In this episode, Abeba Birhane talks about why predicting how people behave and act via machine learning is ethically flawed, and how examining its models and data makes us inherently bias as a human race.
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213: This Is Me with Cher
December 16th, 2020 | 50 mins 37 secs
In this episode, Cher talks about making and collecting hot sauce, eradicating stigmas and breaking stereotypes, and recognizing white privilege.
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212: Diversify Tech with Veni Kunche
December 9th, 2020 | 59 mins 21 secs
In this episode, Veni Kunche talks about going from coder to entrepreneur and creating Diversify Tech. She talks about being protective and selective of company partnerships, changes she’s seen over time when it comes to companies hiring over diversity and inclusion, and serving underrepresented people as job seekers in the tech community.
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210: Getting Sh*t Done with Harini Gokul
November 25th, 2020 | 1 hr 2 mins
In this episode, Harini Gokul talks about putting technology to use for people who need it most, crisis management and rethinking blueprints, duality: humans being connected as interconnected systems, and what we need to be doing now to get the sh*t done.
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209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca
November 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
Mia Mollie De Búrca talks about the trials and tribulations of being a parent while working in tech: returning to work, discrimination and stigma, geographic differences, and psychological safety and privilege.
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208: Who Tells Your Story? with Janeen Uzzell
November 11th, 2020 | 57 mins 26 secs
COO of The Wikimedia Foundation, Janeen Uzzell, talks about empowering communities to tell their stories, how to create Wikipedia pages, staying connected as an organization, and encouraging and influencing editor participation.
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206: Conscious Teaching and Learning with Brian Hogan
October 28th, 2020 | 59 mins 7 secs
Brian Hogan talks about teaching: guiding learners towards outcomes and success, connecting with students on deeper levels, tapping into individual motivation, and the fact that learning happens through feedback and practice.
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202: The Art of Storytelling in Technology with Asra Nadeem
September 30th, 2020 | 1 hr 13 mins
Asra Nadeem talks about how storytelling is important for change, human creativity vs technology automation, the responsibility of creators and consumers in tech, and how her company, Opus AI is telling and monetizing peoples' stories globally.
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200: "Bad Code" with Damien Burke
September 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
In episode 200, Damien Burke comes back on the podcast to talk about "good code" vs "bad code", his background in hypnosis, doing things the easy way, and distinctions between teaching and learning.
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198: Learning From Failure with Ravs Kaur
September 2nd, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
Ravs Kaur talks about success and failure, failing fast and getting early feedback along the way, empathy as a life skill, and how her company, Uplevel, empowers engineers to do their best work by measuring ambient data to measure well-being and engagement.
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197: Tips For New Developers with Dan Moore
August 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
Dan Moore talks about his blog-turned-book: Letters to a New Developer. He gives tips for junior developers to succeed in new jobs such as the importance of asking questions, don't be afraid to try new things but also make sure you enjoy your work, and why making mistakes are a good thing.
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196: Documentation as Performance with Aisha Blake
August 19th, 2020 | 55 mins 24 secs
In this episode, Aisha Blake talks about documentation: documentation as narratives, forms of documentation worth investing in, and telling stories through documentation. She also talks about making documentation accessible and approachable, and how to best give constructive, consensual feedback.
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195: Pivoting to PPE with Christina Perla
August 12th, 2020 | 1 hr 12 mins
Christina Perla talks about starting Makelab, a 3D printing company, and how the company pivoted to manufacturing PPEs in lieu of COVID-19. She also gives advice to other women who may be interested in starting a business, recognizing emotional patterns, and allocating company revenue to spend on future current and/or emergency events.
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194: I Don’t Need You To Like Me, I Need You To Hate Racism with Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn
August 5th, 2020 | 1 hr 13 mins
Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn talks about racism: Antiracism is a lifelong learning process, understanding white supremacy, the fact that having empathy is insufficient, and how systemic racism is embedded in the technology field and how we as technologists should be shifting orientation.
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193: Optimizing For Happiness with Tudor Gîrba
July 29th, 2020 | 1 hr 13 mins
Tudor Gîrba talks about how writing code is storytelling, optimizing for happiness while working, reading, and writing code, the concept of moldable development, editing code as a joint activity, and encouraging and supporting the presentation of new ideas and out-of-the-box thinking.