Chris speaks with CEO of LOT Network - a non profit organization that was formed to combat Patent Trolls. They discuss the past and current state of the patent system, the role of corporations in perpetutaing the patet trolling issue, and the progress being made to improve the problem.

Chris speaks with Georgia Quinn, General Counsel of Coinlist about the importance of blockchain technology for digital privacy, the roadblocks the SEC has imposed on crypto projects, and the new SEC proposal (rule 195) that may transform the blockchain industry.

Chris gives some push-back to the common assumptions of diversity & inclusion with quantitative diversity expert, Paolo Gaudiano, President of Aleria research. They also look at the data on how diversity makes companies more productive and get more clarity on the D&I movement as a whole.