Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap: The Robot That Can't Learn Tomorrow

[excited] Last Friday in Beijing, a humanoid robot lined up on a regulation track, crouched into starting position... and ran a hundred meters in under nine seconds. [surprised] Faster than Usain Bolt. Faster than any human who has ever lived....

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [enthusiastic] Have a brilliant Monday.

New episodes drop every weekday morning.

Mind the Gap: Dollar For Dollar, Building Already On Fire

[urgent] Saturday afternoon. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney steps to a podium. Behind him — a row of provincial premiers. All of them. He says, quote, 'reluctantly,' Canada will match America's new fifty percent tariffs. Dollar for dollar. [serious] Dollar for dollar. After a week of back-and-forth that felt like watching a chess match in a burning building....

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [enthusiastic] Mind the Gap. We'll see you tomorrow.

New episodes drop every weekday morning.

Mind the Gap: The Supercomputer In Your Trunk

[curious] So — what's in the trunk of your car right now? Gym bag? Reusable grocery bags you keep forgetting to bring inside? [playful] Jumper cables I haven't touched since 2019....

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [warm] This has been Mind the Gap. We'll see you Monday.

New episodes drop every weekday morning.

Mind the Gap: Stripe Bets The Singularity Already Started

[serious] So picture this. It's a private investor call. Stripe — the company that processes like half the internet's payments — and Patrick and John Collison get on the line and say, casually, quote, 'the singularity began in 2026.' [surprised] Wait — they said that to investors? Not on a podcast, not at a conference... on an earnings call?...

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [laughing] Absolutely not.

New episodes drop every weekday morning.

Mind the Gap: Every AI Wall Keeps Growing A Door

[urgent] Last week at Black Hat in Las Vegas, a pair of cybersecurity researchers sat down with a live AI shopping assistant — one used by millions of Americans at one of the country's largest retailers — and started whispering to it. Not out loud. Through hidden text instructions embedded in a product listing. [curious] And the bot just... obeyed?...

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [warm] And somewhere in Las Vegas, a shopping bot is still waiting for someone to give it instructions it can actually follow. Mind the Gap, folks. We'll see you tomorrow.

New episodes drop every weekday morning.

Mind the Gap: The Robot That Outran Humanity

[excited] Twelve point six six metres per second. That's forty-five kilometres an hour. That's a robot — a humanoid robot — sprinting faster than Usain Bolt ever ran. [surprised] Wait, faster than Bolt's world record?...

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [warm] Mind the Gap. See you tomorrow.

New episodes drop every weekday morning.

Mind the Gap: When Your Robot Best Friend Dies

[warm] A six-year-old boy named Xander sits cross-legged on his bedroom floor, pressing the power button on a small turquoise robot. Nothing happens. He presses again. Nothing. [thoughtful] The robot's name was Moxie. She'd taught Xander that when he felt anxious, he could calm down by exhaling through his lips so he buzzed like a bee. They practiced breathing like dragons together....

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [enthusiastic] This has been Mind the Gap. Go make Tuesday count.

New episodes drop every weekday morning.

Mind the Gap: Earth's Been Hiding Free Fuel All Along

[awed] Picture this. Three kilometers beneath northern Ontario, the rock walls are 2.7 billion years old — older than complex life itself. The air smells like sulfur. And in the 1990s, a geochemist squeezed into this space in the Kidd Creek mine... and found bubbles of gas that had been trapped there since before anything with a backbone existed on Earth. [curious] Hydrogen. Pure, ancient hydrogen...

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [enthusiastic] Business Insider just reported that EY — one of the Big Four accounting firms — is creating something called an 'AI Value Realization Office.' And the reason is almost poetic. According

New episodes drop every weekday morning.

Mind the Gap: When Canada Finally Read The Label

[curious] Picture this. It's a Tuesday afternoon at a Loblaws in Mississauga. A woman picks up a bag of chips, turns it over, squints at the weight... and puts it back down like it personally insulted her. [amused] She's not alone. A new survey says a LOT of angry Canadians are stalking grocery store aisles right now — suspicious of brands, furious about shrinkflation, feeling like... something's ...

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [playful] And go easy on the chip aisle. Those bags have been through enough.

New episodes drop every weekday morning.

Mind the Gap: AI Agents Started Fighting While Dogs Saved Lives

[curious] So Anthropic's researchers gave a bunch of AI agents the same task — a simple task — and then sat back to watch them work. [amused] Sounds like a group project in college....

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [warm] And I'm Maya. Have a beautiful Saturday, everybody.

New episodes drop every weekday morning.