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Geoffrey Hinton | On working with Ilya, choosing problems, and the power of intuition
This conversation between Geoffrey Hinton and Joel Hellermark was recorded in April 2024 at the Royal Institute of Great Britain in London. An edited version was premiered at Sana AI Summit on May 15 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. Geoffrey Hinton … Continue reading
First Reactions | Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 | Telephone interview
How could I be sure it wasn’t a spoof call?” 2024 physics laureate Geoffrey Hinton received the phone call from Stockholm at around 2am in a hotel room in California, and multiple Swedish accents helped reassure him that his Nobel … Continue reading
David Deutsch – AI, America, Fun, & Bayes
David Deutsch is the founder of the field of quantum computing and the author of The Beginning of Infinity and The Fabric of Reality. Read me Contra David, on AI: https://dwarkeshpatel.com/universal-e… Buy The Beginning of Infinity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143121359/ Episode website + … Continue reading
An Expanded Edition of JR’s Monograph Recounts the Power of Socially Engaged Art | Colossal
October 4, 2024 Art Books Social Issues Jackie Andres All images © JR, courtesy of Phaidon The 2024 edition of “JR: Can Art Change the World?” chronicles the artist’s phenomenal range of collaborative projects. Traveling to different regions across the … Continue reading
The Surprising Solutions to the World’s Water Crisis | The Future With Hannah Fry
Our survival depends on water, yet global reserves are rapidly shrinking. It’s now replaced oil as the most likely cause of global conflict. Can technology help secure humanity’s future water needs? Do you want to know what your future holds? … Continue reading
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BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme, Nuts about Nuts
Where do your nuts come from and are they really that good for you? Leyla Kazim traces the journey of this unassuming wonder food, from its health benefits to its origins. Nuts, which once would have been central to the … Continue reading
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