Beyond the Present Podcast

Govind Mohan is a Mathematician, Philosopher and an entrepreneur . 

In the 20th century, we reached a synergistic pinnacle in mathematics, computing and the sciences that allowed us to abstract a very fundamental human task -- learning. One of the major contributing factors to this was David Hilbert's undertaking to create a foundation for mathematics. This subsequently allowed for the development of inference/deduction engines that were able to automatically prove theorems (since there was now a rigorous definition for a proof).

Following this, our focus was shifted towards the study of probability, which allowed us to use uncertainty to model events. However, there is no widely accepted unification of these methods. What would such a unification look like? How can we teach computers to make clear, explainable inferences that make use of probability? Is there more to human cognition than this combined process?

Throughout the history many changes and revolutions in the field of medicine have led to the creation of new approaches to the subject and many patients have benefited from various types of therapies and healing; however, modern medicine has stood against the former approaches and labeled them unscientific, but is the scientific community right about this? 

Medical error is one of the causes of death in the United States as well as the rest of the world and if you are concerned whether you should trust your doctor or not then you owe it to yourself to listen to this episode! 

One of the most common reactions upon facing with difficulties or experiencing hardships is to start looking for people or things to blame so as to make ourselves feel good, alas, this strategy leads to short term gain for long term pain! In this program as part of the Solo Edition of Beyond the Present (BTP) Podcast Daniel will share with you why the top performers in any field refuse to blame anyone or anything for their problems and instead take responsibility for what they have and what they want to achieve in the future. This program will help you stop the blame game once and for all and if you want to become the master of your destiny then give this short program a listen.

Helen Keller so aptly once said “your life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all” and she did so to demonstrate the importance of risk taking in life.

In this program as part of the Let’s Talk edition of Beyond the Present Podcast Daniel and Pouya discuss the issue of taking risks in all areas of life from business and entrepreneurship to relationships and hobbies. The biggest risk you can ever take is to not take any risk and to avoid making that mistake you are recommended to listen to this program.  

One of hottest debates with respect to relationships is concerned with the issues of monogamy, polygamy, and polyamory which affect the lifestyle of both men and women in their relationship with the opposite gender. 

It is said that the quality of discipline is the chain that links motivation and success together and in this program as part of the Let’s Talk edition of Beyond the Present (BTP) Daniel and Pouya discuss the aforementioned elements. They offer solutions regarding sustainable motivation that lasts long after the initial motivation caused by the novelty has dissipated and mention how choosing the right goals based on your inherent talents will lead to a natural state of discipline and persistence in the face of obstacles and setbacks. 

The more words you know in a foreign language the better you can understand others and express yourself in that language. However, not all words are created equal and certain words are of higher importance for language learners than others. In this Polyglot edition of Beyond the Present (BTP) podcast, Daniel talks about the importance of constantly expanding your vocabulary in your target language using the 80/20 rule  and offers a few tips on how to do just that. If you are a language learner then this program is a must for you.

How much of the food and groceries that you purchase on a regular basis is being wasted? This question dominates the majority of the conversations that take place as Daniel and Pouya join Jaya, an expert in the field of agriculture and food production, to discuss the issue of food waste. 

The issue of human rights has been used by governments around the world to find out how well one nation’s leadership measures against others but the same nations who claim to be support human rights ultimately undermine the rights of their citizens. Sweden reduces the rights of men in favor of feminism, France attacks and suppresses its own citizens who are protesting against the government, the US government taps the phones of its citizens, Middle East, well let’s not even talk about the Middle East!