Join Anna and Aiden while they discuss a popular consciousness study titled Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Science of Consciousness while contrasting it with views of Swami Sarvapriyananda in a talk titled Arguments Over Consciousness in the Age of AI at Synapse 2024

In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss the interesting exchange between Deedy and Ross Tate about the difficult 8-page PDF in the compiler course and the humbling human angle behind why that course had that complex 8-page PDF.

In this episode, Anna and Aiden dive into a classic paper What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory by Ulrich Drepper from Red Hat Inc.

In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss whether LLMs (Large Language Models) are good at reasoning? Or, are they force-fit to pass certain well-known benchmarks?

The material for this episode comes from two research studies. They are:

1. GSM-Symbolic: Understanding the Limitations of

2. Functional Benchmarks for Robust Evaluation of

In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss three research studies about how using Generative AI in a learning setting fares out.

Here are the research papers, in case you are interested.

In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss about the insights from the OG Bitcoin whitepaper titled

In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss the insights from

This is based on research by William Harding and Matthew Kloster

In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss about the application of Machine Learning in Financial Markets.

They discuss the paper titled Financial Machine Learning by Kelly, Bryan T. and Xiu, Dacheng, Financial Machine Learning (July 1, 2023).

This paper is available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4501707 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4501707

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of Agile metrics, inspired by the book Metrics for Agile Product Teams written by Guru Thimmapuram, Kiran Kashyap and Vivek Ganesan

Join us as we uncover the secrets to tracking meaningful progress, from effective forecasting to measuring true product success.

Forget the vanity metrics—this episode is all about how to select the right data points to boost your team’s performance and deliver real value to your customers.

We’ll break down practical tips and share examples that will help your Agile team shift its focus from "green charts" to impactful outcomes.

Whether you're a Scrum Master, product owner, or part of an Agile team, this conversation will equip you with the tools you need to make your metrics work for you.

Tune in and learn how to align your team’s efforts with data that drives success!

Join Anna and Aiden as they discuss the book Mathematics for Computer Science by Eric Lehman, F. Thomson Leighton and Albert R. Meyer.

This book has a lot of eye-opening insights for software engineers.