Best Gabriel Ellis Podcasts (2025)

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1,054 - Al Stewart, Livingston Taylor, Sweet Honey In The Rock, The Nighthawks, and Cristina Vane 2:29:27

15h ago2:29:27

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This episode was recorded on April 6th, 2025 at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, VA. The lineup includes Al Stewart, Livingston Taylor, Sweet Honey In The Rock, The Nighthawks, and Cristina Vane. https://bit.ly/4lWtFIyBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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S2 Ep118: Sleep Divorce: Raven-Symoné and Miranda’s Bold Relationship Move 54:11

1d ago54:11

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In this week’s episode, I sit down with Raven-Symoné and her wife Miranda Pearman-Maday for a refreshingly honest conversation about love and what it really takes to sustain a modern relationship. They share why they chose a sleep divorce, and how sleeping separately has deepened their emotional bond, sharpened their communication, and brought them…

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Natalie Haynes 28:41

4d ago28:41

28:41

Led by presenter James Naughtie, a BBC Bookclub audience in Glasgow speaks to the author Natalie Haynes about her 2019 novel - A Thousand Ships - which retells the ancient Greek myths from a woman's perspective. Penelope, Clytemnestra, Andromache and Cassandra among others, all make appearances, but their stories are given a new voice and a fresh e…

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Jolene Purdy Talks Saving Jennifer Coolidge on 'White Lotus' & 'The Bondsman' 37:44

8d ago37:44

37:44

Jolene Purdy joins host Reshma Gopaldas and guest co-host Kate Hahn (TV Guide) to talk all about her new show, The Bondsman, starring Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles. She also spills the tea about when she saved Jennifer Coolidge's life when they were filming, White Lotus. Purdy talks about what it was like filming their horror show, the on set co…

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S2 Ep117: I Lost My Sex Drive Because He Never Did THIS ft Cree Summer 56:36

8d ago56:36

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In this week’s episode, I sit down with the legendary Cree Summer to talk about her journey through love, loss, and rediscovery in her 50s. Cree opens up about losing her sex drive during her marriage due to a lack of emotional shelter and the importance of finding a partner who provides safety and calm during life’s storms. We also dive into how h…

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1,053 - Loudon Wainwright III, Janiva Magness, John Ellison & Joe Beard, Dan Navarro, and Ali McGuirk 2:22:04

9d ago2:22:04

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This episode was recorded on March 21st, 2025 at Kodak Hall in Rochester, NY. The lineup includes Loudon Wainwright III, Janiva Magness, John Ellison & Joe Beard, Dan Navarro, and Ali McGuirk. https://bit.ly/4jxGpUBBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Ways out of Loneliness - Considerations and Exercises 35:11

13d ago35:11

35:11

Loneliness is not a weakness, but a reflection of our times. I will illuminate the necessary insights and fundamental practices for overcoming loneliness and isolation. You'll learn how to develop realistic expectations for social encounters and which exercises you can use to bring more courage, empathy, and authenticity into your interactions.Free…

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64: Sandy Maguire 49:25

15d ago49:25

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In this episode Mike Sperber and Niki Vazou talk with Sandy Maguire, lead compiler engineer at Manifold Valley. They talk about the benefits of using Haskell of course, about all the books Sandy has written, on effects and the problem with monads, on combinator libraries and programming with laws.By Haskell Podcast

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1,052 - MC Taylor Goldsmith Show, Kat Edmonson, Ken Pomeroy, Jonny Fritz, and Scott Mulvahill 2:12:07

15d ago2:12:07

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This episode was recorded on March 9, 2025 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes The MC Taylor Goldsmith Show (featuring Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger), Kat Edmonson, Ken Pomeroy, Jonny Fritz, and Scott Mulvahill. https://bit.ly/4iftS6O…

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Prof. Randall Balestriero - LLMs without pretraining and SSL 34:30

15d ago34:30

34:30

Randall Balestriero joins the show to discuss some counterintuitive findings in AI. He shares research showing that huge language models, even when started from scratch (randomly initialized) without massive pre-training, can learn specific tasks like sentiment analysis surprisingly well, train stably, and avoid severe overfitting, sometimes matchi…

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S2 Ep116: Don't Waste Your Time With People Like This! 41:24

15d ago41:24

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This is a rare solo episode with just Shan behind the mic—no guests, no distractions. Just her, answering some of your most pressing, unfiltered questions. From personal reflections to deeper dives on topics you’ve been dying to hear her take on, this one’s intimate, insightful, and straight from the heart Join My Mailing List https://www.loversbys…

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1,051- Larkin Poe, Victoria Canal, Raye Zaragoza, Ron Pope, and Christian Lopez 2:19:19

22d ago2:19:19

2:19:19

This episode was recorded on February 16th, 2025 at the Canady Creative Arts Centerat West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. The lineup includes Larkin Poe, Victoria Canal, Raye Zaragoza, Ron Pope, and Christian Lopez. https://bit.ly/3RWmKBeBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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S2 Ep115: Soul Ties and Seeking Sacred Love: B. Simone on Chastity and Demisexuality 53:41

22d ago53:41

53:41

Are you ready to dive deep into the complexities of love, faith, and identity? In this thought-provoking episode, Shan Boodram sits down with B. Simone to discuss the transformative journey of embracing chastity, understanding soul ties, and exploring the nuances of identity and connection. While B. Simone does not identify as demisexual, Shan sugg…

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Social Recognition and its Philosophical Roots 24:07

29d ago24:07

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Why are other people so fundamental to our consciousness?Even in the womb, our consciousness begins to engage with the "Other"—through the body, through sensations and perceptions. Later, young children project mental qualities onto inanimate objects and enter into quasi-social relationships with them. Overall, our long phase of dependency on paren…

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S2 Ep114: What Happens to Old Love When You Have New Intimate Needs? Ft Karamo Brown 46:47

29d ago46:47

46:47

Does a change in your intimate needs have to mean a change of heart? In this episode of Lovers Shan Boodram sits down with Karamo Brown, TV personality (Karama and Queer Eye), author, and culture expert, for a raw and revealing conversation about intimacy and growth. Karamo opens up about how his intimate needs evolved through his 20s, 30s, and 40s…

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How Machines Learn to Ignore the Noise (Kevin Ellis + Zenna Tavares) 1:16:55

30d ago1:16:55

1:16:55

Prof. Kevin Ellis and Dr. Zenna Tavares talk about making AI smarter, like humans. They want AI to learn from just a little bit of information by actively trying things out, not just by looking at tons of data. They discuss two main ways AI can "think": one way is like following specific rules or steps (like a computer program), and the other is mo…

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1,050- The Headhunters, Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, David Berkeley, Buffalo Rose, and Crys Matthews 2:14:14

30d ago2:14:14

2:14:14

This episode was recorded on February 2nd, 2025 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes The Headhunters, Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, David Berkeley, Buffalo Rose, and Crys Matthews. https://bit.ly/42AWjHvBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Michel Faber 28:26

1M ago28:26

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This month BBC Radio 4's Bookclub, presented by James Naughtie, speaks to the writer Michel Faber about his debut novel, Under the Skin. Published in the year 2000 by Canongate it went on to be shortlisted for the Whitbread Award that same year. The book follows the female protagonist of Isserley who roves the A9 in the Scottish Highlands looking t…

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Tan France & Poorna Jagannathan - 'Deli Boys' 53:44

1M ago53:44

53:44

Tan France (Queer Eye) and Poorna Jagannathan (Never Have I Ever, The Night Of, Ramy) join host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about their new hit comedy, Deli Boys, also starring Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh. Deli Boys marks Tan's acting debut and Poorna confesses that she recommended him for a different role. Tan reveals how many times he had to audit…

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Eiso Kant (CTO poolside) - Superhuman Coding Is Coming! 1:36:28

1M ago1:36:28

1:36:28

Eiso Kant, CTO of poolside AI, discusses the company's approach to building frontier AI foundation models, particularly focused on software development. Their unique strategy is reinforcement learning from code execution feedback which is an important axis for scaling AI capabilities beyond just increasing model size or data volume. Kant predicts h…

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S2 Ep113: Partnership Over Pride: Khadeen and Devale Ellis on Defying Gender to Save Their Marriage 43:46

1M ago43:46

43:46

Are You Loyal to Your Gender or Your Relationship? Shan Boodram sits down with Khadeen and Devale Ellis, the dynamic married duo known for their raw honesty, humor, and insights on love and relationships. Together, they share how they saved their marriage by breaking free from traditional gender roles and prioritizing their partnership above all el…

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1,049 - Oliver Wood, Stephen Wilson Jr., Dar Williams, TopHouse, and Cloud Cult 2:23:54

1M ago2:23:54

2:23:54

This episode was recorded on January 26th, 2025 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Oliver Wood, Stephen Wilson Jr., Dar Williams, TopHouse, and Cloud Cult. https://bit.ly/4hTzT8LBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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The Compendium - Connor Leahy and Gabriel Alfour 1:37:10

1M ago1:37:10

1:37:10

Connor Leahy and Gabriel Alfour, AI researchers from Conjecture and authors of "The Compendium," joinus for a critical discussion centered on Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) safety and governance. Drawing from their comprehensive analysis in "The Compendium," they articulate a stark warning about the existential risks inherent in uncontrolled AI…

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Metasocial World, Herd Mentality, and Loneliness 40:24

1M ago40:24

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This episode explores how modern digital life contributes to social isolation. Social media fosters constant social comparisons, depleting our social energy and raising unrealistic expectations of ourselves and others. As a result, real-life interactions become increasingly exhausting and unsatisfying. Herd psychology plays a crucial role: people a…

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1,048 - Kip Moore, Joy Clark, Brad Tursi, Andrew Marlin Stringband, and Matt Mullins & The Bringdowns with guest host David Mayfield 2:22:08

1M ago2:22:08

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This episode was recorded on December 8, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes SKip Moore, Joy Clark, Brad Tursi, Andrew Marlin Stringband, and Matt Mullins & The Bringdowns with guest host David Mayfield. bit.ly/4iwypCoBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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S2 Ep112: They Liked You More When You Had No Boundaries ft Jessie Reyez 44:38

1M ago44:38

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Jessie Reyez joins the podcast to celebrate her new album, Paid in Memories and to dive into the complexities of boundaries and self-respect. Together, we unpack what it means to be labeled a "villain" (by both yourself and others) for setting boundaries and standing firm in your self-worth. Jessie shares her personal journey of choosing to stay si…

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ARC Prize v2 Launch! (Francois Chollet and Mike Knoop) 54:15

1M ago54:15

54:15

We are joined by Francois Chollet and Mike Knoop, to launch the new version of the ARC prize! In version 2, the challenges have been calibrated with humans such that at least 2 humans could solve each task in a reasonable task, but also adversarially selected so that frontier reasoning models can't solve them. The best LLMs today get negligible per…

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Test-Time Adaptation: the key to reasoning with DL (Mohamed Osman) 1:03:36

2M ago1:03:36

1:03:36

Mohamed Osman joins to discuss MindsAI's highest scoring entry to the ARC challenge 2024 and the paradigm of test-time fine-tuning. They explore how the team, now part of Tufa Labs in Zurich, achieved state-of-the-art results using a combination of pre-training techniques, a unique meta-learning strategy, and an ensemble voting mechanism. Mohamed e…

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GSMSymbolic paper - Iman Mirzadeh (Apple) 1:11:23

2M ago1:11:23

1:11:23

Iman Mirzadeh from Apple, who recently published the GSM-Symbolic paper discusses the crucial distinction between intelligence and achievement in AI systems. He critiques current AI research methodologies, highlighting the limitations of Large Language Models (LLMs) in reasoning and knowledge representation. SPONSOR MESSAGES: *** Tufa AI Labs is a …

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S2 Ep111: For Women Terrified of Being 30+, Single, and Career-Driven featuring @Deepica 41:44

2M ago41:44

41:44

In this episode of Lovers and Friends, Shan Boodram sits down with Deepica Mutyala, founder of Live Tinted and a trailblazing entrepreneur, for an honest and empowering conversation about being single, thriving in your 30s, and preparing for the love and family you deserve. Deepica shares her journey of building a successful career while staying tr…

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Reasoning, Robustness, and Human Feedback in AI - Max Bartolo (Cohere) 1:23:11

2M ago1:23:11

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Dr. Max Bartolo from Cohere discusses machine learning model development, evaluation, and robustness. Key topics include model reasoning, the DynaBench platform for dynamic benchmarking, data-centric AI development, model training challenges, and the limitations of human feedback mechanisms. The conversation also covers technical aspects like influ…

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1,047 - Stephen Kellogg, Jill Sobule, Mindy Smith, Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters, and The David Mayfield Parade 2:30:05

2M ago2:30:05

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This episode was recorded on December 1st, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Stephen Kellogg, Jill Sobule, Mindy Smith, Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters, and The David Mayfield Parade, with guest host Conor Knighton. http://bit.ly/3FLIixDBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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63: Farhad Mehta 58:13

2M ago58:13

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On this episode of the Haskell Interlude, Andres Löh and Mike Sperber are joined by Farhad Mehta, a professor at OST Rapperswil, and one of the organizers of ZuriHac. Fahrad tells us about formal methods, building tunnels, the importance of education, and the complicated relationship between academia and industry.…

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The New Loneliness - Causes and Effects 24:11

2M ago24:11

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Social isolation is increasing significantly in our modern society. But why? In this episode, I introduce the causes and context of this growing problem. Technological developments, urbanization, individualism, and the decline of social gathering places have led to more and more people experiencing loneliness. At the same time, anxiety, depression,…

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Tau Language: The Software Synthesis Future (sponsored) 1:41:19

2M ago1:41:19

1:41:19

This sponsored episode features mathematician Ohad Asor discussing logical approaches to AI, focusing on the limitations of machine learning and introducing the Tau language for software development and blockchain tech. Asor argues that machine learning cannot guarantee correctness. Tau allows logical specification of software requirements, automat…

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S2 Ep110: Lena Waithe: Don’t Have Sex With Someone If You Both Can’t Do THIS 52:00

2M ago52:00

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Lena Waithe on Cuddling Over Climaxing In this episode of Lovers and Friends, Shan Boodram sits down with Emmy-winning writer, producer, and actress Lena Waithe (Queen & Slim, Master of None, The Chi) for an eye-opening conversation about intimacy, love, and meaningful connections. Lena shares why you should never have sex with someone unless you c…

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John Palazza - Vice President of Global Sales @ CentML ( sponsored) 54:50

2M ago54:50

54:50

John Palazza from CentML joins us in this sponsored interview to discuss the critical importance of infrastructure optimization in the age of Large Language Models and Generative AI. We explore how enterprises can transition from the innovation phase to production and scale, highlighting the significance of efficient GPU utilization and cost manage…

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Transformers Need Glasses! - Federico Barbero 1:00:54

2M ago1:00:54

1:00:54

Federico Barbero (DeepMind/Oxford) is the lead author of "Transformers Need Glasses!". Have you ever wondered why LLMs struggle with seemingly simple tasks like counting or copying long strings of text? We break down the theoretical reasons behind these failures, revealing architectural bottlenecks and the challenges of maintaining information fide…

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S2 Ep109: Inner Child Meets Modern Parent: Tika Sumpter on Doing Sex Ed Different 44:34

2M ago44:34

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What kind of relationship with sex do we want young people to have? In this episode myself and Tika Sumpter, known for her multifaceted career as an actor and creator, explore this question as parents and as people reparenting themselves. In this episode Tika shares her compelling personal story that shaped her approach to intimacy and education. G…

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Christopher Brookmyre 28:46

2M ago28:46

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This month, Bookclub, presented by James Naughtie, speaks to the author Christopher Brookmyre, as he takes questions from a live BBC audience about his debut novel, Quite Ugly One Morning. The book is a pacey crime thriller, not so much a 'whodunnit', as a 'whydunnit', and it introduces us to the wily, wise-cracking journalist Jack Parlabane - a ch…

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Sakana AI - Chris Lu, Robert Tjarko Lange, Cong Lu 1:37:54

2M ago1:37:54

1:37:54

We speak with Sakana AI, who are building nature-inspired methods that could fundamentally transform how we develop AI systems. The guests include Chris Lu, a researcher who recently completed his DPhil at Oxford University under Prof. Jakob Foerster's supervision, where he focused on meta-learning and multi-agent systems. Chris is the first author…

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Kiara Pichardo Teases 'School Spirts' Season 2 Finale Shocker 31:45

2M ago31:45

31:45

Kiara Pichardo joins Reshma Gopaldas and Robert Licuria (Gold Derby) to talk all about School Spirits where she stars as Nicole. Kiara shares all the behind the scenes tidbits about season 2 of her hit show. And she teases her reaction to the School Spirits finale. Plus she talks about the show's relationships, from Maddie and Simon, to Xavier and …

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At Home in Contentment - Ayatana and the Truth 37:09

2M ago37:09

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There are places in the mind that go beyond immediate sensory perception - both positive (contentment and peace) and negative (despair and sadness). But what does it mean in ancient Buddhism to find a true home in the depths of the Dhamma? I describe similarities with the Greek Logos and how truth and inner stability belong together. Free discovery…

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S2 Ep108: Singer Mario: Mother Wounds, Healing His Feminine, and Apologizing to Women 52:27

2M ago52:27

52:27

In this deeply personal episode presented by Bumble, singer Mario opens up about the profound impact of unresolved trauma stemming from his relationship with his mother. He shares how this pain shaped his early behavior towards women, leading to manipulation and broken connections. Mario takes us on his journey of self-reflection, healing, and ulti…

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Lucy Boynton - A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story 18:38

3M ago18:38

18:38

Lucy Boyton joins Reshma Gopaldas to talk about her role as Ruth Ellis on her limited series: A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, in which Lucy portrays the woman who was put to death in the United Kingdom in 1955. The series is based on the true story of Ruth Ellis who shot her lover, David Blakely. Son of a Binge production credits: Hosted by: Re…

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S1 Ep107: Forget What You Thought You Knew About Good Sex and Start HERE 39:24

3M ago39:24

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Beyond Pleasure: Three Keys to Truly Fulfilling Sex Sex is at the intersection of life and humanity. For the majority of us, it’s how we got here and for parents, it’s how we will continue on after we are gone. We often hear the term “better” sex, which begs two questions: what does that mean? And, why is the sex we are currently having not good en…

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Clement Bonnet - Can Latent Program Networks Solve Abstract Reasoning? 51:26

3M ago51:26

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Clement Bonnet discusses his novel approach to the ARC (Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus) challenge. Unlike approaches that rely on fine-tuning LLMs or generating samples at inference time, Clement's method encodes input-output pairs into a latent space, optimizes this representation with a search algorithm, and decodes outputs for new inputs. This…

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Prof. Jakob Foerster - ImageNet Moment for Reinforcement Learning? 53:31

3M ago53:31

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Prof. Jakob Foerster, a leading AI researcher at Oxford University and Meta, and Chris Lu, a researcher at OpenAI -- they explain how AI is moving beyond just mimicking human behaviour to creating truly intelligent agents that can learn and solve problems on their own. Foerster champions open-source AI for responsible, decentralised development. He…

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62: Conal Elliott 57:56

3M ago57:56

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In this episode Wouter Swiestra and Niki Vazou talk with Conal Elliott. Conal discusses doing things just for the poetry, how most programs miss their purpose, and the simplest way to ask a question. Conal is currently working on a book about his ideas and actively looking for partners.By Haskell Podcast

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Beyond the Sensory Realm - The Mystical Traditions 22:46

3M ago22:46

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After giving a first introduction to the "home of the ego" from a Buddhist perspective, in this episode I bring examples of other mystical traditions. It seems that whenever people are inspired by wisdom or devotion they develop similar techniques for transcending normal consciousness. Examples are from from Plotinus, Christian, Islamic and Jewish …

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