Host Russ Altman, a professor of bioengineering, genetics, and medicine at Stanford, is your guide to the latest science and engineering breakthroughs. Join Russ and his guests as they explore cutting-edge advances that are shaping the future of everything from AI to health and renewable energy. Along the way, “The Future of Everything” delves into ethical implications to give listeners a well-rounded understanding of how new technologies and discoveries will impact society. Whether you’re a ...
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Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS, plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us.
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Periodic audiocasts from American Scientist, a publication of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.
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There is increasing recognition that the reductionist mindset that is currently dominating society, rooted in unlimited economic growth unperceptive to its social and environmental impact, cannot resolve the converging environmental, social and economic crises we now face. The primary aim of this unit is to encourage the shift away from reductionist and human centred thinking towards a holistic and ecological worldview. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, ...
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STEMpunk podcast is many things from informal chats with the hosts on STEM based topics, to interviews with STEM professionals and live events, all trying to figure out what STEM is. If you want to find out also, come along for the audio journey with us! STEMpunk is hosted by Tom Gordon, Christie McMonigal and Shane Hengst.
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There is increasing recognition that the reductionist mindset that is currently dominating society, rooted in unlimited economic growth unperceptive to its social and environmental impact, cannot resolve the converging environmental, social and economic crises we now face. The primary aim of this unit is to encourage the shift away from reductionist and human centred thinking towards a holistic and ecological worldview. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, ...
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The Grid is a podcast about email, communication strategy, the tech industry, and scaling your business. Tune in as SendGrid’s CMO Scott Heimes interviews our customers, our employees, and industry thought leaders.
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This is the official account of Radio Islam International. Follow us for latest uploads.
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A podcast exploring the role of mathematics and statistics in cancer research – and the stories behind the people making it happen. Maths + Cancer is hosted by Dr Vicky Neale, a mathematician at the University of Oxford. Since March 2021, she has been receiving treatment for a rare form of cancer, prompting her to discover more about how her colleagues in the mathematical community are contributing to cancer research – from prevention, through to diagnosis and treatment.
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The Nonlinear Library allows you to easily listen to top EA and rationalist content on your podcast player. We use text-to-speech software to create an automatically updating repository of audio content from the EA Forum, Alignment Forum, LessWrong, and other EA blogs. To find out more, please visit us at nonlinear.org
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insideQuantum tells the human stories behind cutting-edge developments in quantum technology, with the aim of highlighting the diverse range of people behind the amazing discoveries powering the quantum revolution. Each episode features a different guest, chosen from a wide variety of backgrounds, jobs and career stages, including guests from both academia and industry. Over the course of a 30-40 minute chat we'll hear all about their story, and how they got to where they are now. What got t ...
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Welcome to The Random Sample! In this podcast, we share stories about mathematics, statistics, data science and the people involved. This is a collaboration between the Australian Data Science Network (ADSN), the Statistical Society of Australia (SSA), the Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS), the OPTIMA ARC Training Centre, the MATRIX Mathematical Research Institute, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS). ACEMS created the podcast in 2018. F ...
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The Seek Learning podcast brings the best educational research from the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University into the homes and lives of Latter-day Saints. Each episode features an interview with a different scholar to learn about education and how it can help Latter-day Saints in their professions, homes, and gospel living. The podcast is sponsored by the BYU Education Society. The views expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Brigham Young Univers ...
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From witchcraft to shamans to those with schizophrenia, voices and visions have always been part of human experience and they have always intrigued anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann. She now studies how various cultures understand these mysterious mental phenomena. Luhrmann has observed and talked to hundreds who’ve experienced voices and visions and l…
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Lessons From The Success of Salahudien R.A.
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EA - My Experience as a Full-Time EA Community Builder in NYC by Alex R Kaplan
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: My Experience as a Full-Time EA Community Builder in NYC, published by Alex R Kaplan on July 26, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.Some rewards and challenges of working as an EA NYC comm…
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Middle East Report - Dr James M. Dorsey by Radio IslamBy Radio Islam
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What to Expect from Ramaphosa’s Announcement on Fuel Price Formula Changes - Automobile Association
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IRR claims anti-poor Public Procurement Act violates constitution and encourages corruption
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Israeli forces' inhumane treatment and public humiliation of Palestinian detainees go unpunished
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LW - Universal Basic Income and Poverty by Eliezer Yudkowsky
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Universal Basic Income and Poverty, published by Eliezer Yudkowsky on July 26, 2024 on LessWrong.(Crossposted from Twitter)I'm skeptical that Universal Basic Income can get rid of grinding p…
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LW - AI #74: GPT-4o Mini Me and Llama 3 by Zvi
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: AI #74: GPT-4o Mini Me and Llama 3, published by Zvi on July 26, 2024 on LessWrong.We got two big model releases this week. GPT-4o Mini is covered here. Llama 3.1-405B (and 70B and 8B) is mo…
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Tribute to Ml Ahmed Mangera Part 2 by Radio IslamBy Radio Islam
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The ASRI Report with Angelo Fick- 26 July 2024
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LW - A Solomonoff Inductor Walks Into a Bar: Schelling Points for Communication by johnswentworth
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: A Solomonoff Inductor Walks Into a Bar: Schelling Points for Communication, published by johnswentworth on July 26, 2024 on LessWrong.A Solomonoff inductor walks into a bar in a foreign land…
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AF - Pacing Outside the Box: RNNs Learn to Plan in Sokoban by Adrià Garriga-Alonso
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Pacing Outside the Box: RNNs Learn to Plan in Sokoban, published by Adrià Garriga-Alonso on July 25, 2024 on The AI Alignment Forum.Work done at FAR AI.There has been a lot of conceptual wor…
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AF - Does robustness improve with scale? by ChengCheng
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Does robustness improve with scale?, published by ChengCheng on July 25, 2024 on The AI Alignment Forum.Adversarial vulnerabilities have long been an issue in various ML systems. Large langu…
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LW - "AI achieves silver-medal standard solving International Mathematical Olympiad problems" by gjm
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: "AI achieves silver-medal standard solving International Mathematical Olympiad problems", published by gjm on July 25, 2024 on LessWrong.Google DeepMind reports on a system for solving mathe…
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EA - Applications Now Open for AIM's 2025 Programs by CE
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Applications Now Open for AIM's 2025 Programs, published by CE on July 25, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.In short: Applications for AIM's two upcoming programs - the Charity Entrepren…
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EA - Forum update: User database, card view, and more (Jul 2024) by Sarah Cheng
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Forum update: User database, card view, and more (Jul 2024), published by Sarah Cheng on July 25, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.Highlights since our last feature update:People directo…
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EA - It's OK to kill and eat animals - but don't get caught slapping one. by Denis
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: It's OK to kill and eat animals - but don't get caught slapping one., published by Denis on July 25, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.Very short post. This is not my area of expertise at…
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AF - AI Constitutions are a tool to reduce societal scale risk by Samuel Dylan Martin
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: AI Constitutions are a tool to reduce societal scale risk, published by Samuel Dylan Martin on July 25, 2024 on The AI Alignment Forum.Sammy Martin, Polaris VenturesAs AI systems become more…
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EA - Focus group study of Non-Western EAs' experiences with Western EAs by Yi-Yang
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Focus group study of Non-Western EAs' experiences with Western EAs, published by Yi-Yang on July 25, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.SummaryWhat are my goals? And what did I find?1. Are…
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Pretoria High School for Girls suspends 12 learners amid racism allegations;
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The Social Programme - Knowledge Produced by Action
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Optometrist Zaahira Essay Jogee awarded for providing eye care services to vulnerable population
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Llama Llama-3-405B?, published by Zvi on July 25, 2024 on LessWrong.It's here. The horse has left the barn. Llama-3.1-405B, and also Llama-3.1-70B and Llama-3.1-8B, have been released, and a…
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Fake Fact Check: Saudi Airline shut offices in South Africa
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DSI launches new initiative to rebuild Palestine's research and innovation infrastructure
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DSI launches new initiative to rebuild and enhance Palestine's research and innovation infrastructure - Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande provides insight into the programme on Radio Islam.By Radio Islam
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Leveraging Social Protection to Combat Climate Disasters in South Africa
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LW - The last era of human mistakes by owencb
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The last era of human mistakes, published by owencb on July 25, 2024 on LessWrong.Suppose we had to take moves in a high-stakes chess game, with thousands of lives at stake. We wouldn't just…
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AF - A framework for thinking about AI power-seeking by Joe Carlsmith
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: A framework for thinking about AI power-seeking, published by Joe Carlsmith on July 24, 2024 on The AI Alignment Forum.This post lays out a framework I'm currently using for thinking about w…
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EA - Webinar: How to use Rethink Priorities' new effective giving tools by Rethink Priorities
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Webinar: How to use Rethink Priorities' new effective giving tools, published by Rethink Priorities on July 24, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.Introducing the toolsHow can we optimize …
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LW - You should go to ML conferences by Jan Kulveit
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: You should go to ML conferences, published by Jan Kulveit on July 24, 2024 on LessWrong.This is second kind of obvious point to make, but if you are interested in AI, AI safety, or cognition…
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LW - The Cancer Resolution? by PeterMcCluskey
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The Cancer Resolution?, published by PeterMcCluskey on July 24, 2024 on LessWrong.Book review: The Cancer Resolution?: Cancer reinterpreted through another lens, by Mark Lintern.In the grand…
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