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Best podcasts about George Dyson

Latest podcast episodes about George Dyson

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
Feature interview: the true story of the atomic spaceship

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 26:25


Mars by 1965, Saturn by 1970. This was the motto of a group of eminent scientists in the 1950's who had an audacious plan for space travel riding atomic explosions. Physicist Freeman Dyson was part of the team that proposed using newly created nuclear bombs to get to Mars. His son George Dyson is an author and historian of technology who explores the groundbreaking science, political struggles, and moral dilemmas that ultimately sealed the fate of the endeavour in a book called Project Orion: 1957 - 1965.

Clásica FM Radio - Podcast de Música Clásica
Primeras Sinfonías Británicas 4 | Hoy Toca

Clásica FM Radio - Podcast de Música Clásica

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 59:33


Los autores británicos no dejan de sorprendernos y en esta cuarta entrega de sus primeras sinfonías esperamos que sus composiciones sigan impresionándote. Los 4 elegidos cuya música suena en este episodio son George Dyson, Cipriani Potter, Arthur Somervell y Eugen D´Albert, desconocidos para la mayoría de los mortales pero que ya forman parte de la familia de compositores que han sonado en este programa. Viaja con Carlos y Mario a los siglos XIX y XX para descubrir obras muy llamativas en la nueva entrega de Hoy Toca, el programa de Clásica FM que te quiere sorprender.

Jetpack for the Mind
Science Historian — George Dyson

Jetpack for the Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024


I got to know George Dyson 23 years ago. When we started Blue Origin, one of the really cool and unusual things that happened is we hired a historian. We hired George to be there at the beginning and kind of see where this all began. We thought - not just because of hubris - we thought it was such a unique moment in history, to be able to try and make a go at going to space. George had us print shit out and stick it in a box. He said one of the big problems for historians is these days everything's digital and just floats away and disappears and nobody has access to it. We're losing this historical record, and I thought that was so interesting. The truth is, George is just one of the most delightful people I know. He's a wonderful human who has lived an absurdly unique life. An intense sense of humility, an intellect that I think is just world-class even though he opted not to take the route of building all the credentials. I learn a lot hanging out with George. As I'm sure most people know, he's the son of the famous physicist Freeman Dyson. And Freeman died about a year before we recorded this at age 99. Freeman was a wonderful human with an expansive mind that contributed to so many different areas in physics. A lot of the ideas that we are still trying to figure out how to do in the universe, came from Freeman. And so George grew up, obviously with Freeman, but at a time when Freeman was at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, with other luminaries in science. With John Von Neumann, with Einstein around, and so it made for George into a pretty unique guy. I'm just thrilled to finally share him with you. We recorded this at his Tavern in Bellingham, Washington. George Lived in a tree house in his twenties, barefoot. We talk about that a little bit, but then he ended up taking the earnings from his first book and buying this old Tavern in Bellingham. It still is still serves as his workshop. We recorded there and as you'll hear, it's by the train tracks and we get a lot of noise from the train tracks. I apologize for any audio issues. I really screwed up the audio and we did everything we could to try and clean it up and make it good for you. Important Links: Darwin Among the Machines Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control The Starship and the Canoe Biographical Memoir of Freeman Dyson by the Royal Society

Jetpack for the Mind
Science Historian — George Dyson

Jetpack for the Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 65:01


George Dyson has a conversation with Pablos Holman about the history of computers.

English Academic Vocabulary Booster
5375. 209 Academic Words Reference from "George Dyson: The birth of the computer | TED Talk"

English Academic Vocabulary Booster

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 187:07


This podcast is a commentary and does not contain any copyrighted material of the reference source. We strongly recommend accessing/buying the reference source at the same time. ■Reference Source https://www.ted.com/talks/george_dyson_the_birth_of_the_computer ■Post on this topic (You can get FREE learning materials!) https://englist.me/209-academic-words-reference-from-george-dyson-the-birth-of-the-computer-ted-talk/ ■Youtube Video https://youtu.be/etVuPkE_wbc (All Words) https://youtu.be/Mc0uYWhAhBs (Advanced Words) https://youtu.be/eO1sQDQgWwg (Quick Look) ■Top Page for Further Materials https://englist.me/ ■SNS (Please follow!)

English Academic Vocabulary Booster
5001. 99 Academic Words Reference from "George Dyson: The story of Project Orion | TED Talk"

English Academic Vocabulary Booster

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 88:53


This podcast is a commentary and does not contain any copyrighted material of the reference source. We strongly recommend accessing/buying the reference source at the same time. ■Reference Source https://www.ted.com/talks/george_dyson_the_story_of_project_orion ■Post on this topic (You can get FREE learning materials!) https://englist.me/99-academic-words-reference-from-george-dyson-the-story-of-project-orion-ted-talk/ ■Youtube Video https://youtu.be/nwGSiOt4xRw (All Words) https://youtu.be/Ki-OKtOtzyY (Advanced Words) https://youtu.be/R5Q_619YW5k (Quick Look) ■Top Page for Further Materials https://englist.me/ ■SNS (Please follow!)

True Crime All The Time Unsolved
The Pimlico Poisoning

True Crime All The Time Unsolved

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 70:51


40-year-old Thomas Edwin Bartlett died on January 1st, 1886. He had been sick for about a month before he died, but was expected to recover. A postmortem exam found a deadly amount of chloroform in Edwin's stomach. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss what has become known as the Pimlico poisoning. Edwin's wife Adelaide was suspected of poisoning him with the help of a minister named George Dyson. The two had been having an intimate relationship, some say with the blessing and sometimes with Edwin watching. Was Edwin murdered and, if so, who did it? You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetime Visit the show's website at truecrimeallthetime.com for contact, merchandise, and donation information An Emash Digital production

TechnoSlipstream
The Computer Creation Myth

TechnoSlipstream

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 24:12


In TechnoSlipstream Podcast episode 34 we examine the creation myth of the digital computer by doing a deep dive into the book Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson.Join to support the show and for exclusive content, including episode notes, scripts, and other writings: patreon.com/kendallgiles

New Books Network
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. 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

New Books in Mathematics
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

New Books in Mathematics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/mathematics

New Books in Biography
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

New Books in Biography

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

New Books in American Studies
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

New Books in Science
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

New Books in Science

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

New Books in the History of Science
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

New Books in the History of Science

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

New Books in Physics and Chemistry
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

New Books in Physics and Chemistry

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in British Studies
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

New Books in British Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

NBN Book of the Day
David Kaiser, "Well, Doc, You're In: Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

NBN Book of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 70:10


Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book Disturbing the Universe, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science.  "Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe (MIT Press, 2022) (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. The chapters—written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues—trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. “Well, Doc, You're In” assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy. Contributors: Jeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas. Matthew Jordan is a university instructor, funk musician, and clear writing enthusiast. He studies the history of science and technology, driven by the belief that we must understand the past in order to improve the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

Galveston Bible Church Sermons
080 What The Bible Says About The Woke Church

Galveston Bible Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 56:15


080 What The Bible Says About The Woke Church Preached to Galveston Bible Church on August 1, 2021 by guest speaker George Dyson. https://www.galvestonbible.org https://www.facebook.com/galvestonbible

Echoes From The Void
Echo Chamber - 196 - Part One

Echoes From The Void

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 93:09


This week @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is a 'TwO Parter'!!! In 'Part One', we have a climate documentary, we finally look at the twenty fifth Bond installment, AND, we have the new Nicolas Cage dose of crazy! Today we have: 12th Hour Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/P70wWCAhDvU Digital Release Date: 22nd April 2022 Director: Susan Kucera Cast: David Morse, Dr. Paul Piff, Dr. Maureen O'Hara, Dr. Thomas Metzinger, Dr. Bruce M. Hood, Dr. Jorgen Randers, Dr. Azim Shariff, Dr. Daniel Wildcat, Dr. Ugo Bardi, Dr. Michael Ranney, Dr. Kari Norgaard, Pete Russell, Dr. William Catton, Dr. Dario Maestripieri, Richard Dawkins, Dr. Joseph Tainter, George Dyson, Paul Roberts, Dr. William Calvin, Dro. Robert Trivers, Dr. Stephan Lewandowsky, Dr. Brian Fagan, Jay Julius, Dr. Sue Blackmore, Rob Hopkins Credit: Rangeland Productions, Video Project Genre: Documentary Running Time: 52 min Cert: 12a Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/xWBc_r1gyHg Website: Here. https://www.12thhourfilm.com/ Twitter: @12thhourfilm https://twitter.com/12thhourfilm Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/12thhourfilm/ Instagram: @12thhourfilm https://www.instagram.com/12thhourfilm/ ------------ No Time to Die Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/YoLJNdqd9bs Theatrical UK Release Date: 28th September 2021 Theatrical USA Release Date: 8th October 2021 Digital Release Date: 20th April 2022 Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga Cast: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Rory Kinnear, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen, Ana de Armas, David Dencik, Dali Benssalah, Ralph Fiennes Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Eon Productions, Universal Pictures, United Artists Releasing Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller Running Time: 163 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/N_gD9-Oa0fg Watch via Prime Video USA: Here. https://www.primevideo.com/detail/No-Time-To-Die/0SILOEE0B6Y2YL1HOCOU40O6L1 Watch via Prime Video UK: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Time-Die-Daniel-Craig/dp/B09LRC7WSJ Website: Here. https://www.007.com/no-time-to-die/ Twitter: @007 https://twitter.com/007 Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/JamesBond007GB/?brand_redir=266350353379883 Instagram: @007 https://www.instagram.com/007/ YouTube: Here. https://www.youtube.com/c/007 ------------ The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/aHtW1y6E6gY Digital Release Date: 22nd April 2022 Director: Tom Gormican Cast: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Lily Mo Sheen, Ike Barinholtz, Paco León, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris, Katrin Vankova, Tiffany Haddish Credit: Saturn Films, Burr! Productions, LionsGate Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller Running Time: 107 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/CKTRbKch2K4 Website: Here. https://www.nickcage.movie/ Twitter: @NickCageMovie https://twitter.com/NickCageMovie Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/NickCageMovie Instagram: @nickcagemovie https://www.instagram.com/NickCageMovie/ ------------ *(Music) 'Luchini aka This Is It' by Camp Lo - 1997 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eftv/message

Artificial Intelligence and You
095 - Guest: George Dyson, Computer Historian

Artificial Intelligence and You

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 38:29


This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ .   Those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it, right? Or maybe the problem is that we should be repeating some history that we're not. My guest is George Dyson, master kayak builder, keynote speaker about the history of computing, and the author of Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control; Darwin Among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence; and Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe. Hear his stories about John von Neumann, Alan Turing, and why he thinks that what today's computer companies are missing out on is Analog Computing. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.        

Feeling Bookish
This Moment of Rapid Change - Episode No. 44

Feeling Bookish

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 70:37


We're in a moment of rapid, disorientating change: the fourth industrial revolution, Web 3.0, machine learning, unregulated capitalism, climate change--the list is long and challenging. Roman and Rob share some of their recent readings/investigations and how it's helping them think about technology, economics, and art in a world that seems to change by the week. They talk about George Dyson's "Darwin Among the Machines," Michael J. Sandel's "The Tyranny of Merit," and Benjamin's Labatut's "When We Cease to Understand the World," among other books. Music: “Sunday Smooth" by Scott Buckley, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - www.scottbuckley.com.au.

Choral Services at the Cathedral of St. Philip
Choral Evensong (January 23, 2022)

Choral Services at the Cathedral of St. Philip

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 68:49


Philip Radcliffe (1905-1986), Preces & ResponsesHymn 432, “The stars declare his glory” AldinePsalm 19, Anglican chant: Eric O. Ware (1908-1972)George Dyson (1883-1964) in DEdward Elgar (1857-1934), The Spirit of the Lord is upon meHymn 505, “O Spirit of Life, O Spirit of God” O heiliger GeistEdward C. Bairstow (1874-1946), Jesu, the very thought of theeHymn 24, “The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended” St. ClementProcessional Psalm 150, Anglican chant: George Talbot (1875-1918)

Book Society
George Dyson Part 2 - Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke

Book Society

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 27:24


What do Julian Bream, nuclear power, and the internet have in common?Here's a link to George's Book, Analogia, which I can't recommend highly enough:https://www.amazon.com/Analogia-Emergence-Technology-Programmable-Control/dp/0374104867

Book Society
George Dyson Part 1 - Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke

Book Society

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 20:59


George and I talk about Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke and the nature of British Men.Here's a link to George's Book, Analogia, which I can't recommend highly enough:https://www.amazon.com/Analogia-Emergence-Technology-Programmable-Control/dp/0374104867

Riffs
On the book "Analogia"

Riffs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 3:16


In Analogia, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.

Six Pixels of Separation Podcast - By Mitch Joel
SPOS #775 - George Dyson On Nature, Human Beings And Machines

Six Pixels of Separation Podcast - By Mitch Joel

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 55:12


Welcome to episode #775 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #775 - Host: Mitch Joel. Here is one of the more fascinating humans that you can connect with. George Dyson fancies himself as someone who makes boats, but he is also a technologist, historian, and one of the true polymaths in our world today. Dyson is the son of the theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson and mathematician Verena Huber-Dyson, the brother of technology analyst Esther Dyson, and the grandson of the British composer Sir George Dyson. Dyson's early life is described in Kenneth Brower's book The Starship and the Canoe. When he was sixteen he went to live in British Columbia to pursue his interest in kayaking. From 1972 to 1975, he lived in a treehouse that he built from salvaged materials on the shore of Burrard Inlet. Dyson became a Canadian citizen and spent 20 years in British Columbia, designing kayaks, researching historic voyages and native peoples, and exploring the Inside Passage. He nows lives in Washington state where he makes kayaks and writes about history, science and technology. His books are Baidarka, Project Orion, Turing's Cathedral, and his latest: Analogia - The Entangled Destinies of Nature, Human Beings and Machines. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 55:12. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with George Dyson. Analogia - The Entangled Destinies of Nature, Human Beings and Machines. Turing's Cathedral. Project Orion. Baidarka. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

The Judgment Call Podcast
#55 – George Dyson (The amazing history of technology)

The Judgment Call Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 81:31


In this episode of the Judgment Call Podcast George Dyson and I talk about: 00:01:45 The Genesis story of George’s writing about the history of technology and science.00:07:10 The amazing story of the Orion spacecraft.00:14:50 Is the Big Stagnation real? Are we just measuring our success incorrectly?00:21:30 How much did von Neumann and his contemporaries know about ‘giving birth’ to intelligent machines at their time?00:26:40 Why is humanity so interested in technology? Are we already doomed? 00:36:10 The case for ethical machines. Will machines adopt ethics and religion?00:43:45 How religions deal with limits to technology.00:47:33 Can we all just get along without being innovative? Will we run the risk of an innovative power to sweep us away? Are we in a post-conflict society? 00:52:30 Is the hypothesis that we live in a simulation correct?01:11:10 How we are motivated by our fathers and how we emulate them.01:14:52 The history of the allied attacks on German cities of Hamburg and Dresden in WWII. You may watch this episode on Youtube – The Judgment Call Podcast Episode #55 – George Dyson (The amazing history of technology). George Dyson is an author and historian of technology. He is the author of five bestselling books. His newest book is called Analogia : The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control – it is now available on Amazon.

The Valmy
Butler on Machines

The Valmy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 47:08


Podcast: Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS (LS 60 · TOP 0.1% )Episode: Butler on MachinesRelease date: 2021-02-23Samuel Butler's Erewhon (1872) is a strange and unsettling book about a world turned upside down. Usually classified as utopian or dystopian fiction, it also contains an eerie prophecy about the coming of intelligent machines. David explores the origins of Butler's ideas and asks what they have to teach us about the oddity of how we choose to organise our societies, both then and now.Free version of the textRecommended version to buyGoing Deeper:Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh (1903)Virginia Woolf, 'Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown' (1924)George Dyson, Darwin Among the Machines (1997)(Video) James Paradis, 'Naturalism and Utopia: Samuel Butler's Erewhon' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Valmy
Butler on Machines

The Valmy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 47:08


Podcast: Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS Episode: Butler on MachinesRelease date: 2021-02-23Samuel Butler's Erewhon (1872) is a strange and unsettling book about a world turned upside down. Usually classified as utopian or dystopian fiction, it also contains an eerie prophecy about the coming of intelligent machines. David explores the origins of Butler's ideas and asks what they have to teach us about the oddity of how we choose to organise our societies, both then and now.Free version of the textRecommended version to buyGoing Deeper:Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh (1903)Virginia Woolf, 'Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown' (1924)George Dyson, Darwin Among the Machines (1997)(Video) James Paradis, 'Naturalism and Utopia: Samuel Butler's Erewhon' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS
Butler on Machines

Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 47:05


Samuel Butler’s Erewhon (1872) is a strange and unsettling book about a world turned upside down. Usually classified as utopian or dystopian fiction, it also contains an eerie prophecy about the coming of intelligent machines. David explores the origins of Butler’s ideas and asks what they have to teach us about the oddity of how we choose to organise our societies, both then and now.Free version of the textRecommended version to buyGoing Deeper:Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh (1903)Virginia Woolf, 'Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown' (1924)George Dyson, Darwin Among the Machines (1997)(Video) James Paradis, 'Naturalism and Utopia: Samuel Butler's Erewhon' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The World in Time / Lapham's Quarterly
Episode 65: George Dyson

The World in Time / Lapham's Quarterly

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 36:47


Lewis H. Lapham speaks with George Dyson, author of Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control. Thanks to our generous donors. Lead support for this podcast has been provided by Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince. Additional support was provided by James J. “Jimmy” Coleman Jr.

En pistes ! L'actualité du disque classique
Premier enregistrement intégral de l'opéra "Il Trespolo tutore" d'Alessandro Stradella

En pistes ! L'actualité du disque classique

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 117:57


durée : 01:57:57 - En pistes ! du lundi 07 décembre 2020 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Au programme également : la mezzo-soprano Victoire Bunel dans un programme de mélodies françaises autour de Gabriel Fauré ; Jean-Sébastien Bach et les 6 partitas dans une version du claveciniste Colin Tilney ; l'œuvre pour piano du compositeur britannique George Dyson... - réalisé par : Gilles Blanchard

Team Human
George Dyson "Nature is on Team Machine

Team Human

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 47:30


Playing for Team Human today, author and technology historian, George Dyson.Dyson helps us take a less human-centered perspective on our place in the cosmos for our own - and everything's - best interest.In his opening monologue, Rushkoff discusses the imperative to not hold grudges after the presidential election and pays tribute to his late friend, Mark Filippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bookomi
S1 Ep53: George Dyson - The Entangled Destinies of Nature, Humans and Machines

Bookomi

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 25:55


In this episode Richard Kilgarriff meets George Dyson, the science historian who presents human evolution and technology in the context of the natural world. In his latest book, ANALOGIA, The Entangled Destinies of Nature, Human Beings and Machines, George challenges the assumption that digital technology, made by human code, is naturally superior and separate to analogue design, and that the machines we imagine as our own today, may not be the machines that nature intends for tomorrow…

The NFX Podcast
George Dyson on Why Your Work Matters: Darwin, Machines, & The Future We're Building

The NFX Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 34:20


As a Founder, having a strong sense of direction, purpose, and context for what you are doing every day gives you an advantage. Finding the deeper meaning gives you speed and power. Your work matters. But to see how it does clearly requires us to step outside of the caves of our day-to-day lives of running startups to understand how we all got here, and where we're going. There is a rich history you are building upon, and your work - whether a corner or floor of the cathedral - is a foundation that others will build on as we collectively build the future. Dyson is an exceptional mind. His perspective brings light to our greater purpose in building new technology. Read the full essay here - https://www.nfx.com/post/why-your-work-matters/

Galveston Bible Church Sermons
Eternal Judgment – GBC Sermons 001

Galveston Bible Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 37:25


The Eternal Judgment, Matthew 18:5 -10 Guest speaker George Dyson explains the importance of one of the most unpopular, offensive doctrines in the Bible: Hell. Jesus spoke about hell more than heaven, solidifying the importance of the idea of eternal damnation for His followers. Preached to Galveston Bible Church on November 11, 2018 by Chaplain George Dyson https://www.galvestonbible.org https://www.facebook.com/galvestonbible

Plan Sonore - plaisir et pouvoir du son
Le Big VCA de George Dyson - 2ème partie

Plan Sonore - plaisir et pouvoir du son

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 11:11


George Dyson a inventé un nouvel appareil analogique pour faciliter et améliorer la diffusion sonore dans le spectacle vivant. Nous l'avons rencontré pour un long entretien. Dans la première partie, George nous a expliqué son parcours professionnel et comment déroulée l'invention et les premiers essais de ce nouvel appareil, le Big VCA. Dans cette deuxième partie, George nous explique maintenant en détail comment il envisage de commercialiser son Big VCA

Plan Sonore - plaisir et pouvoir du son
George Dyson et son Big VCA - 1ère partie

Plan Sonore - plaisir et pouvoir du son

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 18:13


George Dyson a inventé un nouvel appareil analogique pour faciliter et améliorer la diffusion sonore dans le spectacle vivant. Nous l'avons rencontré pour un long entretien. Dans cette première partie, George nous explique son parcours professionnel et comment déroulée l'invention et les premiers essais de ce nouvel appareil, le Big VCA.

The Tonya Hall Innovation Show
Good tech comes from evil tech

The Tonya Hall Innovation Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 16:37


George Dyson, technology historian and author, talks with Tonya Hall about how tech has a history of advancing into something good after initially being used in a malicious way. Follow ZDNet: Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi Follow ZDNet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zdnet-com/ Follow ZDNet on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/zdnet_cbsi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EdgeCast
George Dyson - AI That Evolves in the Wild [8.14.19]

EdgeCast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 28:02


GEORGE DYSON (https://www.edge.org/memberbio/george_dyson) is a historian of science and technology and author of Darwin Among the Machines and Turing’s Cathedral. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/george_dyson-ai-that-evolves-in-the-wild

The Radio 3 Documentary
Hotel Genius

The Radio 3 Documentary

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 43:36


It's been described as one of the most remarkable collections of minds on the planet. It has a brilliant international faculty, but no students. Its researchers have made some of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20th century, but it has never had a laboratory. Sally Marlow joins scholars for the start of a new term at The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton New Jersey, conceived as a paradise for curiosity-driven research in mathematics, natural sciences, social science and history. The Institute has more than once been called an Intellectual Hotel, and that certainly captures its leisurely pace, but appearances can be deceptive. Scholars here have an extraordinary ability to work on what everyone else is looking at, but to see something differently. Since its founding in 1930, it's been home to a remarkable number of world-class thinkers, the most famous of whom was Albert Einstein who exerted a gravitational pull on attracting many scientists of promise to the Institute. From John von Neumann, widely credited with inventing the programmable computer, to J. Robert Oppenheimer, lead architect of the atomic bomb, to the surprise arrival of poet and playwright T.S. Eliot - the Institute's first Artist in Residence, Sally Marlow gets beneath the skin of some of its rich history and its extraordinary ethos, wondering how the weight of the past plays out on those bright minds there today. As a scholar herself at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, Sally knows that space and time to think is becoming increasingly challenged, So what happens when you turn thinkers loose from the constraints of a traditional academic institution? And amidst the Institute's hotbed of string theorists, she seeks answers to Einstein's biggest, most tantalising question of all - whether there's a grand, all-embracing theory, a unified theory of everything, that will complete our understanding of the laws of the universe. Featuring interviews with Robbert Dijkgraaf, Director of the IAS, Myles Jackson, Professor of History of Science, Joan Scott Professor Emerita in the School of Social Science, particle physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed, Freeman Dyson, retired theoretical physicist , historian George Dyson , Christina Sormani, Professor of Maths at City University New York, archivist Casey Westerman and composer and former artist in residence Derek Bermel. Image courtesy of Dan King, Institute for Advanced Study

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

Sam Harris introduces John Brockman’s new anthology, “Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI,” in conversation with three of its authors: George Dyson, Alison Gopnik, and Stuart Russell. George Dyson is a historian of technology. He is also the author of Darwin Among the Machines and Turing’s Cathedral. Alison Gopnik is a developmental psychologist at UC Berkeley and a leader in the field of children’s learning and development. Her books include The Philosophical Baby. Stuart Russell is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley. He is the author of (with Peter Norvig) of Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, the most widely used textbook on AI.

Making Sense with Sam Harris
#153 — Possible Minds

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 97:55


In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris introduces John Brockman's new anthology, "Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI," in conversation with three of its authors: George Dyson, Alison Gopnik, and Stuart Russell. SUBSCRIBE to continue listening and gain access to all content on samharris.org/subscribe.

Cool Tools
164: George Dyson

Cool Tools

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 29:28


Our guest this week is George Dyson. George divides his time between building boats and writing books, and some fo the books he has written include Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship, Darwin among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence, Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/george-dyson-writer-and-boat-builder

Butterflies and Hurricanes
Butterflies and Hurricanes EP65 (Angelo Unale)

Butterflies and Hurricanes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 118:53


Luis Drayton and Professor P-Soop present the latest edition of "Butterflies and Hurricanes" on Fusion Music Radio! With Special Guest Angelo Unale, music from Jokerbats Band, Ed Servis Music, Elliott Waits For No One, Mia Lotus, Octane, Robert Machado Music, Operation Neptune Spear - plus "The Week In Lulz", "Cry Of The Wolf - Insights of Odie Demo Wolfford" and more!*Listeners are advised that this show may contain material of a contentious nature. If you are easily offended, do not listen. YOUR FEE-FEES HAVE BEEN WARNED.Special Guest Angelo Unale:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008962244409https://www.reverbnation.com/angelounalehttps://twitter.com/angelounale1News stories:George Dyson on Trump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0roiKmZcjMDyson on Kanye West: https://www.cnsnews.com/video/msnbc-michael-eric-dyson-slams-kanye-west-his-sad-capitulation-force-bigotry-donald-trumpBishop cops a feel of Ariana Grande: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45381687Eninem on Trump: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/arts/music/eminem-kamikaze-album.htmlNYCHA employees sex club: https://nypost.com/2018/08/27/nycha-employees-accused-of-using-projects-for-wild-orgies/Religion worships AI: https://www.newsweek.com/google-executive-forms-religion-artificial-intelligence-714416Parents declare hunting season on trans student: http://www.towleroad.com/2018/08/hunting-season/www.fusionmusicradio.net

Butterflies and Hurricanes
Butterflies and Hurricanes EP65 (Angelo Unale)

Butterflies and Hurricanes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 118:53


Luis Drayton and Professor P-Soop present the latest edition of "Butterflies and Hurricanes" on Fusion Music Radio! With Special Guest Angelo Unale, music from Jokerbats Band, Ed Servis Music, Elliott Waits For No One, Mia Lotus, Octane, Robert Machado Music, Operation Neptune Spear - plus "The Week In Lulz", "Cry Of The Wolf - Insights of Odie Demo Wolfford" and more!*Listeners are advised that this show may contain material of a contentious nature. If you are easily offended, do not listen. YOUR FEE-FEES HAVE BEEN WARNED.Special Guest Angelo Unale:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008962244409https://www.reverbnation.com/angelounalehttps://twitter.com/angelounale1News stories:George Dyson on Trump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0roiKmZcjMDyson on Kanye West: https://www.cnsnews.com/video/msnbc-michael-eric-dyson-slams-kanye-west-his-sad-capitulation-force-bigotry-donald-trumpBishop cops a feel of Ariana Grande: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45381687Eninem on Trump: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/arts/music/eminem-kamikaze-album.htmlNYCHA employees sex club: https://nypost.com/2018/08/27/nycha-employees-accused-of-using-projects-for-wild-orgies/Religion worships AI: https://www.newsweek.com/google-executive-forms-religion-artificial-intelligence-714416Parents declare hunting season on trans student: http://www.towleroad.com/2018/08/hunting-season/www.fusionmusicradio.net

How We Manage Stuff
Talking with George Dyson about the Maketer Movement

How We Manage Stuff

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2016 12:57


As we were getting started, George was one of the few who accepted the idea that fictional characters might interview real people.  So it only made sense for Anna and Rohit to kayak to the office of the great kayak maker. The Maker Movement. It’s hot in the tech world. How far does it go? … Continue reading Talking with George Dyson about the Maketer Movement →

Ruby Rogues
237 RR Rails + JavaScript + Functional Programming with Brad Urani

Ruby Rogues

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015 57:02


Check out JS Remote Conf and All Remote Confs!   02:32 - Brad Urani Introduction Twitter GitHub Blog Procore 04:01 - Immutable/Persistent Data Structures; Advantages Changing the Unchangeable: The Hows and Whys of Immutable Data Structures @ RubyConf 2015 hamster 07:30 - Tools for Debugging 08:23 - Why do Rubyists care about things like Elm? 09:39 - Persistent Data Structure Use Cases; Functional Programming 12:07 - Testability 13:51 - Where does “functional play a role in a typical CRUD app? Active Record, The Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) Callbacks Object-oriented Programming (OOP) “Nouns are objects; verbs are methods” - Corey Haines 22:49 - Coworker Receptiveness of Ruby + JavaScript Style of Programming Codebase Inconsistency? “Merit” 26:41 - Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) vs Monolithic Applications Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Representational State Transfer (REST) 30:21 - Monoliths as a Necessary Stage in the Development of a Mature Application Elixir The Phoenix Framework ecto 33:23 - The Repository Pattern; Terminology & Naming Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler 37:40 - Structured Query Language (SQL) Avdi Grimm: The Soul of Software @ RubyConf Portugal '15 The Sapir Whorf Hypothesis' Picks Dan Carlin's Hardcore History (Coraline) Stuff You Missed in History Class (Coraline) Buffer (Avdi) New Belgium Brewing Accumulation White IPA (Avdi) Saramonic SmartMixer Professional Recording Stereo Microphone Rig (Chuck) LaunchCode (Brad) Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson (Coraline) VAT19 (Brad)

All Ruby Podcasts by Devchat.tv
237 RR Rails + JavaScript + Functional Programming with Brad Urani

All Ruby Podcasts by Devchat.tv

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015 57:02


Check out JS Remote Conf and All Remote Confs!   02:32 - Brad Urani Introduction Twitter GitHub Blog Procore 04:01 - Immutable/Persistent Data Structures; Advantages Changing the Unchangeable: The Hows and Whys of Immutable Data Structures @ RubyConf 2015 hamster 07:30 - Tools for Debugging 08:23 - Why do Rubyists care about things like Elm? 09:39 - Persistent Data Structure Use Cases; Functional Programming 12:07 - Testability 13:51 - Where does “functional play a role in a typical CRUD app? Active Record, The Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) Callbacks Object-oriented Programming (OOP) “Nouns are objects; verbs are methods” - Corey Haines 22:49 - Coworker Receptiveness of Ruby + JavaScript Style of Programming Codebase Inconsistency? “Merit” 26:41 - Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) vs Monolithic Applications Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Representational State Transfer (REST) 30:21 - Monoliths as a Necessary Stage in the Development of a Mature Application Elixir The Phoenix Framework ecto 33:23 - The Repository Pattern; Terminology & Naming Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler 37:40 - Structured Query Language (SQL) Avdi Grimm: The Soul of Software @ RubyConf Portugal '15 The Sapir Whorf Hypothesis' Picks Dan Carlin's Hardcore History (Coraline) Stuff You Missed in History Class (Coraline) Buffer (Avdi) New Belgium Brewing Accumulation White IPA (Avdi) Saramonic SmartMixer Professional Recording Stereo Microphone Rig (Chuck) LaunchCode (Brad) Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson (Coraline) VAT19 (Brad)

Devchat.tv Master Feed
237 RR Rails + JavaScript + Functional Programming with Brad Urani

Devchat.tv Master Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015 57:02


Check out JS Remote Conf and All Remote Confs!   02:32 - Brad Urani Introduction Twitter GitHub Blog Procore 04:01 - Immutable/Persistent Data Structures; Advantages Changing the Unchangeable: The Hows and Whys of Immutable Data Structures @ RubyConf 2015 hamster 07:30 - Tools for Debugging 08:23 - Why do Rubyists care about things like Elm? 09:39 - Persistent Data Structure Use Cases; Functional Programming 12:07 - Testability 13:51 - Where does “functional play a role in a typical CRUD app? Active Record, The Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) Callbacks Object-oriented Programming (OOP) “Nouns are objects; verbs are methods” - Corey Haines 22:49 - Coworker Receptiveness of Ruby + JavaScript Style of Programming Codebase Inconsistency? “Merit” 26:41 - Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) vs Monolithic Applications Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Representational State Transfer (REST) 30:21 - Monoliths as a Necessary Stage in the Development of a Mature Application Elixir The Phoenix Framework ecto 33:23 - The Repository Pattern; Terminology & Naming Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler 37:40 - Structured Query Language (SQL) Avdi Grimm: The Soul of Software @ RubyConf Portugal '15 The Sapir Whorf Hypothesis' Picks Dan Carlin's Hardcore History (Coraline) Stuff You Missed in History Class (Coraline) Buffer (Avdi) New Belgium Brewing Accumulation White IPA (Avdi) Saramonic SmartMixer Professional Recording Stereo Microphone Rig (Chuck) LaunchCode (Brad) Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson (Coraline) VAT19 (Brad)

Spark Science
The Life of Alan Turing

Spark Science

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2015 60:09


In this episode we talk about the great mathematician, cryptanalyst and social guy Alan Turing.  We are joined by famed author George Dyson who recently wrote Turing's Cathedral: The Origin of the Digital Universe.  We hope you enjoy listening to our opinions on the movie The Imitation Game, life in academia and conspiracy theories. Pictures from our interview on Instagram @sparkscience.Image Courtesy of George Dyson

Skylight Books Author Reading Series
MICHAEL HILTZIK discusses his new book BIG SCIENCE

Skylight Books Author Reading Series

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2015 46:56


Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention That Launched the Military-Industrial Complex (Simon and Schuster) In Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention That Launched the Military-Industrial Complex, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Hiltzik tells the fascinating story of how one man and one invention forever changed the course of scientific research.  Hiltzik explains how science went “big,” built the bombs that helped win World War II, and became dependent on government and industry. He also sheds new light on the forgotten genius who started it all, Ernest Lawrence. More than eighty years ago in Berkeley, California, a charming and resourceful young scientist with a talent for physics and perhaps an even greater talent for promotion pondered his new invention and declared: “I’m going to be famous!”  His name was Ernest O. Lawrence.  His invention, the cyclotron, would revolutionize nuclear physics, but that was only the beginning of its impact.  It would transform everything about how science was done, in ways that still matter today.  It would deepen our understanding of the basic building blocks of nature. It would help win World War II.   Its influence would be felt in academia, industry, and international affairs. Its progeny include the atomic bomb and the space program. It was the beginning of Big Science.Praise for Big Science“A fascinating biography of a physicist who transformed how science is done.”— Kirkus Reviews“Hiltzik here tells the fascinating story of how this exceptional scientist won support for his epoch-making research tool and then assembled and managed an unprecedented team of experts who used that tool to penetrate subatomic mysteries.  The continuing relevance of such issues will ensure a wide readership for this biographical inquiry into their origins.”— Booklist“In this dual history of Lawrence and the movement he single-handedly brought into being, Hiltzik… explains how Lawrence’s postwar research exceeded the budgets of universities and philanthropic foundations, necessitating government patronage… his portrait of Lawrence, who gave birth to the modern research lab through sheer force of will, is powerful.”— Publishers Weekly“Michael Hiltzik tells an epic story, one with arenas of tragedy as well as triumph, and he tells it well.”— Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian“Einstein famously formulated new theories of the universe while sitting alone in the patent office in Bern. Today, many endeavors in fundamental research require large budgets, elaborate facilities, and huge staffs. How did science become ‘Big Science’?  In this fascinating book, Michael Hiltzik gives us the inside story of this remarkable metamorphosis. This is a gripping biography of Big Science and of the people who originated it.”— Mario Livio, Astrophysicist, and author of Brilliant Blunders“20th-century science delivered a series of revolutions, none more instantaneous than the microseconds it took to explode the first atomic bomb. By framing this story—and the development of the cyclotron that made it possible—from the Lawrence/Livermore perspective rather than the Oppenheimer/Los Alamos perspective that has dominated most accounts, Michael Hiltzik sheds fresh light on the transition from small science to big science that we take for granted today. Especially timely is a fascinating account of Lawrence’s attempt to return to small science: how do you encourage a small group of scientists to produce big results, rather than the other way around?”— George Dyson, author of Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital UniverseMichael Hiltzik is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who has covered business, technology, and public policy for the Los Angeles Times for more than twenty years.  He currently serves as the Times’s business columnist.  His previous books include Colossus: The Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of Hoover Dam and The New Deal: A Modern History. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Mr. Hiltzik’s other awards include the 2004 Gerald Loeb Award for outstanding business commentary and the Silver Gavel from the American Bar Association for outstanding legal reporting.  He is a graduate of Colgate University and the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and lives with his family in Southern California.

Devchat.tv Master Feed
202 RR The Struggles New Ruby Users Have with Jake Day Williams

Devchat.tv Master Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 58:47


Support our Teespring campaign! Get your Ruby Rogues unisex t-shirts, hoodies, ladies’-sized, and long-sleeve tees!   03:19 - Jake Day Williams Introduction Twitter Wild Academy [YouTube] Wild Academy Learn Ruby: The Beginner Guide: An Introduction to Ruby Programming by Jake Day Williams Learn PHP: The Beginner Guide: An Introduction to PHP Programming by Jake Day Williams 03:48 - What Do New People Struggle With? 04:59 - Teaching While Learning and Video Tutorials vs In-Person Training Resources: Lynda The Ultimate Guide to Coding Bootcamps: The Exhaustive List Being a “Self-Starter”   The EntreProgrammers Episode 51: Ship 'em Pears with Jake Day Williams “Work the system that does exist, not the system we wish exists.” Impostor Syndrome RailsClips RailsClips Kickstarter Campaign Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) Blender Guru: Andrew Price 16:59 - Responsibility As Teachers Planet Money Podcast: The App Economy with Marco Arment of Instapaper Gauging Your Own Success Digital Content (Updating) Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails by Michael Hartl 23:05 - Feedback Trolling and Criticism (Niceness vs Directness) David Brady: Ruby Hashes and David Brady: Associative Arrays with James Edward Gray II Example The Job Replacement Guide by David Brady 26:22 - Leveling Up and Monetizing Content “MPP” (Multiple Payout Potential) Ethics and Morals Long-term Sustainability 33:26 - Impostor Syndrome and The Dunning–Kruger Effect Lara Hogan: On having a totally reasonable amount of self-confidence 37:42 - Is the Ruby Community Beginner-Friendly? thoughtbot's Giant Robots Smashing into Other Giant Robots Podcast The Ruby on Rails Podcast: 148: Chad Pytel of thoughtbot discusses @dhh's RailsConf 2014 keynote (and more)   42:50 - Content Production: Is it a barrier to entry? Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande Picks Survivorship Bias (Saron) Laurent Bossavit: 10X Programmer and other Myths in Software Engineering (Jessica) Rachel Nabors: The Hating Game (Coraline) How to Poo on a Date: The Lovers' Guide to Toilet Etiquette by Mats (David) How to Poo at Work by Mats (David) How to Poo on Holiday by Mats (David) Steelheart (The Reckoners) by Brandon Sanderson (Chuck) Gitter (Chuck) The Entreprogrammers Podcast (Jake) Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software by Scott Rosenberg (Jake) Laura Sydell: The Forgotten Female Programmers Who Created Modern Tech (Jake)  

Ruby Rogues
202 RR The Struggles New Ruby Users Have with Jake Day Williams

Ruby Rogues

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 58:47


Support our Teespring campaign! Get your Ruby Rogues unisex t-shirts, hoodies, ladies’-sized, and long-sleeve tees!   03:19 - Jake Day Williams Introduction Twitter Wild Academy [YouTube] Wild Academy Learn Ruby: The Beginner Guide: An Introduction to Ruby Programming by Jake Day Williams Learn PHP: The Beginner Guide: An Introduction to PHP Programming by Jake Day Williams 03:48 - What Do New People Struggle With? 04:59 - Teaching While Learning and Video Tutorials vs In-Person Training Resources: Lynda The Ultimate Guide to Coding Bootcamps: The Exhaustive List Being a “Self-Starter”   The EntreProgrammers Episode 51: Ship 'em Pears with Jake Day Williams “Work the system that does exist, not the system we wish exists.” Impostor Syndrome RailsClips RailsClips Kickstarter Campaign Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) Blender Guru: Andrew Price 16:59 - Responsibility As Teachers Planet Money Podcast: The App Economy with Marco Arment of Instapaper Gauging Your Own Success Digital Content (Updating) Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails by Michael Hartl 23:05 - Feedback Trolling and Criticism (Niceness vs Directness) David Brady: Ruby Hashes and David Brady: Associative Arrays with James Edward Gray II Example The Job Replacement Guide by David Brady 26:22 - Leveling Up and Monetizing Content “MPP” (Multiple Payout Potential) Ethics and Morals Long-term Sustainability 33:26 - Impostor Syndrome and The Dunning–Kruger Effect Lara Hogan: On having a totally reasonable amount of self-confidence 37:42 - Is the Ruby Community Beginner-Friendly? thoughtbot's Giant Robots Smashing into Other Giant Robots Podcast The Ruby on Rails Podcast: 148: Chad Pytel of thoughtbot discusses @dhh's RailsConf 2014 keynote (and more)   42:50 - Content Production: Is it a barrier to entry? Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande Picks Survivorship Bias (Saron) Laurent Bossavit: 10X Programmer and other Myths in Software Engineering (Jessica) Rachel Nabors: The Hating Game (Coraline) How to Poo on a Date: The Lovers' Guide to Toilet Etiquette by Mats (David) How to Poo at Work by Mats (David) How to Poo on Holiday by Mats (David) Steelheart (The Reckoners) by Brandon Sanderson (Chuck) Gitter (Chuck) The Entreprogrammers Podcast (Jake) Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software by Scott Rosenberg (Jake) Laura Sydell: The Forgotten Female Programmers Who Created Modern Tech (Jake)  

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202 RR The Struggles New Ruby Users Have with Jake Day Williams

All Ruby Podcasts by Devchat.tv

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 58:47


Support our Teespring campaign! Get your Ruby Rogues unisex t-shirts, hoodies, ladies’-sized, and long-sleeve tees!   03:19 - Jake Day Williams Introduction Twitter Wild Academy [YouTube] Wild Academy Learn Ruby: The Beginner Guide: An Introduction to Ruby Programming by Jake Day Williams Learn PHP: The Beginner Guide: An Introduction to PHP Programming by Jake Day Williams 03:48 - What Do New People Struggle With? 04:59 - Teaching While Learning and Video Tutorials vs In-Person Training Resources: Lynda The Ultimate Guide to Coding Bootcamps: The Exhaustive List Being a “Self-Starter”   The EntreProgrammers Episode 51: Ship 'em Pears with Jake Day Williams “Work the system that does exist, not the system we wish exists.” Impostor Syndrome RailsClips RailsClips Kickstarter Campaign Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) Blender Guru: Andrew Price 16:59 - Responsibility As Teachers Planet Money Podcast: The App Economy with Marco Arment of Instapaper Gauging Your Own Success Digital Content (Updating) Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails by Michael Hartl 23:05 - Feedback Trolling and Criticism (Niceness vs Directness) David Brady: Ruby Hashes and David Brady: Associative Arrays with James Edward Gray II Example The Job Replacement Guide by David Brady 26:22 - Leveling Up and Monetizing Content “MPP” (Multiple Payout Potential) Ethics and Morals Long-term Sustainability 33:26 - Impostor Syndrome and The Dunning–Kruger Effect Lara Hogan: On having a totally reasonable amount of self-confidence 37:42 - Is the Ruby Community Beginner-Friendly? thoughtbot's Giant Robots Smashing into Other Giant Robots Podcast The Ruby on Rails Podcast: 148: Chad Pytel of thoughtbot discusses @dhh's RailsConf 2014 keynote (and more)   42:50 - Content Production: Is it a barrier to entry? Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande Picks Survivorship Bias (Saron) Laurent Bossavit: 10X Programmer and other Myths in Software Engineering (Jessica) Rachel Nabors: The Hating Game (Coraline) How to Poo on a Date: The Lovers' Guide to Toilet Etiquette by Mats (David) How to Poo at Work by Mats (David) How to Poo on Holiday by Mats (David) Steelheart (The Reckoners) by Brandon Sanderson (Chuck) Gitter (Chuck) The Entreprogrammers Podcast (Jake) Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software by Scott Rosenberg (Jake) Laura Sydell: The Forgotten Female Programmers Who Created Modern Tech (Jake)  

Composer of the Week

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George Dyson, celebrated composer, broadcaster, teacher and author of the first manual on hand grenade use

Talk Cocktail
Belated justice for Alan Turing

Talk Cocktail

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2014 19:59


Alan Turing, the great British mathematician who cracked Nazi codes, set the stage for our digital age and later killed himself after the government chemically castrated him for being gay, received a posthumous royal pardon last week, 61 years after his conviction on the "gross indecency" laws of the time. Turing's life will soon be the basis for the film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Last year I spoke with technology historian George Dyson about his book Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe.My conversation with George Dyson:

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking
George Dyson: No Time Is There--- The Digital Universe and Why Things Appear To Be Speeding Up

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2013 91:23


When thinking about the future, it is easy to forget to look behind you. Enter George Dyson, “a historian among futurists”, who does deep research into the history of computing to understand the trends that will bring us into the future. One of his persistent themes is taking the “digital universe” metaphor seriously. When we turned on the first computers, we created a computational universe, a universe that is now growing by 5 trillion bits of storage per second. This universe is not merely expanding--it is exploding, and we need to understand computer time as well as we understand human time.

The 7th Avenue Project
George Dyson and the Birth of the Digital Universe (Rebroadcast)

The 7th Avenue Project

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2013 67:51


Historian George Dyson on his new book "Turing's Cathedral," which tells the story of the Electronic Computer Project. Led by the brilliant polymath John Von Neumann in 1940s and 1950's, the project laid the groundwork for much of modern computing. In doing so, Dyson says, it birthed a new, digital ecosystem, a world of self-reproducing, ever-evolving numbers that may be said to have a life of their own. Dyson is the son of famed physicist Freeman Dyson and grew up at the Institute for Advanced Study, where Von Neumann and crew did their pioneering work.

Singularity.FM
George Dyson on Turing’s Cathedral: In Wildness Is The Preservation Of The World

Singularity.FM

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2012 69:04


George Dyson was born in 1953 and had a unique opportunity to witness firsthand the conjunction of mathematics and physics that brought the digital revolution to life. He has been observing the relationship between nature and technology ever since. Dyson’s latest book, Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe, illuminates the transition from numbers that […]

The 7th Avenue Project
George Dyson and the Birth of the Digital Universe

The 7th Avenue Project

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2012 67:51


Historian George Dyson on his new book "Turing's Cathedral," which tells the story of the Electronic Computer Project. Led by the brilliant polymath John Von Neumann in 1940s and 1950's, the project laid the groundwork for much of modern computing. In doing so, Dyson says, it birthed a new, digital ecosystem, a world of self-reproducing, ever-evolving numbers that may be said to have a life of their own. Dyson is the son of famed physicist Freeman Dyson and grew up at the Institute for Advanced Study, where Von Neumann and crew did their pioneering work.

Big Ideas: Science
George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe

Big Ideas: Science

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2012 52:28


Science historian and author (Darwin Among the Machines) George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe. The talk focuses on the work done at The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey by such renowned scientists as John von Neumann and Kurt Godel.

Big Ideas (Audio)
George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe

Big Ideas (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2012 52:38


Science historian and author (Darwin Among the Machines) George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe. The talk focuses on the work done at The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey by such renowned scientists as John von Neumann and Kurt Godel.

Big Ideas (Video)
George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe

Big Ideas (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2012 52:28


Science historian and author (Darwin Among the Machines) George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe. The talk focuses on the work done at The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey by such renowned scientists as John von Neumann and Kurt Godel.

LFPL's At the Library Series
George Dyson 03-12-12

LFPL's At the Library Series

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2012


Distinguished science writer George Dyson's newest book, "Turing's Cathedral," has been called "the definitive history of the computer." The book chronicles the Institute for Advanced Study in the 1940s and 1950s, when work on Turing's dream of a universal machine led to computers, digital television, modern genetics, and more.

LFPL's At the Library Series
George Dyson 03-12-12

LFPL's At the Library Series

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2012


Distinguished science writer George Dyson's newest book, "Turing's Cathedral," has been called "the definitive history of the computer." The book chronicles the Institute for Advanced Study in the 1940s and 1950s, when work on Turing's dream of a universal machine led to computers, digital television, modern genetics, and more.

Elimination of the Snakes
Elimination of the Snakes - Show #173

Elimination of the Snakes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2009 72:04


Earl is the guest host tonight.Next week Patrick will be hosting.No Mail Bag, so on with the show:1) Republicans and Democrats.2) Killing in Chicago.3) Economics: The Bail-out.4) Free Markets.5) The Metric System.6) Mars Climate Orbiter.7) Nuclear Power/Isotopes/Manhattan Project/Uranium hexafluoride/Nuclear waste.Recommended books:1) The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes.2) Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship by George Dyson.3) Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb by Richard Rhodes.8) Evolution and Creationism.9) Charles Robert Darwin.

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking
Esther Dyson, Freeman Dyson, George Dyson: The Difficulty of Looking Far Ahead

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2005 81:04


"The Difficulty of Looking Far Ahead" is Freeman Dyson's subject at the next Seminar About Long-term Thinking. He will be joined for the first time on a public stage by his daughter Esther Dyson and son George Dyson.

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking
George Dyson: There's Plenty of Room at the Top: Long-term Thinking About Large-scale Computing

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2004 90:08


George Dyson is ringing a change on the famous 1959 lecture by physicist Richard Feynman that showed the way to nanotechnology. It was called, "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom."

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking

This is not a concert. Brian Eno will be speaking about "The Long Now." His talk will be the first of a monthly series of Seminars About Long-term Thinking, sponsored by The Long Now Foundation. His talks are usually as amazing as his music. The on-going lectures in this new series will be every second Friday at Fort Mason. Future speakers include Peter Schwartz, George Dyson, Laurie Anderson, Rusty Schweickart, Paul Hawken, Daniel Janzen, and Danny Hillis.