007 - Kids Have Brains Too

Trivially Crucial

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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying mathematical concepts that power modern machine learning, to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives–even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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In this week's spoiler free episode, Mandy and Michael spend an hour talking about children's media: why it's important, why its quality matters, and what some good stuff is.

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007 - Kids Have Brains Too

Trivially Crucial

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In this week's spoiler free episode, Mandy and Michael spend an hour talking about children's media: why it's important, why its quality matters, and what some good stuff is.

Follow us on twitter:

@TrivCrucial (The show)

@Auhim (Michael)

@Brown_Ajah (Mandy)

53 епізодів

#Books #Lifestyle #Stories #Crucial #Movies #Video #Comics #Nerds #Narrative #Cinema #Analysis #Trivially Crucial #Arts #Trivial #Games #Geek #Tell

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053 - She’s a Space Secretary (Star Trek) 2:45:52

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052 - Like Throwing Aquaman in Water (Superman 3 & 4) 1:18:29

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051 - Goodbye Sam and Dean (Supernatural) 2:00:52

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Years ago Mandy got Michael to start watching Supernatural, a show with plenty of horror-esque content in its first couple of seasons (Michael doesn't do horror). 15 seasons later it's time to bid adieu to the Winchesters and their 1967 Chevy Impala. In this episode you’ll hear about the finale, sure, but before that you’ll hear much more: Recommendations of what to watch after the first 5 seasons if you don’t want to watch everything in the rough seasons. Opinions on exactly how bad some of the seasons get. Some love for many characters and individual episodes even through the show’s darkest times. Respect for truly experimental, in the best of ways, episodes strewn throughout the series. Strong feelings about the show’s return to form as it marched towards its end. Yes, there are definitely some problems with the ending too. Supernatural is over, but the Winchesters, Baby, Cas, and so much more of the cast will remain with us forever. There’s no better way to say farewell than: 🎵 Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don't you cry no more 🎵 Follow us on twitter: @TrivCrucial (The show) @Auhim (Michael) @Brown_Ajah (Mandy)…

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050 - The Power of Stories 1:44:55

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This episode is part of our Trivially Crucial Backlog - Episodes recorded previously and until now left unposted. For 49 episodes, Mandy and Michael have discussed how important stories are. They reflect the world, they help breed empathy, they help shape world views, and which stories resonate with a person in youth can help explain who a person is in adulthood. This 50th episode is about exploring works with great personal impact across all types of media. It’s about as much a meta episode as this show can really get. Follow us on twitter: @TrivCrucial (The show) @Auhim (Michael) @Brown_Ajah (Mandy)…

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049 - Think Backwards (Zatanna) 1:11:36

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This episode is part of our Trivially Crucial Backlog - Episodes recorded previously and until now left unposted. Michael and Mandy spend some time chatting about Zatanna as written by Paul Dini, an author also known for his work on Batman: The Animated Series, Tiny Toons Adventures, and a whole lot of comic book writing. Amazon links to works recommended in this episode: Young Avengers Vol. 2 Angela: Asgard’s Assassin Vol. 1 Angela: Queen of Hel: Journey to the Funderworld Dark Knight: A True Batman Story Batman: Mad Love Follow us on twitter: @TrivCrucial (The show) @Auhim (Michael) @Brown_Ajah (Mandy)…

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048 - Mediums within Mediums 1:36:10

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This episode is part of our Trivially Crucial Backlog - Episodes recorded previously and until now left unposted. In this episode Michael and Mandy the power and utility of different storytelling mediums. What they’re good for, how they’ve been used well, and more. Follow us on twitter: @TrivCrucial (The show) @Auhim (Michael) @Brown_Ajah (Mandy)…

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047 - None Of It Makes Sense (Avengers: Endgame) 2:30:47

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Michael and Mandy discuss Avengers: Endgame, everything it means, its emotional impact, its plot issues, and hopes for the MCU moving forward.

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046 - Some People Are Good People 1:33:40

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As we continue catching up, this episode is about Spider-Man: Homecoming. There's a lot of Spider-Man background and MCU meta-commentary before discussion of the film even begins, followed by plenty of Spoiler-free content.

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045 - Everyone Gets Daddy Issues 1:33:40

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044 - He's Into Robots 1:40:11

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Mandy and Michael discuss Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi bout 3 hours after Michael finished watching it on opening weekend. Listen to them working through initial thoughts even as they inevitably would change (and have changed) over the course of the next few days.

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043 - Equally Hideous But Less Generic 1:07:00

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We're finally back with a much delayed live recording from Dragon*Con 2017. We go through the con day by day!

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042 - Literal World Building 59:21

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This 42nd episode discusses the only thing that could possibly be appropriate: Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in its many forms. Spoilers, which don't matter in the slightest, are as abundant as logical holes and differences between releases of the story. Bring your towel, hit play, and whatever you do–Don't Panic! Check out Douglas Adams's cookie story (both versions!): Text Video Follow us on twitter: @TrivCrucial (The show) @Auhim (Michael) @Brown_Ajah (Mandy)…

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041 - Doing Something Wondery 1:36:43

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Mandy and Michael talk about the brand new 2017 Wonder Woman , with only a few hours to have processed and thought about the movie after seeing it on opening weekend. If you're on the fence about seeing the movie, the first 24 minutes are spoiler free and may persuade you to watch the film sooner rather than later. Follow us on twitter: @TrivCrucial (The show) @Auhim (Michael) @Brown_Ajah (Mandy)…

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040 - Like Living in New Mexico 1:32:39

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Mand and Michael discuss three classic short stories from Isaac Asimov, celebrating the quotation from which the show gets its name. “ Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today — but the core of science fiction, its essence, the concept around which it revolves, has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all. ” — Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov, The Complete Stories, Vol. 1 ( Amazon Link ) Short stories online links "Nightfall" (1941) "The Dead Past" (1956) "The Last Question" (1956) Asimov Complete Stories, Vol. 2 ( Amazon Link - Out of Print ) Additional Recommendations I, Robot ( Amazon Link ) The Caves of Steel ( Amazon Link ) The Gods Themselves ( Amazon Link ) Follow us on twitter: @TrivCrucial (The show) @Auhim (Michael) @Brown_Ajah (Mandy)…

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039 - Adopt All Alien Babies 1:17:03

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