Best Exponential View Podcasts (2024)

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

2d ago2:00:52

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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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ASK AZ: Is following the feeling the same as going with the flow? 25:20

3d ago25:20

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In this powerful excerpt from our Ask AZ community group coaching session, Catherine asks Amir to clarify the difference between these two concepts, and his insights will change the way you approach your daily life. Main Points Covered: 📌 The Nature of Following the Feeling: Discover how following the feeling is about tuning into a singular, clear …

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Ask AZ: How do you find peace in the present during very difficult life circumstances? 28:33

5d ago28:33

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In this impactful snippet from our Ask AZ group coaching session, Nadia asks Amir how to stay connected and present when life throws severe challenges like illness, death, or other significant hardships. What's discussed: 📌 Understanding Presence: Learn the importance of not judging yourself for struggling to stay present and embracing the process …

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

9d ago1:13:54

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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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Ask AZ: Following The Feeling vs. Forcing Outcomes 1:05:26

13d ago1:05:26

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Join Amir Zoghi in this insightful Ask AZ session where he explores the delicate balance between taking action and letting things unfold naturally. In this episode, Amir answers a compelling question from Jonathan: "How do I balance making things happen vs. allowing things to happen? " This query leads to an in-depth discussion on the interplay bet…

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

16d 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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ASK AZ: Am I in your reality, or are you in mine? 58:33

19d ago58:33

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Join Amir Zoghi in this profound Ask AZ session where he dives deep into the nature of reality, consciousness, and self-realization. In this episode, Amir addresses a fascinating question from Jonathan: "Am I in your reality, or are you in mine? Are you an actor in my reality, or am I an actor in yours?" This question sparks an enlightening discuss…

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

23d ago1:03:35

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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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Ask AZ: What is the connection between adrenaline and the present moment? 58:11

26d ago58:11

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Catch this recording of a live Ask AZ group coaching session with Amir Zoghi as he explores the powerful link between adrenaline and presence. Client Jonathan shared his love for high-adrenaline activities which started a discussion on why some people are thrill-seekers and what exactly is it about this we love. Whether you're a thrill-seeker or ju…

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

1M ago1:30:13

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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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Vivek Natarajan: Towards Biomedical AI 1:55:03

1M ago1:55:03

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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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ASK AZ: How do I balance allowing things to happen vs. taking action? 1:05:05

1M ago1:05:05

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In this powerful session of Ask AZ, Amir Zoghi dives into the art of authentic living and success after being asked "How do I know when to allow things to happen vs. taking action to make them happen." His answer can lead you to break free from traditional marketing tactics, align with your true self, and make heart-centered decisions that lead to …

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

2M ago1:43:45

1:43:45

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

2M ago1:50:17

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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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ASK AZ: How do I live more often outside The Box? 52:48

2M ago52:48

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Feeling stuck in the Box? Learn how to break free... In a recent Ask AZ session, Dorota posed a powerful question that many of us can relate to: "How do I break free from feeling stuck inside the box?" This insightful session delves into the heart of this issue and provides actionable steps to help you live a limitless life. In this session, we dis…

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

2M ago1:08:07

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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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Azeem Azhar: The Exponential View 1:46:25

2M ago1:46:25

1:46:25

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

2M ago2:19:02

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

3M ago1:46:29

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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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Embracing Uncertainty in Business 53:26

3M ago53:26

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Are you ready to redefine success on your own terms? Dive into a transformative discussion on embracing uncertainty and letting go of plans in this powerful episode of the Limitless Podcast. Uncover the profound changes that come from liberating yourself from traditional business models and embracing a life led by intuition and authenticity. What y…

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

3M ago1:03:07

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

3M ago1:28:21

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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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The Power of Showing Up Empty 1:15:43

3M ago1:15:43

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Join us as we dive deep into the transformative concept of showing up empty, embracing the unknown, and allowing life's experiences to unfold naturally for the deepest impact. In today’s episode, Amir Zoghi with special guest and client Danny, shares enlightening insights from the recent in-person retreat, illustrating the profound power of presenc…

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Andrew Lee: How AI will Shape the Future of Email 1:03:40

3M ago1:03:40

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In episode 118 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Andrew Lee. Andrew is co-founder and CEO of Shortwave, a company dedicated to building a better product experience for email, particularly by leveraging AI. He previously co-founded and was CTO at Firebase. Have suggestions for future podcast guests (or other feedback)? Let us know her…

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Joss Fong: Videomaking, AI, and Science Communication 1:23:59

4M ago1:23:59

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“You get more of what you engage with. Everyone who complains about coverage should understand that every click, every quote tweet, every argument is registered by these publications as engagement. If what you want is really meaty, dispassionate, balanced, and fair explainers, you need to click on that, you need to read the whole thing, you need to…

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The Journey of Becoming a Coach 53:43

4M ago53:43

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If you're on a quest for personal transformation, looking to unlock your most authentic self and inspire others along the way, this episode will show you a powerful example of the journey. Amir Zoghi shares his unconventional path of self-discovery, from confronting imposter syndrome to embracing the power of following his heart, regardless of exte…

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Kate Park: Data Engines for Vision and Language 41:34

4M ago41:34

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In episode 116 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Kate Park. Kate is the Director of Product at Scale AI. Prior to joining Scale, Kate worked on Tesla Autopilot as the AI team’s first and lead product manager building the industry’s first data engine. She has also published research on spoken natural language processing and a travel m…

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Ben Wellington: ML for Finance and Storytelling through Data 1:07:40

4M ago1:07:40

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In episode 115 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Ben Wellington. Ben is the Deputy Head of Feature Forecasting at Two Sigma, a financial sciences company. Ben has been at Two Sigma for more than 15 years, and currently leads efforts focused on natural language processing and feature forecasting. He is also the author of data science …

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Venkatesh Rao: Protocols, Intelligence, and Scaling 2:18:35

4M ago2:18:35

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“There is this move from generality in a relative sense of ‘we are not as specialized as insects’ to generality in the sense of omnipotent, omniscient, godlike capabilities. And I think there's something very dangerous that happens there, which is you start thinking of the word ‘general’ in completely unhinged ways.” In episode 114 of The Gradient …

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Unleashing What's Meant To Be 49:55

4M ago49:55

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Dive into the transformative power of honoring and expressing that profound inner feeling that demands to be freed in this episode of the Limitless Podcast with Amir Zoghi. This podcast is where Amir shares the behind-the-scenes of what living limitless looks like in his day-to-day life. He shares the example of his recent decision to give away his…

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Sasha Rush: Building Better NLP Systems 54:03

5M ago54:03

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In episode 113 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Professor Sasha Rush. Professor Rush is an Associate Professor at Cornell University and a Researcher at HuggingFace. His research aims to develop natural language processing systems that are safe, fast, and controllable. His group is interested primarily in tasks that involve text gen…

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Cameron Jones & Sean Trott: Understanding, Grounding, and Reference in LLMs 1:59:26

5M ago1:59:26

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In episode 112 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Cameron Jones and Sean Trott. Cameron is a PhD candidate in the Cognitive Science Department at the University of California, San Diego. His research compares how humans and large language models process language about world knowledge, situation models, and theory of mind. Sean is an A…

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Finding & Living Your Purpose 49:50

5M ago49:50

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“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picasso What does it mean to truly live without boundaries, to embrace our deepest truths, and to share who we really are with the world? What is your gift and what is the purpose of you having it? In this podcast episode, Amir Zoghi goes on a journey into t…

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Nicholas Thompson: AI and Journalism 59:43

5M ago59:43

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In episode 111 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Nicholas Thompson. Nicholas is the CEO of The Atlantic. Previously, he served as editor-in-chief of Wired and editor of Newyorker.com. Nick also cofounded Atavist, which sold to Automattic in 2018. Publications under Nick’s leadership have won numerous National Magazine Awards and Puli…

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Subbarao Kambhampati: Planning, Reasoning, and Interpretability in the Age of LLMs 1:59:03

5M ago1:59:03

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In episode 110 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Professor Subbarao Kambhampati. Professor Kambhampati is a professor of computer science at Arizona State University. He studies fundamental problems in planning and decision making, motivated by the challenges of human-aware AI systems. He is a fellow of the Association for the Advanc…

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Embracing the Infinite Feeling 51:10

5M ago51:10

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In this episode of "Limitless with AZ," dive deep into the essence of "The Infinite Feeling" with Amir Zoghi. Discover the transformative journey of how Amir unlocked and embraced this profound intuition, guiding him to unparalleled results and fulfillment in life. Explore practical examples that illuminate how integrating this infinite feeling can…

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The Science of Making Truthful AI 43:47

5M ago43:47

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Artificial Intelligence is on every business leader’s agenda. How do we make sense of the fast-moving new developments in AI over the past year? Azeem Azhar returns to bring clarity to leaders who face a complicated information landscape. This week, Azeem speaks with Richard Socher, CEO and founder of You.com, an AI chatbot search engine at the for…

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Russ Maschmeyer: Spatial Commerce and AI in Retail 55:41

6M ago55:41

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In episode 109 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Russ Maschmeyer. Russ is the Product Lead for AI and Spatial Commerce at Shopify. At Shopify, he leads a team that looks at how AI can better empower entrepreneurs, with a particular interest in how image generation can help make the lives of business owners and merchants more producti…

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Azeem’s 2024 Trends: AI, Energy, and Decentralization 20:52

6M ago20:52

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As 2024 begins, leaders are facing increasing uncertainty and a host of difficult decisions. Azeem Azhar returns to bring clarity amid a complicated information landscape, with his analysis of 12 core themes that will shape the year ahead, including AI adoption, geopolitics, decentralization, the energy transition, and more. The discussion specific…

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Benjamin Breen: The Intersecting Histories of Psychedelics and AI Research 1:07:45

6M ago1:07:45

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In episode 108 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Professor Benjamin Breen. Professor Breen is an associate professor of history at UC Santa Cruz specializing in the history of science, medicine, globalization, and the impacts of technological change. He is the author of multiple books including The Age of Intoxication: Origins of the…

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The Power of Giving it Away! 43:32

6M ago43:32

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Join Amir Zoghi for a peek behind the scenes to learn how he makes intuitive decisions about his business. He shares his raw process about a major decision to “Give it away” that is shaking up his entire business model. In this episode, you’ll learn Amir’s number one practice that keeps him centered and in the flow. Gain insights into how he taps i…

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Ted Gibson: The Structure and Purpose of Language 2:13:24

6M ago2:13:24

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In episode 107 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Professor Ted Gibson. Ted is a Professor of Cognitive Science at MIT. He leads the TedLab, which investigates why languages look the way they do; the relationship between culture and cognition, including language; and how people learn, represent, and process language. Have suggestions …

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The Challenges and Benefits of Generative AI in Health Care 35:18

6M ago35:18

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Artificial Intelligence is on every business leader’s agenda. How do we make sense of the fast-moving new developments in AI over the past year? Azeem Azhar returns to bring clarity to leaders who face a complicated information landscape. Generative AI has a lot to offer health care professionals and medical scientists. This week, Azeem speaks with…

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Harvey Lederman: Propositional Attitudes and Reference in Language Models 2:10:34

6M ago2:10:34

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In episode 106 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Professor Harvey Lederman. Professor Lederman is a professor of philosophy at UT Austin. He has broad interests in contemporary philosophy and in the history of philosophy: his areas of specialty include philosophical logic, the Ming dynasty philosopher Wang Yangming, epistemology, and…

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