Jeff Heuer · Talks

Selected Talks

The best way to pressure test your understanding of a topic is to try to teach it to others. Here are a few of the talks I have enjoyed sharing with colleagues, friends, and family. Most are on the twin themes of User Experience design and emerging data models that leverage Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

User Experience in the Age of A.I.

How AI is fundamentally reshaping the craft of UX design — from co-pilots to fully AI-generated interfaces — and what that means for designers building products today.

Natural Language Processing

An accessible introduction to NLP concepts — how machines learn to read, interpret, and generate human language — with examples from real product applications.

Satoshi Nakamoto

The origin story of Bitcoin, the pseudonymous creator behind it, and what the design of the blockchain protocol reveals about decentralized systems and trust.

Game Neverending

A look at Game Neverending — the pioneering virtual world that became Flickr — and what its evolution reveals about community, play, and the social web.

Introduction to Neural Networks

A ground-up walkthrough of how neural networks work — from perceptrons to backpropagation — aimed at builders and product thinkers who want intuition without the math.

Machine Learning for Fun and Profit

Practical applications of ML for product builders — where the leverage is, what's overhyped, and how to build ML-powered features that actually hold up in production.

The User Experience Stack

A framework for thinking about UX as a layered system — from raw data and logic up through interaction design and emotional resonance — and how to diagnose problems at each layer.