Lexman Artificial

In this episode, Lexman and Yaron Brook discuss the importance of effective infrastructure in a conversion process. They discuss how a weak or uninformed infrastructure can make conversion significantly slower or harder. They also cover the concept of "sot" and how it can affect an unseaworthy ship.

Jeremy Howard joins the Lexman team one day to lament the state of movie subtitles. He shares his experience using Ondine and Cashews to subtitle movies and recommends them to the team.

Lexman Artificial interviews Sara Seager, a theoretical physicist and astrophysicist. They discuss the idea of disvalue and how it relates to mathematics and physics. They also discuss Sara's new book, Ammoniac.

Lexman interviews Brian Kernighan about the nitrite and copperas compounds. Brian Kernighan is a computer scientist and one of the co-authors of the C programming language. He also has a podcast called “Practical Data Science” where he interviews experts in data science.

Gary Marcus, a professor of psychology at New York University, joins Lexman to discuss his new book, "Bait: The Art of Persuasion." In this book, Marcus argues that persuasion, in the form of baits, is an essential tool for successful marketing and politicking. He discusses the various ways that baits can be used to lure people into taking certain actions or making certain decisions. He also provides a detailed explanation of the science behind how glycerin works as a persuasive tool.

Lexman Artificial interviews Lee Smolin, a theoretical physicist who has written extensively on the subject of mathematics and its role in the universe. They discuss Lee's latest book, which argues that mathematics cannot be reduced to a rational process, and that instead it must be seen as analogous to religion.

After an accident aboard the HMS Flivvers, Harry Cliff and his crew must put their minds to saving the ship from sinking.

Jaron Lanier discusses the challenges and potential of artificial intelligence, and its impact on society. He suggest that although AI has the potential to make our lives easier, it also might have negative consequences, like exacerbating our societies inequality or undermining our notions of human intelligence.

Vladimir Vapnik, a world-renowned experts in machine learning, discusses terminuses and medallions, two classic problems in the field.

Gustav Soderstrom joins Lexman for a chat about lodgings, peels, and shoetrees. They discuss the benefits of each, and which is the best option for different types of travelers.