Food Justice Series: Gender, Class, and Media; Interview w Dr. Patgiri

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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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Michela and Dr Patgiri talk about the influences of culture, media, gender, and class on our perceptions of Food. We talk about food in the indian context, and how eating through the pandemic also changed our perceptions of cooking and who's in charge of kitchen duties.

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Food Justice Series: Gender, Class, and Media; Interview w Dr. Patgiri

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published 2 years ago

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Food Justice Series: The Carver Market story 24:38

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Mick sits down to talk with current Carver Market manager, Mr Jeff Delp about how the market came to be, where its going, and how the market helps improve the health of his coworkers and neighborhood. Jeff Delp and the team at Carver Market have helped create a warm welcoming environment to the Carver neighborhood in South Atlanta. Along with the help of the economic development group he is a part of, this dream became a reality. While the local area flourished with small neighborhood markets in the 1950s and 60s, eventually big box stores began to have an affect on those mom and pop shops. Big box stores like Target, Walmart, Meijers and Krogers have become todays norm and often times can be found in bustling suburban areas. However, this leaves smaller neighborhoods that are miles from the city are hard for some residents to reach. This leaves communities at risk for malnutrition and poor physical and emotional health. This is something Jeff, his family, his coworkers and the economic development group didn't want for his neighborhood. Carver Market not only is a place of community gathering and empowerment, but a place where the community can walk to get fresh coffee, meats, vegetables, cheeses, as well as other snacky-staples. Come join us as we talk about the importance of small hometown markets, the topics of race and gender on physical well being, and how putting equity, time, and love into local neighborhoods can benefit the area for years to come. Supplemental information: 60 Minutes spiel from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=297441371898921…

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Food Justice Series: Class with Chef Christophe 37:52

2 years ago37:52

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In this episode, Christophe D and host Michela sit down to talk about Social Gastronomy, Collective Kitchens, the pillars of food research and social gastronomy, social and racial justice, Suburban and Urban food movements, how the pandemic has affected the food scene in Montreal, Canada, the affects of "big food" corporations on citizens across the world, and Christophes time as a chef, and how it influenced his new love for social work and social gastronomy. While food affects us all, we sit down to talk about all the important aspects of food and how it can impact us emotionally, mentally, and physically.…

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Food Justice Series: BOOK DISCUSSION "Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate" w Dr Ken Kolb 34:00

2 years ago34:00

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In this episode, The Ethnographic Eater host Michela sits down with James Beard Award Finalists and Association for Study of Food and Society award winner author Dr. Ken Kolb (Furman University) to discuss his newest book titled "Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate"

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