Mind Matters

By Discovery Institute Center on Natural and Artificial Intelligence

On the Mind Matters podcast, Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence considers the implications and misconceptions, the opportunities and limitations, and t... more

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August 09, 2018Bitcoin and the Keys to Cryptocurrency Security
Everyone has heard the buzz about Bitcoin, but what is driving this mad dash and the volatile cryptocurrency markets? What are the mechanics of Bitcoin, of mining and trading it? How are transactions secured against tampering? Is it anonymous, and thereby shielded from the IRS? As Warren Buffet would have it, is it time to be fearful or greedy?
Show Notes
01:45 | Blockchain opening up new sources of funding
02:30 | Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper
03:30 | The two components of Bitcoin: mining and trading
05:30 | Why does Bitcoin work? How many people are sharing the ledger?
05:45 | The difficulty or ease of buying and selling Bitcoin?
06:55 | Places to learn how to trade: coinbase.com, poloniex.com, coindesk.com, bitfinance.com, bitcoin.org
08:05 | Bitcoin wallets, public and private keys, and QR Codes
09:25 | The profusion of cryptocurrencies since 2017
09:50 | What determines the value of a cryptocurrency
10:00 | ICO’s, Initial Coin Offerings
10:50 | Can anyone start their own cryptocurrency?
12:05 | The crypto-bust and Warren Buffet’s investment advice
12:30 | Do cryptocurrencies make transactions untraceable?
13:40 | How will the IRS tax capital gains captured via cryptocurrency?
14:45 | Will Bitcoin itself begin submitting 1099’s to the IRS?
15:20 | The use of technology for good and ill
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July 30, 2018 Trusting the Blockchain
Robert J. Marks and Will Fullerton discuss what changes await as we enter the implementation phase of a foundational technology: blockchain. While China is making a multi-billion dollar investment, IBM is betting on countless blockchain projects. And by promising to disintermediate financial institutions, blockchain holds the promise of radically reducing obstacles and overhead from human transactions. Still, challenges remain to Read More ›
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July 30, 2018 Trusting the Blockchain
Robert J. Marks and Will Fullerton discuss what changes await as we enter the implementation phase of a foundational technology: blockchain. While China is making a multi-billion dollar investment, IBM is betting on countless blockchain projects. And by promising to disintermediate financial institutions, blockchain holds the promise of radically reducing obstacles and overhead from human transactions. Still, challenges remain to…
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July 12, 2018 Why Mind Matters Matter
Host Robert J. Marks introduces the breadth of issues that will be covered on the Mind Matters podcast, from job displacement to human flourishing in a world increasingly run by our algorithms. In brief, Mind Matters will bring natural and artificial intelligence head to head in the areas of research, application and education. (more…)
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July 12, 2018 Why Mind Matters Matter
Host Robert J. Marks introduces the breadth of issues that will be covered on the Mind Matters podcast, from job displacement to human flourishing in a world increasingly run by our algorithms. In brief, Mind Matters will bring natural and artificial intelligence head to head in the areas of research, application and education. Show Notes 00:50 | The mission of Read More ›
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June 21, 2018 First Episode Teaser
Coming soon from the Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, the Mind Matters podcast, hosted by Robert J. Marks, brings human intelligence to bear on AI.
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June 21, 2018 First Episode Teaser
Coming soon from the Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, the Mind Matters podcast, hosted by Robert J. Marks, brings human intelligence to bear on AI.
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