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LLMs are Superstition – ØF
Pablos: So what happens right now in scientific research is, if youre going to do a research study on something, like are M&Ms is bad for you? Its impossible to do that study. You have to be very
Pioneering Computer Graphics & Animation – Richard Chuang
Part of what I love about getting to create a podcast like this is sharing conversations Ive had with some of these extraordinary people that you just never hear about otherwise or never get to meet.
Whisp Subvocal Input – ØF
Pablos: Heres one of the things I think is a critical area of invention that remains unsolved, but its definitely a part of the future. So if youre using an iPhone anywhere in the world, cultures vary
Coffee & Cement – ØF
Pablos: Theres this idea that was just published that you could produce concrete and make it stronger by adding charred coffee grounds to the mix. And this is some research out of Australia.So con
Science Historian — George Dyson
I got to know George Dyson 23 years ago. When we started Blue Origin, one of the really cool and unusual things that happened is we hired a historian. We hired George to be there at the beginning and
Smart Traffic Lights – ØF
Pablos: Heres the dumbest thing in the world. You pull up to an intersection, the light is red, theres no one else in sight and you have to sit there and wait for it to turn green.Traffic lights a
Samy is My Hero — Samy Kamkar
This is probably the conversation I had in mind when I decided to start this podcast. Samy Kamkar is an old buddy of mine, a genius hacker. When you guys hear me praising the minds of hackers and how
Primer on Nuclear Reactors — Nick Touran
Today we get to hang out with my buddy Nick Touran. Nick is a nuclear engineer whos focused on the practical deployment of clean, renewable, carbon free energy. I met Nick when we were both workin
Helium Airships (Short)
Short opinion piece about these helium airships and the need to preserve helium.I think theyre cool. But theres a real problem with trying to make a lot of hydrogen next to actual humans and s
Top Sleep Doctor’s Brain Dump – Michael Breus, Ph.D
Sleep is the most natural process that you can do other than breathing. Like breathing, we dont need technology to help us sleep. The reason many people dont sleep is because of whats between their ea