Podcasts about Charles Babbage

It is a common perception that scientists are totally objective and impartial in their search for the truth. If a scientist says so, it must be true! Even among themselves leaders of their field are jokingly referred to as the “high priests of science.”But many scientists will willingly admit that they are just as fallible, and just as prone to bias or even dishonesty as anyone else. The 19th century scientist, Charles Babbage - a creationist by the way - did an analytical study of the problem of fraud in science. He found that there are three basic types. Scientists can and do record observations that never took place. A second type of fraud is to ignore those observations that don't fit the average. A third type is called “cooking” - where only the data that fits the expectations is used and the rest discarded. Scientists today are under pressure to resort to any of these forms of fraud to continue to obtain research grants, or maintain status before their peers.All this means that scientists are just as human and prone to the same motivations in their work as the rest of us. Not all scientists are frauds, just as not all car mechanics are dishonest. But science is not some open door to absolute truth. Nor can it judge the truth of God's Holy Word.Matthew 5:37"But let your communication be ‘yea, yea' or ‘nay, nay'; for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil."Prayer: Dear Father, I face many temptations to be "just a little less than honest." I ask Your help that I may always think and deal with others honestly, recognizing that You are the only source of all truth. In Jesus' Name. Amen.Ref: H.R. Clauser, “Temptation and Sin in Research,” Research Management, p.44.  To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29?v=20251111

Ada Lovelace wrote the world's first computer program before computers existed. Her friend, Charles Babbage, was inventing an Analytical Thinking Machine, even if he all he had at the moment was a small demo model. Ada thought through what such a machine could do for humanity. Her ideas were grand and far-reaching, and in one case, extremely detailed: she published a paper on exactly how to use such a machine to calculate Bernoulli numbers. But few would recognize her work as groundbreaking until a century later when a real thinking machine (i.e., a computer) needed to be programmed in exactly that way. Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures. This show survives on the support of listeners like you. Support the show on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon page⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=83998235) for ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, and polls. Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Me a Coffee⁠⁠. Your support helps me keep bring the stories of past women into the present. Join ⁠⁠⁠Into History⁠⁠⁠ for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content. Visit ⁠⁠⁠Evergreen Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ to listen to more great shows. Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠ as Her Half of History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ada Lovelace loved machines from a young age. With the help of Charles Babbage, she became one of the mathematicians who wrote the first programming language in history. This story is read by Jodi Kantor, investigative reporter and author.

What if Charles Babbage's mechanical computers had actually worked, and by 1896 London was already stumbling into an early information age?I'm joined by Tim Standish, author of The Sterling Directive. His version of late-Victorian London has engines, telegraph networks, and a state security machine that's worrying in a very familiar way: once records become searchable, identity becomes traceable.We talk through the nuts and bolts of making that world feel real without turning it into homework. What the tech can do, where it breaks, who controls it, who gets left out, and how “tappers” (his world's hackers) make the whole thing dangerous. There's also airships, because obviously there are.If you like alternate history that actually changes behaviour, or you're writing your own world and want a few solid craft ideas, you'll get a lot out of this one.Episode page with notes: https://richardsonsrubicon.com/worldbuilding-a-victorian-information-state-tim-standish-the-sterling-directive/Tim's website: https://timstandish.co.uk/The Episode Question! https://richardsonsrubicon.com/community/season-5-speculative-fiction-where-worlds-meet/new-tech-who-gets-the-power/#Steampunk #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #Worldbuilding #AmWriting

Episode Description: With the Time Radio repaired, Max and Molly learn the location of the final POG server — hiding in plain sight at the London Science Museum. Joined by Charlene and Katrina, they must use algebra, fractions, and logical patterns to narrow their search and unlock a hidden server before time runs out. But when they realize they're being followed, solving Math problems becomes more urgent than ever. Math Concepts:  Circumference, radius, diameter & Pi; Dividing by fractions (flip and multiply); Algebraic expressions and variables; Lattice multiplicationHistory/Geography Concepts: History of computing & calculation; Charles Babbage & the Difference Engine; Ada Lovelace & early programming; John Napier & Napier's Bones (1617); Early calculators & mechanical computation

Dans cet épisode, découvrez les origines extraordinaires de l'ordinateur ! Si vous connaissez un tout petit peu le domaine, vous savez que l'informatique est née dans les années 40. C'est tout à fait vrai… à un siècle près ! Car c'est en Angleterre, pendant la première moitié du 19ème siècle, que le premier prototype d'ordinateur a été inventé. Et c'est à la même époque qu'a vécu le tout premier programmeur de l'histoire. Sauf que ce programmeur… était une programmeuse. Son nom : Augusta Ada King, comtesse de Lovelace, plus connue sous le nom de Ada Lovelace. D'une mère au foyer au génie des mathématiques, découvrez sa True Story. Une machine révolutionnaire Le 5 juin 1833, une petite soirée a lieu dans les quartiers chics de Londres. Elle réunit des aristocrates, des scientifiques et des libre-penseurs. On discute du trône d'Angleterre, on fait de la poésie, des mondanités… Il fait chaud, et les invités commencent à fatiguer. Mais il y a quelque chose, ce soir, que personne ne veut rater : une nouvelle invention révolutionnaire. Sentant l'impatience grandir chez ses convives, Charles Babbage, l'hôte de la soirée, réclame le silence... Ecriture : Elie Olivennes Réalisation : Célia Brondeau, Antoine Berry Roger Voix : Andréa Brusque Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Londra, 1833. Ada Byron, diciottenne figlia del poeta Lord Byron, conosce Charles Babbage, il “padre” della macchina analitica. Anni dopo traduce l'articolo del piemontese Lugi Federico Menabrea su quella stessa macchina e, in una nota, la celebre nota G, scrive il primo algoritmo della storia. Intuisce che le macchine possono elaborare simboli: musica, immagini, linguaggio. In pratica, intuisce il nostro presente. Ecco la storia della donna che ha immaginato l'era digitale e forse anche l'intelligenza artificiale!

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El 10 de diciembre nació Ada Lovelace, una matemática y escritora británica, célebre sobre todo por su trabajo acerca de la computadora mecánica de uso general de Charles Babbage, la denominada máquina analítica. Se le considera como la primera programadora de ordenadores.

El 18 de octubre de 1871 falleció el matemático Charles Babbage, pionero de la computación.

Every year, the second Tuesday in October is designated as Ada Lovelace Day as a tribute to its namesake, Ada Lovelace, the 19th century mathematician and pioneering computer programmer who collaborated with Charles Babbage on the design of his remarkable mechanical computer, the Analytical Machine. To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2025, Alice and Paola are dedicating this special episode of Design Emergency to celebrating her achievements and those of other remarkable women who have honoured Ada's legacy in different ways, making crucial contributions to the digital age. .Some of them have designed and delivered transformational advances in technology, such as Britain's ingenious female code-breakers at Bletchley Park during World War II, Ida Holz, the Uruguayan computer scientist and engineer who pioneered the internet in Latin America, and Stacy Horn, who designed one of the first online communities in ECHO..Others have developed inspiring ways of improving existing systems: both by alerting us to new possibilities, and by identifying or defusing unexpected dangers, as the Chinese-born, US-based computer scientist Fei-Fei Li has done, and the Kenyan tech designer and activist, Juliana Rotich. While Jay-Ann Lopez, founder of the global network of Black Girl Gamers and new media pioneer, Lynn Hershman Leeson, are at the forefront of challenging stereotypes and championing diversity, inclusivity and equity within tech design, thereby helping to make it fitter for purpose and to realise its true potential. .We hope you'll enjoy this episode. You can find images of the projects Alice and Paola describe on our Instagram @design.emergency. Please join us for future episodes of Design Emergency when we will hear from inspiring global design leaders who are in the forefront of forging positive change..Design Emergency is supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kita diajari dongeng tentang Archimedes dan Newton sebagai penemu tunggal. Narasi ini keliru: inovasi tidak lahir dari kilat tunggal sang jenius. Steven Johnson dalam bukunya Where Good Ideas Come From mengungkapkan cerita-cerita isolasi itu hanyalah mitos yang nyaman, tetapi menyesatkan. Ide-ide hebat tak pernah meledak dari satu otak saja. Mereka wajib tumbuh dalam ekosistem yang kaya koneksi dan bergejolak. Pola kelahiran ide ini berlaku konsisten, mulai dari keragaman di rimba karang lautan hingga dinamika Silicon Valley. Lompatan inovasi tidak bisa terlalu jauh dari kondisi material. Charles Babbage gagal total menciptakan komputer, meski dia brilian. Komponen elektronik yang dibutuhkan Babbage saat itu belum berada dalam ranah Kemungkinan yang Berdekatan (Adjacent Possible). Penemuan adalah pintu yang terbuka menuju kamar baru. Mustahil menembus sepuluh kamar hanya dengan bakat bawaan, tanpa melihat ketersediaan suku cadang. Kemajuan sejati adalah eksplorasi yang terjadi langkah demi langkah, menggunakan komponen yang sudah ada. Ide adalah jaringan, mirip miliaran neuron yang bergejolak di otak kita. Jaringan ini harus cair (liquid) dan fleksibel, bukan kaku. Jaringan Cair menempatkan diri di zona subur "tepi kekacauan," tempat informasi bebas mengalir tanpa kehilangan struktur. Jaringan Cair membuat ide dari berbagai sudut bebas bertabrakan. Kita bisa melihat pola ini di terumbu karang dan kota dagang Renaisans. Desain kantor Google yang tanpa sekat adalah upaya rekayasa untuk memaksa insinyur dari departemen berbeda agar sering bertemu. Kota besar terbukti menjadi mesin superkreatif, melahirkan ide dengan kecepatan luar biasa. Kota adalah jaringan cair raksasa yang padat dan penuh koneksi. Lingkungan yang menghargai kebocoran informasi semacam inilah yang membuat ide-ide busuk cepat matang dan terwujud. Johnson menolak konsep pencerahan mendadak, termasuk pada teori evolusi Darwin. Ide transformatif adalah firasat lambat (Slow Hunch) yang harus diinkubasi. Darwin butuh puluhan tahun mencatat dan merenung sebelum kerangka teori besarnya benar-benar matang. Rahasia Darwin sederhana: ia adalah multitasker lambat yang rajin memungut ide. Dia tekun melakukan commonplacing, sebuah praktik menulis semua pengamatan kecil dalam buku catatan. Teknik ini ampuh melindungi ide samar agar tidak hilang ditelan rutinitas dan tekanan deadline. Fokus harus beralih dari bakat ke desain sistem yang mendukung inkubasi. Triknya bukan menyepi mencari ide besar. Kita harus memberi izin pada diri sendiri untuk memelihara proyek sampingan yang mengambang, seperti Google yang memberikan jatah "20-percent time" kepada para insinyurnya. Serendipitas bukanlah keajaiban tanpa persiapan, melainkan keberuntungan yang dirancang. Ini adalah tabrakan ide yang tidak terduga, tetapi hanya bermakna bagi pikiran yang siap. Kekulé bermimpi ular, namun mimpi itu jadi kunci struktur Benzena karena pikirannya sudah bergumul dengan masalah kimia bertahun-tahun. Lingkungan inovatif wajib memicu perjumpaan acak. Inilah alasan orang sukses sering berkumpul dan bertukar pikiran di ruang publik. Tempat seperti coffee shop adalah titik temu firasat lambat, di mana ide yang terpisah secara geografis akhirnya bertemu. Lingkungan yang terlalu steril dan takut pada kesalahan akan mandul inovasi. Fleming menemukan penisilin dari cawan petri yang terkontaminasi. Kita harus belajar untuk tidak terlalu bersih, sedikit kotor, dan berani salah dalam bereksperimen. Kesalahan sering kali menjadi guru terbaik kita. Ini memaksa kita menjelajah ke wilayah yang belum terpetakan. Wilson Greatbatch menemukan alat pacu jantung karena salah memilih resistor; Johnson menyimpulkan, kebenaran membuat kita statis, kesalahan mendorong kita bergerak. Inovator handal adalah pemikir lintas domain yang berani meminjam. Konsep ini disebut Exaptation, di mana sebuah fitur diubah fungsinya secara mendadak. Contoh klasik adalah bulu burung, yang awalnya berevolusi untuk kehangatan, lalu di-exapt untuk penerbangan. Mesin cetak Gutenberg adalah Exaptation paling fenomenal dalam sejarah. Gutenberg meminjam mekanisme pengepres anggur (wine press). Dia mengubah fungsi alat pembuat minuman keras menjadi mesin pencetak pengetahuan. Milikilah hobi yang beragam, bahkan yang tidak nyambung dengan pekerjaan utama. Inovator seperti Darwin dan Franklin punya banyak "alat konseptual." Kunci kreativitas adalah meminjam solusi dari satu disiplin ilmu untuk memecahkan masalah di disiplin lain. Ide besar tidak dibangun dari nol; selalu ada Platform berlapis sebagai fondasi. YouTube tidak perlu menciptakan Internet, mereka cukup menumpang di atasnya. Platform terbuka semacam ini secara drastis mengurangi biaya dan waktu yang diperlukan untuk memulai eksplorasi. Logika paten dan R&D rahasia itu model inefisien dan berbiaya tinggi. Tembok di sekitar ide melindungi untung jangka pendek, tetapi membunuh inovasi jangka panjang. Ide-ide hebat tidak ingin dilindungi, tetapi ingin terhubung dan berkombinasi. Model lama inovasi adalah perang alam yang keras dan kompetitif. Ini hanya melahirkan sekelompok kecil pemenang. Model masa depan adalah tangled bank, ekosistem rumit yang saling bergantung. Tugas kita kini adalah menjadi arsitek ekosistem terbaik, bukan sekadar mencari si jenius.

Joseph-Marie Jacquard invented the punch card as a means of inputting control data to one of the earliest automated technologies, the weavers' loom. A generation later, Charles Babbage used this innovation as part of his design for an ‘analytical engine', and Ada Lovelace demonstrated how sets of instructions could be written for the engine to... The post #343 Weaving Software into Automation first appeared on Engineering Matters.

El 7 de agosto de 1944 se presentó oficialmente el Mark 1, el primer ordenador electromecánico, construido en IBM. Tenía 760.000 ruedas y 800 kilómetros de cable y se basaba en la máquina analítica de Charles Babbage.

I have to say a big thank you to Adi and Janice who hosted me at their farm Kalmoesfontein this week as part of the Swartland Revolution events they're running— I was invited to give a little talk about Jan Smuts of the Swartland and relished the opportunity to delve deeply into a Great South African's early life. And to the folks that came to ask questions and be part of the event, thank you too for such a warn reception. We're going to deal with two main topics in the years 1871 leading into 1872 - One was the installation of Sir John Molteno as the First Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope which marked the start of responsible government in the territory. But the other really big event of 1872 was the death of Zulu king Mpande kaSenzangakhona, leaving the way open for Cetshwayo kaMpande to seize the reins of power. It wasn't going to be that simple of course. Let's have a quick squizz at what was going on globally in 1871. The Franco-Prussian war ended, leading to the Proclamation the German Empire in January. The North German federation and South German States were united in a single nation state and the King of Prussia was declared as the German Emperor Wilhem the first. Germany officially came into being for the first time. Otto von Bismarck would soon become the First Chancellor of the German Empire. In French Algeria, the Mokrani Rebellion against colonial rule broke out in March 71, in March the Paris Commune was formally established in France. The Commune governed Paris for two months, promoting an anti-religious system, an eclectic mix of many 19th-century schools of thought. Policies included the separation of church and state, the reduction of rent and the abolition of child labor. The Commune closed all Catholic churches and schools in Paris and a mix of reformism and revolutionism took hold — a hodge podge of folks who pushed back against the French establishment. By late May 71 the commune had been crushed in the semaine sanglante, the Bloody Week, where at least 15 000 communards were executed by loyalist troops. More than 43 000 communards were imprisoned. The Paris Commune left an indelible mark on Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels — two men who, in turn, would go on to cast a long, indirect shadow over the course of world history. In June 1871, the United States launched an assault on the Han River forts in Korea, hoping to pry open Korean markets for American trade. Washington wasn't bothering with tariffs that year — gunboats were quicker. Charles Babbage died on boxing Day, 26 December 1871. A man of many labels—mathematician, philosopher, inventor, mechanical engineer—but one overriding legacy: he imagined the computer before electricity even entered the equation. Babbage's difference engine was the first mechanical attempt to automate calculation - it was his analytical engine that quietly cracked open the future. It carried, in brass and gears, the essential ideas of the modern digital computer—logic, memory, and even programmability. His inspiration? The Jacquard loom, which used punched cards to weave patterns into silk. Babbage observed this and thought: if a loom could follow instructions to weave flowers, why not numbers? Hidden in that question was the dawn of the information age—and even the first glimmer of a printer. The popular movement towards responsible government had arisen in the early 1860s, led by John Molteno - and in a future podcast I will spend more time on his life - a fascinating character who was the first South Africa to attempt to export fruit. He married a coloured woman called Maria in 1841 but catastrophe struck when she and their young son died in childbirth and stricken by grief, he joined a Boer Commando fighting in one of the early Frontier Wars. So it was then that on 22nd October 1872 Cetshwayo summoned all the indunas and izikhulu to kwaNondwengu to announce that King Mpande had died.

I have to say a big thank you to Adi and Janice who hosted me at their farm Kalmoesfontein this week as part of the Swartland Revolution events they're running— I was invited to give a little talk about Jan Smuts of the Swartland and relished the opportunity to delve deeply into a Great South African's early life. And to the folks that came to ask questions and be part of the event, thank you too for such a warn reception. We're going to deal with two main topics in the years 1871 leading into 1872 - One was the installation of Sir John Molteno as the First Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope which marked the start of responsible government in the territory. But the other really big event of 1872 was the death of Zulu king Mpande kaSenzangakhona, leaving the way open for Cetshwayo kaMpande to seize the reins of power. It wasn't going to be that simple of course. Let's have a quick squizz at what was going on globally in 1871. The Franco-Prussian war ended, leading to the Proclamation the German Empire in January. The North German federation and South German States were united in a single nation state and the King of Prussia was declared as the German Emperor Wilhem the first. Germany officially came into being for the first time. Otto von Bismarck would soon become the First Chancellor of the German Empire. In French Algeria, the Mokrani Rebellion against colonial rule broke out in March 71, in March the Paris Commune was formally established in France. The Commune governed Paris for two months, promoting an anti-religious system, an eclectic mix of many 19th-century schools of thought. Policies included the separation of church and state, the reduction of rent and the abolition of child labor. The Commune closed all Catholic churches and schools in Paris and a mix of reformism and revolutionism took hold — a hodge podge of folks who pushed back against the French establishment. By late May 71 the commune had been crushed in the semaine sanglante, the Bloody Week, where at least 15 000 communards were executed by loyalist troops. More than 43 000 communards were imprisoned. The Paris Commune left an indelible mark on Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels — two men who, in turn, would go on to cast a long, indirect shadow over the course of world history. In June 1871, the United States launched an assault on the Han River forts in Korea, hoping to pry open Korean markets for American trade. Washington wasn't bothering with tariffs that year — gunboats were quicker. Charles Babbage died on boxing Day, 26 December 1871. A man of many labels—mathematician, philosopher, inventor, mechanical engineer—but one overriding legacy: he imagined the computer before electricity even entered the equation. Babbage's difference engine was the first mechanical attempt to automate calculation - it was his analytical engine that quietly cracked open the future. It carried, in brass and gears, the essential ideas of the modern digital computer—logic, memory, and even programmability. His inspiration? The Jacquard loom, which used punched cards to weave patterns into silk. Babbage observed this and thought: if a loom could follow instructions to weave flowers, why not numbers? Hidden in that question was the dawn of the information age—and even the first glimmer of a printer. The popular movement towards responsible government had arisen in the early 1860s, led by John Molteno - and in a future podcast I will spend more time on his life - a fascinating character who was the first South Africa to attempt to export fruit. He married a coloured woman called Maria in 1841 but catastrophe struck when she and their young son died in childbirth and stricken by grief, he joined a Boer Commando fighting in one of the early Frontier Wars. So it was then that on 22nd October 1872 Cetshwayo summoned all the indunas and izikhulu to kwaNondwengu to announce that King Mpande had died.

Max and Molly arrive for the first day at their new school named after H.G. Wells—only to discover things may not be what they seem. A mysterious new classmate and a message from Aunt Murgatroyd kick off a new mission involving time travel and an undercover threat. Their assignment: travel back to 1842 to meet Ada Lovelace and stop a shadowy group (The Power-Hunger P.O.G.S.) from misusing the first computer algorithm. Math Concepts: Percentages and proportions (e.g., identifying .083% of students as possible spies); Exponents and squaring numbers (e.g., 2×2, 4×4, 16×16); Logical thinking and conditional statements (If/Then logic) Algorithm basics; Pattern recognition History/Geography Concepts: Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine; The origins of computer programming in 19th-century London; The idea of "moles" (spies) infiltrating organizations; H.G. Wells as a historical figure and author of The Time Machine

This week we finish our talk about The Society for Psychical Research. We go over certain key figures such as Thomas Charles Lethbridge, Charles Babbage and William and Elizabeth Denton. Does their research into the concept of what ghosts really are have solid ground? Or does the concept of infused locations truly have nothing behind it all. Tune in as we finish this deeper discussion. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscryptidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. We have some of our sources for research here: http://tinyurl.com/CristinaSourcesAlso check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we start to talk about The Society for Psychical Research. We go over certain key figures such as Thomas Charles Lethbridge, Charles Babbage and William and Elizabeth Denton. Does their research into the concept of what ghosts really are have solid ground? Or does the concept of infused locations truly have nothing behind it all. Tune in as we begin this deeper discussion. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscryptidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. We have some of our sources for research here: http://tinyurl.com/CristinaSourcesAlso check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

In episode 77 of the Eyes on Jesus podcast, hosts Drew and Tim welcome Joel Thomas, a researcher and podcaster who delves into the intersection of the supernatural, Biblical perspectives, and technological advancements. They discuss the rapid evolution of AI, particularly focusing on Chat GPT and the controversial claims of AI sentience. The conversation also touches on historical figures like Charles Babbage, the origins of computing technology, and the potential spiritual influences behind technological advancements. Joel emphasizes the importance of discernment and maintaining faith in navigating the complexities of modern technology without succumbing to fear. The episode concludes with a compelling dialogue on integrating faith and technology responsibly. Could AI be manipulated by supernatural entities? For Joel's podcast and full episode on AI https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QMPQtMyejthnv3PWiSpR2?si=6FxjsqRmTRiaIgl6XaxqrQ Connect with Joel at https://linktr.ee/joelthomasmedia Get the most comfortable shirts we've ever worn with powerful Christian messages! And support the show! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kingdomandwill.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code: EYESONJESUS for 15% off Get all our links in one easy place! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/eyesonjesuspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Group on Facebook- Eyes on Jesus podcast community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/eyesonjesuspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email feedback, questions or show topic ideas to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠eyesonjesuspodcast@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more information on Drew Barker: Follow Drew on ⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/pastordrewbarker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Drew's church's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://yes.online/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more information on Tim Ferrara: ⁠ ⁠ Get all his links in one place- to his social media, all 3 of his books, and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/discerning_dad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Meet Joel Thomas 01:40 Exploring Conspiracies and the Supernatural 05:13 Diving into AI and ChatGPT 07:48 Historical Context and Technological Advancements 20:14 Charles Babbage and the Occult 24:39 Invoking the Devil: A Young Boy's Experiment 25:47 Charles Babbage: The Father of Modern Computing 27:11 The Supernatural Influence on Innovators 28:22 Blake Lemoine and the Sentient AI 31:31 AI in Everyday Life: The Hidden Truth 33:13 The Ethical Dilemma of AI 36:52 The Future of AI and Robotics 42:08 Balancing Technology and Faith 43:29 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

Register here for AWS re:Invent 2024, Dec 2-6, Las Vegas, NV-------David Gildea of Druva shares their approach to building cost-effective, fast generative AI applications, focusing on cybersecurity, data protection, and the innovative use of LLMs for simplified, natural language threat detection.Topics Include:Introduction by Dave Gildea, VP of Product at Druva.Focus on building generative AI applications.Emphasis on cost and speed optimization.Mention of Amazon's Matt Wood keynote.AI experience with kids using "Party Rock."Prediction: GenAI as future workplace standard.Overview of Druva's data security platform.Three key Druva components: protection, response, and compliance.Druva's autonomous, rapid, and guaranteed recovery.Benefits of Druva's 100% SaaS platform.Handling 7 billion backups annually.Managing 450 petabytes across 20 global regions.Druva's high NPS score of 89.Introduction to Dru Investigate AI platform.Generative AI for cybersecurity and threat analysis.Support for backup and security admins.Simplified cybersecurity threat detection.AI-based natural language query interpretation.Historical analogy with Charles Babbage's steam engine."Fail upwards" model for LLM optimization.Using small models first, escalating to larger ones.API security and customer data protection.Amazon Bedrock and security guardrails.Testing LLMs with Amazon's new prompt evaluation tool.Speculation on $100 billion future model costs.Session wrap upParticipants:· David Gildea - VP Product Generative AI, GM of CloudRanger, DruvaSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon/isv/

El 18 de octubre de 1871 falleció el británico Charles Babbage, inventor, excéntrico, aventurero y pionero de la computación.

With the rise of artificial intelligence integrated into most aspects of technology, what is the probability that some algorithms are supernatural? Could this interdimensional intelligence hail from a time of ancient technology before a worldwide deluge? Joel tackles the ultra-terrestrial side of technology by looking at Charles Babbage, the “Father of Computers”, and his proposed Faustian pact to conjure the devil by blood. He then examines the alarming connection between technological discoveries and ultra-terrestrial psychic downloading into past and present geniuses. Lastly, Joel connects the dead Nephilim spirits and futuristic chat programs with Blake Lemoine's alleged sentient discovery of Google's large language model AI, Lambda. Ohio Bigfoot Jamboree: Information Website: https://linktr.ee/joelthomasmedia Follow: Instagram | X | Facebook Watch: YouTube | Rumble Music: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music Films: merkelfilms.com Email: freetherabbitspodcast@gmail.com Distributed by: merkel.media Produced by: @jack_theproducer OUTRO MUSIC Joel Thomas - Pulp YouTube | Apple Music | Spotify

Whether you attended Taylor Swift's Eras Tour or took a trip to a Disney park this summer, you may not realize there is an Oregon connection between the two. Michael Curry Design is a creative studio in Scappoose that has crafted puppets, stage pieces and more for a variety of venues. From artist tours to theatrical productions, the creatives at MCD have left their mark on stages and performances not just across the country, but around the world. Michael Curry is the founder, president and owner of MCD. Charles Babbage is the lead art director. They join us to share more on their work.

Jason takes another L with a failed invention. We talk LA Gangs. Charles Babbage. Guns that shoot knives, etc. All the important stuffFor the Good Episodes with High Profile Guests, find them ONLY on Patreon.com/BadcomedyFor the EXCLUSIVE Weekly GOOD Episodes, with High Profile Guests, find them ONLY on Patreon.com/BadcomedyHosts: Mack Nepper @badboyofcomedyJason Melton @jasonmeltoncomedyvidsRecorded at BAD COMEDY! Studios Chicago, IL PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE! _________________________________________________Follow Bad Comedy! PodcastIG/FB/Tik Tok/YouTube- @badcomedypodcastLinkTree: linktr.ee/badcomedypodcastHostsMACK NEPPERIG/FB/TikTok/Twitter: @badboyofcomedy-LinkTree: linktr.ee/badboyofcomedyJASON MELTONIG/FB/TikTok/Twitter: @cooljasonmelton-Twitch: @jasonmeltontwitch-Comedy Special “Vanity Project” on Youtube: @jasonmeltoncomedyvids-Haha to Hell | Reggies, Chicago | IG: @hahatohell-End of the Line | Nighthawk, Chicago | IG: @endofthelinecomedyshow-Beer Belly Open Mic Pony Inn Chicago | IG: @beerbellyopenmic _______________________________________________________________________#comedypodcast #comedy #funny #standupcomedy #chicagocomedy #podcast #satire #satirecomedy #absurdcomedy #absurdist #comedian #comedians #edgelord #edgy #offensive #offensivehumor

Ever wondered how the digital revolution came to be? Was it the work of lone geniuses, or was there something more at play? In this episode, we delve into Walter Isaacson's "The Innovators," uncovering the collaborative efforts and key principles that have shaped our technological landscape.In the world of investing and entrepreneurship, building a multidisciplinary mental model is key to success. "The Innovators" reveals that diverse, collaborative teams have historically been the driving force behind groundbreaking solutions.In my martial arts days, a coach taught me to study exceptional role models – a strategy akin to the famous Harvard Business Cases. Analyze success, discover core principles, then adapt them to your own unique path. After all, as Bruce Lee said, "Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is essentially your own."That's the lens I bring to biographies – extracting valuable lessons amidst the complexities of each individual story.This episode dissects 10 crucial tools for fostering innovation, drawing on stories from the book and my own experiences as an entrepreneur and investor. From visionary thinking and customer-centricity to the power of persistence and collaboration, we'll explore the strategies that can help you identify winning teams and create an environment where innovation thrives.Book on Amazon[Link to Amazon]Problems This Solves:Overwhelmed by history books? This concise summary delivers the most relevant insights for entrepreneurs and investors.Unsure how to apply innovation principles? We'll provide actionable takeaways and reflection questions.Curious about the minds behind the digital age? Gain insights into the collaborative spirit that drives technological progress.Why Listen:Discover the 10 tools for innovation: Uncover the strategies that have fueled successful collaborations and groundbreaking technologies.Learn from real-world examples: Hear stories from the book and my own experiences that illustrate these principles in action.Apply the lessons to your own ventures: Reflect on how you can foster innovation and build winning teams in your own organization.Quotes:"Creativity is a collaborative process. Innovation comes from teams more often than from the lightbulb moments of lone geniuses." - Walter Isaacson"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay (as quoted in "The Innovators")Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(04:18) Walter Isaacson(08:21) Overview of the Book(12:28) Tool #1: Ada Lovelace and the Power of Visionary Thinking(18:01) Tool #2: Collaborative Teamwork(23:13) Tool #3: Craftsmanship(29:00) Tool #4: The Entrepreneurial Spirit and Culture of Innovation(35:32) Tool #5: Leadership that Breeds Innovation(42:13) Tool #6: Persistent Innovation(47:19) Tool #7: Public Awareness and Advocacy(53:48) Tool #8: Customer Centricity(58:51) Tool #9: Technicians Collaborating with Business People(01:03:20) Tool #10: Building Collaborative Ecosystems(01:07:55) Key Takeaways(01:14:00) Tl;dr Episode SummarySend us a Text Message.Support the Show.Join the Podcast Newsletter: Link

When Lord Byron's 17 year-old daughter, Ada Lovelace, attended a soirée at the home of academic Charles Babbage on 5th June, 1833, the pair hit it off immediately. He invited her to see his ‘Difference Engine' - an early mechanical calculator - kicking off a correspondence that lasted throughout her life. Their lively, intellectual correspondence, and Ada's deep understanding of mathematics and science, lead to her championing of Babbage's ‘Analytical Engine', a groundbreaking proto personal computer for which Ada even wrote an algorithm. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly debate whether Ada deserves her 21st century acclaim as the godmother of computer programming; expose her extramarital affairs and gambling habit; and consider whether Babbage himself even fully understood the applications for what he had invented… Further Reading: • ‘Charles Babbage's Difference Engines and the Science Museum' (Science Museum, 2023): https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/charles-babbages-difference-engines-and-science-museum • ‘How Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage Invented the World's First Computer: An Illustrated Adventure in Footnotes and Friendship' (The Marginalian, 2015): https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/06/15/the-thrilling-adventures-of-lovelace-and-babbage-sydney-padua/ • ‘Ada Lovelace in “Victoria” (ITV, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOoCOUDdoeA Love the show? Support us!  Join 

En el episodio de hoy de "10 Minutos con Sami", nos sumergimos en tres noticias superinteresantes. Comenzamos con la gran interrupción de ChatGPT que dejó a millones de usuarios frustrados alrededor del mundo. Analizamos los motivos detrás de esta falla y las hilarantes reacciones en redes sociales. Luego, exploramos cómo los avances en inteligencia artificial están revolucionando la predicción meteorológica, con ejemplos como Aurora de Microsoft y las innovadoras técnicas de recopilación de datos de Windborne Systems. Finalmente, retrocedemos en el tiempo para reconocer la increíble contribución de Ada Lovelace en la historia de la computación, quien, en 1843, con sus notas sobre la Máquina Analítica de Charles Babbage, sentó las bases de lo que hoy conocemos como programación informática. Fuentes: https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/04/chatgpt-is-down-for-several-users-openai-is-working-on-a-fix/, https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/4/24171264/chatgpt-down-outage-errors, https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/chatgpts-2nd-major-outage-of-the-day-brings-internet-back-to-the-middle-ages-meme-fire-erupts-on-social-media-101717520215005.html, https://www.techradar.com/news/live/chatgpt-is-down-heres-what-we-know-about-the-outage-so-far, https://www.androidauthority.com/chatgpt-is-down-for-users-3448619/, https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.02658, https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/06/as-a-potentially-historic-hurricane-season-looms-can-ai-forecast-models-help/, https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/03/khosla-ventures-backs-wineborne-a-startup-using-ai-to-upend-forecasts.html, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-024-00638-w, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/introducing-aurora-the-first-large-scale-foundation-model-of-the-atmosphere/, https://maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasure-ada-lovelaces-notes-on-the-analytic-engine, https://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/Files/ada-lovelace-notes.html, https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/Ada_and_the_First_Computer.pdf, https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/adalovelace/2018/07/26/ada-lovelace-and-the-analytical-engine/, https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/how-ada-lovelaces-notes-on-the-analytical-engine-created-the-first-computer-program Redes: Puedes buscarme por redes sociales como Threads, Twitter e Instagram con @olivernabani, y puedes encontrarme habitualmente en Twitch: http://twitch.tv/olivernabani Puedes encontrar tanto este Podcast como otro contenido original en YouTube: https://youtube.com/olivernabani Además si quieres participar en la comunidad mashain, tenemos un server de Discord donde compartimos nuestras inquietudes: https://discord.gg/7M2SEfbF Un canal de Telegram donde os aviso de novedades y contenidos: https://t.me/sedicemashain Y un canal de Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCSKOzFCCoavMoLwX43 Y por supuesto lo más importante, recuerda: No se dice Machine, se dice Mashain

Why do you struggle with your grand attempts to escape distraction and aimlessness to make your life deeper? In this episode, Cal draws on an unexpected metaphor – Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and the Analytical Engine – to help identify the subtle obstacle on your path to increase depth. With this new understanding in hand, he then details a specific gameplan to get around it. Later, he takes questions from the audience and reacts to the new AI Pin, a tool intended to render smartphones obsolete.Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here's the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvoVideo from today's episode:  youtube.com/calnewportmediaDeep Dive: The Deep Life Hardware [4:09]- Does personal productivity make us anxious? [34:04]- How can I build skills without getting in the way of my existing work? [42:11]- How can I build a deeper life after years of neglect? [46:00]- How is Sam Sulek's stripped down YouTube channel doing so well? [52:12]- How can I convince my husband that I'm not a time management snob? [1:02:38]- CALL: Obsessing over quality [1:06:04]CASE STUDY: Shifting a mindset to do more deep work [1:11:04] CAL REACTS: Is the Al Pin the End of Smartphones? [1:17:46]Links:Buy Cal's latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow computerhistory.org/babbage/engines/theverge.com/24126502/humane-ai-pin-reviewpodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-with-cal-newport-the-key-to/id1498802610?i=1000652834277 samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/363-knowledge-work Use this link to preorder a signed copy of “Slow Productivity”: https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/preorder-slow-productivity/Thanks to our Sponsors: rhone.com/calshopify.com/deeppolicygenius.com/deepquestionsgrammarly.com/podcasttim.blogThanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

Nous sommes en 1842, à Londres. Ada Lovelace, fille de l'illustre poète George Byron, travaille à la description de ce que l'on appelle « la machine analytique », mise au point par le mathématicien, précurseur de l'informatique, Charles Babbage. Machine jamais réalisée mais qui est l'un des ancêtres de l'ordinateur. Elle note : "De nombreuses personnes, qui ne s'y connaissent guère en mathématiques imaginent que, puisque le travail de la machine est de fournir ses résultats en notation numérique, la nature de ses processus soit, en conséquence, être arithmétique et numérique, plutôt qu'algébrique et analytique. C'est là une erreur. La machine peut manipuler et combiner des quantités numériques exactement comme si c'étaient des lettres ou n'importe quels autres symboles généraux; et en fait elle peut fournir des résultats en notation algébrique, pourvu qu'elle ait été alimentée de même (...)" Elle observe encore : "La Machine Analytique n'a aucune prétention à inventer quoi que ce soit. Elle peut faire toutes les choses dont nous savons comment lui dire de les traiter. Elle peut suivre les formules de l'analyse; mais elle n'a aucun pouvoir de découvrir quelque relation ou vérité analytique que ce soit. Sa compétence est de nous assister en rendant disponible ce à quoi nous sommes familiarisés. " Et d'ajouter : "Mais il se peut qu'elle exerce une influence indirecte et réciproque sur la science d'une autre manière. Car, en combinant ainsi les vérités et les formules de l'analyse [...], les relations et la nature de nombreux sujets de cette science se trouveront éclairées sous des jours différents, et de ce fait plus profondément explorées. C'est indéniablement une conséquence indirecte, et quelque peu spéculative, d'une telle invention." Chemin faisant, au gré de ses observations, Ada Lovelace réalise le premier véritable programme informatique. Elle est une pionnière. Partons à sa rencontre… Invitée : Eliane Van den Ende, historienne. Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 15h sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

During the 18th century, early animatronics were hot. They were featured in circuses, carnivals, and other touring exhibitions, and were usually built and operated with various parts like axles, chains, cogs, gears, levers, pulleys, wheels, wind-up keys – you get the point. For Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, in 1769, Hungarian inventor Wolfgang von Kempelen's created the Mechanical Turk, a chess-playing machine that could beat almost any person who played against it. The Turk appeared to be a fully functional artificial intelligence to those who saw and interacted with it. It left audiences delighted, but baffled as to how it worked -- until a young poet named Edgar Allan Poe convinced many audiences it was not what it seemed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We finish up the crime issues, the bloody codes, private prosecution of crime, transportation to Australia, that we began last episode.  Then we move into the consequences of the Glorious Revolution, legitimacy and the changing role of Parliament, and Parliament as a meta institution.  We get a flavor of Joel Mokyr's coverage of intellectual property rights, with views expressed in favor of the patent system by Goethe, Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill, and valid complaints made by Charles Dickens and Charles Babbage.As usual with British institutions, we contrast them favorably with continental institutions, no matter how shambolic, the British institutions are so often better.

Charles Babbage was a man ahead of his time. He was an engineer, inventor, mathematician, and grouchy pants. We learn more about this historic figure and his creations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go To Statement Considered Harmful is a solid classic entry in the X Considered Harmful metafiction genre, authored by renowned computer scientist and idiosyncratic grump, Edsger Wybe Dijkstra. Surprisingly (given the impact it's had) this is a minuscule speck of a paper, lasting only 1-ish pages, and it even digresses several times from the main point. Fear not! Jimmy and I spend the entirety of these two podcast hours thoroughly analyzing the paper, wringing every last drop of insight from it, speaking directly to how programming ought to be reimagined from the molten venture capital core on up. Yes indeed, this is another episode in the fine tradition of Future of Coding where we stay faithfully close to the text, we leave the second-order implications alone, and there's nothing more than that. Nothing portended, nothing changed. Links => patreon.com/futureofcoding Hest, which Jimmy is convinced that I refuse to call by name, or even talk about. He's clearly mistaken — and yet, I feel his philosophical force on my hand even now. Conundrum considered harmful. "All Cretans are liars" doesn't have quite the ring of "dipping their breasts into the ripper", and is considered harmful. Dijkstra's The Humble Programmer considered harmful. Hoare's The Emperor's Old Clothes considered harmful. Letter O Considered Harmful considered harmful. “Considered Harmful” Essays Considered Harmful considered harmful! Scolds! James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher considered considered considered considered considered considered considered considered harmful. Proximity to Chomsky considered harmful. Interlisp, an early lisp featuring the ] super paren, considered harmful. The opening segment of the "I Want to Half-Believe" episode of Very Bad Wizards considered harmful. The Witness considered harmful to our show notes. Delimited Continuations considered harmful. Notation as a Tool of Thought by "Kenneth E. Iverson considered harmful." The Zen of Python considered a great honking idea. Chunky Bacon considered harmful. Copilot considered harmful. Charles Babbage's Bridgewater Treatises considered harmful. North & Whitehead's Principia Mathematica considered harmful. The Sailor's Chorus from Wagner's The Flying Dutchman considered harmful. PEP 8 considered harmful. There are dozens of us considered harmful. TC39 actually considered harmful. Bifunctors considered harmful. Chocolate Radiolab considered one of the only good radio shows, because it's pushing hard against the norms of its medium. UBI — consider it! Forking The Queen considered harmful. The Semantics of Graphical Languages, the paper about a visual formalism for visual programs, considered harmful. Music featured in this episode: Lemon Wagner Lu, Devine, William, Alex and Alex, Justin, Marcel, Peter, Matt, Blaine, Kevin, Nicki, Mae, Kate, Steve, Mitja, Philippa, Max, and everyone else who secretly said it like a swearword. Get in touch, ask questions, don't ask questions: Ivan: Mastodon • Email Jimmy: Mastodon • Twitter DM us in the FoC Slack Support the show on Patreon https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/067See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saviez-vous qu'une femme se cache derrière le premier programme informatique jamais conçu ? Dans ce nouveau récit d'”Au Cœur de l'histoire”, Virginie Girod se penche sur la vie d'Ada Lovelace, comtesse anglaise pionnière de l'informatique. Génie des mathématiques, Ada Lovelace est issue de la bonne société anglaise : elle est la fille du célèbre poète Lord Byron. Dans les salons d'intellectuels du milieu du XIXème siècle, elle fait la rencontre décisive de Charles Babbage, ingénieur et mathématicien qui travaille sur deux étranges machines : la machine à différence et la machine analytique. Ce sont des ancêtres d'ordinateurs, et le début d'une collaboration fructueuse entre Charles Babbage et Ada Lovelace. À 27 ans, elle rédige un ensemble de notes sur la machine analytique. La septième, la note G, un ensemble d'instructions pour calculer le nombre de Bernoulli, est considérée comme le premier programme informatique de l'histoire. La comtesse vient d'inventer le code ! Longtemps tombés aux oubliettes, la comtesse et ses travaux sont désormais des incontournables de l'histoire de l'informatique. Ada Lovelace a même un langage de programmation à son nom. 'Au cœur de l'histoire' est un podcast Europe 1 Studio. - Présentation : Virginie Girod - Production : Camille Bichler- Réalisation : Christophe Daviaud- Composition de la musique originale : Julien Tharaud - Communication : Kelly Decroix avec Nathan Laporte- Visuel : Sidonie Mangin

We are joined by one of our favorite friends — Meredith Whittaker — for a giant discussion that bridges her two latest articles. First a historical analysis of Charles Babbage and the smoking gun that directly links plantation logics of control with the industrial design of computation. Then a political economy of “open” AI and the material power that dominates the entire stack for these systems. ••• Follow Meredith: https://twitter.com/mer__edith ••• Origin Stories: Plantations, Computers, and Industrial Control | Meredith Whittaker https://logicmag.io/supa-dupa-skies/origin-stories-plantations-computers-and-industrial-control/ ••• Open (For Business): Big Tech, Concentrated Power, and the Political Economy of Open AI | David Gray Widder, Meredith Whittaker, Sarah Myers West https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4543807 Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)

In a digital era where content is king and data is the new oil, businesses grapple with the challenge of intelligently connecting these invaluable assets. In the next episode of Tech Talks Daily Podcast, I engage in a candid conversation with Tim Hood, VP for EMEA & APAC at Hyland, a company at the forefront of crafting technology foundations that empower over half of the Fortune 100 companies. With 15 years in content management and a formidable track record of expanding Hyland's European team from 48 to over 600, Tim brings an unmatched depth of insight into content management and digital transformation. Our discussion starts by tackling the age-old frustrations of legacy systems— their inflexibility, growing obsolescence, and widening performance gaps. Tim provides an eloquent analysis of why businesses often find themselves shackled to these outdated technologies, citing concerns ranging from cost and convenience to custom integrations and technological inertia. The conversation then transitions to the undeniable power of cloud technology in addressing these challenges. Tim elucidates how the cloud can pace a company's digital evolution, mainly through hybrid storage approaches. By framing the cloud as more than just a tool but as a strategic asset, Tim makes a compelling case for its role in shaping the future of content management. One of the unique aspects we explore is the regional nuances in digital transformation strategies. While the technological challenges remain consistent globally, the approach to solving them varies. Tim outlines how market behaviors differ across the UK, Europe, and the US, offering insights into how Hyland tailors its strategies to align with regional idiosyncrasies. Further, we dive into the broader narrative of digital transformation. Tim stresses the importance of a well-defined vision that includes technology, people, and processes. He discusses Hyland's mission of enabling intelligent connections between content, data, and processes using a blend of cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning. A holistic outlook has fueled Hyland's remarkable growth under his leadership. The episode wraps up with Tim sharing glimpses into the future— from the expansion of the content services market to Hyland's ongoing focus on enhancing customer experiences through technologies like Insight. Plus, he shares a bit of whimsy, expressing his hypothetical dining companions from history and tech, namely Charles Babbage and Bill Gates. This episode serves as a comprehensive guide for businesses looking to navigate the complex landscape of digital transformation, especially in the realm of content and data management. It's a conversation rich in expert insights and practical strategies, equipping listeners with the knowledge to make informed decisions in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

A defining feature of nineteenth-century Britain was its fascination with statistics. The processes that made Victorian society, including the growth of population, the development of industry and commerce, and the increasing competence of the state, generated profuse numerical data.  Victorians and Numbers: Statistics and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain (Oxford UP, 2022) is a study of how such data influenced every aspect of Victorian culture and thought, from the methods of natural science and the struggle against disease, to the development of social administration and the arguments and conflicts between social classes. Numbers were collected in the 1830s by newly-created statistical societies in response to this 'data revolution'. They became a regular aspect of governmental procedure thereafter, and inspired new ways of interrogating both the natural and social worlds. William Farr used them to study cholera; Florence Nightingale deployed them in campaigns for sanitary improvement; Charles Babbage was inspired to design and build his famous calculating engines to process them. The mid-Victorians employed statistics consistently to make the case for liberal reform. In later decades, however, the emergence of the academic discipline of mathematical statistics - statistics as we use them today - became associated with eugenics and a contrary social philosophy. Where earlier statisticians emphasised the unity of mankind, some later practitioners, following Francis Galton, studied variation and difference within and between groups. In chapters on learned societies, government departments, international statistical collaborations, and different Victorian statisticians, Victorians and Numbers traces the impact of numbers on the era and the intriguing relationship of Victorian statistics with 'Big Data' in our own age. Lawrence Goldman was born in London and educated at Cambridge and Yale. Following a Junior Research Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, he taught British and American History for three decades in Oxford, where he was a fellow of St. Peter's College, and Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004-2014. Latterly he was Director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. His publications include books on Victorian social science and the history of workers' education, and a biography of the historian and political thinker R. H. Tawney. He is now Emeritus Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

A defining feature of nineteenth-century Britain was its fascination with statistics. The processes that made Victorian society, including the growth of population, the development of industry and commerce, and the increasing competence of the state, generated profuse numerical data.  Victorians and Numbers: Statistics and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain (Oxford UP, 2022) is a study of how such data influenced every aspect of Victorian culture and thought, from the methods of natural science and the struggle against disease, to the development of social administration and the arguments and conflicts between social classes. Numbers were collected in the 1830s by newly-created statistical societies in response to this 'data revolution'. They became a regular aspect of governmental procedure thereafter, and inspired new ways of interrogating both the natural and social worlds. William Farr used them to study cholera; Florence Nightingale deployed them in campaigns for sanitary improvement; Charles Babbage was inspired to design and build his famous calculating engines to process them. The mid-Victorians employed statistics consistently to make the case for liberal reform. In later decades, however, the emergence of the academic discipline of mathematical statistics - statistics as we use them today - became associated with eugenics and a contrary social philosophy. Where earlier statisticians emphasised the unity of mankind, some later practitioners, following Francis Galton, studied variation and difference within and between groups. In chapters on learned societies, government departments, international statistical collaborations, and different Victorian statisticians, Victorians and Numbers traces the impact of numbers on the era and the intriguing relationship of Victorian statistics with 'Big Data' in our own age. Lawrence Goldman was born in London and educated at Cambridge and Yale. Following a Junior Research Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, he taught British and American History for three decades in Oxford, where he was a fellow of St. Peter's College, and Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004-2014. Latterly he was Director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. His publications include books on Victorian social science and the history of workers' education, and a biography of the historian and political thinker R. H. Tawney. He is now Emeritus Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

A defining feature of nineteenth-century Britain was its fascination with statistics. The processes that made Victorian society, including the growth of population, the development of industry and commerce, and the increasing competence of the state, generated profuse numerical data.  Victorians and Numbers: Statistics and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain (Oxford UP, 2022) is a study of how such data influenced every aspect of Victorian culture and thought, from the methods of natural science and the struggle against disease, to the development of social administration and the arguments and conflicts between social classes. Numbers were collected in the 1830s by newly-created statistical societies in response to this 'data revolution'. They became a regular aspect of governmental procedure thereafter, and inspired new ways of interrogating both the natural and social worlds. William Farr used them to study cholera; Florence Nightingale deployed them in campaigns for sanitary improvement; Charles Babbage was inspired to design and build his famous calculating engines to process them. The mid-Victorians employed statistics consistently to make the case for liberal reform. In later decades, however, the emergence of the academic discipline of mathematical statistics - statistics as we use them today - became associated with eugenics and a contrary social philosophy. Where earlier statisticians emphasised the unity of mankind, some later practitioners, following Francis Galton, studied variation and difference within and between groups. In chapters on learned societies, government departments, international statistical collaborations, and different Victorian statisticians, Victorians and Numbers traces the impact of numbers on the era and the intriguing relationship of Victorian statistics with 'Big Data' in our own age. Lawrence Goldman was born in London and educated at Cambridge and Yale. Following a Junior Research Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, he taught British and American History for three decades in Oxford, where he was a fellow of St. Peter's College, and Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004-2014. Latterly he was Director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. His publications include books on Victorian social science and the history of workers' education, and a biography of the historian and political thinker R. H. Tawney. He is now Emeritus Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

A defining feature of nineteenth-century Britain was its fascination with statistics. The processes that made Victorian society, including the growth of population, the development of industry and commerce, and the increasing competence of the state, generated profuse numerical data.  Victorians and Numbers: Statistics and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain (Oxford UP, 2022) is a study of how such data influenced every aspect of Victorian culture and thought, from the methods of natural science and the struggle against disease, to the development of social administration and the arguments and conflicts between social classes. Numbers were collected in the 1830s by newly-created statistical societies in response to this 'data revolution'. They became a regular aspect of governmental procedure thereafter, and inspired new ways of interrogating both the natural and social worlds. William Farr used them to study cholera; Florence Nightingale deployed them in campaigns for sanitary improvement; Charles Babbage was inspired to design and build his famous calculating engines to process them. The mid-Victorians employed statistics consistently to make the case for liberal reform. In later decades, however, the emergence of the academic discipline of mathematical statistics - statistics as we use them today - became associated with eugenics and a contrary social philosophy. Where earlier statisticians emphasised the unity of mankind, some later practitioners, following Francis Galton, studied variation and difference within and between groups. In chapters on learned societies, government departments, international statistical collaborations, and different Victorian statisticians, Victorians and Numbers traces the impact of numbers on the era and the intriguing relationship of Victorian statistics with 'Big Data' in our own age. Lawrence Goldman was born in London and educated at Cambridge and Yale. Following a Junior Research Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, he taught British and American History for three decades in Oxford, where he was a fellow of St. Peter's College, and Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004-2014. Latterly he was Director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. His publications include books on Victorian social science and the history of workers' education, and a biography of the historian and political thinker R. H. Tawney. He is now Emeritus Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/mathematics

A defining feature of nineteenth-century Britain was its fascination with statistics. The processes that made Victorian society, including the growth of population, the development of industry and commerce, and the increasing competence of the state, generated profuse numerical data.  Victorians and Numbers: Statistics and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain (Oxford UP, 2022) is a study of how such data influenced every aspect of Victorian culture and thought, from the methods of natural science and the struggle against disease, to the development of social administration and the arguments and conflicts between social classes. Numbers were collected in the 1830s by newly-created statistical societies in response to this 'data revolution'. They became a regular aspect of governmental procedure thereafter, and inspired new ways of interrogating both the natural and social worlds. William Farr used them to study cholera; Florence Nightingale deployed them in campaigns for sanitary improvement; Charles Babbage was inspired to design and build his famous calculating engines to process them. The mid-Victorians employed statistics consistently to make the case for liberal reform. In later decades, however, the emergence of the academic discipline of mathematical statistics - statistics as we use them today - became associated with eugenics and a contrary social philosophy. Where earlier statisticians emphasised the unity of mankind, some later practitioners, following Francis Galton, studied variation and difference within and between groups. In chapters on learned societies, government departments, international statistical collaborations, and different Victorian statisticians, Victorians and Numbers traces the impact of numbers on the era and the intriguing relationship of Victorian statistics with 'Big Data' in our own age. Lawrence Goldman was born in London and educated at Cambridge and Yale. Following a Junior Research Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, he taught British and American History for three decades in Oxford, where he was a fellow of St. Peter's College, and Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004-2014. Latterly he was Director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. His publications include books on Victorian social science and the history of workers' education, and a biography of the historian and political thinker R. H. Tawney. He is now Emeritus Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Ahead of His Time : Many regard Charles Babbage as the father of the computer. His ideas were revolutionary, and they were completely original... weren't they?  We hope you enjoy our second story by Untold Tales Author Hal Fulton!  Fulton is a software developer in real life; he has two degrees in computer science and is the author of "The Ruby Way". His passions are reading, writing, music, art, and theatre. He lives in Austin, Texas, in a condo located directly above the center of the Earth. His hobbies include live music and passing counterfeit bills to tourists. His short stories have been rejected by some of the finest magazines in the country. You can find more of Hal Fulton's work on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3f3S3KP  We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please consider leaving us a 5-star review and and subscribe to our audio anthology on Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/untold-tales/id1515168571 and consider visiting our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/melissadeltorovoiceover ! If you'd like to purchase books in the Untold Tales series, which have many more stories for your reading enjoyment, you can find them here... https://www.amazon.com/Untold-Tales-1-Jeffrey-Robinson/dp/1081757892/ Music by Hooksounds --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/untold-tales/support

Get ready to hitch a ride in our time machine because this episode of "What The IF?" takes you all the way back to the 19th century, to have a virtual teatime chat with Lady Ada Lovelace herself. In this special 'computer time travel' edition, host Philip Shane leverages the magical AI abilities of ChatGPT to bring Ada to the mic, all the way from London (and the 1800s!). And boy, is she ready to party like it's 1843, complete with top hats, tea cakes, and trailblazing discussions on early computing. Hold onto your headphones as Philip and 'Ada' discuss her childhood as the daughter of the iconic poet, Lord Byron, and the driven Lady Byron, who defied societal norms and fueled Ada's passion for mathematics and science. Get an earful of Ada's unprecedented journey into what we now call 'computer science' and her game-changing collaboration with Charles Babbage, the man often dubbed as "the father of the computer." If you ever thought that code was a 20th-century thing, this podcast episode is ready to shake up your understanding of history. Witness how 'Ada' wittily juggles with the idea of her time's technology, setting the stage for the industrial revolution, steaming trains, gas lighting, and the first glimmers of binary processing. Buckle up for some time-defying shenanigans as you uncover how Ada anticipated the modern computer's creative potential, long before the first electric bulb even twinkled. She wasn't just about the math – she saw the promise of creating music, art, and facilitating scientific discoveries. That's why many hail her as the world's first computer programmer, and we couldn't be more thrilled to 'have her' on our show. This is an episode jam-packed with history, humor, and some wild "What The IF?" speculation, so don't miss out! If you've ever wanted to meet a real-life time traveler or were just curious about the humble beginnings of your computer, this one's for you. Jump into this historical rollercoaster, learn a thing or two, and most importantly, have fun "What The IF-ing" with us! --- Check out our membership rewards! Visit us at Patreon.com/Whattheif Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Email us at feedback@whattheif.com and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! Don't miss an episode! Subscribe at WhatTheIF.com Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby

The first machine for computation was designed in the 1800s! Learn how its creators, Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace, set about inventing it in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/who-invented-the-computer.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The noisy Victorian world annoyed the mathematician, philosopher and inventor Charles Babbage, who came up with the idea of a programmable computer. He wrote letters complaining about it and a pamphlet which explored ideas about whether the sea could record its own sound, had a memory and could broadcast sound. New Generation Thinker Joan Passey, from the University of Bristol, sets these ideas alongside the work done by engineers cabling the sea-bed to allow communication via telegraph and Rudyard Kipling's images of these "sea monsters." Producer: Torquil MacLeod New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by the Arts and Humanities Research Council in partnership with BBC Radio 3. Ten early career academics are chosen each year to share their research on radio. You can find a collection of discussions, features and essays on the Free Thinking programme page. Joan Passey can be heard in Free Thinking episodes discussing Cornwall and Coastal Gothic, Oceans and the Sea at the Hay Festival 2022, Vampires and the Penny Dreadful.

Send us a Text Message.Computer science is a field completely dominated by men. Charles Babbage, Alan Turing, Tim Berners-Lee, Steve Jobs, the list goes on and on. But on that list, pretty high up on that list is Ada Lovelace. Although the world overlooked her contributions for an entire century, did you know the very first computer programmer was actually a woman? Let's fix that. Sources: Biography.comEncyclopedia Britannica Onlinecomputerhistory.orgsciencehistory.orgStuff You Missed in History Class podcast episode titled “The Ada Lovelace Episode: Who Was the Enchantress of Numbers?”Ridiculous History podcast 2 part episode on Ada LovelaceSupport the show! Buy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaine

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Born in 1815, Ada Byron was the only legitimate child of the famous poet Lord Byron.  Unlike her famous father, Ada did not pursue a literary career. Guided by her mother, she took a diametrically different path studying math and logic. At the age of 17, she had a chance encounter with Charles Babbage, who was designing the world's first mechanical computer. It was the beginning of a groundbreaking collaboration that would only be understood over a century later. Learn more about Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast!  https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Darcy Adams Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EverythingEverywhere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Everything Everywhere is an Airwave Media podcast. Please contact sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on Everything Everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Computers have obviously transformed our world. You wouldn't be listing to my voice right now if it wasn't for computers.  However, the first computers, a device that could perform arbitrary calculations, actually came well before electronics. It was made of gears, cogs, and levers, and it was able to perform mathematical calculations as well as run simple programs.  Learn more about Charles Babbage and his analytical engine, the world's first mechanical computer, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast!  https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Darcy Adams Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EverythingEverywhere Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Everything Everywhere is an Airwave Media podcast." or "Everything Everywhere is part of the Airwave Media podcast network Please contact sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on Everything Everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices