Best David Hsu Podcasts (2024)

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Disappointed in Your Child? 49:50

7h ago49:50

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How to deal with disappointment when it comes to parenting. Do you expect your children not to disappoint you? What happens when they invariably do? All this and more on this week's edition of the Medical Dads!

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Finding Phrases that Resonate 29:57

2d ago29:57

29:57

This guided meditation is a recording by Tasshin Fogleman. Recordings are licensed for use under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Attend weekly live loving kindness meditations with Tasshin Learn more about Love Practice Support Tasshin on Patreon

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Interiority and Apps with Christine Shiba 1:58:02

3d ago1:58:02

1:58:02

Tasshin talks with Christine Shiba (@christineist) about her experience of Twitter, IFS and parts work, film, her apps, marketing, mutually supportive feedback loops and the snowball effect, and more. Christine on X Website Cuties You can sign up for Tasshin's newsletter here. If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting Tasshin and the Reach T…

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Music Production and Play with David Shimel 2:07:29

6d ago2:07:29

2:07:29

Tasshin talks with David Shimel (@davidshimel) about EDM, music production, collaboration, fun and play, software engineering, and more. David on X YouTube Channel SoundCloud You can sign up for Tasshin's newsletter here. If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting Tasshin and the Reach Truth Podcast on Patreon.…

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From CHANEL Connects: William Kentridge and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev 13:02

13d ago13:02

13:02

A special preview of the newest episode from the podcast CHANEL Connects. Similar to Dialogues, CHANEL Connects brings together creatives from art, film, and design to talk about where the culture is now and where it might be tomorrow. Their fourth season is out and it’s all about the Venice Biennale. It features some of the many artists, curators …

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Community and Devotion with Zev Benjamin 2:28:08

21d ago2:28:08

2:28:08

Tasshin talks with Zev Benjamin (@strangers_gate) about the spiritual path, community, parties, sex parties, The Path of Love, sexuality, women, devotion, and more. Zev on X Zev's Substack Zev's Vision for Long-Term Community You can sign up for Tasshin's newsletter here. If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting Tasshin and the Reach Truth …

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Language and Texture with Mycelium Mage 1:54:43

25d ago1:54:43

1:54:43

Tasshin talks with Mycelium Mage (@myceliummage) about Christianity, language, psychology, culture, poetry, fiction, and more. Mage on X Substack You can sign up for Tasshin's newsletter here. If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting Tasshin and the Reach Truth Podcast on Patreon.

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Living Poetry with Poet Joshua Bennett 51:56

2M ago51:56

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This episode features a wide-ranging conversation about poetry: what it is, where it comes from, and why it matters. Our guest, poet (and poetry professor) Joshua Bennett, talks about the early experiences that pushed him toward poetry and about the people who shaped and inspired his creative approach as a writer. Many of these people are fellow po…

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Grandma Hsu, In Memoriam 56:31

2M ago56:31

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This week, Dave and Stu discuss the recent passing of Dave's grandmother, who was pretty much 100 years old, depending on who you ask, and lived a full life through an epic century of Chinese history.

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Ep. 16: Sustainability in a Post-AI World with Dr. Carole-Jean Wu, Meta 1:06:56

2M ago1:06:56

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Dr. Carole-Jean Wu is a Director of AI Research at Meta. She is a founding member and a Vice President of MLCommons – a non-profit organization that aims to accelerate machine learning innovations for the benefits of all. Dr. Wu also serves on the MLCommons Board as a Director, chaired the MLPerf Recommendation Benchmark Advisory Board, and co-chai…

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Robust Science with Prof. Rebecca Saxe 1:01:48

2M ago1:01:48

1:01:48

Our guest for this episode, Professor Rebecca Saxe, is MIT’s Associate Dean of Science. Prof. Saxe is also the principal investigator for her own laboratory, the Saxe Lab, where she deploys powerful technologies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the relationship between human thought and brain activity. (She originally w…

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Innovation, Past and Future with Open Learning's Dean Christopher Capozzola 13:19

2M ago13:19

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As MIT’s Senior Associate Dean for Open Learning, Christopher Capozzola’s job is to look forward, identifying new opportunities and facing new challenges in online and digital learning. But he’s also a professor of American history. In that capacity, his job also requires him to study the opportunities and challenges people faced in the past—and, i…

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Luca Guadagnino and Michaël Borremans (Re-run from Season 7) 46:00

2M ago46:00

46:00

A conversation between the Academy award-nominated writer, producer, and director Luca Guadagnino and the Belgian painter Michaël Borremans on the relationship between painting and film. They muse on the specificity of light to their mediums, the role of the uncanny, and paintings and films as a mirror of who we imagine ourselves to be. Luca Guadag…

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Braces - Do we really need straight teeth? 47:49

3M ago47:49

47:49

The Medical Dads sit down to talk about braces, orthodontics, and all the very, very expensive things that children's teeth might entail in this day and age.

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What’s Worth Making? with Prof. Hal Abelson 42:49

3M ago42:49

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Professor Hal Abelson has been active in computer science for over half a century—the first computer he worked with, in high school, was the kind where programs were encoded in a pattern of holes punched into a paper tape fed into the machine. When he arrived at MIT as a graduate student in the late 1960s, Abelson became involved in exploring compu…

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Everything Here Is Sacred (Terrascope Radio Replay) 18:47

3M ago18:47

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In a departure from our usual format, in which we interview an exceptional faculty member to learn about their approach to teaching, this time we’re showcasing an exemplary piece of student work: an exploration of ways in which seemingly everyday places and activities, such as a cornfield, the meeting place of two rivers, or the process of planting…

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The Power of Experience with Dr. Ari Epstein 19:28

3M ago19:28

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You thought Chalk Radio was a podcast about inspired teaching at MIT? Yes and no! “We don't do a lot of teaching,” says Dr. Ari Epstein, our guest for this week’s episode. Dr. Epstein is associate director of the Terrascope program, a learning community for first-year undergraduates. Each year the program focuses on one particular issue relating to…

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Economics and Real-World Impact with Dr. Sara Ellison and Prof. Esther Duflo 36:54

3M ago36:54

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In this episode we meet professor and Nobel laureate Esther Duflo and her colleague Dr. Sara Ellison for a discussion about economics: what it is, how it differs from sociology, how it incorporates classic intellectual tools like probability and statistics with newer technologies like machine learning, and how it can itself be a tool for improving …

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Happy Mother's Day 2024 40:31

3M ago40:31

40:31

The Medical Dads discuss the biggest holiday of the year! Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, grandmas, and great grandmothers out there!

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The Lumpy Universe with Prof. David Kaiser 53:26

3M ago53:26

53:26

This conversation with Prof. David Kaiser, who teaches physics and the history of science at MIT, covers a vast timespan, from the beginning of the universe to the present day. Prof. Kaiser explains that inflationary cosmology helps connect our understanding of quantum fluctuations—what he calls the “jitters” that particles undergo at subatomic lev…

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Evil Fictional Dads 1:00:08

3M ago1:00:08

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Why does the sinister, evil dad make for such great drama in books, movies and television? The Medical Dads take a look at some of the most evil fictional dads and try to figure out which evil dad is the worst!

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Reimagining Cities with Prof. David Hsu 10:37

4M ago10:37

10:37

Paradoxically, urban planning professor David Hsu doesn’t consider himself a “city person,” but he has great appreciation and enthusiasm for cities as places where meaningful steps can be taken toward climate mitigation. In this episode, Prof. Hsu explains that urban planners can help move cities to take action to reduce the amount of greenhouse ga…

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When is a Lie Not Really a Lie 52:02

4M ago52:02

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This week, the Medical Dads spin a tall tale about lying, in what is the most highly anticipated, greatest podcast episode in the history of recorded audio.

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The Kitchen Cloud Chamber with Prof. Anne White 44:19

4M ago44:19

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You don’t need a multibillion-dollar supercollider to detect subatomic particles. In fact, you can build a working cloud chamber—a device capable of revealing the cosmic radiation and radon decay events that go on continuously around us—with just a block of dry ice, some rubbing alcohol, and a few objects you probably already have in your kitchen. …

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Episode 67 | Grace Wales Bonner and Horace Ballard 33:12

4M ago33:12

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Acclaimed fashion designer and curator Grace Wales Bonner is joined by the scholar and curator Horace D. Ballard. In a wide ranging conversation on art and fashion, they unpack the nuances of style, medium, and intentionality in art. In addition to her brand Wales Bonner, Grace Wales Bonner’s curatorial exhibitions include A Time For New Dreams, Se…

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Interviews 59:51

4M ago59:51

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This week, the Medical Dads ponder the topic of school and job interviews. What are the typical questions one gets asked? What are the correct response to give for questions that by design have no right answers?

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Fractal Altruism and Clowning with Tyler Alterman 1:55:43

4M ago1:55:43

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Tasshin talks with Tyler Alterman (@TylerAlterman) about clowning, fiction, fractal altruism, gender dynamics, wisdom queens, powerful people, asking for help, and more. Tyler on X Tyler's Website You can sign up for Tasshin's newsletter here. If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting Tasshin and the Reach Truth Podcast on Patreon.…

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Scenius and Unblocking with Andrew Rose 2:23:26

4M ago2:23:26

2:23:26

Tasshin talks with Andrew Rose (@__drewface) about Fractal, Fractal University, his coding bootcamp, scenius, unblocking, favor abundance, TPOT and its blindspots, fractalism, and more. Andrew Rose on X Fractal Fractal Bootcamp You can sign up for Tasshin's newsletter here. If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting Tasshin and the Reach Trut…

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History of Psychiatry with Peter Kramer 43:58

4M ago43:58

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In this new episode Peter Kramer delved into the future of mental health treatment, exploring advancements in pharmaceuticals, holistic approaches, and ethical considerations. Key themes included the evolving landscape of psychiatric medication, the importance of personalized and holistic care, navigating ethical dilemmas in clinical practice, and …

6M ago31:53

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Virtual Reality takes center stage in mental health advancements in this engaging and informative dialogue between host Bruce Bassi and Dr. Kim Bullock. Discover innovative uses of VR in treating various psychiatric conditions such as phobias, addiction, eating disorders, functional disorders and more. Dig deeper into discussions about VR's potenti…

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