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Part 1 of this discussion examines psychology, philosophy, religion, spiritually, science, and medicine, a panel of five (5) people opens with the question, 'where am I?' and 'what is going on [in the world]?' and refers to James Hillman, ideas and action as an artificial distinction, are they the same thing? How are they interlinked? The poet Major Ragain is quoted, 'contemplation alters the course of rivers.' From the Bhagavad Gita: Freedom from action is not accomplished by abstaining from action, so how is it accomplished? Relinquishing the fruit of action Ghandi's, 'through service, I find myself.' The Panel begins to examine the Taoist concept of non-action, Wu Wei. How do we cultivate Wu Wei? The Panel explores Univerisal Truths. Natural action arises, we have a deep intrinsic calling, how do we find and express it? What is our reason for being here? To receive the Divine Will is a part of choiceless action. Biographies of Panel: Dr. Bob Insull is an New York State Licensed Psychologist with more than 60 years experience teaching, training, and treating in the arena of human behavior. In his clinical practice, he has worked across the developmental stages (children to golden-agers), across the diagnostic spectrum (chemical dependency, severe mental illness, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, and PTSD), and treatment settings (clinics, inpatient psychiatric centers, and private practice). During the closing years of his practice, he became interested in the area of psychological trauma and worked with survivors in individual and group settings. He has been retired from active practice for about 15 years and spends his time engaged in self-discovery on the Sufi Path and social-change activities with his church. Brian Mistler is a Missouri-hillbilly curious about Reality. He has lived as a computer scientist, psychologist, running and growing businesses, and helping entrepreneurs, hospitals, and healthcare providers. Mid-life Brian had a partially debilitating nerve injury and soon after met a true Vedanta teacher who spent 30+ years in India and trained under Swami Chimayananda, Sawmi Dayananda, and others. This refocused his study of the classic non-dual wisdom as presented in the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads. Learn more at http://www.stillcenter.media. Hari Om Tat Sat. Peace, peace, peace. Richard Grego is Professor of philosophy and cultural history at FSCJ. His research interests focus on cross cultural themes in religion and science - including philosophy of mind, comparative world religions/world civilizations, and the metaphysical - theological implications of theoretical physics and cosmology. His publications have included studies in the history - philosophy of science and conceptions of nature in the history of western philosophy, as well as cross-cultural perspectives on mind/ consciousness in western philosophy - psychology and the neo-Vedanta Hindu tradition. Prior to his academic career, he was a criminal investigator - polygraph examiner for the Florida Office of the Public Defender and in the private sector Instructor at the Criminal Justice Institute and International Academy of Polygraph Science in Florida, and national Academic Director of the Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council. Joel David Lesses is President and Executive Director of Education Training Center, Inc. and his work experience is in education, psychology, and counseling for people marginalized by trauma, addiction, and psychological distress. He is deeply vested in addressing the effects of mental health distress and its marginalization including, incarceration, homelessness, and institutionalization. Joel is dedicated to reframing mental health distress as a potential spiritual marker and existential opportunity. He holds dual Master of Science degrees from University at Buffalo in Rehabilitation Counseling and Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Epidemiology. Henry Cretella, M.D. studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism for several years along with training in martial arts. He then immersed himself in the more universal Sufism of Inayat Khan, an Indian mystic, for close to twenty years. He functioned as a senior teacher in the Inayati Order and the Sufi Healing Order before pursuing his independent practice and study of mysticism. He now integrates what he has learned and experienced over these many years. He graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School and completed his psychiatric training at Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. His professional career spanned over 40 years as a general and child and adolescent psychiatrist and included teaching, administration, clinical practice and consultation in the greater Rochester and western NY areas. This, along with his spiritual and especially mystical interests lead him to certification as a mind body practitioner through the Center for Mind Body Medicine and Dr. James Gordon. He retired several years ago from active psychiatric practice, but continues to incorporate what he has learned into his spiritual practices and offerings.
Guests Dr. Louis Markos: Houston Christian University: Professor of EnglishRobert H. Ray Chair in HumanitiesScholar-in-ResidenceDr. Patrick Egan: Clapham Christian Classical SchoolAcademic DeanContributor of Educational Renaissance Jason Barney: Coram Deo Academy in Carmel, INSchool PrincipalAuthor of Charlotte Mason: A Liberal Education for All (published by CAP)Contributor of Educational Renaissance Show NotesCommon misunderstandings of Charlotte Mason (especially if you only read her principles)What does Mason say about memory work and how does it compare to Dorothy Sayer's view?Who in the Romantic era is good that Charlotte Mason embraced? What did she reject from the Romantic philosophers?Various quotes from Mason that reflect her alignment to the liberal arts traditionWhat is her view of a child and how does it influence her pedagogy?How and why narration is classical and superior as a classical pedagogyWhat is Paideia? -- Does Mason have a paideia in her philosophy?How the habit training model of Charlotte Mason mirrors/agrees with the classical traditionResources MentionedThe Great BooksJohn Locke, Coleridge, WordsworthCharlotte Mason: A Liberal Education for All by Jason BarneyFor The Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer MacaulayConsider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition by Karen GlassAbolition of Man by CS LewisThe Seven Laws of Teaching by John Milton GregoryAn Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte M. Mason (Centenary Expanded Edition has restored her original essay, "Two Education Ideals" where she compares Rousseau's Emile unfavorably to her favoring John Milton's Of Education)Metalogicon by John of SalisburyInstitutes of Oratory by QuintilianCharlotte Mason's Great Recognition of the Middle Ages through the fresco (vol. 2- Parents and Children by Mason)Charlotte Mason Quotes Louis Markos: "Our schools turn out a good many clever young persons, wanting in nothing but initiative, the power of reflection and the sort of moral imagination that enables you to 'put yourself in his place.'"- (Mason, Vol 6, pg. 25)Jason Barney: "Almost anything may be made of a child by those who first get him into their hands. We find that we can work definitely towards the formation of character; that the habits of the good life, of the alert intelligence, which we take pains to form in the child, are, somehow, registered in the very substance of his brain; and that the habits of the child are, as it were, so many little hammers beating out by slow degrees the character of the man. Therefore we set ourselves to form a habit in the same matter-of-fact steady way that we set about teaching the multiplication table; expecting the thing to be done and done with for life. " (The History and Aims of the P.N.E.U. pamphlet)Patrick Egan: "But the Florentine mind of the Middle Ages went further than this: it believed, not only that the seven Liberal Arts were fully under the direct outpouring of the Holy Ghost, but that every fruitful idea, every original conception, whether in Euclid, or grammar, or music, was a direct inspiration from the Holy Spirit, without any thought at all as to whether the person so inspired named himself by the name of God, or recognised whence his inspiration came." (Mason, Vol 2, pg. 271)________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2025 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved
In this episode of the Shepherd Press Podcast, host Anthony Russo is joined by Dr. Jen Chen and Dr. Ernie Baker for a thought-provoking panel discussion. They delve into Dr. Chen's new book, 'Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis,' the DSM, and the tension between the secular and biblical counseling worlds. Dr. Chen and Dr. Baker discuss the misconceptions and challenges surrounding mental disorder diagnoses, like mental health labels. The conversation explores the sufficiency of scripture in addressing mental health struggles and the potential pitfalls of integrating secular psychological terms and methods into biblical counseling. Listeners are encouraged to re-evaluate their understanding of mental health diagnoses using Scripture-based standards. 00:23 Meet the Panel: Dr. Jen Chen and Dr. Ernie Baker01:02 Introduction to the book 'Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis'02:37 Understanding the DSM and Its Implications05:34 Biblical Counseling vs. Secular Psychology08:14 The Impact of Mental Health Labels14:12 Cultural Influence on Psychiatric Diagnoses20:09 Encouragement for Pastors and Counselors34:25 Conclusion and Next Episode TeaserFollow Shepherd Press on social media for more insights:Facebook: @shepherdpressInstagram: @shepherdpressincGrab a copy of 'Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis': https://www.shepherdpress.com/products/biblical-counseling-and-mental-disorder-diagnosis/
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Thinking Globally: Recruiting Internationally and Identifying Partners for Clinical ExperiencesIn this episode, our panel discusses the international opportunities within our profession through the lens of collaborative partnerships and international experiences within academic institutions. We discuss common challenges, themes that resonate across the globe and how the Athletic Therapy/Training profession continues to erase borders through impactful relationships and opportunities. Panel: Dr. Aoife Burke is an Assistant Professor in the Athletic Training programme at Dublin City University, Ireland. She is currently acting as Chair and Clinical Education Coordinator at DCU, while serving as chair of the Accreditation Committee within Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland (ARTI). Dr. Valerie Herzog is the Chair of the Department of Athletic Training at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. She also serves as the District 7 representative on the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Directors. Dr. Jim Mensch is the Athletic Training Program Director at the UNiversity of South Carolina, where he has served for the past 23 years. Coordinated by: Matt Lewis, Chair of WFATT Academic Institutions CommitteeHe is the Athletic Training Program Director at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. FIRSTAR Therapy. You-Centric. FIRSTAR: Redefining the Performance Wellness continuum. A holistic approach to athlete care.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
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Watch behind the scenes, get early access and join private Discord by supporting us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mlst https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 https://twitter.com/MLStreetTalk In this comprehensive exploration of the field of deep learning with Professor Simon Prince who has just authored an entire text book on Deep Learning, we investigate the technical underpinnings that contribute to the field's unexpected success and confront the enduring conundrums that still perplex AI researchers. Key points discussed include the surprising efficiency of deep learning models, where high-dimensional loss functions are optimized in ways which defy traditional statistical expectations. Professor Prince provides an exposition on the choice of activation functions, architecture design considerations, and overparameterization. We scrutinize the generalization capabilities of neural networks, addressing the seeming paradox of well-performing overparameterized models. Professor Prince challenges popular misconceptions, shedding light on the manifold hypothesis and the role of data geometry in informing the training process. Professor Prince speaks about how layers within neural networks collaborate, recursively reconfiguring instance representations that contribute to both the stability of learning and the emergence of hierarchical feature representations. In addition to the primary discussion on technical elements and learning dynamics, the conversation briefly diverts to audit the implications of AI advancements with ethical concerns. Follow Prof. Prince: https://twitter.com/SimonPrinceAI https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-prince-615bb9165/ Get the book now! https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048644/understanding-deep-learning/ https://udlbook.github.io/udlbook/ Panel: Dr. Tim Scarfe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecsquizor/ https://twitter.com/ecsquendor TOC: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:11:03] General Book Discussion [00:15:30] The Neural Metaphor [00:17:56] Back to Book Discussion [00:18:33] Emergence and the Mind [00:29:10] Computation in Transformers [00:31:12] Studio Interview with Prof. Simon Prince [00:31:46] Why Deep Neural Networks Work: Spline Theory [00:40:29] Overparameterization in Deep Learning [00:43:42] Inductive Priors and the Manifold Hypothesis [00:49:31] Universal Function Approximation and Deep Networks [00:59:25] Training vs Inference: Model Bias [01:03:43] Model Generalization Challenges [01:11:47] Purple Segment: Unknown Topic [01:12:45] Visualizations in Deep Learning [01:18:03] Deep Learning Theories Overview [01:24:29] Tricks in Neural Networks [01:30:37] Critiques of ChatGPT [01:42:45] Ethical Considerations in AI References on YT version VD: https://youtu.be/sJXn4Cl4oww
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Podcast: Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) Episode: #59 - Jeff Hawkins (Thousand Brains Theory)Release date: 2021-09-03Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst The ultimate goal of neuroscience is to learn how the human brain gives rise to human intelligence and what it means to be intelligent. Understanding how the brain works is considered one of humanity's greatest challenges. Jeff Hawkins thinks that the reality we perceive is a kind of simulation, a hallucination, a confabulation. He thinks that our brains are a model reality based on thousands of information streams originating from the sensors in our body. Critically - Hawkins doesn't think there is just one model but rather; thousands. Jeff has just released his new book, A thousand brains: a new theory of intelligence. It's an inspiring and well-written book and I hope after watching this show; you will be inspired to read it too. https://numenta.com/a-thousand-brains-by-jeff-hawkins/ https://numenta.com/blog/2019/01/16/the-thousand-brains-theory-of-intelligence/ Panel: Dr. Keith Duggar https://twitter.com/DoctorDuggar Connor Leahy https://twitter.com/npcollapse
Podcast: Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) Episode: #59 - Jeff Hawkins (Thousand Brains Theory)Release date: 2021-09-03Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst The ultimate goal of neuroscience is to learn how the human brain gives rise to human intelligence and what it means to be intelligent. Understanding how the brain works is considered one of humanity's greatest challenges. Jeff Hawkins thinks that the reality we perceive is a kind of simulation, a hallucination, a confabulation. He thinks that our brains are a model reality based on thousands of information streams originating from the sensors in our body. Critically - Hawkins doesn't think there is just one model but rather; thousands. Jeff has just released his new book, A thousand brains: a new theory of intelligence. It's an inspiring and well-written book and I hope after watching this show; you will be inspired to read it too. https://numenta.com/a-thousand-brains-by-jeff-hawkins/ https://numenta.com/blog/2019/01/16/the-thousand-brains-theory-of-intelligence/ Panel: Dr. Keith Duggar https://twitter.com/DoctorDuggar Connor Leahy https://twitter.com/npcollapse
One of the best podcasts we have ever recorded on one of the biggest subjects in the history of sports field management the FIFA World Cup 2026. The United States has been selected as the host city along with Canada and Mexico for all games practices and beyond for the world cup. One of the best parts of this conversation is that this research funding has never happened before, and these three men are leading the team that is conducting the critical research that will ensure the same playing surface in two hemispheres and five time zones. This episode is one that you do not want to miss. I cannot thank them all enough for them taking the time and sharing their incredible work.
Pedro Domingos, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, is renowned for his research in machine learning, particularly for his work on Markov logic networks that allow for uncertain inference. He is also the author of the acclaimed book "The Master Algorithm". Panel: Dr. Tim Scarfe TOC: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:01:34] Galaxtica / misinformation / gatekeeping [00:12:31] Is there a master algorithm? [00:16:29] Limits of our understanding [00:21:57] Intentionality, Agency, Creativity [00:27:56] Compositionality [00:29:30] Digital Physics / It from bit / Wolfram [00:35:17] Alignment / Utility functions [00:43:36] Meritocracy [00:45:53] Game theory [01:00:00] EA/consequentialism/Utility [01:11:09] Emergence / relationalism [01:19:26] Markov logic [01:25:38] Moving away from anthropocentrism [01:28:57] Neurosymbolic / infinity / tensor algerbra [01:53:45] Abstraction [01:57:26] Symmetries / Geometric DL [02:02:46] Bias variance trade off [02:05:49] What seen at neurips [02:12:58] Chalmers talk on LLMs [02:28:32] Definition of intelligence [02:32:40] LLMs [02:35:14] On experts in different fields [02:40:15] Back to intelligence [02:41:37] Spline theory / extrapolation YT version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9BH3F2c0vQ References; The Master Algorithm [Domingos] https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=master+algorithm&i=stripbooks&crid=3CJ67DCY96DE8&sprefix=master+algorith%2Cstripbooks%2C82&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 INFORMATION, PHYSICS, QUANTUM: THE SEARCH FOR LINKS [John Wheeler/It from Bit] https://philpapers.org/archive/WHEIPQ.pdf A New Kind Of Science [Wolfram] https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Kind-Science-Stephen-Wolfram/dp/1579550088 The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy: Superintelligent AI and the Geeks Who Are Trying to Save Humanity's Future [Tom Chivers] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Does-Not-Hate-You-Superintelligence/dp/1474608795 The Status Game: On Social Position and How We Use It [Will Storr] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60598238-the-status-game Newcomb's paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcomb%27s_paradox The Case for Strong Emergence [Sabine Hossenfelder] https://philpapers.org/rec/HOSTCF-3 Markov Logic: An Interface Layer for Artificial Intelligence [Domingos] https://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/abs/10.2200/S00206ED1V01Y200907AIM007 Note; Pedro discussed “Tensor Logic” - I was not able to find a reference Neural Networks and the Chomsky Hierarchy [Grégoire Delétang/DeepMind] https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.02098 Connectionism and Cognitive Architecture: A Critical Analysis [Jerry A. Fodor and Zenon W. Pylyshyn] https://ruccs.rutgers.edu/images/personal-zenon-pylyshyn/proseminars/Proseminar13/ConnectionistArchitecture.pdf Every Model Learned by Gradient Descent Is Approximately a Kernel Machine [Pedro Domingos] https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.00152 A Path Towards Autonomous Machine Intelligence Version 0.9.2, 2022-06-27 [LeCun] https://openreview.net/pdf?id=BZ5a1r-kVsf Geometric Deep Learning: Grids, Groups, Graphs, Geodesics, and Gauges [Michael M. Bronstein, Joan Bruna, Taco Cohen, Petar Veličković] https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.13478 The Algebraic Mind: Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science [Gary Marcus] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Algebraic-Mind-Integrating-Connectionism-D
Support us! https://www.patreon.com/mlst (On the main version we released; the music was a tiny bit too loud in places, and some pieces had percussion which was a bit distracting -- here is a version with all music removed so you have the option! ) David Chalmers is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, and an honorary professor of philosophy at the Australian National University. He is the co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness, as well as the PhilPapers Foundation. His research focuses on the philosophy of mind, especially consciousness, and its connection to fields such as cognitive science, physics, and technology. He also investigates areas such as the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. With his impressive breadth of knowledge and experience, David Chalmers is a leader in the philosophical community. The central challenge for consciousness studies is to explain how something immaterial, subjective, and personal can arise out of something material, objective, and impersonal. This is illustrated by the example of a bat, whose sensory experience is much different from ours, making it difficult to imagine what it's like to be one. Thomas Nagel's "inconceivability argument" has its advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately it is impossible to solve the mind-body problem due to the subjective nature of experience. This is further explored by examining the concept of philosophical zombies, which are physically and behaviorally indistinguishable from conscious humans yet lack conscious experience. This has implications for the Hard Problem of Consciousness, which is the attempt to explain how mental states are linked to neurophysiological activity. The Chinese Room Argument is used as a thought experiment to explain why physicality may be insufficient to be the source of the subjective, coherent experience we call consciousness. Despite much debate, the Hard Problem of Consciousness remains unsolved. Chalmers has been working on a functional approach to decide whether large language models are, or could be conscious. Filmed at #neurips22 Discord: https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 Pod: https://anchor.fm/machinelearningstreettalk/episodes/90---Prof--DAVID-CHALMERS---Slightly-Conscious-LLMs-e1sej50 TOC; [00:00:00] Introduction [00:00:40] LLMs consciousness pitch [00:06:33] Philosophical Zombies [00:09:26] The hard problem of consciousness [00:11:40] Nagal's bat and intelligibility [00:21:04] LLM intro clip from NeurIPS [00:22:55] Connor Leahy on self-awareness in LLMs [00:23:30] Sneak peek from unreleased show - could consciousness be a submodule? [00:33:44] SeppH [00:36:15] Tim interviews David at NeurIPS (functionalism / panpsychism / Searle) [00:45:20] Peter Hase interviews Chalmers (focus on interpretability/safety) Panel: Dr. Tim Scarfe Dr. Keith Duggar Contact David; https://mobile.twitter.com/davidchalmers42 https://consc.net/ References; Could a Large Language Model Be Conscious? [Chalmers NeurIPS22 talk] https://nips.cc/media/neurips-2022/Slides/55867.pdf What Is It Like to Be a Bat? [Nagel] https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/study/ugmodules/humananimalstudies/lectures/32/nagel_bat.pdf Zombies https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zombies/ zombies on the web [Chalmers] https://consc.net/zombies-on-the-web/ The hard problem of consciousness [Chalmers] https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-00485-017 David Chalmers, "Are Large Language Models Sentient?" [NYU talk, same as at NeurIPS] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BcuCmf00_Y
Support us! https://www.patreon.com/mlst David Chalmers is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, and an honorary professor of philosophy at the Australian National University. He is the co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness, as well as the PhilPapers Foundation. His research focuses on the philosophy of mind, especially consciousness, and its connection to fields such as cognitive science, physics, and technology. He also investigates areas such as the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. With his impressive breadth of knowledge and experience, David Chalmers is a leader in the philosophical community. The central challenge for consciousness studies is to explain how something immaterial, subjective, and personal can arise out of something material, objective, and impersonal. This is illustrated by the example of a bat, whose sensory experience is much different from ours, making it difficult to imagine what it's like to be one. Thomas Nagel's "inconceivability argument" has its advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately it is impossible to solve the mind-body problem due to the subjective nature of experience. This is further explored by examining the concept of philosophical zombies, which are physically and behaviorally indistinguishable from conscious humans yet lack conscious experience. This has implications for the Hard Problem of Consciousness, which is the attempt to explain how mental states are linked to neurophysiological activity. The Chinese Room Argument is used as a thought experiment to explain why physicality may be insufficient to be the source of the subjective, coherent experience we call consciousness. Despite much debate, the Hard Problem of Consciousness remains unsolved. Chalmers has been working on a functional approach to decide whether large language models are, or could be conscious. Filmed at #neurips22 Discord: https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 YT: https://youtu.be/T7aIxncLuWk TOC; [00:00:00] Introduction [00:00:40] LLMs consciousness pitch [00:06:33] Philosophical Zombies [00:09:26] The hard problem of consciousness [00:11:40] Nagal's bat and intelligibility [00:21:04] LLM intro clip from NeurIPS [00:22:55] Connor Leahy on self-awareness in LLMs [00:23:30] Sneak peek from unreleased show - could consciousness be a submodule? [00:33:44] SeppH [00:36:15] Tim interviews David at NeurIPS (functionalism / panpsychism / Searle) [00:45:20] Peter Hase interviews Chalmers (focus on interpretability/safety) Panel: Dr. Tim Scarfe Dr. Keith Duggar Contact David; https://mobile.twitter.com/davidchalmers42 https://consc.net/ References; Could a Large Language Model Be Conscious? [Chalmers NeurIPS22 talk] https://nips.cc/media/neurips-2022/Slides/55867.pdf What Is It Like to Be a Bat? [Nagel] https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/study/ugmodules/humananimalstudies/lectures/32/nagel_bat.pdf Zombies https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zombies/ zombies on the web [Chalmers] https://consc.net/zombies-on-the-web/ The hard problem of consciousness [Chalmers] https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-00485-017 David Chalmers, "Are Large Language Models Sentient?" [NYU talk, same as at NeurIPS] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BcuCmf00_Y
In this episode: Dr. Jeremy Lucabaugh, Tom Bradshaw, Laura Jordan, Chelsey Fry, Gary Dumais, Oliver Zagorin, Nejat Imani Nakyanzi, Lee Crowson, LindaAnn Rogers, Dr. Martha Gradjek Reference Nicolae, M., Arikan, M., Deshpande, V., & Ferguson, M. (2017). Do Bags Fly Free? An Empirical Analysis of the Operational Implications of Airline Baggage Fees. Management Science, 63(10), 3187. https://doi-org.ezproxymso.helmlib.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB In this special edition episode, we have a conversation with Prof. Noam Chomsky, the father of modern linguistics and the most important intellectual of the 20th century. With a career spanning the better part of a century, we took the chance to ask Prof. Chomsky his thoughts not only on the progress of linguistics and cognitive science but also the deepest enduring mysteries of science and philosophy as a whole - exploring what may lie beyond our limits of understanding. We also discuss the rise of connectionism and large language models, our quest to discover an intelligible world, and the boundaries between silicon and biology. We explore some of the profound misunderstandings of linguistics in general and Chomsky's own work specifically which have persisted, at the highest levels of academia for over sixty years. We have produced a significant introduction section where we discuss in detail Yann LeCun's recent position paper on AGI, a recent paper on emergence in LLMs, empiricism related to cognitive science, cognitive templates, “the ghost in the machine” and language. Panel: Dr. Tim Scarfe Dr. Keith Duggar Dr. Walid Saba YT version: https://youtu.be/-9I4SgkHpcA 00:00:00 Kick off 00:02:24 C1: LeCun's recent position paper on AI, JEPA, Schmidhuber, EBMs 00:48:38 C2: Emergent abilities in LLMs paper 00:51:32 C3: Empiricism 01:25:33 C4: Cognitive Templates 01:35:47 C5: The Ghost in the Machine 01:59:21 C6: Connectionism and Cognitive Architecture: A Critical Analysis by Fodor and Pylyshyn 02:19:25 C7: We deep-faked Chomsky 02:29:11 C8: Language 02:34:41 C9: Chomsky interview kick-off! 02:35:39 Large Language Models such as GPT-3 02:39:14 Connectionism and radical empiricism 02:44:44 Hybrid systems such as neurosymbolic 02:48:47 Computationalism silicon vs biological 02:53:28 Limits of human understanding 03:00:46 Semantics state-of-the-art 03:06:43 Universal grammar, I-Language, and language of thought 03:16:27 Profound and enduring misunderstandings 03:25:41 Greatest remaining mysteries science and philosophy 03:33:10 Debrief and 'Chuckles' from Chomsky
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This week we get mildly depressed talking about The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. A book about having all the wrong dreams, insurance, and how to handle produce. Panel: Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Burns, and Principal Kevin Mullaly. If you want to hear Nic talk about this on another excellent podcast, listen hereRead More
This week we get mildly depressed talking about The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. A book about having all the wrong dreams, insurance, and how to handle produce. Panel: Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Burns, and Principal Kevin Mullaly. If you want to hear Nic talk about this on another excellent podcast, listen hereRead More
In honor of the Academy Award nominated new movie by Joel Coen and starring Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, and Kathryn Hunter, we are covering the Tragedy of Macbeth. This is a crossover with the Required Reading podcast. Panel: Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Carroll, and Betsy Holcomb
In this video Dr. Kirkland talks about what we can do to reduce our senescent cell burden with lifestyle choices and how there is a grouping of health organizations measuring health markers across multiple trials to gather data on aging. Dr. James Kirkland is Director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at Mayo Clinic and Noaber Foundation Professor of Aging Research. Dr. Kirkland's research focuses on cellular senescence, age-related adipose tissue and metabolic dysfunction, and development of agents and strategies for targeting fundamental aging mechanisms to treat age-related chronic diseases and disabilities and to extend healthspan. He published the first article about drugs that clear senescent cells, senolytic agents. A novel, mechanism-based, hypothesis-driven drug development paradigm was used to discover senolytic drugs. Based on the observation that senescent cells release factors that cause apoptosis of the cells around them, yet are themselves resistant to apoptosis, Dr. Kirkland hypothesized that senescent cells utilize senescent cell anti-apoptotic pathways (SCAPs) for protection from their own senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Using bioinformatics analyses of senescent vs. non-senescent cells and RNA interference, Dr. Kirkland identified these SCAPs and verified their importance for senescent cell survival. Dr. Kirkland used bioinformatics approaches to identify agents that target key nodes across the SCAP network and demonstrated these drugs are senolytic in rodent and human cultured cells and mice in vivo. These senolytic drugs include Dasatinib (D), Quercetin (Q), Fisetin, Navitoclax, and related compounds. Dr. Kirkland showed these agents delay, prevent, or alleviate multiple disorders in mouse models of human chronic diseases and aging phenotypes. Conditions alleviated in mouse models include frailty, diabetes, hepatic steatosis, cirrhosis, renal dysfunction, neuropsychiatric disorders, dementias, pulmonary fibrosis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, retinal degeneration, diastolic dysfunction, cardiac ischemia, vascular hyporeactivity, infertility, and skin disorders, among others. He demonstrated that intermittent, orally administered senolytics reduce senescent cell abundance in adipose tissue and blood markers of senescent cell burden in blood of patients with diabetic kidney disease. He and collaborators found that a brief course of senolytics enhances physical function and reduces frailty in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a fatal, cellular-senescence-driven disease for which available treatments have been unsatisfactory. Multiple clinical trials are currently underway of the senolytics that Dr. Kirkland discovered. He is a scientific advisory board member for several companies and academic organizations. In addition to being President-Elect of AFAR, he has been a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging of the National Institutes of Health, and past chair of the Biological Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America. He holds honorary appointments at Boston University and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine, geriatrics, and endocrinology and metabolism. If you would like to support our channel, we'd love a coffee ☕…thank you! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mhealthspan You can also find us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/modernhealthspan
In honor of the new movie by Joel Coen and starring Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, and Kathryn Hunter, we are covering the Tragedy of Macbeth. This is a crossover with the Myopia Movies podcast. Panel: Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Carroll, and Betsy Holcomb
Panel: Dr. Kelly Grindrod, Dr. Jia Hu and Dr. Christine Palmay with André Picard
Panel: Dr. Kelly Grindrod, Dr. Jia Hu and Dr. Christine Palmay with André Picard
This week we unwrap the first of our gift exchange books, the Mike Burns select Kindred by Octavia Butler. Time travel? History? Fantastic! Enjoy this back to form episode after Hoffmann's parental leave! Panel: Dr. Nic Hoffmann and Mike Burns
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Coronavirus Update: Johns Hopkins Panel, Dr. Scott Gottlieb Q&A, & Insight from Dr. Peter Attia: Show notes: https://www.auxoro.com/the-aux/2020/3/10/coronavirus-update-johns-hopkins-panel-dr-scott-gottlieb-qampa-amp-insight-from-dr-peter-attia