The Sun and The Rock

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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…

6年之前 29:27

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EPISODE 9: If she was being poetic, Jack St. James might describe her whole life as one long run of bad luck. And today it might finally be running out. Plus - a crowbar, a monster, a question, and an answer.

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Superstition Podcast

The Sun and The Rock

Superstition Podcast

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State of Decay 40:06

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STATE OF DECAY - SEASON 2, EPISODE 4 Jack St. James is an accomplished liar when she needs to be - to the right people and in the right circumstances, anyway. But when Jack's older brother comes to town demanding answers, she finds obscuring the truth is a lot harder than she expected it to be. Plus, a goat, a morgue, a sock on a door, and a health code violation. CONTENT WARNING FOR THIS EPISODE: Body horror and gore (around 12 minutes in), animal death (29 minutes in). CAST: Alex Gallegos - Tom Natalie Hunter - Jenny Kira Apple - Jack Georie Taylor - Izzy Christopher Wilson - Daniel St. James Philippe Levesque - Marvin Talmadge This episode was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. Download a transcript: https://www.superstitionpodcast.com/transcripts Music attribution: The songs “Desert 3,” by Playing In Tongues and "As The Crow Flies" by Axletree are featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Chronological Order - Part 3 24:01

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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER - SEASON 2, EPISODE 3 Part 2 – Wildland Fire Flip over a rock in Superstition and a story crawls out from underneath it. And Jack St. James is making it her business to uncover as many stories as she can - in the hopes one will lead to her own answers. As a conclusion - a prologue, two sisters, and seven years of bad luck. (Part 3 of 3.) Kira Apple as Jack St. James Georie Taylor as Izzy Najle Lucille Valentine as Artemisia Smith. This episode was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. The story Wildland Fire was written by Lucille Valentine. Download a transcript: https://www.superstitionpodcast.com/transcripts Music attribution: The songs “Desert 3,” by Playing In Tongues, “Diner Gothic” by Blue Dot Sessions, “Unknown Lovers Blues” by Dee Yan-Key and “Ambient Blues Joe” by Lobo Loco are featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Chronological Order - Part 2 17:40

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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER - SEASON 2 EPISODE 3 Part 2 – Dead On My Feet Flip over a rock in Superstition and a story crawls out from underneath it. And Jack St. James is making it her business to uncover as many stories as she can - in the hopes one will lead to her own answers. Today - an argument, a diner, and a couple of dead bodies. (Part 2 of 3.) This episode stars Kira Apple as Jack, and Georie Taylor as Izzy. Featuring the voice of Kim Selinske. The short story in this episode was written by Kira Apple and Dallas Mugno. It was edited by Sarah Kolb. Download a transcript: https://www.superstitionpodcast.com/transcripts Music attribution: The songs “Desert 3,” by Playing In Tongues, “Diner Gothic” by Blue Dot Sessions, “Unknown Lovers Blues” by Dee Yan-Key and “Ambient Blues Joe” by Lobo Loco are featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Chronological Order - Part 1 24:01

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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER - SEASON 2 EPISODE 3 Part 1 – See You Down The Road Flip over a rock in Superstition and a story crawls out from underneath it. And Jack St. James is making it her business to uncover as many stories as she can - in the hopes one will lead to her own answers. Today - a book, a conversation, and a letter from Superstition's very first mayor. (Part 1 of 3.) This episode stars Kira Apple as Jack, and Georie Taylor as Izzy. Featuring the voice of Graham Rowat. Written and edited by Sarah Kolb. Download a transcript: https://www.superstitionpodcast.com/transcripts Music attribution: The songs “Desert 3,” by Playing In Tongues, “Speedy Delta” by Lobo Loco, “Why seeming so fast but deadly slow” by Robert Farmer, and “As The Crow Flies” by Axletree are featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Those Who Harm 48:45

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THOSE WHO HARM - SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 Even when Jack St. James isn't looking for trouble it seems to find her anyway - today, in the form of a paperboy who sprints into her office convinced that he's being followed by something nobody else can see. Plus, Jack contends with unfortunate work uniforms, family troubles, old, old stories, and a water main break. CAST: Kira Apple as Jack. Ryan James Horner as Zachariah. Natalie Hunter as Jenny. Amanda Rainey as Kate. Dallas Mugno as Duncan. Nathan Comstock as Captain O'Connell. This episode was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. Download the transcript: https://www.superstitionpodcast.com/transcripts Music attribution: The song “Desert 3,” by Playing In Tongues are featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Signs and Symbols 55:53

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SIGNS AND SYMBOLS - SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 Against her better judgment, Jack St. James is determined to understand the strange and unusual stories that fill the town of Superstition, Arizona. No case is too strange for Superstition's only working private investigator - even the case of Annabelle Black, who asks for Jack's help in finding her missing twin brother. Every answer might bring Jack closer to understanding her own history - if she can make any of these things make sense, anyway. In Superstition's season premiere - a pair of twins, some malfunctioning AV equipment, a rhubarb pie, and some serious reckless driving. Cast in order of appearance: Lucille Valentine - Artemisia Smith Kira Apple - Jack St. James Sena Bryer - Annabelle Black Alex Gallegos - Tom Madrazo Georie Taylor - Isabella Najle Josh Vintson - Leo Black. This episode was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. Download the transcript: https://www.superstitionpodcast.com/transcripts Music attribution: The songs "Un desert" by Komiku, "Story" by Meydan, "Why so seeming fast but deadly slow" by Robert Farmer, and “Desert 3,” by Playing In Tongues are featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Season 2 Trailer 5:40

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A note from Molly McNichols, President of the Superstition, Arizona Board of Tourism... In the town of Superstition, Arizona, the strange and unusual crawl out of the woodwork like termites. Against her better judgment, Jack St. James is determined to understand them. Monster hunters, wayward morticians, car accidents and curses - nothing is too strange for Superstition’s only working private investigator. Season two of Superstition returns next Friday, December 13. This episode was written, edited & acted by Sarah Kolb. Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast The songs "Gradual Sunrise" by David Hilowitz and “Desert 3,” by Playing In Tongues are featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).…

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Mini Episode: Journalistic Integrity 12:09

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In our last mini episode between seasons 1 and 2 - hear a tale from Superstition's master storyteller himself. Duncan O'Connell is a newspaper man, which means his business is stories. He collects them. And today he's going to tell one. Superstition Season 2 returns in December, 2019. Journalistic Integrity stars Dallas Mugno as Duncan O'Connell. It was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Mini Episode: Unlimited Potential 12:01

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Jacqueline St. James is new in town. Not an easy thing to be, in a town so small you might walk right through someone and out the other side. No way to know the impact until after it happened. Sometimes - you just have to get some advice. (Or - Jack St. James gets her cards read). This mini episode stars Kira Apple as Jack, with Dallas Mugno as Duncan. It was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. You have her to blame for the wildly inaccurate information about Tarot readings. Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Mini Episode: Rare Meat 10:11

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Lieutenant Tom Madrazo handles a great deal of unusual happenings as a member of the Superstition Police Force. It's the way of small town life. He's not a man who puts a lot of stock in fairy tales, but his view has shifted a little in the last few months. Like this tale - which begins under the light of a full moon... "Rare Meat" stars Alex Gallegos as Tom Madrazo, with a special appearance by Jack Pevyhouse. It was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Mini Episode: Local Jurisdiction 9:54

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Captain Mark O’Connell of the Superstition Police Department plays his cards close to his chest. A habit that started early. Getting a true story out of him is like trying to square a circle: Not worth the math. This episode stars Nathan Comstock as Captain O'Connell, with Dallas Mugno as Duncan. It was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast Download the script for this episode.…

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Mini Episode: Brief Moments in the Sun 9:21

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Sometimes, people keep secrets locked up tighter than a millionaire's bank account. Isabella Najle isn't likely to to tell hers to anyone. Most of the time, she won't share what she did today. Today's an exception. (A story about a motorcycle ride, a big question, and a date). This episode stars Georie Taylor as Isabella, with Kira Apple as Jack and Dallas Mugno as Duncan. It was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. Superstition's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/podsuperstition Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast Buy merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/superstitionpodcast…

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Mini Episode: Library Voice 7:54

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Jennifer Millay works hard to keep the understaffed, underfunded Superstition Public Library operational. It's not an easy job, on a good day. And today is not a good day. Cast: This mini episode stars Natalie Hunter as Jenny, with Dallas Mugno as Duncan. It was written and edited by Sarah Kolb. Support Superstition on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast…

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Mini Episode: In Defense of the Hunch 10:40

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There are many ways to find things out that people don’t want you to know. Kate Millay is particularly good at it - and she doesn’t even have to try. Sometimes, secrets just come to her. Call it a hunch, if you want to. Cast: Amanda Rainey as Kate Millay, Sarah Kolb as the ghost, with Dallas Mugno as Duncan O'Connell. Written and edited by Sarah Kolb This episode is the first of 7 mini episodes that fall in between Season 1 and Season 2 of our show. We hope you enjoy it. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast…

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Season 1 Q&A 47:01

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