Best Left In Lobby Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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82. ICJ says Israel’s occupation is illegal 53:49

37m ago53:49

53:49

On July 19, the International Court of Justice, or ICJ, ruled that Israel’s occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem is illegal and must end immediately. Palestinians, of course, have been saying this for years. The court stated that Israel must halt all new settlement construction, evacuate settlers, and pay reparations to Palestinian…

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81. AIPAC is spending big to beat Cori Bush 18:08

1h ago18:08

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Last month, pro-Israel centrist George Latimer beat Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic primary for New York’s 16th district. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) spent $15 million to help secure Latimer’s victory and now they have their sights set on Missouri’s 1st district, where Rep. Cori Bush is facing a primary challenge from …

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Improving Electronic Design Collaboration by Shifting Left and Right 52:20

34m ago52:20

52:20

Ananth Avva is “a big believer that if you give human beings the right type of information and you contextualize it, they will make the right decision ultimately for the organization.” In his current role at Altium as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cloud Platform, he is leading efforts to improve and accelerate collaboration becau…

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5G and IoT: What Will It Take for Them to Get Along? 47:37

11d ago47:37

47:37

Thomas Keller is the Director of Platforms and Core Technology at u-blox. He learned early in his career that technology development does not always progress in a perfectly straight line. During his PhD studies, he worked on Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) as a candidate technology for 3G cellular network deployment. OFDM lost tha…

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80. Progressive Congressmember Jamaal Bowman loses primary to AIPAC-backed candidate 32:48

17d ago32:48

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Yesterday Jamaal Bowman, a member of the so-called Squad of progressive politicians in the U.S. House of Representatives, lost his hotly contested primary election in New York’s 16th District. This primary race between him and George Latimer broke records as the most expensive primary race for the House of Representatives in U.S. history. Political…

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79. Progressive organizations launch Reject AIPAC to counter the pro-Israel lobby 25:31

24d ago25:31

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AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, is on its way to spending over $100 million this election cycle as it looks to punish candidates critical of Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza. Earlier this year a coalition of nearly two dozen progressive groups – including Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow, Justice Democrats, the Democratic Soc…

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Looking Down to Go Forward: Ground Penetrating Radar for Autonomous Vehicles 55:32

25d ago55:32

55:32

If you enjoy hearing passionate people talk about jobs they love and technology that fascinates them, you are in for a treat. Noah Gedrimas grew up with a love of vehicles—cars, tractors, construction equipment, and snowmobiles. In college, he built a one-fifth-scale car and then programmed it to self-park, which led him to a “newfound respect for …

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78. How Israel's massacre of 270 Palestinians in Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp unfolded 40:53

29d ago40:53

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Hi, this is Dave, the host of the Mondoweiss Podcast. Before we get started with the new episode, I have an appeal to make. Mondoweiss is a nonprofit publication with writers around the world. Eighty percent of our budget comes from readers and listeners like you. We are launching our summer fundraising drive with an ambitious goal of raising $160,…

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77. The Question of Hamas and the Left with Abdaljawad Omar 47:50

1M ago47:50

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Mondoweiss’s Managing Editor, Faris Giacaman, speaks to Abdaljawad Omar about his article, “The Question of Hamas and the Left.” In it, Omar argues that Leftist critics in the West of Hamas fail to understand the complexity of Palestinian politics and resistance. He writes, “One cannot ground solidarity with Palestine on a politics that dismisses, …

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Changing the World One Wireless RF Chip at a Time 43:18

1M ago43:18

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After beginning his career with Hewlett-Packard, David Su met a friend for lunch to learn about a new startup called Atheros. He was so excited by the vision to develop world-changing products that Su “went for lunch and never left.” At Atheros, Su had a “front-row seat” developing wireless WAN technology that transitioned from novelty to necessity…

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76. ICC arrest warrants sought for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant 51:40

2M ago51:40

51:40

On May 20, the Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, filed arrest warrant applications for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three senior Hamas leaders. Mondoweiss correspondent David Kattenburg called the charges against the Israeli leaders a "bombshell." Khan said the two men…

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Can Silicon Photonics Solve the Bandwidth Bottleneck in AI Data Centers? 51:55

2M ago51:55

51:55

Steve Klinger, Vice President of Product, joins the Moore’s Lobby podcast to discuss how LightMatter is using silicon photonics to improve speed and reduce power consumption in AI data centers. With two previous $1B+ startups under his belt, Klinger knows a thing or two about identifying successful technology solutions to current industry challenge…

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Freeing EEs to Design Like Tony Stark 55:06

2M ago55:06

55:06

While leading the system design of new head-word displays for fighter pilots, Tomide Adesanmi was most excited when he got a chance to innovate. However, like most electronics design engineers, he found that the majority of his time was spent searching distributor sites for components, drawing symbols, and working with spreadsheets. Engineers can a…

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75. Hundreds of Palestinian bodies recovered from mass graves in Gaza 22:33

2M ago22:33

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Hundreds of dead bodies were found at the Nasser Hospital’s surroundings in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defense said on Thursday. The Civil Defense announced in a press conference that since Wednesday alone, 392 bodies had been found in mass graves, many of whom had been identified as missing for weeks, while 58% of …

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74. Students protest Israel's genocidal war 27:11

3M ago27:11

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Student protests over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza are spreading across the United States and around the world. Students at Columbia University in New York setup a protest encampment last week on the New York campus. In response, the university’s President, Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, called in the New York Police Department and arrested several stu…

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Cooperation and Competition Behind the Scenes in the RISC-V Community 51:23

3M ago51:23

51:23

Over the course of his fascinating career, Mark Himelstein has worked on several significant computing technologies at historic companies like MIPS and Sun Microsystems. He has also worked as a consultant in various roles that include architect, VP of engineering, and advisor. However, RISC-V may have a greater impact on the computing field and our…

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73. Eyewitness accounts from al-Shifa Hospital 26:43

3M ago26:43

26:43

When the Israeli military left the al-Shifa Hospital complex earlier this month, Gaza’s largest medical facility was left in ruins. International medical and aid groups declared it completely destroyed and totally non-operational. Shortly after, stories began to emerge of the horrors those inside the facility experienced at the hands of the Israeli…

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At Silicon Labs, Wireless IoT is Only The First Step in Rethinking Product Design 56:24

3M ago56:24

56:24

Daniel Cooley started his career in RF chip design at Silicon Labs and now leads technology and product development at “the number one wireless supplier” for the Internet of Things. In this thoughtful interview, Cooley explains why adding wireless connectivity is only the first step to completely rethinking product designs and features. He noted th…

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72. Engineering social collapse in Palestine 1:12:34

3M ago1:12:34

1:12:34

Mondoweiss' Managing Editor, Faris Giacaman, and Palestine staff writer Qassam Muaddi join us to discuss key developments in Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and events in the West Bank. - - - - - Support our work Help us continue our critical, independent coverage of events in Palestine, Israel, and related U.S. politics. Donate today at https://mon…

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71. How Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah has been changed by the Gaza genocide 48:23

4M ago48:23

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Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah was among the last group of people to enter Gaza through Egypt on the morning of Monday, October 9, immediately before the Rafah crossing was shut down and the territory was sealed off from the world. He started operating at al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s medical epicenter, as soon as he’d arranged safe passage to the medical comp…

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Pragmatic Semi is Breaking the Rules and Bending Silicon Electronics 57:58

4M ago57:58

57:58

While Moore’s Law scaling has driven incredible advancements in computing, AI, and smartphones, many applications don’t need or benefit from the most advanced semiconductor nodes. From its inception, Pragmatic Semiconductor’s goal has been to take a…well, pragmatic…approach to develop an ultra low-cost, fast cycle time alternative to traditional si…

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70. U.N. experts say “Israel has been intentionally starving” Gaza 35:43

4M ago35:43

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In mid-December 2023, two and a half months into Israel’s war on Gaza, a UN-affiliated committee of famine experts reported that over half a million Gazans faced catastrophic hunger, all 2.3 million were in crisis, and the situation was “deteriorating rapidly.” On the eve of the Famine Review Committee’s follow-up assessment, forced starvation in G…

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69. Girl Scouts tells troop to shut down Gaza fundraiser 13:02

4M ago13:02

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A Girl Scout Troop in Missouri recently broke away from the organization after it made legal threats against the group. For the Girl Scout's “Agents of Change” capstone project, a St. Louis county troop decided to make and sell bracelets to raise money for children in Gaza. The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri said the move was “political" and instr…

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State of the Industry: Semiconductor Insiders Discuss the Ambitions and Realities of the CHIPS Act 55:28

4M ago55:28

55:28

The chip shortage made us all think about the precarious semiconductor supply chain. In response, the US government has moved to bolster the domestic industry. The CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law in August 2022, but we are still waiting to see its impact on US semiconductor manufacturing. In this podcast, we are joined by three industry i…

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Leading the RISC-V Revolution, SiFive Aims to Take the Computing Industry Throne 1:02:36

5M ago1:02:36

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During his fascinating career, Jack Kang has had the opportunity to work on iconic, massively successful products like the Microsoft Xbox Kinect and Nintendo Switch. Today, as one of the founding members of SiFive, Kang works alongside several of the creators of the RISC-V ISA to bring new products to market. SiFive is developing products based on …

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68. Noura Erakat on the collective trauma of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza 36:50

5M ago36:50

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Last month, Frank Barat spoke with Noura Erakat on our new YouTube show, Witnessing Palestine. As we recorded that program, Gaza had been under Israeli bombardment from the air, land, and sea for 70 days. At that time, 18,000 Palestinians in Gaza were known to have been killed by the Israeli military. Today, that number is over 28,000. More than 68…

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Quantum Computing: Sci-Fi Technology Requires Real-World Engineering 55:52

5M ago55:52

55:52

A decade after demonstrating the first entanglement of semiconducting spin quantum bits, or qubits, Oliver Dial and IBM Quantum are developing the ICs, cryogenic systems, error mitigation techniques, and software tools that will identify solutions to problems beyond the scope of classical computers. Recently, the IBM Quantum team announced the Hero…

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Energizing the Future: Real-Time Precision in Renewable Energy Management 58:17

6M ago58:17

58:17

Optimizing energy generation and consumption requires accurately measuring currents and voltages. In addition, to maximize overall efficiency, that data must be shared in real-time or near real-time. The highlights of this conversation between Henrik Mannesson of Texas Instruments and host Daniel Bogdanoff include discussing: -The differences betwe…

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67. Diana Buttu on watching the Gaza genocide on our mobile phones 46:32

6M ago46:32

46:32

In this episode, Mondoweiss’s Yumna Patel speaks with Palestinian lawyer and political analyst Diana Buttu about the genocide in Gaza and the role social media is playing in how it unfolds. Israeli soldiers on the ground in Gaza are undermining Israel’s carefully crafted public image as a victim through their social media posts, which show them jok…

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Stepping Outside the Metaverse to Discuss Next-Gen Hardware Development 59:55

6M ago59:55

59:55

About three decades after the term “metaverse” was coined, Facebook rebranded as Meta as they increased their focus on building virtual and augmented reality platforms. Today, Agustya Mehta helps lead Meta’s development of the next generation of XR products in his role as their Director of System Platforms for Reality Labs Hardware. In this episode…

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66. Mohammed El-Kurd and Ahmad Al-Naouq on the complicity of mainstream media in Israel's genocidal attack on Gaza 33:03

7M ago33:03

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In this episode Mondoweiss’s Culture Editor Mohammed El-Kurd speaks with journalist and co-founder of We Are Not Numbers Ahmad Al-Naouq. Despite having 21 members of his family murdered by Israel in the past few months, Al-Naouq has been on the forefront of advocating for Palestinian liberation. In this conversation they talk about the complicity o…

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65. Ryan Grim on The Squad vs. the Israel Lobby and Students for Justice In Palestine vs. Columbia University 35:51

7M ago35:51

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In this episode, we have two interviews with our U.S. Correspondent, Michael Arria. First, Michael talks to Ryan Grim, Washington D.C. Bureau chief for The Intercept. Ryan has a new book out titled, “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.” In it, he reports on the fight between the squad of progressive Democrats first elected to Con…

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64. Katie Halper: Why Jews should support Palestine, lessons from the holocaust, and a message to Amy Schumer 46:40

8M ago46:40

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The so-called "humanitarian pause" in Israel's assault on Gaza ended just days ago, and already nearly 1,000 Palestinians have been killed. The Israeli military released a map dividing Gaza into over 2,000 small sections. They say they will notify Palestinians in each of these sections when they plan to bomb or invade it so that the Palestinians ca…

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63. But We Must Speak: On Palestine and the Mandates of Conscience 2:00:15

8M ago2:00:15

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Israeli bombs continue to rain down on the Palestinian residents of Gaza. As of this recording, over 9,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed, a figure that includes over 3,700 children. Multiple experts on international law and the history of genocide have said that Israel’s actions do indeed amount to genocide. In this episode of the podcast,…

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62. Antony Loewenstein on Israeli exports of weapons and surveillance tech around the world 24:40

10M ago24:40

24:40

The impact of the Israeli occupation of Palestine extends far beyond the disputed borders of the region. Israeli companies – many with close ties to the government and military – export weapons and surveillance technology across the globe. Palestinians and their communities serve as test subjects, where potential clients can witness the impact of I…

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61. Mohammed El-Kurd and Raeda Taha on Palestinian identity, martyrdom, and revolutionary honesty 32:41

10M ago32:41

32:41

Earlier this summer, we announced that Mohammed El-Kurd, the Palestinian poet, journalist, and activist, was joining our staff as the Culture Editor. This is the first podcast episode Mohammed has produced for us, and we're excited to share it with you. He is joined by the playwright Raeda Taha. – – – Support our work Help us continue our critical,…

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60. Unpacking Christian Zionism with Rev. Dr. Don Wagner 1:44:31

11M ago1:44:31

1:44:31

Today we’re excited to share an episode from the Latitude Adjustment Podcast looking at the role Christian Zionism plays in continuing persecution of Palestinians. Eric Maddox completed his graduate research in Conflict Transformation from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the Occupied West Bank, collecting oral histories from the 1948 War. He is the founde…

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59. Conditioning U.S. aid to Israel and anti-Palestinian smears at Florida State University 33:55

11M ago33:55

33:55

Today we have two interviews from our US correspondent, Michael Arria. First he speaks with Josh Ruebner about the shifting politics around U.S. aid to Israel, and later, he checks in with the victim of an anti-Palestinian smear campaign at Florida State University. We begin with U.S. aid to Israel. The fight in Congress continues to build over the…

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58. Miko Peled and Phil Weiss on centering Palestinians and saving Jewish culture from Zionism 1:11:36

12M ago1:11:36

1:11:36

Mondoweiss was founded by Phil Weiss, a career journalist, while he was on staff at The New York Observer. In 2006 a wealthy young man named Jared Kushner bought the Observer. After tolerating Phil’s writing on Israel for a brief period, Phil was forced out by Kushner, but he was allowed to keep his blog. Phil is a magnanimous guy and he credits Ku…

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Marveling at MEMS: The New Superheroes of The Silicon World 49:27

1y ago49:27

49:27

Silicon transistors naturally get most of the attention. However, delicate silicon microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with movements that are often measured in angstroms are making some noise of their own (metaphorically, because you won’t be able to hear those tiny vibrations!). By focusing in parallel on the MEMS device and the silicon process…

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57. Unpacking Israel’s attack on the Jenin refugee camp 38:21

1y ago38:21

38:21

Israel’s military invasion of the Jenin Refugee Camp, dubbed “Operation Home and Garden” came to an end late Tuesday night. It left at least 12 Palestinians dead, and one Israeli soldier. Israel has, predictably, declared the operation a success. They say 120 Palestinians were arrested and weapons caches were destroyed, including bomb making materi…

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AI or 5G? EdgeQ Asks, “Why Not Both?” While Building a Wireless Base Station-on-a-Chip 53:54

1y ago53:54

53:54

It all began with a love of mathematics. Adil Kidwai loved mathematics. That initially led him to a career focused on analog and RF design. After many years working on RF technology leading efforts in cellular communication, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, Adil had a chance to move into the AI field. When he started digging into AI, Kidwai had an epiphany. “…

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Getting Out of the Weeds with John Deere’s Revolutionary AI Technology 55:43

1y ago55:43

55:43

Imagine 1500 laptops strapped to a 120 foot (36 m) wide sprayer being pulled behind a tractor. That gives you a rough understanding of the compute power inside the John Deere See & SprayTM that targets herbicide to the weeds, not the crops. These might be “the smartest agricultural machines in the world,” says Chris Padwick, Director of Computer Vi…

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VC-Backed Hardware Design Collaboration is the (All) Spice of Life 56:53

1y ago56:53

56:53

In this unique episode of the Moore’s Lobby podcast, we get to hear from not only the technologists and executives behind the company but the investor who is helping them make their dreams a reality. As an electrical engineer, Chrissy Meyer had spent years working in product design on large projects at Apple, including the Apple iPod Nano and Touch…

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Powering a Green Future: Insights from Infineon’s Peter Wawer 56:43

1y ago56:43

56:43

Engineering careers, even very successful ones, don’t always progress in a nice orderly manner. In this episode of Moore’s Lobby, Peter Wawer, Division President of Green Industrial Power at Infineon Technologies, retraces a fascinating technical and business career that is still going strong. As a second-generation electrical engineer, the industr…

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Burning Man Maker, Music Mogul, and PCB Revolutionary—Flux CEO Matthias Wagner 1:00:06

1y ago1:00:06

1:00:06

Matthias Wagner learned early in his career that not everything is like an engineering “marketing video…all so streamlined and perfect.” Sometimes you have to dive into a project with no documentation and no roadmap and “figure it out now.” That fearless, can-do attitude has led him on a circuitous and amazing route into, out of, and now back into …

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56. Alice Rothchild on bringing the Palestine story to young adult fiction 1:04:05

1y ago1:04:05

1:04:05

Alice Rothchild is doctor, writer, filmmaker and activist who has spent decades in key social justice movements. She is the author of three books, Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience was released in 2007, On the Brink: Israel and Palestine on the Eve of the 2014 Gaza Invasion, came in 2014, and Co…

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From Apple to OpenLight: Silicon Photonics and Integrated Lasers with Dr. Tom Mader 41:04

1y ago41:04

41:04

I’ll bet that you didn’t know that the original concept for what became the Apple Thunderbolt interface involved optical communication. Well, in this fascinating podcast with Dr. Mader, you will learn that intriguing backstory and much more. Mader also provides a helpful introduction to silicon photonics technology and applications. Importantly, Op…

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55. The impact of Israel's raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan 49:53

1+ y ago49:53

49:53

The Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem encompasses several key sites central to Islam, including the Dome of the Rock, the third holiest site for Muslims, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have ascended to heaven, where he spoke to God. The compound sits on the Temple Mount, where the ancient Hebrew temple once stood. Today we have a conv…

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Synopsys’ Stelios Diamantidis Is Bringing the Magic of AI To Chip Design 1:01:18

1+ y ago1:01:18

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“It’s a magical world.” After several decades in the chip design industry, Stelios Diamantidis might be just as fascinated by the work he gets to do today as when he saw his first computer as a child growing up in Greece. Inspired by the success of computers and AI systems in defeating humans in strategy games like chess and Go, Diamantidis wondere…

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