Data centers come in all shapes and sizes,from a few shelves in the basement of a university building, to a warehouse the size of nearly two hundred football fields.

But what do data centers actually do? Do we have any here in Connecticut? Towns across the state have expressed their trepidation about what a large data center might mean for the quality of life of their residents, with others looking to data centers as a way to create new jobs.

Today, we’ll be covering data centers: from how they work, to their impacts on energy and water infrastructure.

Guests:
Reid Blackman: founder and CEO of Virtue, an AI ethical risk consulting business, and the author of the upcoming “The Ethical Nightmare Challenge”
Jordan Fenster: Reporter for Hearst Connecticut covering artificial intelligence
John Moritz: Reporter for CTMirror covering energy and the environment

Data centers come in all shapes and sizes,from a few shelves in the basement of a university building, to a warehouse the size of nearly two hundred football fields.
But what do data centers actually&nbsp;do? Do we have any here in Connecticut?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/ct-data-centers-hyperscale-water-power-energy-21894397.php">Towns across the state have expressed their trepidation about what a large data center might mean for the quality of life of their residents, with others looking to data centers as a way to create new jobs.</a>
Today, we&rsquo;ll be covering data centers: from how they work, to their impacts on energy and water infrastructure.
Guests:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.reidblackman.com/">Reid Blackman</a>:&nbsp;founder and CEO of Virtue, an AI ethical risk consulting business, and the author of the upcoming &ldquo;The Ethical Nightmare Challenge&rdquo;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/author/jordan-fenster/">Jordan Fenster</a>:&nbsp;Reporter for Hearst Connecticut covering artificial intelligence</li>
<li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/author/jmoritz/">John Moritz</a>:&nbsp;Reporter for CTMirror covering energy and the environment</li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

The demand for data centers is growing: Are they coming to CT?

There currently are over 2,000 confirmed cases of measles in the United States of America, including some cases in Connecticut’s surrounding states.

Today, we get an update on measles closer to home, and abroad.

Plus, we’ll hear about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and other parts of central Africa.

Guests:
Dr. Ulysses Wu: Chief Epidemiologist at Hartford Healthcare
Dr. David B. Banach: Head of Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiologist at UConn
Provash Budden: Americares Deputy SVP of Emergency Programs

There currently are over&nbsp;<a href="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resources/us-measles-tracker">2,000 confirmed cases of measles in the United States of America</a>, including some cases in Connecticut&rsquo;s surrounding states.
Today, we get an update on measles closer to home, and abroad.
Plus, we&rsquo;ll hear about the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/g-s1-125143/ebola-updates">Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and other parts of central Africa.</a>
Guests:
<ul>
<li>Dr. Ulysses Wu: Chief Epidemiologist at Hartford Healthcare</li>
<li>Dr. David B. Banach: Head of Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiologist at UConn</li>
<li>Provash Budden: Americares Deputy SVP of Emergency Programs</li>
</ul>

CT epidemiologists respond to measles outbreaks, plus a look at Ebola

Actor and playwright Sam Shepard wrote over 40 plays and worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment.

After his death, Connecticut biographer Robert Dowling started a journey to learn everything he could about this larger-than-life artist. His book is “Coyote: The Dramatic Lives of Sam Shepard.”

Today, we listen back to a conversation with Robert Dowling. He’s a professor of English at Central Connecticut State University. This conversation took place at the Ferguson Library in Stamford.

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Actor and playwright Sam Shepard wrote over 40 plays and worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment.
After his death, Connecticut biographer Robert Dowling started a journey to learn everything he could about this larger-than-life artist. His book is <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Coyote/Robert-M-Dowling/9781501195730">&ldquo;Coyote: The Dramatic Lives of Sam Shepard.&rdquo;</a>
Today, we listen back to a conversation with Robert Dowling. He&rsquo;s a professor of English at Central Connecticut State University. This conversation took place at the <a href="https://www.fergusonlibrary.org/event/where-we-read-author-robert-dowling-85062">Ferguson Library in Stamford.</a>
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Actor and writer Sam Shepard lived as an embodiment of the American West

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live, work and communicate.

Now, Pope Leo XIV is weighing in, warning that AI poses urgent moral and ethical challenges for society.

This hour, we explore the growing debate over artificial intelligence from the Vatican to Connecticut.

We’ll hear from philosophers, theologians and researchers about the risks, rewards and unanswered questions surrounding this rapidly evolving technology.

Guests:
Nancy Dallavalle, associate professor of religious studies, Fairfield University
Michael Patrick Lynch, professor of philosophy, University of Connecticut
Chetan Jaiswal, associate professor of computer science, Quinnipiac University
P.R. Lockhart, economic development reporter, Connecticut Mirror

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live, work and communicate.
Now, Pope Leo XIV is weighing in, warning that AI poses urgent moral and ethical challenges for society.
This hour, we explore the growing debate over artificial intelligence from the Vatican to Connecticut.
We&rsquo;ll hear from philosophers, theologians and researchers about the risks, rewards and unanswered questions surrounding this rapidly evolving technology.
Guests:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fairfield.edu/faculty-and-staff/profile/?username=ndallavalle">Nancy Dallavalle</a>, associate professor of religious studies, Fairfield University</li>
<li><a href="https://michael-lynch.philosophy.uconn.edu/">Michael Patrick Lynch</a>,&nbsp;professor of philosophy, University of Connecticut</li>
<li><a href="https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/dr-j-jaiswal/">Chetan Jaiswal,</a>&nbsp;associate professor of computer science, Quinnipiac University</li>
<li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/author/plockhart/">P.R. Lockhart</a>, economic development reporter, Connecticut Mirror</li>
</ul>

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