Getting to Yes, And… | Second City’s Creative Leadership Team – Happy Birthday, Second City!

Second City Works presents "Getting to Yes, And"

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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 mathematical concepts that power 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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To celebrate The Second City’s 65th anniversary, Kelly sits down with the members of the legendary theatre’s creative leadership team to talk about how each of them found their way to The Second City.

“Ensemble lay at the heart of the work at Second City.”

“The Second City’s creative process is sacred to the work done on its stages and in its classrooms.”

“As Alison Riley used to say, at The Second City – two wrongs make a tradition.”

Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And”

The Science and Promise of Personality Change

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Getting to Yes, And… | Second City’s Creative Leadership Team – Happy Birthday, Second City!

Second City Works presents "Getting to Yes, And"

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“Ensemble lay at the heart of the work at Second City.”

“The Second City’s creative process is sacred to the work done on its stages and in its classrooms.”

“As Alison Riley used to say, at The Second City – two wrongs make a tradition.”

Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And”

The Science and Promise of Personality Change

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Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’

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Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’

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Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’

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Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’

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166 episodes

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Getting to Yes, And… | Olga Khazan – ‘Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change’

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Kelly connects with The Atlantic journalist Olga Khazan whose new book, “Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change,” follows her as she attempts to change her own personality including taking improv classes in order to boost her extroversion. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7316603/Olga_Khazan_2025-03-11-033203.64kmono.mp3 “Improv taught me I can rely on others to supply their side of the interaction.” “Behaving against our natures doesn’t bother us as much as we fear it might.” “In improv, as in life, sometimes it helps to just make a choice, weird though it might be.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’

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Kelly welcomes Martha Jones back to the podcast. She is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and professor of history at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. We spoke to her last about her book “Vanguard.” Her new book is called “The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7304343/Martha_Jones_2025-03-03-041943.64kmono.mp3 “So much of the historical record was written with silence.” “I discovered my faith in the capacity of words to help me know myself and the people who made me.” “This book is a dialogue with my family. It is also a dialogue with those who write about the past in which my family made its way.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’

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Kelly connects with Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Delaware. Her research interests include political media effects, public opinion, political satire and the psychology of political humor. Her books include Irony and Outrage and Wrong. She’s also an improviser. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7296404/Dannagal_Young_2025-02-25-161504.64kmono.mp3 “First rule of comedy: know your audience.” “We – all of us – are wrong about lots of things.” “Confident humility is a corrective lens.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’

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Kelly talks to University of Michigan Professor Ethan Kross about his new book: “Shift: Managing Your Emotions – So They Don’t Manage You.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7290662/Ethan_Kross_2025-02-20-195902.64kmono.mp3 “Emotions aren’t good or bad; they are just information.” “There are things you can control and things you can’t. Emotions are both.” “The effect music has on our emotions feels like magic.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’

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Kelly goes behind the scenes of Alzheimer’s research with science writer Charles Piller whose new book is called “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7286575/charles_Piller_2025-02-18-161415.64kmono.mp3 “Disproving someone else’s experiment can be a death wish in science.” “Most academic bio-scientists depend on the National Institute of Health to keep the lights on.” “Eleven of sixteen FDA medical examiners who worked on twenty-eight drug approvals left the agency to become employees or consultants for the companies they recently regulated.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Eli Finkel and Paul Eastwick – ‘The Love Factually Podcast’

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Kelly hosts a special Valentine’s Day Bonus Pod with professors Eli Finkel and Paul Eastwick who host the “Love Factually” podcast. Eli and Paul are relationship scientists at Northwestern and The University of California, Davis. Their podcast looks at a modern romantic comedy each week through the lens of the science of relationships. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7282392/Eli_Finkel_and_Paul_Eastwick_2025-02-14-045832.64kmono.mp3 “Relationship outcomes depend not only on the specific qualities of each partner but also on the unique patterns that emerge when the partners’ qualities intersect.” “There isn’t just one true and proper way to love, to relate, to bond, to touch.” “Motivated reasoning is a cognitive process where people use reason to support their existing beliefs or desires and lay at the heart of ‘When Harry Met Sally.’” Recent Posts The Chicago Way with John Kass Kass: Lipson on the truth about ‘free speech’ on campus .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kass: When fools rush in…and out .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s 2nd 1st month .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kass: The fall of Madigan and revival of Blago? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Chicago Way w/John Kass: The Messianic Complex .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Dr. Steven J. Heine – ‘Start Making Sense’

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Kelly connects with Dr. Steven J. Heine, Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology at the University of British Columbia. They discuss his new book, “Start Making Sense: How Existential Psychology Can Help Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7275982/Dr_Steven_J_Heine_-_Start_Making_Sense_2025-02-11-061822.64kmono.mp3 “The world seems confusing, and people no longer seem to agree on the basic facts of what is happening around them.” “In many ways our learning is facilitated through stories.” “We risk a lot if we’re unable to weave all the different threads of our self together.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Siri Chilazi – ‘Make Work Fair’

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Kelly talks about workplace fairness with Harvard’s Siri Chilazi, who co-wrote the book “Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results” with Iris Bohnet. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7258947/Siri_Chilazi_2025-02-04-163847.64kmono.mp3 “Very few people are against fairness, but we don’t all agree on what it entails.” “The biggest determinant of remote work is education.” “Bias from above is complemented by bias from below.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Kalifa Oliver – ‘I Think I Love My Job’

6 weeks ago

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Kelly converses with Kalifa Oliver, an international experience coach, executive advisor, keynote speaker, author and expert in building brilliant experiences using people-centered design and analytics. Her new book is called, “I Think I Love My Job: Secrets to Designing a People-Centered Employer Value Proposition (That You Can Actually Boast About.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7173459/kalifa_Oliver_2025-01-28-062459.64kmono.mp3 “You simply cannot predict the human experience.” “Your employees are another set of customers.” “Culture cannot just be shaped from the top. It starts at the bottom.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Alison Wood Brooks – ‘TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves’

7 weeks ago

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Kelly connects with Harvard professor Alison Wood Brooks, who studies the science of conversation. Her new book is called “TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7156087/Alison_Wood_Brooks_2025-01-20-003827.64kmono.mp3 “Conversation is an ongoing act of co-creation.” “We’re all making it up as we go along.” “People who ask more questions are better liked.”…

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Kurt Gray – ‘Outraged’

8 weeks ago

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Kelly sits down with Kurt Gray, a professor in psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he directs the Deepest Beliefs Lab and the Center for the Science of Moral Understanding. He has a new book, “Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7148156/Kurt_Gray_2025-01-14-154556.64kmono.mp3 “It feels like we are at war.” “It is true: we are safer today than we were at the dawn of humanity. But we don’t feel safer.” “If other people’s pain is like a whisper on the wind, our own pain is a scream in our ear.”…

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Dr. Sunita Sah – ‘Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes’

8 weeks ago

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Kelly connects with Dr. Sunita Sah, an award-winning professor at Corenell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She is also a trained physician, who practiced medicine in the UK. She has a new book, it’s called “Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7148144/Dr_Sunita_Sah_2025-01-14-150444.64kmono.mp3 “A True no is a process, not a snap judgment.” “Defiance first requires that we know our values.” “Curiosity can be an effective way to approach others, opening pathways to change.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Michael Chad Hoeppner – ‘Don’t Say Um’

9 weeks ago

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Kelly starts the new year talking about effective communication skills with Michael Chad Hoeppner, CEO and founder of GK Training. He teaches his unique approach to communications at Columbia University Business School in the PhD and MBA programs and coaches the faculty. He has a new book, “Don’t Say Um: How to Communicate Effectively to Live a Better Life.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7136742/7136742_2025-01-06-172642.64kmono.mp3 “Speaking is not a sidecar to being human.” “Great communication is you, when you are at your most other-focused.” “Speaking is actually closer to an athletic event than a decision-tree flowchart of ideas.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Richard Cytowic – ‘Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age’

10 weeks ago

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Kelly sits down with Richard Cytowic, MD, Professor of Neurology at George Washington University and the author of “Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7117528/7117528_2024-12-18-185628.64kmono.mp3 “Screens act like secondhand smoke.” “Waldorf Schools may be the best kept secret in education.” “You cannot rush learning any more than you can accelerate thinking.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” The Science and Promise of Personality Change .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Martha Jones – ‘The Trouble of Color’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dannagal Young – ‘Improv, Media and Disinformation’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Ethan Kross – ‘Shift’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Charles Piller – ‘Doctored’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…

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Getting to Yes, And… | Aylon Samouha – ‘Extraordinary Learning for All’

11 weeks ago