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In this week’s episode, Jennifer is joined by Morgan Vina, Principal at Invariant, a bipartisan government relations and communications firm based in Washington, DC. With extensive experience providing strategic counsel to companies, trade associations, nonprofits, and individuals seeking to navigate the complexities of Washington, Morgan is recognized for her expertise in global economic policy, national security, and defense technology. Before joining Invariant, Morgan served in high-level roles, including working with Ambassador Nikki Haley and advising on U.S. manufacturing and tech policy. This episode dives into some of the nation’s most pressing and controversial issues, beginning with the volatile response of financial markets to tariff escalations and America’s pivotal position in the global economic order. Jennifer and Morgan dissect the immediate impact of global tariffs, Trump’s negotiation tactics, and the strategic repercussions with countries such as China and Vietnam. The conversation shifts to the internal intrigue of “Signal Gate,” security breaches within the National Security Council, and the influence of polarizing figures like Laura Loomer. Morgan and Jennifer examine how these issues connect to broader questions of foreign policy, U.S. manufacturing revival, and the complex dynamics inside the Trump administration, particularly between “restrainers” and national security professionals. The episode wraps with a focus on Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, U.S.-Israel relations, and the unexpected headline of America’s interest in Greenland. "There are some people within his orbit that are very smart....there are other people who are just complete dilettantes." ~Morgan Vina This week on Political Contessa: The dramatic impact of tariffs on U.S. and global markets Trump’s negotiation style and global economic strategy The strategic risk posed by China’s influence in Southeast Asia The revival of U.S. manufacturing and the importance of modern tech industries The national security breach known as “Signal Gate” and its ramifications Political infighting within the Trump administration between “restrainers” and security professionals Netanyahu’s White House visit and critical U.S.–Israel discussions The geopolitical significance of Greenland and U.S. strategic interests Connect with Morgan Vina: Invariant: https://invariantgr.com/ Resources Mentioned: Book: Freedom’s Forge by Arthur Herman Awaken Your Inner Political Contessa Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Political Contessa. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify I Stitcher I Apple Podcasts I iHeart Radio I TuneIn I Google Podcasts Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. And if you’ve ever considered running for office – or know a woman who should – head over to politicalcontessa.com to grab my quick guide, Secrets from the Campaign Trail. It will show you five signs to tell you you’re ready to enter the political arena.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump this week temporarily paused country-specific reciprocal tariffs while those applied to China increased to 125%. We asked Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., how the move could change the U.S.' ag trading relationship with China and his thoughts on staff reductions at the Agriculture Department.Then, Tim Lust from the National Sorghum Producers and Ken Barbic with Invariant discuss the tariffs, including how long producers can wait for government payments for market loss.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

BUFFALO, NY — February 26, 2025 — A new #research paper was #published in Aging (Aging-US) on January 27, 2025, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled “Age-invariant genes: multi-tissue identification and characterization of murine reference genes.” Aging is a process driven by changes in gene activity, but researchers from Yale University School of Medicine and Altos Labs, led by first author John T. González and corresponding author Albert T. Higgins-Chen, have identified a set of genes that remain unchanged throughout the aging process. This discovery could improve the accuracy of aging research and provide insights into why some genes stay unchanged while others decline. “Reference genes have mostly been identified and validated in young organisms, and no systematic investigation has been done across the lifespan.” The study looked at gene activity in 17 different tissues in mice, from 1 month old to over 21 months old. Scientists used advanced bioinformatic analysis methods to analyze RNA sequencing data. They found nine genes that stayed the same across all tissues, as well as other genes that remained stable in specific tissues. These genes are usually shorter and have special DNA regions called CpG islands, which may help cells stay healthy and resist aging. Their stability throughout aging was confirmed by analyzing different datasets and using RT-qPCR. One of the most significant findings is that these stable genes are linked to essential cellular functions, such as mitochondrial activity and protein maintenance. This challenges the common belief that all aspects of aging involve gene dysregulation. Instead, the findings suggest that some cellular processes may naturally resist aging, leading the way for new research on longevity and potential anti-aging therapies. “Biological processes that change with age and those that resist age-related dysregulation are two sides of the same coin, and both will need to be investigated to fully understand aging.” Another key finding is that commonly used reference genes, such as GAPDH and ACTB, fluctuate with age, making them unreliable for aging studies. No single classical reference gene was found to be stable across all tissues. Researchers often use these reference genes as a control to measure gene activity, but if their expression changes over time, it can lead to inaccurate results. By identifying new, stable reference genes, this study provides scientists with better tools for studying aging-related diseases, regenerative medicine, and longevity science. Understanding how certain genes remain unchanged throughout life suggests that they may play a protective role in aging and could potentially be used to develop treatments that slow down age-related decline. While further research is needed, this discovery sets a new standard for measuring gene activity in aging studies and could have a significant impact on aging research and medicine. DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.206192 Corresponding author - Albert T. Higgins-Chen - a.higginschen@yale.edu About Aging-US The mission of the journal is to understand the mechanisms surrounding aging and age-related diseases, including cancer as the main cause of death in the modern aged population. The journal aims to promote 1) treatment of age-related diseases by slowing down aging, 2) validation of anti-aging drugs by treating age-related diseases, and 3) prevention of cancer by inhibiting aging. (Cancer and COVID-19 are age-related diseases.) Please visit our website at https://www.Aging-US.com​​ and connect with us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AgingUS/ X - https://twitter.com/AgingJrnl Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/agingjrnl/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AgingJournal LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aging/ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/AgingUS/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1X4HQQgegjReaf6Mozn6Mc Media Contact 18009220957 MEDIA@IMPACTJOURNALS.COM

My guest on the show today is with Devin LaSarre, Founder & Editor of Invariant. I've been following Devin for a while on social media, and invited him on to better understand his overall investing philosophy, and then specifically dig into an industry / idea a bit further. This episode I would say falls into the "ways of seeing" bucket, meaning, every once in a while I have a conversation on here with someone that has a completely different way they look at investing that I find very unique. In this case, Devin's focus on finding very "unclean" stories and doing the work to clean it up struck a chord that I wanted to understand further. I had a blast jamming on this concept, and then diving further on the Nicotine industry and his thesis on Haypp Group. And for full disclosure, we discussed a number of companies during today's podcast, I am not a shareholder in any of them. For more information about Invariant, please visit: https://invariant.substack.com/ You can Follow Devin LaSarre on Twitter/X: https://x.com/DevinLaSarre We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering up with MicroCapClub for our full slate of investor conferences in 2025. Ian Cassel and his team at MicroCapClub have not only built and fostered the best community of MicroCap investors, but it's arguably one of the best investing communities, period. We couldn't be more thrilled to leverage our expertise in curating and hosting large scale MicroCap conferences, and teaming up with MicroCapClub to put together world class conferences for the MicroCap community. First up, the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS in partnership with MicroCapClub will be held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now live, please visit: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_113149/conference_home.html. See you in Vegas! Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I've provided the link in the description if you'd like to subscribe. You'll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1Q5Yfym Click here to rate and review the Planet MicroCap Podcast The Planet MicroCap Podcast is brought to you by SNN Incorporated, The Official MicroCap News Source, and the Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, the leading magazine in the MicroCap market. You can Follow the Planet MicroCap Podcast on Twitter @BobbyKKraft

In this episode of From the Crow's Nest, host Ken Miller is joined by a panel of special guests today: Scott “Sherm” Oliver, former chief of staff of the EMSO cross-functional team; Paul Arcangeli, senior advisor at the public relations firm Invariant and a former professional staff and staff director of the House Armed Services Committee in the U. S. Congress; and Jeffrey Fischer, author, journalist and new board member to the Association of Old Crows. The panel discussion was recorded in front of a live audience in December at AOC 2024.Ken and the panel have an open conversation about the Department of Defense's EMS strategy and discuss fundamental questions facing folks in the EMSO and defense space: is the strategy succeeding in changing the way the DoD fights in the electromagnetic spectrum? Do elements of this plan need to be revisited? What are the prospects of reforming acquisition processes in a new Congress?Also, don't miss Season 1 of our new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) podcast powered by L3 Harris. All six episodes are now available. To listen and learn more about the CTO Series, visit here.To learn more about today's topics or to stay updated on EMSO and EW developments, visit our homepage.

Avian flu was first identified in dairy cattle in March. We asked Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, how USDA's nationwide milk testing strategy is being implemented to safeguard the food supply and what additional measures may be needed.Then, Invariant's Anne MacMillan and Tom Sell with Combest, Sell & Associates discuss the $10B market relief package and what issues they're watching as the 119th Congress begins.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Republicans will take control of the Senate in January, making John Boozman chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. We asked him about his plans for the committee, including collaborating with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who's in line to be the ranking member, and how Donald Trump's cabinet nominees may influence agriculture.Then, Laura Wood from LWP Consulting and Invariant's Danielle Beck discuss the contentious House Ag Committee ranking member race and the future of the farm bill in a new Congress.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, Republicans won control of the Senate, and the GOP is slated to maintain control of the House. If you turn on cable news, you will see many pundits playing monday morning quarterback in the wake of this Republican trifecta, arguing about the merits of how people voted, speculating on cabinet secretaries, and pointing fingers on who to blame, or who to give credit to, for the results. But this is The Dynamist, not CNN. In today's show, we focus on what the results mean for tech policy and tech politics. There are ongoing antitrust cases against Meta, Google, Apple, and Amazon. Investigations into Microsoft, Open AI, and Nvidia. How might the new president impact those cases? Congress is considering legislation to protect children from the harms of social media. Will we see action in the lame duck session or will the issue get kicked to January when the new Congress settles in? What about AI? Trump has vowed to repeal Biden's Executive Order on artificial intelligence. What, if anything, might replace it? And for those in Silicon Valley who supported Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel, how might they wield influence in the new administration?Evan is joined by Nathan Leamer, CEO of Fixed Gear Strategies and Executive Director of Digital First Project, and Ellen Satterwhite, Senior Director at Invariant, a government relations and strategic communications firm in DC. Both Nathan and Ellen previously served in government at the Federal Communications Commission—Nathan under President Trump and Ellen under President Obama.

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Donate to our October 2024 OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS campaign at https://weirddarkness.com/overcoming. Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show. IN THIS EPISODE: Dr Homer Green used his invention, a rejuvenation treatment that lets your body always heal any damage to it perfectly, on himself. That was on September 11, 1943. Now it's August 4, 2170 - more than 200 years later. He looks exactly as he did on the date he gave himself the treatment - no aging whatever - his body always repairs any damage perfectly. His tissues are invariant. There is only one catch.SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Invariant” by John Pierce: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8mzfrzWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: January 27, 2022CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/invariant

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A handful of races will determine which party controls each chamber of Congress. We spoke with Senate race analyst Jessica Taylor from the Cook Political Report about the probability of Republicans winning the Senate.Then, Anne MacMillan of Invariant and the Russell Group's Andrew Harker discuss Republican and Democratic election priorities and what to expect in Congress this month.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Senate Ag ranking member John Boozman laid out his framework for a new farm bill this week, but the bill crosses some red lines for Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow. She joins us on this week's episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to give her reaction to Senator Boozman's proposal as well as her thoughts on the future of the bill.Then, Anne MacMillan with Invariant and Sam Kieffer with the American Farm Bureau Federation talk about the prospects of passing a farm bill before the end of the year with the partisan divide in Congress.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

California Democrat Jim Costa sits on the House Agriculture Committee, which will markup a farm bill on May 23. He joins this week's show to discuss the latest developments on the farm bill and shares more about the conversations Democrats are having before next week's markup.  He also dives deeper into specialty crop issues and the recent developments with trade.Then, Danielle Beck with Invariant and Matthew Dillon with the Organic Trade Association join this week's show to discuss the organic industry and the political environment around a farm bill.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Outline00:00 - Intro01:17 - Early Years04:17 - The “Scenic Route” to Control Theory12:44 - Sampled Data Systems22:26 - Linear Parameter Varying (LPV) Identification28:07 - From Distributed Systems and PDEs ...38:59 - ... to Distributed Control of Spatially Invariant Systems49:02 - Taming the Navier-Stokes Equations50:55 - Advice to Future Students1:13:12 - Coherence in Large Scale Systems1:32:28 - On Resistive Losses in Power Systems1:39:00 - Cochlear Instabilities1:50:40 - Stochasticity in Feedback Loops2:00:00 - About Linear and Nonlinear Control2:08:14 - How to Select a Research Problem2:14:21 - Future of Control2:22:06 - OutroLinks- Paper on moment-invariants and object recognition: https://tinyurl.com/26tnks3z- Bassam's PhD Thesis: https://tinyurl.com/3n2274dv- Identification of linear parametrically varying systems: https://tinyurl.com/mryebhhy- Distributed control of spatially invariant systems: https://tinyurl.com/rzszjch2- Shift Operator: https://tinyurl.com/24fwehet- Heat Equation: https://tinyurl.com/57rc6s7h- Navier-Stokes Equations: https://tinyurl.com/45ktrd2e- The impulse response of the Navier-Stokes equations: https://tinyurl.com/4vaausfn- Non-Normal Matrix: https://tinyurl.com/58z4sph8- Coherence in large-scale networks: https://tinyurl.com/ynm5cbay- The Price of Synchrony: https://tinyurl.com/3svzancw- Tinnitus: https://tinyurl.com/yc5hm549- Cochlear Instabilities: https://tinyurl.com/fjespjbj- Stochasticity in Feedback Loops: https://tinyurl.com/yc6aw9xt- Koopman Operator: https://tinyurl.com/3jeu68p8- Carleman Linearization: https://tinyurl.com/yckzrnfh- Mamba Model: https://tinyurl.com/33h59jwj- Spectral Factorization: https://Support the Show.Podcast infoPodcast website: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n84j85jSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/4rwztj3cRSS: https://tinyurl.com/yc2fcv4yYoutube: https://tinyurl.com/bdbvhsj6Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3z24yr43Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncontrolPInstagram: https://tinyurl.com/35cu4kr4Acknowledgments and sponsorsThis episode was supported by the National Centre of Competence in Research on «Dependable, ubiquitous automation» and the IFAC Activity fund. The podcast benefits from the help of an incredibly talented and passionate team. Special thanks to L. Seward, E. Cahard, F. Banis, F. Dörfler, J. Lygeros, ETH studio and mirrorlake . Music was composed by A New Element.

On this episode of Chit Chat Stocks, Brett talks with Invariant's Devin LaSarre on the nicotine market and where the industry sits as of early 2024. They discuss: (08:02) Regulatory Challenges in the Nicotine Industry (30:20) The Potential of Nicotine Pouches and Next-Gen Products (39:59) The Benefits of a Basket Approach for Investing in the Nicotine Sector (55:26) The Impact of ESG Mandates on the Nicotine Industry SUBSCRIBE to Devin's newsletter, Invariant: https://invariant.substack.com/ ***************************************************** Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChitChatStocks  Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://twitter.com/chitchatstocks  Follow us on Substack: ⁠https://chitchatstocks.substack.com/  ********************************************************************* Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single option trade. Prior to buying or selling an option, investors must read and understand the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”, also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) which can be found at: www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-archives/options-disclosure-document Supporting documentation for any claims will be furnished upon request. If you are enrolled in our Options Order Flow Rebate Program, The exact rebate will depend on the specifics of each transaction and will be previewed for you prior to submitting each trade. This rebate will be deducted from your cost to place the trade and will be reflected on your trade confirmation. Order flow rebates are not available for non-options transactions. To learn more, see our Fee Schedule, Order Flow Rebate FAQ, and Order Flow Rebate Program Terms & Conditions. Options can be risky and are not suitable for all investors. See the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options to learn more. All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information. ********************************************************************* FinChat.io is The Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, FinChat is incredibly powerful and easy to use. Use our LINK and get 15% off any premium plan: ⁠https://finchat.io/chitchat/?lmref=J3bklw  ********************************************************************* Check out https://www.firmreturns.com/ for value-focused equity research  Use our link and get a 20% discount on a premium plan: firmreturns.com/chitchat  ********************************************************************* Disclosure: Chit Chat Stocks hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation.

Devin LaSarre, Founder and Editor of the Invariant Newsletter on Substack, joins the podcast to discuss his write-up and thesis on Haypp Group (HAYPP.ST). Quick description on Haypp Group (according to their website): The Haypp Group is spearheading the global transformation from smoking to healthier product alternatives. With origins in Scandinavia our extensive experience from pioneering markets in smoke free alternatives, as well as being a leader in the e-commerce sector, we now fully take our vision to a global scale. With eleven e-commerce brands, the Haypp group is present in seven countries where we served more than 950 000 active customers in 2023. Haypp Group write-up: https://invariant.substack.com/p/haypp-group-nicotine-pouch-trend For more information and to subscribe to Devin LaSarre's newsletter, Invariant, please visit: https://invariant.substack.com/ You can Follow Devin LaSarre on Twitter/X @DevinLaSarre: https://twitter.com/DevinLaSarre Chapters: [0:00] Introduction + Episode sponsor: Santangel's Review [1:36] What is the Haypp Group and why it's interesting to Devin and overview of the smoking alternatives industry [6:52] Demand for nicotine and oral products (pouches, snus, dips) [13:44] Haypp Group - investing thesis, why attractive idea to Devin [17:44] What is differentiated about Haypp Group; why is this not the most competitive, lowest margin business [23:21] What's a "Zyn-fluencer" and marketing challenges [26:24] Customer acquisition costs / focus on SEO [33:06] Haypp Group's pricing and cost structure [41:01] Alternative smoking product consumer trends, switching up brands [48:30] Addressing risk factors / Haypp's moat [57:07] Insights business [59:47] Regulation risk with selling alternative smoking products online [1:07:23] Valuation [1:12:32] Where alpha potentially comes from since Haypp stock's double in last 6 months [1:18:06] Low capex [1:21:30] Switching costs from cigarettes to alternative smoking products Today's episode is sponsored by: Santangel's Review Finding the right hedge fund cap intro event isn't just about the size; it's about the value it brings to your time. This month's sponsor, Santangel's Review, offers something unique for fund managers and allocators. Founded in 2010, Santangel's hosts three Cap Intro Roundtables each year - two in New York City and one at Fenway Park in Boston. These events stand out for their focus on quality over quantity, attracting some of the most prestigious endowments, foundations, and family offices worldwide. The secret sauce: Santangel's spotlights undiscovered talent. Managers you don't necessarily see at other industry conferences. Attendees take part in eight one-on-one meetings, intermixed with ample networking opportunities. In an industry built on relationships, Santangel's fosters some of the most valuable connections. Just go to Santangels.com— S-A-N-T-A-N-G-E-L-S dot com to learn more and request an invitation. If you're a manager or allocator who is serious about maximizing your time, you'll want to be a part of the Santangel's Roundtable. Click here: https://santangelsreview.com/

USDA's use of Inflation Reduction Act conservation funds is a hot topic on Capitol Hill as lawmakers prepare for the next farm bill. Undersecretary Robert Bonnie heads up the department's Farm Production and Conservation mission area and joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss the status of those investments and other key issues like the status of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program.Then, Ken Barbic with Invariant and Laura Wood with LWP Consulting share their thoughts on the politics of conservation spending, the government funding debate, the farm bill and more.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

As Congress continues to work through appropriations bills, passing a farm bill looks further down the road. National Association of State Departments of Agriculture CEO Ted McKinney joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss the latest impact on a farm bill timeline and the top trade priorities for 2024.Then, ag lobbyists Mary Kay Thatcher with Syngenta and Anne MacMillan with Invariant discuss the Iowa caucuses, and the politics surrounding the 2024 appropriations bills and the next steps for addressing FY2025 spending levels.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

During Innovation Forum's recent climate action on scope 3 emissions conference in Washington DC, Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson spoke with some of the participants to reflect on the key topics and conversations over the two days. These discussions focused in particular on shifting policy and guidance landscapes, and how companies are performing and communicating on scope 3 climate targets.   Hear from Invariant's Adam Tarr, former senior advisor to the secretary of agriculture, Ashley Allen from Oatly, Terryn Lawrence from Rabobank, Altruistiq's Saif Hameed, Ashlie Burkhart from Germin8 Ventures and Geoff Brighty from Mura Technology.

Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small was promoted to the number two role at USDA earlier this year, offering her a look at more of the department's inner-workings and the needs of its workforce. She joins Agri-Pulse to discuss USDA's current and future employee needs as well as the relationship the department has with Congress as it works on a new farm bill. Then, Danielle Beck with Invariant and John Weber with Monument Advocacy join a panel discussion to explore the recent changes in the House Republican conference and what the changing dynamics might mean for the farm bill, the agricultural appropriations bill and more. Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

The House and Senate were both in action this week, but neither recorded concrete progress on government funding with a Sept. 30 shutdown date looming. North Carolina Republican David Rouzer joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss the sentiment among his colleagues on government funding legislation and the path toward a new farm bill.Then, Deb Calhoun with Waterways Council and Anne MacMillan with Invariant join a panel to discuss the appropriations process thus far and what indicators to watch as Capitol Hill goes about its business for the rest of the year.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.07.30.551169v1?rss=1 Authors: Noel, J.-P., Balzani, E., Savin, C., Angelaki, D. Abstract: Natural behaviors occur in closed action-perception loops and are supported by dynamic and flexible beliefs abstracted away from our immediate sensory milieu. How this real-world flexibility is instantiated in neural circuits remains unknown. Here we have macaques navigate in a virtual environment by primarily leveraging sensory (optic flow) signals, or by more heavily relying on acquired internal models. We record single-unit spiking activity simultaneously from the dorsomedial superior temporal area (MSTd), parietal area 7a, and the dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC). Results show that while animals were able to maintain adaptive task-relevant beliefs regardless of sensory context, the fine-grain statistical dependencies between neurons, particularly in 7a and dlPFC, dynamically remapped with the changing computational demands. In dlPFC, but not 7a, destroying these statistical dependencies abolished the areas ability for cross-context decoding. Lastly, correlation analyses suggested that the more unit-to-unit couplings remapped in dlPFC, and the less they did so in MSTd, the less were population codes and behavior impacted by the loss of sensory evidence. We conclude that dynamic functional connectivity between prefrontal cortex neurons maintains a stable population code and context-invariant beliefs during naturalistic behavior with closed action-perception loops. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

YouTube link https://youtu.be/883R3JlZHXE Tim Palmer is a Royal Society Research Professor in the Department of Physics at Oxford. Tim Maudlin is a Professor of Philosophy at New York University, specializing in the philosophy of physics. We discuss superdeterminism, chaos theory, and free variables. - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch LINKS MENTIONED: - Tim Maudlin's podcast on TOE: https://youtu.be/fU1bs5o3nss - Primacy of Doubt (Tim Palmer's book): https://amzn.to/3Oo55k7 - Metaphysics Within Physics (Tim Maudlin's book): https://amzn.to/3pXHNcn - Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity (Tim Maudlin's book): https://amzn.to/44QoS2F - Go Fund Me for "The John Bell Institute" initiative: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-permanent-home-for-the-john-bell-institute - Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics (John Bell's book): https://amzn.to/43RyQ2t TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:04 Explaining Superdeterminism & Fractal Cosmology 00:05:06 What is Tim Palmer working on 00:09:24 What is Tim Maudlin working on 00:11:47 Assumptions of Bell's inequality / theorem 00:22:40 Locality and Superdeterminism 00:28:33 Summary of disagreement + why do we care what Bell said? 00:32:54 Counterfactuals & Counterfactual definiteness 00:59:38 Chaos theory, attractors, and fractals 01:26:32 Free variables and ensembles 01:36:30 Invariant set theory 01:48:21 Relevant links and teaser for Part 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.07.07.548122v1?rss=1 Authors: Ottenhoff, M. C., Verwoert, M., Goulis, S., Wagner, L., van Dijk, J. P., Kubben, P. L., Herff, C. Abstract: Neural activity is presumed to be correlated with motor behavior almost everywhere in the brain, implying that many different brain processes are involved in generating a behavioral output. Recent studies in multiple non-human species have observed pervasive brain-wide neural activity directly related to motor output. However, similar brain-wide investigations in humans with high-temporal resolution are lacking to date. Here, we recorded invasive data from brain-wide distributed electrodes in humans and reveal global neural dynamics that are predictive of movement across tasks and across participants. The dynamics are remarkably stable between participants with substantially varying electrode configurations and to loss of information. We demonstrate that these global neural dynamics are near brain-wide and present in all participants. Uncovering these global neural dynamics may allow for a more holistic and network-based perspective on motor-related neural activity. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.06.29.547009v1?rss=1 Authors: Heller, C. R., Hamersky, G. R., David, S. V. Abstract: Categorical sensory representations are critical for many behaviors, including speech perception. In the auditory system, categorical information is thought to arise hierarchically, becoming increasingly prominent in higher order cortical regions. The neural mechanisms that support this robust and flexible computation remain poorly understood. Here, we studied sound representations in primary and non-primary auditory cortex while animals engaged in a challenging sound discrimination task. Population-level decoding of simultaneously recorded single neurons revealed that task engagement caused categorical sound representations to emerge in non-primary auditory cortex. In primary auditory cortex, task engagement caused a general enhancement of sound decoding that was not specific to task-relevant categories. These findings are consistent with mixed selectivity models of neural disentanglement, in which early sensory regions build an overcomplete representation of the world and allow neurons in downstream brain regions to flexibly and selectively read out behaviorally relevant, categorical information. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

David Anderson is the co-founder & CEO of Invariant Corporation. When you think of companies that are truly creating solutions and capabilities for their customers, Invariant should be at the top of the list. Bullwinkle, Loki, FireFly, and Mule are just some of their main products that Invariant has evolved, many of which date back to their collective experiences with the Javelin missile program. Invariant recently celebrated reaching the 100 employee milestone and David and his management team are actively working to create an employee owned company. I was particularly impressed with the work they are doing through the Crime Gun Intelligence Technologies (CGIT), which is literally helping police to determine where gunshots were fired in their city and then identifying the shooter. Amazing Technology! A native of Arab, I learned a lot from David and his thoughts on restaurants, sports, the arts, and so much more. Episode Timeline: 00:00 Start 05:02 Intro/Flourish Shoutout 09:25 Tale of the Tape 11:05 Start of Invariant 17:04 Employee Benefits | Culture 21:36 Custom Hardware | Development Process 25:00 CWS 29:35 CGIT 35:38 Applied Learning | Dave's Wheelhouse 39:40 Products Overview 50:15 Employee #007 53:45 Family & Father's Influence 58:38 Sports | Trail Talk 01:09:47 Spouse Career | Vacation Spots 01:13:05 Employee Perks | Parties 01:22:23 Final Thoughts For more information on David Anderson and Invariant Corporation visit https://invariant-corp.com Host/Interviewer: M. Troy Bye, Owner, Our Town Company, LLC Website: www.ourtownpodcast.net Spotify Channel: https://spoti.fi/3QtpT8z Audio available on all platforms - just search for "Our Town Podcast" Follow us on social media: LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/41rlgTt Facebook: https://bit.ly/ourtownpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourtownpodcast/

In this episode, I talk with Laura Gwilliams, soon-to-be Assistant Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Data Science at Stanford University, about her recent paper ‘Neural dynamics of phoneme sequences reveal position-invariant code for content and order'.Gwilliams lab websiteGwilliams L, King JR, Marantz A, Poeppel D. Neural dynamics of phoneme sequences reveal position-invariant code for content and order. Nat Commun 2022; 13: 6606. [doi]

Causal invariance is a crucial characteristic for any rule of Wolfram Physics.According to Wolfram MathWorld, if a rule is causally invariant, then “no matter which evolution is chosen for a system, the history is the same, in the sense that the same events occur and they have the same causal relationships.”Causal invariance is one of the assumptions Jonathan Gorard needs to make to derive the equations of General Relativity from the hypergraph. That's how crucial it is! Given that not every rule of Wolfram Physics is causally invariant, I asked Jonathan how we find the ones that are.Here, in another excerpt from our recent conversation, is his answer: how to find causally invariant rules.—Jonathan Gorard Jonathan Gorard at The Wolfram Physics Project Jonathan Gorard at Cardiff University Jonathan Gorard on Twitter The Centre for Applied Compositionality The Wolfram Physics Project People and concepts mentioned by Jonathan Stephen Wolfram Max Piskunov Causal invariance Wolfram Function Repository Wolfram Engine Wolfram Mathematica Wolfram Programming Lab CausalInvariantQ TotalCausalInvariantQ Associative Commutative Automated theorem proving Undecidable problem —I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.04.28.538792v1?rss=1 Authors: Pourmohammadi, A., Sanayei, M. Abstract: Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.04.25.538320v1?rss=1 Authors: Mach, M., Amico, E., Liegeois, R., Preti, M. G., Griffa, A., Van De Ville, D., Pedersen, M. Abstract: Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

About the Guest Anne manages Invariant's agriculture and food practice, bringing 20 years of substantive policy experience in the sector.  For their field-to-fork clients, She provides regulatory guidance, crafts policy solutions, and deploys innovative engagement plans for Congress and the Administration. Anne spent four years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the Obama Administration, first […]

Altria (Ticker: MO) is a publicly traded company that owns major tobacco brands and is diversifying into alternative products and cannabis investments amid declining sales and increasing regulation. Listen as Brett and Ryan ask questions about the company, its business model, and valuation. Enjoy the show! ***************************** This episode is sponsored by Stratosphere.io, a web-based terminal for financial data, KPIs, and more. Try it out for FREE or use code “CCM” for 15% off any paid plan. Sign up here: https://www.stratosphere.io/ ***************************** Want updates on future shows and projects? Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chitchatmoney  Subscribe to our Substack to receive free show notes and charts that go along with every episode: https://chitchatmoney.substack.com/ Interested to see more of Devin's work? Check out their Twitter here: https://twitter.com/DevinLaSarre?s=20 Subscribe to Devin's Substack called Invariant: https://invariant.substack.com Contact us: chitchatmoneypodcast@gmail.com Timestamps Tobacco Market | (3:51) Brand Loyalty | (20:40) Macro Concerns | (32:13) The Big 3 | (50:56) Disclosure: Chit Chat Money hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation. Brett Schafer and Ryan Henderson are general partners and portfolio managers at Arch Capital. Arch Capital and its partners may hold securities discussed on this show.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.04.04.535405v1?rss=1 Authors: A. Dehaqani, A., Michelon, F., Petrucco, L., Patella, P., Piasini, E., Iurilli, G. Abstract: A fundamental problem for any sensory system is that the motion of the sensory organ introduces a disturbance in sensory measurement. Nevertheless, animal nervous systems can distinguish and compensate for the sensory consequences of movement by keeping track of them. Hypotheses for estimating the motion of a sensory organ include a corollary discharge associated with motor output and mechanosensory inputs from the moving sense organ. However, how motion-related mechanosensory inputs can reduce motion-dependent sensory ambiguity is unknown. We addressed this question in the olfactory system, where changes in inhalation dynamics alter the sorption of odor molecules by the nasal mucosa and mechanically activate olfactory sensory neurons. We found that changes in inhalation dynamics varied the odor concentration reported by the individual neurons in the piriform cortex. However, the actual odor concentration could be decoded from the population activity regardless of the inhalation dynamics. Dynamics-invariant decoding was possible because piriform cortex neurons have a heterogeneously mixed sensitivity for odor concentration and inhalation dynamics. Thus, the mechanosensory input generated by inhalation expanded the dimensionality of the olfactory encoding space and disentangled the decoding of the actual odor concentration from the disturbance caused by the sniff. Orthogonal integration of motion-related mechanosensory information during the encoding stage may be a canonical strategy adopted by nervous systems to mitigate the sensory ambiguities generated by the motion of the sensory organ. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

The Biden administration is taking another step that could lead to a dispute settlement panel over Mexico's plans to ban the importing of genetically modified corn. National Association of State Departments of Agriculture CEO Ted McKinney joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss how the U.S. can maintain its trade relationship with Mexico and what needs to be done to get a farm bill passed this year.Then, farm policy consultant Ferd Hoefner and Invariant's Danielle Beck offer their thoughts on climate and conservation in the next farm bill, USDA's new proposal limiting the use of "product of the USA" on meat labels and the agency's report on competition in the seed industry.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.02.23.529673v1?rss=1 Authors: Wang, Z., Mai, W., Chai, Y., Qi, K., Ren, H., Shen, C., Zhang, S., Hu, Y., Wen, Q. Abstract: A quantitative characterization of brain-wide activity imposes strong constraints on mechanistic models that link neural circuit connectivity, brain dynamics, and behavior. Here, we analyze whole-brain calcium activity in larval zebrafish captured by fast light-field volumetric imaging during hunting and spontaneous behavior. We found that the brain-wide activity is distributed across many principal component dimensions described by the covariance spectrum. Intriguingly, this spectrum shows an invariance to spatial subsampling. That is, the distribution of eigenvalues of a smaller and randomly sampled cell assembly is statistically similar to that of the entire brain. We propose that this property can be understood in the spirit of multidimensional scaling (MDS): pairwise correlation between neurons can be mapped onto a distance function between two points in a low-dimensional functional space. We numerically and analytically calculated the eigenspectrum in our model and identified three key factors that lead to the experimentally observed scale-invariance: (i) the slow decay of the distance-correlation function, (ii) the higher dimension of the functional space, and (iii) the heterogeneity of neural activity. Our model can quantitatively recapitulate the scale-invariant spectrum in zebrafish data, as well as two-photon and multi-area electrode recordings in mice. Our results provide new insights and interpretations of brain-wide neural activity and offer clues on circuit mechanisms for coordinating global neural activity patterns. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.02.22.529572v1?rss=1 Authors: Herrmann, B. Abstract: The ability to extract meaning from acoustic environments requires sensitivity to repeating sound structure. Yet, how events that repeat are encoded and maintained in the brain and how the brain responds to events that reoccur at later points in time is not well understood. In two electroencephalography experiments, participants listened to a longer, ongoing white noise sound which comprised shorter, frozen noise snippets that repeated at a regular 2-Hz rate. In several conditions, the snippet repetition discontinued for a brief period after which the noise snippet reoccurred. The experiments aimed to answer whether neural activity becomes entrained by the regular repetition of noise snippets, whether entrained neural activity self-sustains during the discontinuation period, and how the brain responds to a reoccurring noise snippet. Results show that neural activity is entrained by the snippet repetition, but there was no evidence for self-sustained neural activity during the discontinuation period. However, the auditory cortex responded to a reoccurring noise snippet with similar magnitude compared to a noise snippet for which the snippet repetition had not been discontinued. This response invariance was observed for different onset times of the reoccurring noise snippet relative to the previously established regularity. The results thus demonstrate that the auditory cortex sensitively responds to, and thus maintains a neural representation of, previously learned acoustic noise independent of temporal interruptions. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

The first week of the 118th Congress has been marked by the requirement of multiple votes to elect a House Speaker for the first time in 100 years. As House Republicans sort out their future leadership team, the next chair of the House Ag Committee – Pennsylvania Republican Glenn “GT” Thompson – joins Newsmakers to discuss how he plans to put a farm bill together in the current political climate. Then, farm policy lobbyists Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Anne MacMillan with Invariant, and Randy Russell with The Russell Group discuss how the House formation delays and the retirement of Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., might impact the farm bill.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

The first week of the 118th Congress has been marked by the requirement of multiple votes to elect a House Speaker for the first time in 100 years. As House Republicans sort out their future leadership team, the next chair of the House Ag Committee – Pennsylvania Republican Glenn “GT” Thompson – joins Newsmakers to discuss how he plans to put a farm bill together in the current political climate. Then, farm policy lobbyists Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Anne MacMillan with Invariant, and Randy Russell with The Russell Group discuss how the House formation delays and the retirement of Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., might impact the farm bill.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Congress is checking off a long list of priorities in the lame duck session and setting the stage for a busy 2023. Georgia Republican Austin Scott is one of the top Republicans on the House Ag Committee and joins Newsmakers to preview his priorities in the upcoming House majority.Then, Danielle Beck with Invariant, Jonathan Coppess with the University of Illinois and RJ Karney with NASDA offer their thoughts on the issues that will face Congress in the upcoming farm bill and what they expect to be the big stories in the new year.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Congress is checking off a long list of priorities in the lame duck session and setting the stage for a busy 2023. Georgia Republican Austin Scott is one of the top Republicans on the House Ag Committee and joins Newsmakers to preview his priorities in the upcoming House majority.Then, Danielle Beck with Invariant, Jonathan Coppess with the University of Illinois and RJ Karney with NASDA offer their thoughts on the issues that will face Congress in the upcoming farm bill and what they expect to be the big stories in the new year.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

The New Game of Leadership Summit featured 14 top experts in personal and business success. This is a preview video. All 14 webinars are available for purchase: The New Game of Leadership – Success with a Human Focus: https://healnlearn.com/courses/the-new-game-of-leadership-success-with-a-human-focus-14-webinars-package/ Topics and Speakers: Success mindset for leaders: Create meaning in life and business – Zorina Dimitrova Lead with your heart and let your head learn to follow – Marcy Neumann- HeartShift Coach Unmet Needs: Recreating Family Dynamics in the Workplace – Marc Azoulay and Dr. Adi Avivi Seven Easy Ways to Become a More Aware Leader – Clifton Carmody Crack the code to your career growth with stunning results – Mike Amato Beyond the Leadership Trends: Trust as an Invariant of Leadership – David Savoy HOW TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE COACHING – THE BEST FREE WEBINAR YET – Mary-Anne Quezel The Art of Creating MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS – Işılay Çabuk Leadership decision making UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY – Saurabh Mishra How mindful and compassionate leaders are more efficient: Dr Natasha Papazafeiropoulou Why Men Win at Work – Make Gender Inequality History – Gill Whitty-Collins The Art and Science of Transforming Any Relationship – Tolee Fotitzidis Quiet, shy, sensitive = overlooked? Personality Diversity revisited – Nicolina Werther Leading in agile teams – Strong Leadership through Vulnerability –Steffen Keller ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social: Healnlearn on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zorinahealnlearn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zorinahealnlearn/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healnlearn/?modal=admin_todo_tour Healnlearn on Bitchute.com: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/6rs2FDBKSu5H/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out my other channel Grownlearn, focused on career success with a human focus: website: www.grownlearn.org Grownlearn Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4PNa5gUnrjmh50td5U3XQ Grownlearn Podcast: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/grownlearn Apple Podcast/i-tunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/grownlearn/id1515759956 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bUIDGbSQl4BlHeNeeJfva

Douglas Lenat, a computer scientist, discusses his work on grids and invariant computing. He shares a story about how bed-sitters sometimes end up with the best housing opportunities.

Welcome to the next episode of the Personalized Medicine Podcast. On this podcast we have talked extensively about antibody, vaccine and CAR-T cell based approaches to treat cancer. Today we will be talking about a new approach in oncology that is based on invariant Natural Killer T Cells, or iNKTs. Our guest today is Dr. Jennifer Buell, the founder, CEO and President of MiNK Therapeutics and the former President and COO of Agenus. Jennifer has over 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical space, having held multiple leadership positions at biotech companies. In her tenure at Agenus, she transformed a neoantigen vaccine development startup into a multifaceted company with a strong global footing. She is now leading MiNK therapeutics, the precision oncology company that develops targeted iNKT cells for treatment of various types of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Together with Jennifer we discussed: ◦ Evolution of immunooncology over the the last two decades ◦ Role of immune system in fighting cancer ◦ Neoantigen vaccines as a tool for personalized cancer treatment ◦ Invariant Natural Killer T Cells (iNKTs) and their role in combating cancer ◦ Advantage of iNKTs over other cancer treatments ◦ Potential of combination therapies in oncology ◦ Challenges in bringing novel cell-based therapies to the market ◦ Advice to budding biotech entrepreneurs ◦ The outlook on the next decade of cancer treatmentGet in touch with Jennifer:LinkedIn: Jennifer S. BuellTwitter: @jbuell01Web: https://minktherapeutics.com/

Imagine, for example, an AI that's trained to identify cows in images. Ideally, we'd want it to learn to detect cows based on their shape and colour. But what if the cow pictures we put in the training dataset always show cows standing on grass? In that case, we have a spurious correlation between grass and cows, and if we're not careful, our AI might learn to become a grass detector rather than a cow detector. Even worse, we could only realize that's happened once we've deployed it in the real world and it runs into a cow that isn't standing on grass for the first time. So how do you build AI systems that can learn robust, general concepts that remain valid outside the context of their training data? That's the problem of out-of-distribution generalization, and it's a central part of the research agenda of Irina Rish, a core member of the Mila— Quebec AI Research institute, and the Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Autonomous AI. Irina's research explores many different strategies that aim to overcome the out-of-distribution problem, from empirical AI scaling efforts to more theoretical work, and she joined me to talk about just that on this episode of the podcast. *** Intro music: - Artist: Ron Gelinas - Track Title: Daybreak Chill Blend (original mix) - Link to Track: https://youtu.be/d8Y2sKIgFWc *** Chapters: 2:00 Research, safety, and generalization 8:20 Invariant risk minimization 15:00 Importance of scaling 21:35 Role of language 27:40 AGI and scaling 32:30 GPT versus ResNet 50 37:00 Potential revolutions in architecture 42:30 Inductive bias aspect 46:00 New risks 49:30 Wrap-up

“INVARIANT” BY JOHN PIERCE (Short Science Fiction Story) #WeirdDarknessSubscribe to the podcast by searching for Weird Darkness wherever you listen to podcasts – or use this RSS feed link: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3655291/episodes/feed. Look for @WeirdDarkness on Facebook and Twitter! Please SHARE Weird Darkness with others and leave a review and comment in the podcast app you listen from! Doing so helps the show to keep growing!IN THIS EPISODE: Dr Homer Green used his invention, a rejuvenation treatment that lets your body always heal any damage to it perfectly, on himself. That was on September 11, 1943. Now it's August 4, 2170 - more than 200 years later. He looks exactly as he did on the date he gave himself the treatment - no aging whatever - his body always repairs any damage perfectly. His tissues are invariant. There is only one catch.SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“Invariant” by John Pierce: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8mzfrz Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission. 

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Sign up for the New Game of Leadership Summit to join the live calls with 14 top speakers on leadership: https://grownlearn.org/event/the-new-game-of-leadership-summit/ David Savoy – thinker, explorer, learning and development specialist. What I do : I help design governance and learning solutions for organizations to make sense of an age-old stumbling block – the “human factor”. My work is at the intersection of science of education, change management, psychology, sociology and philosophy. Today I work as a consultant and did an extensive research on the influence of the informal practices, organizational cultures and their impact on management (master thesis – University of Geneva – 2019). Services : Consulting, training, coaching, team building Website: www.davidsavoy.com www.grownlearn.org Grownlearn is an agency for Business Trainings, Speaking Engagements and Executive Coaching and Mentoring for mid-sized and large companies. Grownlearn was born with the idea to redefine success, and the way is pursued and achieved in corporations. We believe that companies that are human centered – employees, leadership and customers – perform much better and achieve greater long-term success

TripActions has always believed in the power of data. Now we need data to restore business travel and ensure the industry remains as innovative and disruptive as it was before COVID hit. TripActions is taking an active role in advocating for testing, contact tracing, and an open data program that helps our customers and industry colleagues get back to business safely. We sit down with Noah Kowalski, Principal at Invariant, and Sai Jahann, General Counsel at TripActions, to discuss the importance of advocating for public policy that gives our business travelers the confidence needed to safely resume their work travel. Our podcast episode covers: The role of policy in rebuilding our industry after the pandemic How policy that favors antiquated legacy players hurts consumers and the market at large How TripActions engages with the government and embodies its value of “putting the user first” Why national testing, contact tracing, and open data are critical to restarting business travel, reopening borders, and getting the economy moving again

What is lobbying, really? Is it “white", "heavy-set" men "playing golf" and making arrangements in "smoke-filled back rooms”? It's not like that anymore, according to two lobbyists who join this episode of the a16z Podcast to pull back the curtain on this practice… and share what's changed: Heather Podesta, founder of Invariant (and a lawyer by training), and Michael Beckerman, President and CEO of the Internet Association (an industry trade association that also has lobbyists on staff). Given the tech industry's increasing engagement with policy, how does lobbying play out for tech companies in particular? What are the challenges when going up against deeply entrenched incumbents, as all startups inevitably do? And finally, how has tech itself changed the act of lobbying? Thanks in part to the internet, we're now in a new era of transparency and public engagement, where "lobbying" has shifted more to more open citizen engagement vs. only inside closed rooms. We cover all this and more -- including practical tips for influencing government -- on this episode (in conversation with Hanne Tidnam), recorded as part of our annual D.C. podcast roadshow.