Best Kevin Blum Podcasts (2024)

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ROBLOX Twisted Creators Will & Siri (218) 1:14:12

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In This Episode Guests: Will and Siri, ROBLOX Twisted Game Creators Brought to you by com Recognize our Patreon Teammates MMFS brings you STORM-net and HurricaneVision at 10% OFF Shop Storm Front Freaks in The Wx Store Lightning Round: Strange Things People Search For #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations Ch…

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Meredith Ringel Morris: Generative AI's HCI Moment 1:37:45

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Episode 138 I spoke with Meredith Morris about: * The intersection of AI and HCI and why we need more cross-pollination between AI and adjacent fields * Disability studies and AI * Generative ghosts and technological determinism * Developing a useful definition of AGI I didn’t get to record an intro for this episode since I’ve been sick. Enjoy! Mer…

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STORMS in video and sports games with Marc Remillard and Kevin Kloesel (Vintage 23) 38:21

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In This Episode Clips: OUTBRK Storm Chasing Game Designer Marc Remillard and University of Oklahoma Meteorologist, Kevin Kloesel Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Next Episode…fans of Roblox video game sandbox will know about the storm chasing game Twisted…

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Davidad Dalrymple: Towards Provably Safe AI 1:20:50

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Episode 137 I spoke with Davidad Dalrymple about: * His perspectives on AI risk * ARIA (the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency) and its Safeguarded AI Programme Enjoy—and let me know what you think! Davidad is a Programme Director at ARIA. He was most recently a Research Fellow in technical AI safety at Oxford. He co-invented the top-40 cr…

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Back-To-School with Weather Phenoms Alina Cooper & Alvin Kamau (217) 1:21:56

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In This Episode Guests: Storm Chaser Alina Cooper and Broadcaster Alvin Kamau Brought to you by com Recognize our Patreon Teammates Shop Storm Front Freaks in The Wx Store Girls Who Chase Spring Training 2025 Lightning Round: X-V-Z (Gen X vs Gen Z) MMFS brings you STORM-net and HurricaneVision at 10% OFF #weatherfools - We present the fools doing s…

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Clive Thompson: Tales of Technology 2:27:35

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Episode 136 I spoke with Clive Thompson about: * How he writes * Writing about the climate and biking across the US * Technology culture and persistent debates in AI * Poetry Enjoy—and let me know what you think! Clive is a journalist who writes about science and technology. He is a contributing writer forWired magazine, and is currently writing hi…

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Severe STORM Forecasting with the Tornado Trackers and Andrew Blum (Vintage 22) 33:08

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In This Episode Clips: Tornado Trackers with Storm Chasers Gabe Cox, Jeremy Hamann and Jeff Mangum as well as a clip with The Weather Machine Author Andrew Blum Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Next Episode…it’s Back-To-School time and we have two amazing…

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Judy Fan: Reverse Engineering the Human Cognitive Toolkit 1:32:39

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Episode 136 I spoke with Judy Fan about: * Our use of physical artifacts for sensemaking * Why cognitive tools can be a double-edged sword * Her approach to scientific inquiry and how that approach has developed Enjoy—and let me know what you think! Judy is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford and director of the Cognitive Tools Lab. Her l…

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DrupalEasy Podcast S17E2 - Janez Urevc - Gander

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4hftjzpfz2suud5m/drupaleasy-podcast-s17e2-janez-urevc.mp3 We talk with Janez Urevc from Tag1 Consulting about Gander, an open-source automated performance testing framework. URLs mentioned Gander (includes many helpful links!) 40-minute video presentation introducing Gander (including a demo) Drupal.org docs page for…

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Season Five: Alex Tarantino, the new General Manager of the iconic Buckeye Roadhouse 24:20

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Send us a text We chat with Alex Tarantino, the first new GM at the Buckeye Roadhouse in over a quarter century about what it means to take over a legacy restaurant.By Jeff Burkhart Kevin Blum Alex Tarantino

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Virtual STORM CHASING with Adam Skinner (216) 1:31:17

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In This Episode Guest: Adam Skinner, Creator and Director of Instant Weather, Inc. and Co-Creator of Virtuweather Brought to you by com Recognize our Patreon Teammates Shop Storm Front Freaks in The Wx Store Lightning Round: My Dad Can Beat Your Dad-Olympic Medal Count #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations W…

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L.M. Sacasas: The Questions Concerning Technology 1:47:20

1M ago1:47:20

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Episode 135 I spoke with L. M. Sacasas about: * His writing and intellectual influences * The value of asking hard questions about technology and our relationship to it * What happens when we decide to outsource skills and competency * Evolving notions of what it means to be human and questions about how to live a good life Enjoy—and let me know wh…

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TROPICAL STORM Outbreak Contributors Vince Waelti and Dr. Jay Hobgood (Vintage 21) 48:06

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In This Episode Clips: Storm Chaser Vince Waelti and Tropical Storm Expert Dr. Jay Hobgood Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Next Episode…we have a former guest back to announce some amazing weather tech and software. Adam Skinner from Instant Weather will…

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Pete Wolfendale: The Revenge of Reason 2:52:57

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Episode 134 I spoke with Pete Wolfendale about: * The flaws in longtermist thinking * Selections from his new book, The Revenge of Reason * Metaphysics * What philosophy has to say about reason and AI Enjoy—and let me know what you think! Pete is an independent philosopher based in Newcastle. Dr. Wolfendale got both his undergraduate degree and his…

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TORNADO and GHOST Hunting with Cam Crosby (215) 1:38:41

1M ago1:38:41

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In This Episode Guest: Cam Crosby, Paranormal Investigator/Storm Chaser and Creator of ParaTwisted Series Brought to you by windstormproducts.com Recognize our Patreon Teammates Shop Storm Front Freaks in The Wx Store Lightning Round: Top Movie Ghosts #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations Twisters Don't Read…

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DrupalEasy Podcast S17E1 - Jamie Abrahams - Drupal's new AI module

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/acbnqgqgbtj5t3qp/drupaleasy-podcast-s17e1-jamie-abrahams.mp3 We talk with Jamie Abrahams from FreelyGive about the new AI module and what it means for the future of AI modules in the Drupal ecosystem. URLs mentioned The new AI module Introductory video on the new AI module Press release announcing AI module Detailed …

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Peter Lee: Computing Theory and Practice, and GPT-4's Impact 1:01:48

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Episode 133 I spoke with Peter Lee about: * His early work on compiler generation, metacircularity, and type theory * Paradoxical problems * GPT-4s impact, Microsoft’s “Sparks of AGI” paper, and responses and criticism Enjoy—and let me know what you think! Peter is President of Microsoft Research. He leads Microsoft Research and incubates new resea…

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Vintage TORNADO Directors Lindsay Gossling & Jamie Winterstern (20) 59:27

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In This Episode Clips: 13 Minutes Director, Lindsay Gossling and Supercell Director, Jamie Winterstern Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Next Episode…we’re turning up the Freak factor with storm chaser and director of the film project Paratwisted, Cam Cros…

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Manuel & Lenore Blum: The Conscious Turing Machine 2:23:04

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Episode 132 I spoke with Manuel and Lenore Blum about: * Their early influences and mentors * The Conscious Turing Machine and what theoretical computer science can tell us about consciousness Enjoy—and let me know what you think! Manuel is a pioneer in the field of theoretical computer science and the winner of the 1995 Turing Award in recognition…

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Season Five: Jonas Alt, Bar Manager of the legendary Sweetwater nightclub 19:41

2M ago19:41

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Send us a text For our first live music venue guest, we welcome Jonas Alt the Bar Manager of the legendary Sweetwater Nightclub in Mill ValleyBy Jeff Burkhart Kevin Blum Jonas Alt

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TWISTERS Movie Reaction Show with Rick Smith and Conner Tune (214) 2:21:49

2M ago2:21:49

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In This Episode Guests: Rick Smith, NWS-Norman and Conner Tune, KFOR-TV Brought to you by windstormproducts.com Recognize our Patreon Teammates Spoiler Free Movie Review/Discussion (first 30 minutes) Storm Chaser Safety Tip - Vehicle Tools WARNING: Spoiler Full Movie Review/Discussion (after first 30 minutes) Shop Storm Front Freaks in The Wx Store…

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Kevin Dorst: Against Irrationalist Narratives 2:15:21

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Episode 131 I spoke with Professor Kevin Dorst about: * Subjective Bayesianism and epistemology foundations * What happens when you’re uncertain about your evidence * Why it’s rational for people to polarize on political matters Enjoy—and let me know what you think! Kevin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at …

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David Pfau: Manifold Factorization and AI for Science 2:00:52

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Episode 130 I spoke with David Pfau about: * Spectral learning and ML * Learning to disentangle manifolds and (projective) representation theory * Deep learning for computational quantum mechanics * Picking and pursuing research problems and directions David’s work is really (times k for some very large value of k) interesting—I’ve been inspired to…

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Record Greenfield TORNADO with Josh Wurman and Karen Kosiba (213) 1:26:01

2M ago1:26:01

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In This Episode Guest: Josh Wurman and Karen Kosiba, Doppler On Wheels (D.O.W.) Storm Scientists Brought to you by www.windstormproducts.com Recognize our Patreon Teammates Girls Who Chase Storm Chaser Safety Tip - Search and Rescue Lightning Round: Poop Shop Storm Front Freaks in The Wx Store #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid thing…

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Dan Hart and Michelle Michael: Bringing AI to Students in New South Wales 1:13:54

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Episode 129 I spoke with Dan Hart and Michelle Michael about: * Developing NSWEduChat, an AI-powered chatbot designed and delivered by the NSW Department of Education for students and teachers. * The challenges in effectively teaching students as technology develops * Understanding and defining the importance of the classroom Enjoy—and let me know …

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Kristin Lauter: Private AI, Homomorphic Encryption, and AI for Cryptography 1:17:13

3M ago1:17:13

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Episode 129 I spoke with Kristin Lauter about: * Elliptic curve cryptography and homomorphic encryption * Standardizing cryptographic protocols * Machine Learning on encrypted data * Attacking post-quantum cryptography with AI Enjoy—and let me know what you think! Kristin is Senior Director of FAIR Labs North America (2022—present), based in Seattl…

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Season Five: Scott Beattie, cocktail pioneer and bar consultant at Watershed 27:19

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Send us a text We welcome Scott Beattie, the author of 2008’s “Artisanal Cocktails: Drinks Inspired by the Seasons from the Bar at Cyrus” and is the man behind the bar programs at Barndiva, Goose and Gander, Spoonbar, Meadowood, and Hog Island in San Francisco, and now Watershed in Mill Valley.By Jeff Burkhart Kevin Blum Scott Beattie

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STORM-net TORNADO Forecasting with Andrew Brady (212) 1:12:23

3M ago1:12:23

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In This Episode Guest: Andrew Brady, Creator of Atmosphere Analytics and STORM-net severe weather forecast model Brought to you by windstormproducts.com Storm Chaser Safety Tip - Dirt Roads Shop Storm Front Freaks in The Wx Store #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations Wx Resources - We share the most used equ…

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Sergiy Nesterenko: Automating Circuit Board Design 1:03:35

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Episode 128 I spoke with Sergiy Nesterenko about: * Developing an automated system for designing PCBs * Difficulties in human and automated PCB design * Building a startup at the intersection of different areas of expertise By the way — I hit 40 ratings on Apple Podcasts (and am at 66 on Spotify). It’d mean a lot (really, a lot) if you’d consider l…

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Vintage WeatherBrains with Rick Smith and Bill Murray (19) 37:39

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In This Episode Clips: WeatherBrains Co-Hosts Rick Smith, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NWS-Norman and Bill Murray, Former National Weather Association President Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Next Episode…we’ve got the creator of the STORM-Net …

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C. Thi Nguyen: Values, Legibility, and Gamification 1:30:13

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Episode 127 I spoke with Christopher Thi Nguyen about: * How we lose control of our values * The tradeoffs of legibility, aggregation, and simplification * Gamification and its risks Enjoy—and let me know what you think! C. Thi Nguyen as of July 2020 is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. His research focuses on how social …

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STORM CHASING Week Stories with Daniel Shaw and Vince Waelti (211) 2:05:11

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In This Episode Guests: Storm Chasers Daniel Shaw and Vince Waelti Brought to you by windstormproducts.com Shop Storm Front Freaks in The Wx Store Storm Chaser Safety Tip - Dirt Roads #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations Wx Resources - We share the most used equipment, apps and websites used on the storm ch…

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Vivek Natarajan: Towards Biomedical AI 1:55:03

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Episode 126 I spoke with Vivek Natarajan about: * Improving access to medical knowledge with AI * How an LLM for medicine should behave * Aspects of training Med-PaLM and AMIE * How to facilitate appropriate amounts of trust in users of medical AI systems Vivek Natarajan is a Research Scientist at Google Health AI advancing biomedical AI to help sc…

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Vintage HURRICANES with Jim Cantore and Josh Morgerman (18) 34:02

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In This Episode Clips: Hurricane Season with TWC Meteorologist Jim Cantore and Storm Chaser Josh Morgerman Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Next Episode…we review the Storm Front Freaks Storm Chase Week with lots of photos and video. We’ll be LIVE Thursda…

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Thomas Mullaney: A Global History of the Information Age 1:43:45

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Episode 125 False universalism freaks me out. It doesn’t freak me out as a first principle because of epistemic violence; it freaks me out because it works. I spoke with Professor Thomas Mullaney about: * Telling stories about your work and balancing what feels meaningful with practical realities * Destabilizing our understandings of the technologi…

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OUTBRK STORM CHASING Game with Daigle-Carignan and Remillard (210) 1:24:50

4M ago1:24:50

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In This Episode Guest: David Daigle-Carignan and Marc Remillard, Developers of OUTBRK storm chasing video game Shop Storm Front Freaks in The Wx Store Storm Chaser Safety Tip - First Aid and CPR Lightning Round - Top 10 Selling Video Games of All Time #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations Chasers Gone Wild C…

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Seth Lazar: Normative Philosophy of Computing 1:50:17

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Episode 124 You may think you’re doing a priori reasoning, but actually you’re just over-generalizing from your current experience of technology. I spoke with Professor Seth Lazar about: * Why managing near-term and long-term risks isn’t always zero-sum * How to think through axioms and systems in political philosphy * Coordination problems, econom…

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Vintage Houston STORMS with Jeff Piotrowski and Matt Lanza (17) 35:38

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In This Episode Clips: Legendary Storm Chaser Jeff Piotrowski and Houston Meteorologist Matt Lanza Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Next Episode…from the Dominator 3 to our studio, Team Dominator storm chaser and social media specialist, Edgar O’Neal will…

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Suhail Doshi: The Future of Computer Vision 1:08:07

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Episode 123 I spoke with Suhail Doshi about: * Why benchmarks aren’t prepared for tomorrow’s AI models * How he thinks about artists in a world with advanced AI tools * Building a unified computer vision model that can generate, edit, and understand pixels. Suhail is a software engineer and entrepreneur known for founding Mixpanel, Mighty Computing…

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Building the ACCUWEATHER Empire with Dr. Joel Myers (209) 1:09:08

4M ago1:09:08

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In This Episode Guest: Joel Myers, Founder of Accuweather Storm Chaser Safety Tip - Team vs Solo Chasing Lightning Round - True or False Historic Figures #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations Storm Chaser Names Announce Next Guest(s) Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and int…

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Azeem Azhar: The Exponential View 1:46:25

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Episode 122 I spoke with Azeem Azhar about: * The speed of progress in AI * Historical context for some of the terminology we use and how we think about technology * What we might want our future to look like Azeem is an entrepreneur, investor, and adviser. He is the creator of Exponential View, a global platform for in-depth technology analysis, a…

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Vintage STORM CHASER of the Year Melanie Metz and Jim Tang (16) 41:11

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In This Episode Clips: 2021 Storm Chaser of the Year, Melanie Metz and Storm Chaser, Jim Tang Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Next Episode…the founder and former CEO of AccuWeather, Dr. Joel Myers, will be with us talking about his new book, Invisible Ic…

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David Thorstad: Bounded Rationality and the Case Against Longtermism 2:19:02

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Episode 122 I spoke with Professor David Thorstad about: * The practical difficulties of doing interdisciplinary work * Why theories of human rationality should account for boundedness, heuristics, and other cognitive limitations * why EA epistemics suck (ok, it’s a little more nuanced than that) Professor Thorstad is an Assistant Professor of Phil…

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Season Five: Chef Heidi Krahling of Insalata's and the SOUPer Food Kitchen, Part Two 23:13

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Send us a text We welcome back Chef Heidi Krahling to talk about keeping hospitality part of the Hospitality Industry.By Jeff Burkhart Kevin Blum Heidi Krahling

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WEATHER Hot Topics Call-In Show (208) 1:32:44

5M ago1:32:44

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In This Episode LIVE Call-In Show discussing hot topics in weather Storm Chaser Safety Tip - Sleeping in your vehicle #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations Freak Fanbox - We read our fan mail Announce Next Guest(s) Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more!…

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Ryan Tibshirani: Statistics, Nonparametric Regression, Conformal Prediction 1:46:29

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Episode 121 I spoke with Professor Ryan Tibshirani about: * Differences between the ML and statistics communities in scholarship, terminology, and other areas. * Trend filtering * Why you can’t just use garbage prediction functions when doing conformal prediction Ryan is a Professor in the Department of Statistics at UC Berkeley. He is also a Princ…

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Vintage STORM Reporting with Greg Forbes and Rob Marciano (15) 46:30

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In This Episode Clips: The Weather Channel Severe Weather Expert, Dr. Greg Forbes and ABC News Meteorologist, Rob Marciano Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Next Episode…we just talked about one of the first TIV2 riders and next up we’ll have the new TIV2 …

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Sasha Luccioni: Connecting the Dots Between AI's Environmental and Social Impacts 1:03:07

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In episode 120 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Sasha Luccioni. Sasha is the AI and Climate Lead at HuggingFace, where she spearheads research, consulting, and capacity-building to elevate the sustainability of AI systems. A founding member of Climate Change AI (CCAI) and a board member of Women in Machine Learning (WiML), Sasha is …

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STORMCHASERS Series with Brandon Ivey (207) 1:11:04

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In This Episode Guest: Brandon Ivey, StormChasers Meteorologist and Storm Tour Guide Storm Chaser Safety Tip - Vehicle Break Down Lightning Round - Famous Foods of Tornado Alley #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations Weather Trollbot 5000 - Our repurposed robot interprets what our weather friends were really …

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Michael Sipser: Problems in the Theory of Computation 1:28:21

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In episode 119 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Professor Michael Sipser. Professor Sipser is the Donner Professor of Mathematics and member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT. He received his PhD from UC Berkeley in 1980 and joined the MIT faculty that same year. He was Chairman of Applied Mathema…

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