The Re/Cap Podcast

Maya Ackerman, PhD | Creative Machines, AI in Music & Art, AI History, LLMs, Bias, Psychology

Ellis Malmgren is joined by Dr. Maya Ackerman, a globally renowned expert in the field of generative AI, the author of Creative Machines: AI, Art, & Us, and CEO/co-founde

Women in (1800s!) Construction | EMILY WARREN ROEBLING & the Brooklyn Bridge

Ellis Malmgren Re/Caps Emily Warren Roebling, a woman high in the running for Most Criminally Unsung Hero in built environment history. In 1869, The Brooklyn Bridge almos

Harvard’s Peter Der Manuelian: 3D Pyramids of Giza, Ancient Egypt, Immersive Learning & Museums

Dr. Manuelian’s Photo by Laurie ThomasDr. Peter Der Manuelian is Harvard University’s Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology, and holds a joint appointment in the Anthropol

Eric Jankowski, PhD: Materials Science Simulations, Semiconductors, Aerospace, Energy, Computing

Dr. Eric Jankowski is a professor, and Director of the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University, where he also leads the Computational

CHRIS MILLBERN: CyArk, Cultural Heritage, Ukraine, DRC, Petra, Gaussian Splatting, Teaching 3D

Photographer and interdisciplinary scientist Chris Millbern is Head of Field Capture for CyArk, providing key technical and field experience in the areas of 3D mapping an

Arctic Data’s Evolution, the International Polar Year, and Greenland Rescue Drones

While layering up for the occasion, Ellis Malmgren covers the 145 years of the Arctic data-collection extravaganza known as the International Polar Year, or IPY - and why

FORGET PISA! The Leaning Towers of Santos, Brazil, and Reality Capture in Construction & Engineering

Ellis Malmgren details the history and causes of the leaning towers in Santos, Brazil, before explaining what reality capture and construction technology could have done

Jason Jamerson: LSU XR Studio, NASA Digital Twins, Gaming, Film & Entertainment, Agriculture

Jason Jamerson is the Director of Virtual Production at LSU, and Director of the XR Studio. He is also a professor and a 20 year veteran of the entertainment industry in

Gaussian Splatting, Why It’s Called That, and World Models

Description Ellis Malmgren explains how one of the most innovative 3D rendering techniques ties back to one of history’s most accomplished mathematicians - Carl Friedric

Dr. Caldwell Buntin: Drone Dinosaur Discovery, Photogrammetry, VR, Geology, Mars, De-Extinction

Rogers “Caldwell” Buntin is a researcher, lecturer, and drone pilot who received his Ph.D. in Ocean & Earth Sciences from Old Dominion University. He specializes in inter

Matthew Byrd & Phillip Ellering: 5 Years of R-CON, Community, Education, RCN Collective, 2026

Matthew Byrd is Founder & CEO of Reality Capture Network, where Phillip Ellering serves as VP of Creative. They talk with Ellis Malmgren about the 5 year journey of RCN’s

Dawn Zoldi, P3 Tech Consulting CEO: Autonomy, Drones, the Air Force, Law & Policy, Industries

Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Retired) is a licensed attorney with 28 years of combined active duty military and federal civil service to the U.S. Air Force. She is the

Tessa Lau, Dusty Robotics CEO: Construction, Automation, Labor, BIM, Startups, AI, Leadership

Dr. Tessa Lau is an experienced entrepreneur with expertise in AI, machine learning, and robotics. She is currently Founder/CEO at Dusty Robotics, whose mission is to cre

Matt Cook: Harvard Digital Scholarship, Reality Capture & Academia, 3D Medieval Architecture

Matt Cook supports Harvard’s students, faculty, and researchers with emerging computational methods, engaging learning spaces, and a campus-wide network of technological

Catherine Cooper, PhD: Historic Preservation, National Park Service, Virtual Tours, Lost Culture

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is a force of heroism, safeguarding America’s cultural heritage by bridging the gap between preservat

National Park LiDAR, Largest 3D-Printed Building, Paris Air Show, and Hawaii 3D Conservation

Well well, it’s The Re/Cap Podcast with Ellis Malmgren! What’s cappenin’ this week:The seminal scan of a national parkA Utah national park scans for safety & serenityThe

Bold Agri-Drone Imaging + Golf’s Par 3D + Visionary Robots + Nemetschek Housing Collab

Yep. The Re/Cap Podcast with Ellis Malmgren! What’s cappenin’ this week.: The serendipitous 1980s birth of the Agri-Drone Sesame farmers enjoy newfound knowledge courte

Coral Reef Photogrammetry, Conservation, Samsung, Hawaii, 3D as Storytelling - Dr. Orion McCarthy

Coral reefs, the rainforests of the sea. Teeming with life, these underwater cities support 25% of marine species despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor. They s

Cutter Shea: NASA Engineering, Digital Twins, Asteroids, Simulations, Drones, LiDAR, Sales

If you thought an autographed sports card or concert poster was cool, how about a NASA satellite?!Cutter Shea is one of very few who have penned their name on such a surf

Michael Rubloff: NeRFs, Gaussian Splatting, AGI, Jensen Huang, and the Future

For 3D knowledge, Michael Rubloff is like if the Library of Alexandria was bipedal and could run a website. And yet, his wisdom is somehow matched by his passion. His s