Best TAG Data Science Podcasts (2025)

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😷 The Hidden Epidemic: What Toronto's Measles Crisis Reveals About Our Broken Health System 18:55

8h ago18:55

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Send us a text See the related Substack Episode, and there is a comic ". ) When a "defeated" disease comes roaring back, it exposes every crack in our public health foundation There's something almost quaint about measles making headlines in 2025. Like hearing that someone still uses a rotary phone, or that a city's traffic lights run on punch card…

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🤖 AI Daily: UK Delays AI Regulation, Copyright & Safety Focus 4:54

17m ago4:54

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The UK announces a strategic delay in AI regulation, pushing back proposed legislation by at least a year to craft a comprehensive bill addressing both AI safety and copyright protection. Technology Secretary Peter Kyle plans an ambitious framework that could serve as a model for global AI governance. This holistic approach reflects the complexity …

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“We can't go on like this”: Nature Needs A Price Tag 11:08

5h ago11:08

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Send us a text Read the article on Substack We're living through what historians will probably call the Great Greenwashing Era. Every corporation has a sustainability report now. Every CEO talks about "purpose-driven business." Every shareholder meeting features carefully crafted slides about carbon neutrality by 2050. Most of it is performative bu…

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The Liquid Economy: How AI Could Finally Pay Us Back 19:37

4h ago19:37

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Send us a text See the related episode for haiku, details and comic Beyond copyright battles lies a revolutionary economic model that could transform how we value human creativity in the age of AI Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 3: Generative AI Training pre-publication version A REPORT of the Register of copyrights May 2025 US Copywrite…

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When Hawks Become Traffic Engineers 15:39

3h ago15:39

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Send us a text Read the article If we're this wrong about hawks—creatures we can observe directly—what does that say about our understanding of other species? What sophisticated behaviors and cognitive abilities are we missing because they don't fit our narrow definitions of intelligence? More importantly, what does this mean for how we design our …

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🤖 AI Daily: Global Divides, Job Warnings & Legal Battles 4:16

17m ago4:16

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Today's AI Daily explores the fascinating cultural divide between English-speaking countries and EU nations on AI attitudes, with Europeans showing more excitement while countries like the US and UK express greater nervousness. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei delivers a stark warning that AI could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs with…

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⚕️The Hearts We Didn't Know We Were Breaking: What We're Learning About COVID's Long Shadow on Our Children 16:21

4d ago16:21

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Send us a text See our episode substack with haiku, details and comic We told ourselves a story about children and COVID-19. It was a comforting story. Like most comforting stories we tell ourselves during crises, this one was both partially true and dangerously incomplete. A massive new study from the RECOVER Consortium has just shattered our comf…

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526 | Follow-Up on "Bowhunter Data" with Jeremy Dugger 1:34:16

2h ago1:34:16

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Jeremy Dugger (@muleymojo) returns to answer your questions after he recently joined us to discuss the data he has collected from 500+ bowhunters on broadhead performance, shot distance, arrow weight, and lethality. The listener-submitted questions that we discuss in this episode include: What additional data points does Jeremy wish he had collecte…

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🤖 AI Daily: Copyright Battles, Nuclear Deals & Ethics Concerns 4:01

16m ago4:01

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Today's AI headlines reveal complex political battles over copyright in the UK, Hollywood's interest in OpenAI's dramatic 2023 leadership saga, and Meta's unprecedented nuclear power deal for AI operations. We also cover the alarming rise in AI-generated music fraud, growing concerns about AI eliminating entry-level jobs, and warnings about potenti…

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The Radical Science of Peace: What Dame Kathleen Lonsdale Knew 13:16

14h ago13:16

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Send us a text When World War II came, Lonsdale faced the ultimate test of her convictions. As a conscientious objector, she was imprisoned rather than participate in the war effort. Think about that choice: a woman at the height of her scientific career, choosing prison over compromise. But here's what's remarkable—that experience didn't break her…

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🤖 AI Daily: DeepMind's Email AI, Bengio's Honest AI & Meta's Ad Revolution 3:22

6h ago3:22

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Today's AI Daily covers Google DeepMind's development of AI that responds to emails in your personal style, Yoshua Bengio's new 'LawZero' non-profit aimed at creating honest AI to detect deceptive systems, and the growing resistance to AI among creative professionals. We also explore an innovative magnetic pen using AI to help diagnose Parkinson's …

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MM 268 | New Things Coming, Backpacking with Kids, Packing Rifle Rounds, and More... 45:23

4d ago45:23

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Steve & Mark answer your listener-submitted questions about packing sleep systems, shelter choice for backpacking and hunting with kids, training for a mountain goat hunt, how many rifle rounds to pack on a backcountry hunt, and also share some new things coming this summer (and in the extended future)... Links & Resources Exo Open House & Garage S…

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🧠 The Uncomfortable Truth About What You Really Believe 25:19

1d ago25:19

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Send us a text Hummm, go deeper. Comic, haiku, mind maps, essay and more Why your deepest convictions have more in common with falling in love than solving math problems We tell ourselves a comforting lie about how our minds work. We like to imagine that our beliefs are the product of careful reasoning—that we weigh evidence, consider alternatives,…

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The Virus That Hijacks Your Immune System's First Responders 16:13

2d ago16:13

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Send us a text Think of your immune system as a sophisticated military operation. Neutrophils are the rapid response team—they arrive first at any sign of trouble, ready to fight. But what if an invader could somehow reprogram these first responders to work against their own army? That's exactly what researchers led by Shia and colleagues discovere…

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🤖 AI Accountability: Legal Blunders & Workplace Displacement 2:14

2d ago2:14

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Today's AI Daily examines two cautionary tales of AI implementation. A Utah lawyer faces sanctions after submitting ChatGPT-generated court briefs with false citations, highlighting verification challenges in legal AI use. Meanwhile, professionals across industries—from radio hosts to journalists and artists—share their experiences of being replace…

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🧪The Hidden Medicine Cabinet: Why One Old Drug Might Hold Keys to Our Chronic Illness Crisis 28:35

3d ago28:35

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Send us a text Corresponding Substack Episode When a 50-year-old addiction medication starts reversing autoimmune diseases, clearing brain fog, and helping cancer patients—maybe it's time we stopped thinking about medicine the way pharmaceutical companies want us to. We live in an age of medical gaslighting disguised as evidence-based care. Million…

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Lost Mobility: The Prison You Don't See Coming 18:14

4d ago18:14

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Send us a text Think about two people: Mark, who bikes the same route to work every day and hits the same gym with military precision, and Eleanor, who works from home but takes spontaneous walks to cafes, swims at different pools, and explores new neighborhoods on weekend bike rides. In a clinical test, they might perform identically - same walkin…

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🦠 The Paradox of Viral Evolution: Why More Mutations Don't Always Mean More Danger 17:15

6d ago17:15

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Send us a text Continue with the episode substack. Understanding the delicate balance between immune escape and infectivity in SARS-CoV-2's latest variants We're living through one of the most fascinating evolutionary experiments in real-time, and most of us don't even realize it. Every day, SARS-CoV-2 is running millions of tiny experiments in hum…

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🤖 AI Empire Unveiled: OpenAI's Secretive Rise & Musk's Political Pivot 5:02

5d ago5:02

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Today's episode exposes the hidden reality behind OpenAI's transformation from unknown research lab to AI empire, revealing how the company's secretive practices contradict its transparent public image. We explore journalist Karen Hao's investigation into OpenAI's true operations and the concentration of unprecedented power in AI development. Addit…

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The Baby's Grave in a Medieval Brothel: A Radical Act Of Love 11:20

6d ago11:20

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Send us a text There's a moment in every archaeological dig when time collapses. When the careful scraping of trowels reveals something so intimate, so human, that centuries disappear and you're suddenly face-to-face with a life that mattered to someone, somewhere, sometime. In 1998, that moment came in a medieval square in Aalst, Belgium, where ar…

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525 | How To Load Your Pack for a Multi-Day Backpack Hunt 55:40

6d ago55:40

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How you load your pack matters. The way you load your gear can help or hinder the pack's performance, and it can also make you a more efficient hunter. In this podcast, Steve & Mark discuss the best ways to load a pack for multi-day backpack hunts. This conversation is a deeper dive into a pack loading video that we just published... Pack Loading V…

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🤖 AI Daily: Breakthrough Tool Cuts Food Waste by 87% 3:09

6d ago3:09

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Today's episode explores a groundbreaking AI tool that's revolutionizing food waste reduction. Nestlé and UK companies are testing technology that achieved an 87% reduction in edible food waste during a two-week trial, potentially saving 1.5 million meals. The AI system uses real-time monitoring to redistribute surplus food before it becomes waste,…

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🐉 The Beautiful Trap: How Apple Built an Empire on Borrowed Time 43:59

7d ago43:59

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Send us a text For the episode comic, haiku, essay and much more... You're holding a miracle in your hands right now. That iPhone didn't just appear in some sterile California lab. It's the product of one of the most audacious manufacturing experiments in human history—a decades-long dance between American innovation and Chinese industrial might th…

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🤖 AI Daily: Workforce Transformation, Public Ownership Debate & Global Chip Strategy 5:10

9d ago5:10

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Today's episode explores major AI developments reshaping our world. Telstra announces significant workforce reductions by 2030 through AI automation, with autonomous agents taking over complex operational tasks beyond simple chatbots. Professor Matteo Valleriani argues for public ownership of large language models, challenging private control over …

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It's Not Just In Your Head—It's In Your Body's Power: The Placebo Effect 18:37

8d ago18:37

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Send us a text The conventional narrative goes something like this: a doctor gives a patient a sugar pill but tells them it's medicine. The patient believes it will help, and somehow, mysteriously, they feel better. It's been framed as "the lie that heals"—effective but fundamentally dishonest. This framing created an ethical dilemma: beneficence v…

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MM 267 | Multicam Pre-Order, Garage Sale, Steve's Pet Peeve, & Your Qs 32:23

8d ago32:23

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Steve & Mark answer your listener-submitted questions about updates on our footwear choices, if gear noise scares animals away, our gear list for the R3 Death Hike, packout discomfort, and more... Links & Resources GoFundMe for Rob's Battle with Cancer: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rob-mcconnell-fight-throat-cancer K4 Multicam Pre-Order: https:/…

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🤖 AI Today: Deepfake Penalties & Telco AI Integration 2:17

8d ago2:17

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A deep dive into two major Australian AI developments: a groundbreaking $450,000 penalty case against AI-generated deepfakes, marking the first legal precedent of its kind in Australia, and Optus CEO's strategic vision for AI in telecommunications. The episode explores how the telecom sector plans to balance AI innovation with human expertise, whil…

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⚙️ P-1 AI Develops Engineering AGI for Physical Systems 17:58

9d ago17:58

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Send us a text Explore further with this episode's substack comic and other resources included We're standing at the edge of something unprecedented in human history. Not another technological breakthrough that makes our phones faster or our videos sharper, but a fundamental shift in how we solve the complex problems that shape our physical world. …

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🤖 AI Watch: Facial Recognition Rollout & Legal Ethics Crisis 2:29

9d ago2:29

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Today's episode examines two critical developments in AI implementation. First, we explore the groundbreaking deployment of permanent facial recognition cameras in UK cities, particularly Croydon, marking a significant shift in public surveillance. Then, we investigate a concerning case where a law firm faces sanctions for using AI to generate fake…

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🤖 AI vs Creators: UK's Copyright Clash 2:11

10d ago2:11

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Today's episode dives into a major controversy over AI and creative rights in the UK. The British government's proposed changes to copyright law would allow AI companies to use copyrighted works by default, requiring creators to opt out. Music icon Elton John leads opposition to these changes, highlighting concerns about creators' rights. The episo…

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Why Your High Sensitivity Might Save Us All 19:22

11d ago19:22

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Send us a text Let's get something straight right away: this isn't about being "too emotional" or easily offended. High sensitivity is a neurobiological reality, as evidenced by brain imaging studies that show distinct patterns of neural activity in highly sensitive people. When a highly sensitive person (HSP) walks into a crowded café, their brain…

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🧠 Your Brain’s Secret Saboteurs: How Hidden Biases Hijack Your Decisions 54:38

11d ago54:38

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Send us a text Checkout this Episodes Substack to go deeper You think you’re in control. You weigh pros and cons, mull over options, and make choices you’re sure are rational. But what if your brain is quietly betraying you? What if the very machinery of your mind—those lightning-fast instincts and gut feelings—is steering you wrong, and you don’t …

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🤖 AI Today: OpenAI's Hardware Deal, Energy Crisis & Creative Future 2:10

11d ago2:10

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Explore today's biggest AI developments as OpenAI and Jony Ive join forces in a $6.4B hardware venture. Discover alarming projections about AI's growing energy consumption, set to consume half of datacenter power by 2025 and potentially match Japan's energy usage by 2030. Learn how the creative industry is responding to AI challenges, with writers …

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🤖 AI Today: OpenAI's $6B Hardware Move, TikTok's Data Hub & AI Therapy Wave 2:23

12d ago2:23

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Join us for today's biggest AI headlines, featuring OpenAI's landmark $6.4 billion acquisition of hardware startup io, led by former Apple design chief Jony Ive. We explore TikTok's ambitious plans for a massive data center in Brazil, highlighting the infrastructure challenges facing tech giants. Plus, discover how AI chatbots are revolutionizing m…

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Reading for Happiness: How Bibliotherapy Is Changing Mental Healthcare 21:16

14d ago21:16

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Send us a text Bibliotherapy involves strategically chosen reading material aimed at specific therapeutic goals. The process typically includes: Identification - connecting with characters or concepts in the text Catharsis - experiencing emotional release through the reading Insight - developing new understanding and perspectives about one's own si…

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🔗 Xanadu Aurora Scalable Photonic Quantum Computer 18:24

14d ago18:24

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Send us a text More on this episode substack In the race to build practical quantum computers, a fascinating dark horse is emerging: photonic quantum computing. While most media attention focuses on the superconducting approaches championed by tech giants, a different path using light itself might ultimately prove more practical and scalable. Scali…

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524 | Our Bear Hunt Recap (Stories, Tactics, & Gear) 1:17:36

13d ago1:17:36

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Steve, Mark, & Justin of Exo Mtn Gear recount their recent backpack bear hunt in Idaho. They share the story, discuss tactics and tips for spring bear (and backpack hunting in general), and touch a bit on gear. Resources mentioned in this episode... Mark's Spring Bear Gear List: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/article/backpack-bear-hunting-gear-list-a…

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🤖 AI Alert: Chatbot Security, Google's AI Mode & Military Tech 2:36

13d ago2:36

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Today's AI news roundup covers critical developments in AI safety and innovation. We explore a troubling study on chatbot vulnerabilities and their potential for misuse, plus Google's transformative new AI-powered search experience. The episode highlights the UK military's strategic AI integration and examines a cautionary tale of AI-generated cont…

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🤖 AI Debates & Tech Activism: Microsoft Drama & AI Persuasion Powers 2:04

14d ago2:04

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Today's episode covers two major stories shaking up the AI world. First, we examine a dramatic moment at Microsoft's Build conference where a firmware engineer interrupted CEO Satya Nadella's keynote with a protest, highlighting growing tensions in tech. Then, we dive into groundbreaking research showing AI systems matching or surpassing humans in …

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The Pigments That Built Empires: What Ancient Dyes Reveal About Power, Scarcity, and Human Nature 25:04

16d ago25:04

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Send us a text What's fascinating isn't just the scarcity but how swiftly that scarcity was weaponized as a tool of social control. In Rome, the wearing of purple evolved from a status symbol into a legally enforced class marker. Julius Caesar began wearing the all-purple toga praetexta as a show of power. By the 5th century CE, purple had become a…

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🧠 The Fragile Stories We Tell Ourselves: Unraveling Memory’s Perfect Imperfections 52:41

15d ago52:41

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Send us a text Remember to open the episode substack to provide better memory retention You think you know your past. That argument with your partner last week, the taste of your grandmother’s pie from childhood, the exact moment you heard about 9/11. These memories feel like Polaroids, crisp and unchanging, tucked safely in the album of your mind.…

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🤖 AI Today: Holocaust Denial, Copyright Wars & Digital Politicians 2:39

15d ago2:39

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Major concerns arise as Elon Musk's Grok chatbot makes controversial Holocaust statements due to programming errors. Elton John leads fierce opposition to UK's AI copyright proposals, calling government plans 'criminal.' New platform Nostrada launches digital twins of UK Parliament members, enabling virtual conversations with representatives. Autho…

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🤖 AI Clash: Elton John vs AI, Gulf's Chip Deals & Artists' Rights 2:42

16d ago2:42

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Explore the latest AI controversies and developments shaping our world. Elton John strongly opposes UK's proposed AI copyright changes, calling the government 'absolute losers' over plans to allow AI training on protected works. Meanwhile, artist Grayson Perry takes a more relaxed stance on AI using his art. The episode also covers major internatio…

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The Medical Research Gap That's Literally Killing Women 16:59

21d ago16:59

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Send us a text Medical research has a woman problem. And women are dying because of it. When we talk about healthcare inequalities, we often focus on disparities in access or treatment. But there's a more fundamental problem lurking beneath the surface: much of modern medicine was built on research that excluded women entirely. It's not ancient his…

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🤖 Grok Controversy: AI Security & Content Control Crisis 1:44

17d ago1:44

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Explore a breaking incident at Elon Musk's xAI involving their chatbot Grok's inappropriate content generation. Learn about the unauthorized system modifications that led to controversial outputs related to South Africa, and how xAI plans to strengthen their security protocols. Discover the broader implications for AI development, including the cri…

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🔥The Ancient Element That's Revolutionizing Modern Technology 10:28

22d ago10:28

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Send us a text Please see episode substack for more insight. The oldest technology we know is reshaping our future at the nanoscale, hidden in plain sight You're surrounded by invisible nanotechnology right now. It's in the tires of your car. The bright white paint on your walls. The optical fibers bringing you this article. Even the mRNA vaccines …

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🤖 AI Today: UAE Campus, UK Copyright Laws & Dolphin Whistle AI 2:31

18d ago2:31

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Today's essential AI news roundup covers three major developments. The UAE announces plans to construct the largest AI campus outside the US, though the deal raises concerns about potential Chinese access to advanced technology. In the UK, the House of Lords debates a crucial amendment to the data bill that would require AI companies to disclose th…

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The Physics of Ancient Weaponry 12:54

23d ago12:54

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Send us a text Ancient weapon engineers—working without advanced mathematics, computers, or even basic calculus—created devices so effective they changed the course of history and embodied physical principles we still use today. They didn't need venture capital or TED talks. They needed results. Listen to this fascinating Heliox podcast episode on …

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🤖 AI Today: Social Bots, Meta's Vision & Tech Policy Battles 2:53

19d ago2:53

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Explore groundbreaking discoveries about AI developing human-like social behaviors and Meta's controversial solution to loneliness through AI companions. Get the latest on Grok's moderation challenges and critical policy developments, including Republican proposals to limit state-level AI regulation and UK copyright debates. The episode examines em…

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🧩 The Silent Revolution: When AI Learns to Teach Itself 18:51

24d ago18:51

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Send us a text Continue with the substack for this episode. In the quiet corners of technological innovation, something profound is happening. It's not the loud, bombastic declarations of tech billionaires or the dystopian warnings of AI doomsayers. It's a subtle, almost imperceptible shift that could rewrite everything we understand about intellig…

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