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1 Understanding the Elegant Math Behind Modern Machine Learning 1:14:43
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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying math that powers modern machine learning to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives, even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…
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Cult Connections is the podcast that finds the links between all kinds of film, TV, books and more. From cult classics to major blockbusters we have everything covered. So if you want to hear about the evolution of the zombie film, the obvious and not so obvious screen versions of Spiderman or three films featuring the "other fellas" then this is the place for you. Join your host Ian (@ArbroathMackem) and a different guest every episode as we explore some Cult Connections!
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Cult Connections is the podcast that finds the links between all kinds of film, TV, books and more. From cult classics to major blockbusters we have everything covered. So if you want to hear about the evolution of the zombie film, the obvious and not so obvious screen versions of Spiderman or three films featuring the "other fellas" then this is the place for you. Join your host Ian (@ArbroathMackem) and a different guest every episode as we explore some Cult Connections!
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217 episodes
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×Ian gives a review of some of the films he has watched recently, what's coming up on the show and why things have been a bit quiet lately.

1 Adventures In Time and Spain: The Time Meddler 47:21
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Ian and Nathan travel to 1066 via 1965 to review a story which changed Doctor Who forever! The Time Meddler (1965). Directed by Douglas Camfield. Written by Dennis Spooner. Starring william Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves and Peter Butterworth

1 Who's Round: Joy to The World/The War Games in Colour 37:06
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Ian and Nathan finally kick off 2025 with a round up the festive Doctor Who treats for 2024!
Ian is joined by Mark Plant to discuss the hardhitting and unsettling Spanish cult horror. Would You Kill A Child? (1976). Directed by Narciso Ibanez Serrador. Written by Serrador and Juan Jose Plans. Starring Lewis Fiander and Prunella Ransome.
Ian is joined by Ben Baker to discuss his new book Kiss Your Television, an affectionate, insightful and funny look at favourites and obscurities young and old. Ian and Ben share their passion for, Sapphire and Steel Tuckers Luck and Cannon and Ball amongst many others! You can find Kiss Your Television here https://t.co/eKswySk5Ih…

1 Movie Nite: Wicked (2024) & The Wizard of Oz (1925) 22:16
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Ian finds himself in the Ozverse to review the new release Wicked and goes back to 1925 for a version of the original stry that started it all. Wicked (2024) Directed by John M Chu. From the book by Gregory Maguire. Stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo The Wizard of Oz (1925). Directed by Larry Semon. Written by Larry Semon, Leon Lee and Frank Joslyn Baum. Starring Dorothy Dwan, Larry Semon and Oliver Hardy…

1 Elizabeth R: Episode 6 Sweet England's Pride 19:17
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Ian reaches the finale episode of the flagship BBC drama Episode 6 - Sweet England's Pride. Directed by Roderick Graham. Written by Ian Rodger. Starring Glenda Jackson and Robin Ellis
Ian is joined by Dr Matt Melia to discuss one of Britain's most prolific, influential and contoversial filmmakers, Ken Russell. On this opening episode we discuss three of his trademark composer biographies as he made the transtion from the small to the big screen. Song of Summer (1968). Directed by Ken Russell. From the book by Eric Fenby. Starring Max Adrian, Christopher Gable and Maureen Pryor, Dance of the Seven Veils (1970). Directed by Ken Russell. Written by Russell and Henry Reed. Starring Christopher Gable, Judith Paris and Kenneth Colley, The Music Lovers (1971). Directed by Ken Russell. Written by Melvyn Bragg. Starring Richard Chamberlain and Glenda Jackson Matt Melia is a senior lecturer in Literature, Film and Media at Kingston University, London. He is the editor of Refocus: The Films of Ken Russell…
On this epiosde Ian is joined by Steve Hatton to review the first series of the cult BBC sci-fi drama. The Tripods: Series One (1984). Written by Alick Rowe. From the book by John Christopher. Directed by Christopher Barry and Graham Theakston. Starring John Shackley, Ceri Steel and Jim Baker

1 Elizabeth R: Episode 5 The Enterprise of England 12:59
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How do you defeat the Spanish Armada on a BBC budget? Episode 5: The Enterprise of England. Directed by David mcWhinnie. Written by John Prebble. Starring Glenda Jackson, Peter Jeffrey, John Woodvine and Robert Hardy

1 Adventures in Time and Spain: The Caves of Androzani (1984) 49:29
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Ian and Nathan land on Androzani Minor to cover the Fifth Doctors last story. The Caves of Androzani (1984). Written by Robert Holmes. Directed by Graeme Harper. Starring Peter Davison, Nicola Bryant, John Normington and Christopher Gable.

1 Elizabeth R: Episode 4 - Horrible Conspiracies 12:49
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We reach the tragic ending of Mary, Queen of Scots in our rewatch of the vlassic BBC drama. Elizabeth R: Episode 4 - Horrible conspiracies. Directed by Roderick Graham. Written by Hugh Whitemore. Starring Glenda Jackson, Stephen Murray and Vivien Pickles.

1 Adventures in Time and Spain: Revelation of the Daleks 49:08
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Ian and Nathan have dematerialised on the planet Necros for a visit to Tranquil Repose Revelation of the Daleks (1985). Directed by Greame Harper. Written by Eric Saward. Starring Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Eleanor Bron and Clive Swift.

1 Elizabeth R: Episode Three - Shadow of the Sun 10:44
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It's a hey nonny no as Ian contunues his rewatch of the classic BBC drame series. Episode 3 - Shadow of the Son, Written by Julian Mitchell. Directed by Richard Martin. Starring Glenda Jackson, Michael Williams and Bernard Horsfall.
Ian continues his rewatch of Elizabeth R. Episode two - The Marriage Game. Directed by Herbert Wise. Written by Rosemary Anne Sissons. Starring Glenda Jackson and Robert Hardy
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