EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused th ...
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A podcast about Open Science, Open Access, Open Education, Open Data, Open Software ... pretty much «open anything». Produced by the University Library at UIT The Arctic University of Norway. Founder and host of episodes 1-31: Erik Lieungh. Host from episode 32 onwards: Per Pippin Aspaas.
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Discover how seekers and scholars from a variety of disciplines have engaged with Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas, and accomplishments.
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Libraries Lead! is a provocative podcast about all things information & library hosted by Beth Patin (Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse U), Dave Lankes (Professor, iSchool, U of Texas), and Mike Eisenberg (Dean/Professor Emeritus, iSchool, U of Washington). Information age opportunities and challenges affect every aspect of human existence. We wrestle with such topics as social justice, political unrest, mis- and dis-information, kids, family and adult living; educ ...
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Host Jean Ponzi presents information, education and conversation with activists and experts on environmental issues and all things "green." Produced in the studios of KDHX Community Media in St. Louis, MO.
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Politics is how people achieve power. Policy is what they do with it. Every week on The Weeds, host Jonquilyn Hill and guests break down the policies that shape our lives, from abortion to financial regulations to affirmative action to housing. We dive deep and we get wonky, but we have fun along the way. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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SMART Recovery® Podcast, a library of talks on addiction from the leading self-empowering peer support recovery group in the world. Enjoy entertaining, thought-provoking discussion with experts in the field of science-based addiction treatment and recovery. SMART Recovery provides services for those overcoming addictions of all types.
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Get condensed 10-minute topics thematically published on certain days of the week, so you can subscribe and tune in only for the daily subjects that interest you (or listen to them all in any order). We have Monday Market News from the food world, Tuesday Trends in Science, Wednesday Weight Management Tips, Thinking Thursday for lecture time, and Fitness Fridays. The specific content will vary according to news that comes across my desk – come on in! Note: This is a plot season and we may ad ...
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Host Lisa Von Drasek and guests review books from various genres: including children’s literature, cookbooks, science, mysteries, and popular literature. This audio podcast also includes episodes from the video podcast, Read This Book!, also hosted by Lisa Von Drasek.
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**Ramis : A Fusion of Management and Wisdom** 📚 **Bio:** Ramis is a dynamic Management Professional, equipped with a background in Engineering and Project Management. Beyond the boardroom, he dives into the world of knowledge and introspection, with a passion for reading and sharing insights from the best non-fiction books. On his channel, he explores diverse realms such as Personal Development, Spirituality, Technology, Science, Politics, Health and Wellness, Philosophy, and more. The journ ...
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What makes you … you? And who tells what stories and why? In the fifth season of the SAPIENS podcast, listeners will hear a range of human stories: from the origins of the chili pepper to how prosecutors decide someone is a criminal to stolen skulls from Iceland. Join Season 5’s host, Eshe Lewis, on our latest journey to explore what it means to be human. SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human, is produced by House of Pod and supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation. SAPIENS is part of the A ...
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The Inspiring Computing podcast is where computing meets the real world. This podcast aims to trigger your curiosity by talking to proficient and advanced users of MATLAB, Python, Julia who use these tools to deepen their understanding of the world, simulate, explore trade-offs and gain insights that help companies add more value. In addition to proficient users we will also talk with the product marketing, toolbox authors, package developers and library maintainers to see what drives the de ...
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Moraine Valley Community College Library, Palos Hills, Illinois, USA. The Library PodCast includes audio from cultural events and interviews with faculty and scholars. This podcast is intended to enhance the larger Moraine Valley curriculum. The views expressed by guest speakers or audience members are their own and are not necessarily the official views of the Moraine Valley Community College board of trustees, staff, faculty, or administration.
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A daily update on the latest AI Research Papers. We provide a high level overview of a handful of papers each day and will link all papers in the description for further reading. This podcast is created entirely with AI by PocketPod. Head over to https://pocketpod.app to learn more.
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College Knowledge brings you conversations with guests from in and around the college space, informing you about the application, admissions, and financial aid processes, showcasing different schools’ identities, initiatives, and programs, and giving you a candid look into your universities of interest through open conversation.
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Welcome to the "Daring Creative" podcast, where curiosity fuels creativity! Each week, join us for a new episode packed with bold and unfiltered conversations on the most intriguing aspects of technology, science, business, and personal development. Dive into our "Daring Dialogue" segment for candid discussions that challenge the status quo, and enhance your understanding with "Listen and Learn," where we explore fascinating topics with the aid of cutting-edge AI. For more information, visit ...
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Welcome to the Voices of UMass Chan podcast, a series that takes you behind the scenes at UMass Chan Medical School, the first and only public academic health sciences center in Massachusetts. In each podcast, we highlight the pioneering research, the innovative education and the people of the Medical School—from researchers to students in the T. H. Chan School of Medicine, the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing and the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences to leadership. C ...
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Are there days you feel you’ve had it with the sleepless nights, the temper tantrums, the constant fatigue of trying to keep up with an active baby? Does it feel like you’re always working so hard as a parent, trying to do everything for your kids and family, and yet it never feels enough? We get it. You love your child more than anything, and yet parenting is also exhausting and challenging. Especially when you’re bombarded with criticism and pressure to be the perfect parent (which, spoile ...
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EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Topics include health care, free trade, economic growth, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, parenting, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and George Mason U., draws you in wit ...
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EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, parenting, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and George Mason U., ...
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EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Host Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and George Mason U., draws you in with lively guests and creative repartee. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, ...
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EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, parenting, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and George Mason U., ...
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EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, parenting, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and George Mason U., ...
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EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, parenting, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and George Mason U., ...
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EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, parenting, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and George Mason U., ...
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EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, parenting, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and George Mason U., ...
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Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz and Sara A. Howard, "Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations in Librarianship" (Litwin Books, 2024)
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This interview with Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz about Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Identity and Libraries and Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Archives and Practice (available in 2024 from the Litwin Books Series on Gender and Sexuality in Library and Information Studies) explores how queerness is centered within library and archival theory an…
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Nootropic Research News, Seminar Interviews
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With other co-hosts away, Dr. Lowery briefly covers a "new" nootropic agent and gives his top choices for brain performance supplements. After the mid-show break in this shorter episode, we go on-site to a past weightlifting seminar done by Coach Stevens to get on-the floor interviews with attendees. Also tune in for a little research primer on thi…
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Maya Wind, "Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom" (Verso, 2024)
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Israeli universities have long enjoyed a reputation as liberal bastions of freedom and democracy. Drawing on extensive research and making Hebrew sources accessible to the international community, Maya Wind shatters this myth by documenting how Israeli universities are directly complicit in the violation of Palestinian rights. In Towers of Ivory an…
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Mary Schreiber and Wendy K. Bartlett, "Curating Community Collections: A Holistic Approach to Diverse Collection Development" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
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A primary question for many librarians, directors, and board members is how to evaluate diversity in a collection on an ongoing basis. Curating Community Collections: A Holistic Approach to Diverse Collection Development (Bloomsbury, 2024) by Mary Schreiber and Wendy Bartlett provides librarians with the tools they need to understand the results of…
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Mary Schreiber and Wendy K. Bartlett, "Curating Community Collections: A Holistic Approach to Diverse Collection Development" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
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A primary question for many librarians, directors, and board members is how to evaluate diversity in a collection on an ongoing basis. Curating Community Collections: A Holistic Approach to Diverse Collection Development (Bloomsbury, 2024) by Mary Schreiber and Wendy Bartlett provides librarians with the tools they need to understand the results of…
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Beyond Encoders in Vision-Language Models, Revolutionizing Human-LLM Interaction, and Advancing Knowledge Graphs
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Unveiling Encoder-Free Vision-Language ModelsFunAudioLLM: Voice Understanding and Generation Foundation Models for Natural Interaction Between Humans and LLMsAriGraph: Learning Knowledge Graph World Models with Episodic Memory for LLM AgentsRULE: Reliable Multimodal RAG for Factuality in Medical Vision Language ModelsChartGemma: Visual Instruction-…
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Where is your smartphone right now? If you’re like most smartphone users in the United States, it’s probably within a few feet of your reach, if not sitting in your hand. In the last 15 years, smartphones have quickly, seamlessly, and profoundly been embedded in the daily lives of most Americans. There are now few, if any, domains of modern life th…
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079 - What To Consider When Choosing An Educational System For Your Child with Drs. Jack Herrin and Janys Lim
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Welcome to today's episode! We are diving into a topic that often sparks passionate debates, especially on social media: choosing the right educational system for your child. You’ve probably encountered many strong opinions—some advocating for Montessori, others for traditional schooling, and many more in between. This can make the decision feel ov…
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Anticipating AI failures in healthcare with Dr. Karandeep Singh
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Anticipating AI failures in healthcare with Dr. Karandeep Singh | In this episode of "Information Changes Everything," Dr. Karandeep Singh, a leader in machine learning within health systems, discusses the common challenges and failures in AI model implementation in healthcare. Using real-world examples, Dr. Singh addresses issues such as reproduci…
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Diffusion Forcing to Expert Tuning, Structured Planning, Vision-Language Models, and Tabular ML Benchmarks
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Diffusion Forcing: Next-token Prediction Meets Full-Sequence DiffusionLet the Expert Stick to His Last: Expert-Specialized Fine-Tuning for Sparse Architectural Large Language ModelsPlanetarium: A Rigorous Benchmark for Translating Text to Structured Planning LanguagesInternLM-XComposer-2.5: A Versatile Large Vision Language Model Supporting Long-Co…
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Reading, Writing, and Fighting (with Mark Helprin)
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For many men, surviving the test of battle intensifies the joy of being alive. A provocative claim, perhaps, but to novelist Mark Helprin, simply a fact, and one that drives his new book about men who commit themselves fully both to service during wartime and to the women they love. Listen as Helprin tells EconTalk's Russ Roberts how his service in…
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Sandra Hirsh, "Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024)
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Building on the success and impact of Library 2020: Today’s Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow’s Library by Joseph Janes, Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) edited by Sandra Hirshupdates, expands upon, and broadens the discussions on the future of libraries and the ways in which they transform i…
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Sandra Hirsh, "Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024)
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Building on the success and impact of Library 2020: Today’s Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow’s Library by Joseph Janes, Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) edited by Sandra Hirshupdates, expands upon, and broadens the discussions on the future of libraries and the ways in which they transform i…
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Advancing AI's Mathematical Reasoning: WE-MATH, ROS-LLM Framework, Autoregressive Image Generation
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We-Math: Does Your Large Multimodal Model Achieve Human-like Mathematical Reasoning?ROS-LLM: A ROS framework for embodied AI with task feedback and structured reasoningMMEvalPro: Calibrating Multimodal Benchmarks Towards Trustworthy and Efficient EvaluationLiteSearch: Efficacious Tree Search for LLMWavelets Are All You Need for Autoregressive Image…
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Jessie Abrahams, "Schooling Inequality: Aspirations, Opportunities and the Reproduction of Social Class" (Bristol UP, 2024)
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Despite a mass expansion of the higher education sector in the UK since the 1960s, young people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds remain less likely to enter university than their advantaged counterparts. Drawing on unique new research gathered from three contrasting secondary schools in England, including interviews with children f…
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Persona-Driven Data Synthesis, Enhancing Medical MLLMs, Robot Learning, Knowledge Distillation in LLMs, Text to 3D Gaussian Revolution
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Scaling Synthetic Data Creation with 1,000,000,000 PersonasHuatuoGPT-Vision, Towards Injecting Medical Visual Knowledge into Multimodal LLMs at ScaleLLaRA: Supercharging Robot Learning Data for Vision-Language PolicyDirect Preference Knowledge Distillation for Large Language ModelsGaussianDreamerPro: Text to Manipulable 3D Gaussians with Highly Enh…
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María Pía Tavella is an Argentine biological anthropologist and science writer. In conversation with host Eshe Lewis, María shares a snapshot of the multiple hurdles the scientific community is facing in Argentina and reflects on the role of science communication. How is scientific research related to our daily lives? In what ways are science contr…
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078 - School Readiness with Drs. Jack Herrin and Janys Lim
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Welcome to another episode of the Discerning Parenting podcast! I'm thrilled you're here with us today because we have a topic that resonates with so many parents: My child is ready for school, what can I do to prepare them? These are some of the most common questions I receive, and today, we have two exceptional guests to help us answer them. Join…
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Transforming libraries, archives, and museums to fight epistemicide with Beth Patin
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In this episode of "Information Changes Everything," Beth Patin, an assistant professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, looks into the transformative potential of libraries, archives, and museums in combating epistemicide. Through compelling case studies and historical analysis, Patin discusses the profound impact of epistem…
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OMG-LLaVA: Unifying Vision and Language Understanding, Step-DPO for LLMs Mathematical Reasoning, MUMU's Multimodal Image Generation
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OMG-LLaVA: Bridging Image-level, Object-level, Pixel-level Reasoning and UnderstandingStep-DPO: Step-wise Preference Optimization for Long-chain Reasoning of LLMsMUMU: Bootstrapping Multimodal Image Generation from Text-to-Image DataSimulating Classroom Education with LLM-Empowered AgentsSeaKR: Self-aware Knowledge Retrieval for Adaptive Retrieval …
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92. Concord—spiritual quest and “the word” in the computer age
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How can new technologies serve a person’s spiritual growth? Explore a powerful Christian Science study tool, through firsthand accounts of its development.By The Mary Baker Eddy Library
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Is Israel Occupying the West Bank? (with Eugene Kontorovich)
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To international law expert Eugene Kontorovich of George Mason University, all the arguments that make Israel out to be an occupying force collapse under the weight of a single, simple fact: A country cannot occupy territory to which it has a legal claim. Listen as Kontorovich speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the legal issues surrounding o…
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Bayley J. Marquez, "Plantation Pedagogy: The Violence of Schooling Across Black and Indigenous Space" (U California Press, 2024)
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Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, teachers, administrators, and policymakers fashioned a system of industrial education that attempted to transform Black and Indigenous peoples and land. This form of teaching—what Bayley J. Marquez names plantation pedagogy—was built on the claim that slavery and land dispossession are fundamentall…
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In an extra long episode, the guys cover the remainder of the ISSN meeting, then discuss whether lifters over 70 can progress. Topics range from dietary supplement regulations to creatine dosing to master's athletes to the Enhanced Games and more! NOTE: The Apple iTunes feed is about to be handled differently but should remain uninterrupted. Bear w…
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TRUE WEALTH by Ken Honda | 📜 Abundance will Find You in 9 ✉️ Envelopes
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Download Summary Notes : https://ko-fi.com/s/84b6af7403 Steve Jobs Stanford Speech - Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address Happiness and Abundance will Find You | 9 Treasure ✉️ Envelopes of a Zen Millionaire In this video, we dive into the key takeaways from Ken Honda's inspiring book, True Wealth: 9 Lessons from a Grandfather on Happiness…
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Exploring the Mandela Effect: Memory, Myths, and Misinformation (Listen and Learn)
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Join me, William, on another episode of Listen and Learn as we dive into the fascinating world of the Mandela Effect. Discover how our memories can deceive us, contributing to collective false memories like Nelson Mandela's death in the 1980s. Learn about the theories behind this phenomenon, historical examples of memory manipulation, and the role …
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139. College Admissions Insights for High School Students and Families
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Welcome to the College Knowledge Podcast, sponsored by the College Planning Network and Paradigm Financial Group! 🌟 Whether you're searching for the right fit college, navigating the application process, or figuring out how to afford it all, you're in the right place. In this episode, hosts Dave Kozak and guest host Clayton Kovatch interview Ian Ha…
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FineWeb Datasets, YouDream's 3D Animals, PDE-Solving Breakthrough, Noise-Conditioned Perception Alignment, Language Models' Continual Learning
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The FineWeb Datasets: Decanting the Web for the Finest Text Data at ScaleYouDream: Generating Anatomically Controllable Consistent Text-to-3D AnimalsDiffusionPDE: Generative PDE-Solving Under Partial ObservationAligning Diffusion Models with Noise-Conditioned PerceptionUnlocking Continual Learning Abilities in Language Models…
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Jessica Lander, "Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education" (Beacon Press, 2022)
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A landmark work that weaves captivating stories about the past, present, and personal into an inspiring vision for how America can educate immigrant students Setting out from her classroom, Jessica Lander takes the reader on a powerful and urgent journey to understand what it takes for immigrant students to become Americans. A compelling read for e…
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BigCodeBench Challenges, Cambrian-1 Leap, D-MERIT's Evaluation, Long Context Breakthrough in Vision
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DreamBench++: A Human-Aligned Benchmark for Personalized Image GenerationBigCodeBench: Benchmarking Code Generation with Diverse Function Calls and Complex InstructionsCambrian-1: A Fully Open, Vision-Centric Exploration of Multimodal LLMsEvaluating D-MERIT of Partial-annotation on Information RetrievalLong Context Transfer from Language to Vision…
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Jin Feng, "The Transpacific Flow: Creative Writing Programs in China" (Association for Asian Studies, 2024)
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In 2009, Fudan University launched China’s first MFA program in creative writing, spurring a wave of such programs in Chinese universities. Many of these programs’ founding members point to the Iowa Writers Workshop and, specifically, its International Writers Program, which invited dozens of Mainland Chinese writers to take part between 1979 and 2…
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Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider, "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual" (The New Press, 2024)
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A perfectly timed book for the educational resistance—those of us who believe in public schools Culture wars have engulfed our schools. Extremist groups are seeking to ban books, limit what educators can teach, and threaten the very foundations of public education. What’s behind these efforts? Why are our schools suddenly so vulnerable? And how can…
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Exploring the Mysteries of the Library of Alexandria (Listen and Learn)
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In today's episode of Listen and Learn, we dive into the mysteries of the legendary Library of Alexandria. Journey through the bustling ancient streets and majestic halls filled with thousands of scrolls across various subjects. We discuss the tragic series of events leading to its destruction and speculate on the immense loss of knowledge. Finally…
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LongRAG Breakthrough, LLMs as Judges, Transformer Memory Insights, Video Library AI, Democratizing Art Styles
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LongRAG: Enhancing Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Long-context LLMsJudging the Judges: Evaluating Alignment and Vulnerabilities in LLMs-as-JudgesComplexity of Symbolic Representation in Working Memory of Transformer Correlates with the Complexity of a TaskTowards Retrieval Augmented Generation over Large Video LibrariesStylebreeder: Exploring …
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Pixi and The Evolution of Package Management
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In this episode, I speak with Wolf Vollprecht Co-founder of Prefix.dev and to key player in the condo forge ecosystem. We discuss the critical role of open source infrastructure, like PyPi aAnd the monthly cost associated with it emphasizing the importance of sustained investment for infrastructure. Wolf shares his journey from studying mechanical …
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Discussions about the impacts of dams around the world are often focused on the displacement of communities due to the creation of reservoirs and the submergence of towns and cities. What happens when a dam affects more people downstream than it displaces upstream? How does a dam impact humans living downstream? In this episode, Parag Jyoti Saikia …
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