Best Tristan Nathan Podcasts (2025)

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The inside story of Notre-Dame's incredible reconstruction | Philippe Villeneuve 15:02

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In a moment that stunned the world in 2019, the famed Notre-Dame in Paris went up in flames, threatening the future of the centuries-old Gothic treasure. Philippe Villeneuve, the chief architect of the cathedral’s restoration, recounts the collective effort to bring the building back to life while honoring its history. Listen for a story of craftsm…

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S3 E9: Mike Uremovich, Cam Andry, & Jeff Mitchell 29:29

17h ago29:29

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This Week, Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow chats with Football Head Coach Mike Uremovich, Women's Golf Head Coach Cam Andry, and Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell.

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I’ll probably lose my job to AI. Here’s why that’s OK | Megan J. McArdle 14:11

7d ago14:11

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Artificial intelligence could cost many of us our careers — but that doesn’t mean we should stop its development, says journalist Megan J. McArdle. As she watches AI encroach on her own craft, she shares a fresh take on the 19th-century Luddites, who tried to destroy machines that would upend their trade. Looking back, McArdle reframes today’s fear…

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S3 E8: HOMECOMING EDITION: Mike Uremovich, J Chapman, & Jeff Mitchell 30:57

9d ago30:57

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This Week, Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow chats with Football Head Coach Mike Uremovich, Woof Boom Radio President J Chapman, and Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. WMU): Tristan Cook 6:18

12d ago6:18

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Tristan Cook joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the Western Michigan Broncos.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. WMU): Roman Pearson 5:47

12d ago5:47

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Roman Pearson joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the Western Michigan Broncos.

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How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy 26:59

14d ago26:59

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This is the surprising story of how Texas – rich in oil and gas – became America's biggest producer of wind energy. For our first episode, Ryan and Anjali talk with Pat Wood, once George W. Bush’s right hand man and head of Texas's Public Utility Commission, to uncover the innovative approach that turned Texas into a renewable energy powerhouse. It…

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S3 E7: Mike Uremovich, Lindsey Green, and Jeff Mitchell 29:29

16d ago29:29

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This Week in Ball State Sports is a weekly podcast dedicated to showcasing Ball State student-athletes, coaches, administration, alum, and community members. Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow chats with Football Head Coach Mike Uremovich, Women's Volleyball star Lindsey Green, and Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell.…

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Inside a dark web kill list | Carl Miller 16:25

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Who pays for an assassin on the internet? Dark web researcher Carl Miller spent years tracking down the answer to this question. In this chilling talk, he shares how he uncovered real kill orders placed online by seemingly ordinary individuals — and gives an unsettling look at what drives people to the brink. (Note: This talk contains descriptions …

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S3 E6: Mike Uremovich, Willie Snead, and Jeff Mitchell 29:15

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This Week in Ball State Sports is a weekly podcast dedicated to showcasing Ball State student-athletes, coaches, administration, alum, and community members. Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow chats with Football Head Coach Mike Uremovich, Football alum and newly named Ball State Hall of Famer Willie Snead IV, and Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchel…

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Full Maturity: Oenochroma 31:23

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NHR provides a long overdue explanation of what he was thinking with the original title of the podcast. Tristan hauls him over the coals again. We discuss NHR's antipathy to biology, and the fact that he has reached full maturity. We get into what it means to dry a moth for a collection, and how the resulting item could survive a fire. As the episo…

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Interview: The plant-based coating that is eliminating food spoilage | Jenny Du 20:51

28d ago20:51

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If food waste were a country, it’d be the third highest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions after China and the US, says Apeel Senior VP of Operations Jenny Du. Following her talk at TED2025, Du sits down for a conversation with host Sherrell Dorsey on how her lab is creating plant-based coating that can help reduce food spoilage. From combating fo…

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S3 E5: Jeff Mitchell, Brady Sallee, and Michael Lewis 29:54

30d ago29:54

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This Week in Ball State Sports is a weekly podcast dedicated to showcasing Ball State student-athletes, coaches, administration, alum, and community members. Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow chats with Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell, Women's Basketball Head Coach Brady Sallee, and Men's Basketball Head Coach Michael Lewis.…

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Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns talks Hugh Jackman, David Owsley, and more 5:15

1M ago5:15

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Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns joined the football halftime show during the Ball State vs. UConn game.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. New Hampshire): LB Alfred Chea 4:59

1M ago4:59

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Alfred Chea joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the UConn Huskies.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. New Hampshire): DE Nathan Voorhis 5:51

1M ago5:51

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DE Nathan Voorhis joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the UConn Huskies.

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How to build in space for life on Earth | Ariel Ekblaw 13:01

1M ago13:01

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Is space the “final frontier” — or the perfect place to revolutionize life on Earth? Space architect Ariel Ekblaw reveals how self-assembling structures could build orbiting real estate in space dedicated to solving humanity’s greatest dilemmas on Earth, leading to scientific and medical breakthroughs only possible in zero gravity. Interested in le…

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S3 E4: Mike Uremovich, Ally Becki, Qua Ashley, and Kelli Miller Phillips 29:35

1M ago29:35

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This Week in Ball State Sports is a weekly podcast dedicated to showcasing Ball State student-athletes, coaches, administration, alum, and community members. Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow chats with Head Football Coach Mike Uremovich, Ball State women's basketball alum Ally Becki (playing in Greece), football running back Qua Ashley, and women…

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Football Halftime Radio Interview (vs. New Hampshire): Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns 4:03

1M ago4:03

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Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns joined the football halftime show during the Ball State vs. the New Hampshire game.

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Football Halftime Radio Interview (vs. New Hampshire): MAC Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher 5:09

1M ago5:09

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MAC Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher joined the football halftime show during the Ball State vs. the New Hampshire game.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. New Hampshire): Punter Adam Saul 6:05

1M ago6:05

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Punter Adam Saul joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the New Hampshire Wildcats.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. New Hampshire): Voice of New Hampshire Football Justin McIsaac 6:33

1M ago6:33

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Voice of the Wildcats Justin McIsaac joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. New Hampshire.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. New Hampshire): LB Jack Beebe 5:27

1M ago5:27

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LB Jack Beebe joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the New Hampshire Wildcats.

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The AI revolution is underhyped | Eric Schmidt 29:51

1M ago29:51

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The arrival of non-human intelligence is a very big deal, says former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt. In a wide-ranging interview with technologist Bilawal Sidhu, Schmidt makes the case that AI is wildly underhyped, as near-constant breakthroughs give rise to systems capable of doing even the most complex tasks on their own. He explores the s…

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S3 E3: Mike Uremovich, Michelle Johnson, & Jeff Mitchell 29:56

1M ago29:56

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This Week in Ball State Sports is a weekly podcast dedicated to showcasing Ball State student-athletes, coaches, administration, alum, and community members. Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow chats with Head Football Coach Mike Uremovich, Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell, and Ball State Foundation's Michelle Johnson.…

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. Auburn): DL Nathan Voorhis 6:28

2M ago6:28

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DL Nathan Voorhis joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the Auburn Tigers.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. Auburn): RB Qua Ashley 4:51

2M ago4:51

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RB Qua Ashley joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the Auburn Tigers.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. Auburn): Head Coach Mike Uremovich 6:33

2M ago6:33

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Head Coach Mike Uremovich joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the Auburn Tigers.

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Activities Must Go Ahead: The 2018–19 Tanzanian Premier League 22:31

2M ago22:31

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'Football has to be played.' When we were forced to research and talk about the 2018-2019 season of the Tanzanian Premier League, we did not anticipate that this League would have been so plagued with activities not going ahead. Before we get there, Tristan nearly breaks open a huge match-fixing scandal that turns out to be a false alarm while NHR …

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The future of finding love with Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd | ReThinking with Adam Grant 36:29

2M ago36:29

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What will dating look like in the age of AI? Whitney Wolfe Herd is the founder and CEO of Bumble, the popular dating app that has helped millions of people meet their match. In this episode, Whitney chats with Adam about her vision for the future of dating online and offline, her decision to take a break from leading Bumble, and the importance of p…

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S3 E2: Mike Uremovich, Addie Chester, & Jeff Mitchell 29:56

2M ago29:56

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This Week in Ball State Sports is a weekly podcast dedicated to showcasing Ball State student-athletes, coaches, administration, alum, and community members. Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow chats with Head Football Coach Mike Uremovich, Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell, and Ball State Soccer star Addie Chester.…

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Football Haltime Radio Interview (vs. Purdue): Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns 5:16

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Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns joined the football halftime show on the radio vs. the Purdue Boilermakers.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. Purdue): Head Coach Mike Uremovich 10:03

2M ago10:03

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Head Coach Mike Uremovich joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the Purdue Boilermakers.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. Purdue): DL Darin Conley 9:38

2M ago9:38

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DL Darin Conley joined the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the Purdue Boilermakers.

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Football Pregame Radio Interview (vs. Purdue): QB Kiael Kelly 10:47

2M ago10:47

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Quarterback Kiael Kelly joins the football pregame radio show before the Cardinals kicked off vs. the Purdue Boilermakers.

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A concrete plan for sustainable cement | Ryan Gilliam 10:43

2M ago10:43

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Cement is one of the most-consumed materials on Earth — second only to water — and it accounts for a whopping eight percent of the world's carbon pollution. What if we could turn this climate villain into a hero? Clean tech innovator and serial entrepreneur Ryan Gilliam reveals his company's surprisingly simple process for transforming waste from t…

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S3 E1: Mike Uremovich, Jeff Mitchell, & Chris Radican 30:52

2M ago30:52

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This Week in Ball State Sports is a weekly podcast dedicated to showcasing Ball State student-athletes, coaches, administration, alum, and community members. Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow chats with Head Football Coach Mike Uremovich, Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell, and Football Radio Analyst Chris Radican.…

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A survival guide for musicians in the age of AI | Harvey Mason jr. 15:36

2M ago15:36

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Artificial intelligence can write a song in seconds, but does that mean human songwriters will become obsolete? Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. doesn’t think so. A songwriter himself, he offers a four-step “survival guide” for human creators to endure the age of AI, urging musicians to embrace technology while preserving the emotional essenc…

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Why your phone battery gets worse over time | George Zaidan 9:47

2M ago9:47

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Almost all batteries, even single-use batteries, are theoretically rechargeable. That's because the metals and other chemicals are still there in the battery. So chemically speaking, a dead battery is actually not that different from a fresh one. Then why do batteries die in the first place? And what should you do with them once they're spent? Geor…

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The Wolf of Lexicography 32:35

2M ago32:35

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Antun Vujić (born 14 July 1945). A fruitful episode about a fruitful man. From dissident political activity to squabbling over words. Was the wolf tamed? Or his vigour sublimated? NHR is off his chipolatas. We really like Antun. Where are the men like this in our culture? From heady beginnings in 1967 with an underground magazine before winding up …

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Will AI make humans extinct? | Yoshua Bengio 15:42

3M ago15:42

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Yoshua Bengio — the world's most-cited computer scientist and a "godfather" of artificial intelligence — is deadly concerned about the current trajectory of the technology. As AI models race toward full-blown agency, Bengio warns that they've already learned to deceive, cheat, self-preserve and slip out of our control. Drawing on his groundbreaking…

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Is AI your next hire? | Fixable 30:45

3M ago30:45

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What do you do when there’s too much work but not enough people to do it? Bring in some support! This week, Anne and Frances talk to a listener whose expert sales team can no longer keep up with everything the company offers. Together, Anne and Frances outline ways to simplify work for a stressed out team—including the use of AI to reduce complexit…

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Fable 49:55

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Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphised, and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson, which may at the end be added explicitly as a concise maxim or saying. A fable differs …

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Why AI is our ultimate test and greatest invitation | Tristan Harris 18:40

3M ago18:40

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Technologist Tristan Harris has an urgent question: What if the way we’re deploying the world’s most powerful technology — artificial intelligence — isn’t inevitable, but a choice? In this eye-opening talk, he calls on us to learn from the mistakes of social media’s catastrophic rollout and confront the predictable dangers of reckless AI developmen…

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Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam Aleksic 16:18

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Gen Z slang is rife with new words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social media algorithms are reshaping the way people talk and view their very own identities. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow th…

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Sveti Bartul 37:42

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Sveti Bartul (Italian: San Bortolo) is a village in the municipality of Raša, Istria in Croatia.[3] According to the 2021 census, its population was 265.[2] Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. IG: @wecanpedia See also Tristan's other podcast, Ultimate Segment with Tim Knight.By wecanpedia

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The best way to lower Earth’s temperature — fast | Daniel Zavala-Araiza 13:04

4M ago13:04

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There's an invisible super-pollutant heating up the planet — but it's surprisingly easy to reduce, if we try. Revealing how methane contributes (way) more in the short term to global warming than carbon dioxide, chemical engineer Daniel Zavala-Araiza highlights the emerging technologies and bold new policies that are part of a worldwide effort to h…

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Are we still human if robots help raise our babies? | Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (Kelly Corrigan takeover) 24:43

4M ago24:43

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AI is transforming the way we work — could it also reshape what makes us human? In this quick and insightful talk, evolutionary anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy explores how the human brain was shaped by millions of years of shared childcare and mutually supportive communities, asking a provocative question: If robots help raise the next generatio…

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Implicit Leadership Theory 42:24

4M ago42:24

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Hosted by Tristan Haze and Nathan Hugh Robért Implicit leadership theory (ILT) is a cognitive theory of leadership developed by Robert Lord and colleagues.[1] It is based on the idea that individuals create cognitive representations of the world, and use these preconceived notions to interpret their surroundings and control their behaviors.[2] Them…

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Can AI companions help heal loneliness? | Eugenia Kuyda 14:48

4M ago14:48

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AI companions could either be the cure to our loneliness epidemic … or humanity’s final downfall, says Eugenia Kuyda, creator of Replika — an app that allows you to create AI friends. She explores the potential of this technology to either exacerbate isolation or encourage connection, advocating for an AI whose success is driven not by clicks and s…