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Send us a textGood Friday, 2025Exodus 12Chris McKnight, Lead Pastor/ElderApril 18, 2025

In this fiery and satirical segment from The Terry Show, the host unpacks Senator Chris Van Hollen's controversial visit to El Salvador to advocate for Kilmar Abrego Garcia—dubbed “Saint Kilmar”—an alleged MS-13 member. Terry mocks the senator's actions, highlights President Nayib Bukele's viral response, and frames the left's focus on illegal immigrant gang members as the new face of political martyrdom. With sharp jabs at media narratives, past Democratic strategies, and identity politics, this commentary draws a through-line from past culture wars to present-day political theater.

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“The Dark Night does not wait for permission. It will take us. The only choice is how we meet it.” Right now, humanity is unraveling. In this episode, I explore how the global identity crisis is more than just a cultural debate—it's a spiritual unmaking. We are witnessing a Dark Night of the Ego on a civilizational scale. The identities we once clung to are fracturing, not because something went wrong, but because illusion can no longer hold. From fractured paradigms to symbolic sight, from the sickness in our soil to the sickness in ourselves—this conversation invites you to see through surface crises and into the deeper truth beneath. Transformation is here. And it starts by letting go. ✨ Key Themes The illusion of fixed identity and the cultural fear of change Symbolic sight: how to read the hidden messages in society's collapse How personal unmaking mirrors global transformation

The Good Guys take a shortcut and discuss the death of skin mags and skinamax, brain freeze, and that's it. The one where The Good Guys watch Hot Fuzz ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- -The Good Guys:  Regan, Rob, and Ryan -Producer:  Eric 'e0n' Chung  -Engineers:  Regan & Eric  -Social Media Strategist:  E  -Background Music and FX courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - -Shortcuts -Narp Wars -Cornetto? -⁠ -⁠⁠ -Featured background music playlist:  Ad Infinitum, Data, Mantra, Symbolic, Vintage, and Arcadia  by  White Bat Audio  -Background music for POP Quiz is Heatwave ⁠⁠by  White Bat Audio  - Theme music is Battle (Boss) by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  - Additional music is Against the Wall by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  -

The Good Guys do some incredibly deeeeep splits and do everything twice. The one where The Good Guys watch ⁠Double Impact⁠⁠⁠⁠- -The Good Guys:  Regan, Rob, and Ryan -Producer:  Eric 'e0n' Chung  -Engineers:  Regan & Eric  -Social Media Strategist:  E  -Background Music and FX courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - -Jan Clad Van Dam -JC2-VD2 -No Problem -⁠ -⁠⁠ -Featured background music playlist:  Ad Infinitum, Data, Mantra, Symbolic, Vintage, and Arcadia  by  White Bat Audio  -Background music for POP Quiz is Dreams of 1984 ⁠⁠by  White Bat Audio  - Theme music is Battle (Boss) by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  - Additional music is Against the Wall by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  -

Its symbolic and only that. I will give you the reasons. Any other interpretation requires presuppositions which make the interpretation suspect at best.

The Senate voted 51-48 to block Canada tariffs, with four Republicans joining Democrats. The measure, led by Sen. Tim Kaine, seeks to end the national emergency allowing the tariffs. However, the House is unlikely to act, making the vote symbolic. Key Republican supporters include Sens. Murkowski, Collins, McConnell, and Paul, who co-sponsored the legislation under the National Emergencies Act.  

Fuzzing: Software-Stabilität durch Zufalls-generierte EingabedatenTesten, besonders automatisiertes Testen der eigenen Software, gilt als Best Practice in der Softwareentwicklung. Egal, ob wir dabei von Unit-Testing, Integration Testing, Funktions- oder Akzeptanztesting sprechen. Die Idee dabei ist, dass wir die Fehler in der Software gering halten. Auch wenn deine Tests zu einer 100%igen Code Coverage führen, heißt es nicht, dass dein Programm keine Bugs hat. Denn ein Problem gibt es bei all diesen Test-Arten: Die Input-Parameter sind i.d.R. nach einer gewissen Struktur erstellt worden. Und dies heißt noch lange nicht, dass diese Input-Parameter alle möglichen Fälle abdecken.Und genau da kommt das Thema Fuzzing bzw. Fuzz-Testing ins Spiel. Das Testen deiner Software mit zufällig generierten Input-Parametern. Das klingt erstmal wild, kann aber ganz neue Probleme in deiner Software aufdecken. Und das ist das Thema in dieser Episode.Zu Gast ist Prof. Dr. Andreas Zeller, Forscher im Bereich Softwaretesting und Autor des Fuzzing Books. Mit ihm klären wir, was Fuzzing eigentlich ist, woher es kommt und wie es sich gegenüber anderen Teststrategien, wie Unit-Testing, verhält. Er gibt uns einen Einblick in die Unterschiede von Search-Based Fuzzing, Grammar-Fuzzing, Symbolic Fuzzing sowie spezifikationsbasierten Fuzzern, wie komplexe Systeme mittels metamorphes Testen verbessert werden können, was das Orakel-Problem ist, wie z.B. Datenbanken gefuzzed werden können, aber auch wie das Ganze in der Praxis angewendet werden kann und wie du einfach mit Fuzzing starten kannst.Bonus: Was ein Orakel mit Testing zu tun hat.Unsere aktuellen Werbepartner findest du auf https://engineeringkiosk.dev/partnersDas schnelle Feedback zur Episode:

Connor Leahy and Gabriel Alfour, AI researchers from Conjecture and authors of "The Compendium," joinus for a critical discussion centered on Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) safety and governance. Drawing from their comprehensive analysis in "The Compendium," they articulate a stark warning about the existential risks inherent in uncontrolled AI development, framing it through the lens of "intelligence domination"—where a sufficiently advanced AI could subordinate humanity, much like humans dominate less intelligent species.SPONSOR MESSAGES:***Tufa AI Labs is a brand new research lab in Zurich started by Benjamin Crouzier focussed on o-series style reasoning and AGI. They are hiring a Chief Engineer and ML engineers. Events in Zurich. Goto https://tufalabs.ai/***TRANSCRIPT + REFS + NOTES:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p86l75y4o2ii40df5t7no/Compendium.pdf?rlkey=tukczgf3flw133sr9rgss0pnj&dl=0https://www.thecompendium.ai/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_Leahyhttps://www.conjecture.dev/abouthttps://substack.com/@gabecc​TOC:1. AI Intelligence and Safety Fundamentals [00:00:00] 1.1 Understanding Intelligence and AI Capabilities [00:06:20] 1.2 Emergence of Intelligence and Regulatory Challenges [00:10:18] 1.3 Human vs Animal Intelligence Debate [00:18:00] 1.4 AI Regulation and Risk Assessment Approaches [00:26:14] 1.5 Competing AI Development Ideologies2. Economic and Social Impact [00:29:10] 2.1 Labor Market Disruption and Post-Scarcity Scenarios [00:32:40] 2.2 Institutional Frameworks and Tech Power Dynamics [00:37:40] 2.3 Ethical Frameworks and AI Governance Debates [00:40:52] 2.4 AI Alignment Evolution and Technical Challenges3. Technical Governance Framework [00:55:07] 3.1 Three Levels of AI Safety: Alignment, Corrigibility, and Boundedness [00:55:30] 3.2 Challenges of AI System Corrigibility and Constitutional Models [00:57:35] 3.3 Limitations of Current Boundedness Approaches [00:59:11] 3.4 Abstract Governance Concepts and Policy Solutions4. Democratic Implementation and Coordination [00:59:20] 4.1 Governance Design and Measurement Challenges [01:00:10] 4.2 Democratic Institutions and Experimental Governance [01:14:10] 4.3 Political Engagement and AI Safety Advocacy [01:25:30] 4.4 Practical AI Safety Measures and International CoordinationCORE REFS:[00:01:45] The Compendium (2023), Leahy et al.https://pdf.thecompendium.ai/the_compendium.pdf[00:06:50] Geoffrey Hinton Leaves Google, BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65452940[00:10:00] ARC-AGI, Chollethttps://arcprize.org/arc-agi[00:13:25] A Brief History of Intelligence, Bennetthttps://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Intelligence-Humans-Breakthroughs/dp/0063286343[00:25:35] Statement on AI Risk, Center for AI Safetyhttps://www.safe.ai/work/statement-on-ai-risk[00:26:15] Machines of Love and Grace, Amodeihttps://darioamodei.com/machines-of-loving-grace[00:26:35] The Techno-Optimist Manifesto, Andreessenhttps://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/[00:31:55] Techno-Feudalism, Varoufakishttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Technofeudalism-Killed-Capitalism-Yanis-Varoufakis/dp/1847927270[00:42:40] Introducing Superalignment, OpenAIhttps://openai.com/index/introducing-superalignment/[00:47:20] Three Laws of Robotics, Asimovhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Three-Laws-of-Robotics[00:50:00] Symbolic AI (GOFAI), Haugelandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_artificial_intelligence[00:52:30] Intent Alignment, Christianohttps://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/HEZgGBZTpT4Bov7nH/mapping-the-conceptual-territory-in-ai-existential-safety[00:55:10] Large Language Model Alignment: A Survey, Jiang et al.http://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.15025[00:55:40] Constitutional Checks and Balances, Bokhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/montesquieu/

The Good Guys grab some Uzis and hit the streets. The one where The Good Guys watch Dead Heat⁠⁠⁠- -The Good Guys:  Regan, Rob, and Ryan -Producer:  Eric 'e0n' Chung  -Engineers:  Regan & Eric  -Social Media Strategist:  E  -Background Music and FX courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - -Recently Dead Heat -Joe 'The Pistol' Piscopo -The Uziel -⁠ -⁠⁠ -Featured background music playlist:  Ad Infinitum, Data, Mantra, Symbolic, Vintage, and Arcadia  by  White Bat Audio  -Background music for POP Quiz is Dreams of 1984 ⁠⁠by  White Bat Audio  - Theme music is Battle (Boss) by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  - Additional music is Against the Wall by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  -

Derek Reeverts is a figure sculptor based in Gainesville, FL, where he is the teaching lab specialist at the University of Florida. In our interview we talk about his use of symbols and tools to depict the midwestern work ethic, teaching students to build and use energy efficient kilns, and the changes the Florida education system has gone through in recent years. www.derekreeverts.com.   Derek is a member of the NCECA Green Task Force, which will be taking part in the project space at this year's conference. Check out Matt Fiske, Hamish Jackson, and others for a wild clay experience that includes learning how to ethically harvest and process wild clay using materials from Utah. If you will be at the conference this week in Salt Lake City come to one of the live tapings that will be happening throughout the day on March 27th and 28th. Find out more on the NCECA app or www.nceca.net.   I'm happy to be taking part in this year's Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail, where I will be a guest of Lucy Fagella April 26th and 27th in Greenfield, MA. I'll also be in the first annual Princeton Pottery Festival, happening at the Princeton Day School May 3rd and 4th. Both events feature an excellent selection of both emerging and established artists. Hope to see you there.   Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors: The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art www.Rosenfieldcollection.com Cornell Studio Supply www.cornellstudiosupply.com Bray Clay www.archiebrayclay.com

A presidential primary organized by the party of jailed Istanbul mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, galvanizes millions of voters across Turkey. Also, Costa Ricans are being asked to help pick coffee beans amid a labor shortage in their country, as Nicaraguan migrant farmers stay home over the risks of crossing the border. And, a new graphic cookbook — complete with recipes and comic book-style illustrations — tells the backstories of the unique names behind some Chinese dishes. Plus, for a few days starting this weekend, Saturn's iconic rings will vanish from Earth's point of view — a phenomenon that occurs every 15 years.Listen to today's Music Heard on Air. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

When we understand that the Father is our defence, we will know that He has chosen us, set us free from our sins and shame, restored our authority, and is creating us to become an invitation to many back into the Kingdom

In this interview, Grzegorz Pac, Professor at the Faculty of History of the University of Warsaw, discusses his on-going research into the cult of saints and canonisation in Medieval Poland.  Through a case study of the canonisation of St Stanislaus of Krakow, Grzegorz focusses on how a saint, particularly a popular and highly venerated saint, could confer symbolic capital onto a specific church, diocese and individual bishops or archbishops.  And in turn, how this symbolic capital offers the beneficiaries greater status and power within the ecclesiastical hierarchy.  In addition, Grzegorz considers how the medieval process of canonisation, while becoming more formalised, was more difficult and less effective in the newly Christianised regions peripheral to the centre of Christianity in Rome.This podcast is part of a series of interviews covering central Europe in the medieval period for MECERN and CEU Medieval Studies.

The Good Guys suit up, wing out, and shield on. For America! The 0ne where The Good Guys watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cap 4. - -The Good Guys:  Regan, Rob, and Ryan -Producer:  Eric 'e0n' Chung  -Engineers:  Regan & Eric  -Social Media Strategist:  E  -Background Music and FX courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - -Absolute Cinema -K-TANG!!! -⁠ -⁠⁠ -Featured background music playlist:  Ad Infinitum, Data, Mantra, Symbolic, Vintage, and Arcadia  by  White Bat Audio  -- Theme music is Battle (Boss) by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  - Additional music is Against the Wall by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  -

You gotta listen to it to believe it. Jake, Sagi, and Andy go Foucault, Nietzsche, Derrida, Lacan and Freud all over Nosferatu's Ass. There's demonic possessions, feminine jouissance, the Marquise de Sade shows up, Sagi defends masculine dignity, Andy introduces the Symbolic of Blood, Jake folds the text inside and out, Dracula is proclaimed the OG gooner, and we couldn't edit out all the laughter.

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of neuro-symbolic AI with Emin Can Turan, CEO of Pebbles AI. Learn how this technology combines neuroscience, behavioral economics, and AI to revolutionize B2B go-to-market strategies. Emin explains how neuro-symbolic AI bridges the gap between human logic and machine learning, enabling smarter, context-aware systems that democratize complex workflows for startups and enterprises alike.Timestamps[00:00:00] - Introduction by Charna Parkey and introduction of Emin Can Turan.[00:02:00] - Emin's journey to AI and his background in go-to-market strategies.[00:06:00] - Emin explains his deep R&D phase and the development of neuro-symbolic AI.[00:08:00] - Emin describes the architecture of their AI system, including neuro-symbolic AI, generative AI, and agentic frameworks.[00:10:00] - Explanation of neuro-symbolic AI and its relevance to domain-specific problems.[00:12:00] - Discussion on the components of go-to-market strategies and the role of psychology and communication.[00:16:00] -The limitations of generative AI and how they applied strict communication tactics.[00:22:00] - Discussion on the importance of contextual science and data insights.[00:24:00] - The three agentic frameworks they use in their system.[00:26:00] - Explanation of how users control the product and the two co-pilots (strategy and execution).[00:36:00] - The ethical implications of AI and the potential for misuse.[00:38:00] - Discussion on the future of AI and the balance between dystopian and hopeful outcomes.[00:40:00] - Emin emphasizes the importance of truth and transparency in AI development.[00:42:00] - Emin shares his personal motivation for building his AI startup.[00:48:00] - Closing remarks and discussion on the user experience of their platform.[00:50:00] - Charna and Leo discuss the connection between Emin's work and the open-source community.QuotesEmin Can Turan"I felt that this was the future and that AI was the only technology that can digitalize this level of complexity for everyone to use. Nothing else could, you know, you can't use normal neural networks to do this. Even generative AI is not sufficient enough."Charna ParkeyI would love to be able to use Gen AI for more personal things. I love technology. I have the Oura Ring. I've got the Apple Watch. I want to feed that data into something that can somehow tell me and others, here's your state of mind. Here's what you're going to be affected by. 

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The Good Guys strap into some chairs and run in place. The 0ne where The Good Guys watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Virtuosity⁠⁠- -The Good Guys:  Regan, Rob, and Ryan -Producer:  Eric 'e0n' Chung  -Engineers:  Regan & Eric  -Social Media Strategist:  E  -Background Music and FX courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - -Virtually Real -A Gentleman's Glove -Coming Soon -Power -⁠ -⁠⁠ -Featured background music playlist:  Ad Infinitum, Data, Mantra, Symbolic, Vintage, and Arcadia  by  White Bat Audio  -Background music for POP Quiz is Dreams of 1984 ⁠⁠by  White Bat Audio  - Theme music is Battle (Boss) by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  - Additional music is Against the Wall by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  -

We continue the section of the podcast series where we go step by step through the Mass to examine the various sections of the Liturgy. In this week's episode, we discuss the Canon, the Communion, and the Conclusion of the Mass. What is the meaning of the symbolism of the liturgical actions? What are the prayers of the Canon expressing? What is the meaning of the priest's reception of the Eucharist and the purpose of the prayers after Holy Communion is distributed? See all the episodes, and download resources: https://sspxpodcast.com/mass We'd love your feedback on this series! podcast@sspx.org – – – – – – View this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DSEFOCqPgGE – – – – – – – The Society of Saint Pius X offers this series and all of its content free of charge. If you are able to offer a one time or a small monthly recurring donation, it will assist us greatly in continuing to provide these videos for the good of the Church and Catholic Tradition. Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> – – – – – – – Explore more: Subscribe to this Podcast to receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channel for video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website: https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website: https://sspx.org/ – – – – – What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition.  – – – – – – What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org

The rightward shift in public opinion that carried Donald Trump back into the White House is being widely interpreted as a backlash against the "Great Awokening" of the past decade -- a surge in radical progressive activism around social justice issues that featured a number of extreme and unpopular positions ("defund the police," "abolish ICE," support for Hamas after the October 7 attacks, etc.). In his new book We Have Never Been Woke, Stony Brook University sociologist and Niskanen Center senior fellow Musa al-Gharbi argues that this is only the latest in a series of "awokenings" over the past century. In each case, he contends, the focus was more on competition within the growing ranks of "social capitalists" (i.e., knowledge workers) than on the plight of the poor and marginalized -- and the net impact consisted more in stoking backlash than in actually driving progress. On this episode of The Permanent Problem podcast, host Brink Lindsey sits down with al-Gharbi to discuss his new book, reviewing the rise of "symbolic capitalists" to economic and cultural dominance and analyzing the dynamics that have led to the poisonous politics of the present day.

This podcast episode delves into the profound and hopeful message of Revelation 21, emphasizing God's promise to restore all things and dwell with humanity. The discussion highlights the significance of living with the anticipation of God's new creation, where pain and separation will be no more. • Overview of the theme: The Creator and the Created • Importance of hopeful anticipation in the Christian faith • Exploration of God's promise to create a new heaven and earth • Symbolic meanings behind the absence of the sea in the new creation • God's intention to dwell among His people once again • The ultimate message of restoration and renewal in Revelation • Addressing common misconceptions about the biblical narrative • Encouragement to actively participate in God's redemptive story • Invitation for listeners to embrace hope in their daily lives • Call to action for those unfamiliar with the hope of salvation

Oh goodness gracious, the synchroncity circus is in full force! He we go! Step into the tent as we get into a great article about spontaneous spiritual awakenings and how they may be tied to paranormal experiences and great long term benefits. Also, we've got The Paranormal Carnival coming next week! www.paranormalcarnival.cowww.ryansingercomecdy.comwww.patreon.com/ryansingerBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/me-paranormal-you-with-ryan-singer--5471727/support.

Are we truly in the Kali Yuga, or Iron Age? How does the Reign of Quantity over Quality inform the solidification, rise of materialism, and eventual destruction & regeneration of the world? Mario Garza of Symbolic studies joins me to discuss "The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times" by 20th century mystic René Guénon, and the patterns of the great wheel of time revealed by this esoteric sage. Video Episode - https://youtube.com/live/m0Fr0WZGG0EGET TUNEDhttps://www.innerversepodcast.com/sound-healing EPISODE LINKSThe Reign of Quantity (PDF)- https://archive.org/details/rene-guenon-the-reign-of-quantity-the-signs-of-the-times_20240607https://www.symbolicstudies.com SUPPORT INNERVERSETippecanoe Herbs - Use INNERVERSE code at checkout - https://tippecanoeherbs.com/Check out the Spirit Whirled series, narrated by Chance - https://www.innerversepodcast.com/audiobooksLotusWei Flower Essences - https://www.lotuswei.com/innerverseBuy from Clive de Carle with this link to support InnerVerse with your purchase - https://clivedecarle.ositracker.com/197164/11489InnerVerse Merch - https://www.innerversemerch.comThe Aquacure AC50 (Use "innerverse" as a coupon code for a discount) - https://eagle-research.com/product/ac50TT TELEGRAM LINKShttps://t.me/innerversepodcasthttps://t.me/innerversepodcastchat Vibe Rant intro theme by VOLO - http://volovibes.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sepp Hochreiter, the inventor of LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) networks – a foundational technology in AI. Sepp discusses his journey, the origins of LSTM, and why he believes his latest work, XLSTM, could be the next big thing in AI, particularly for applications like robotics and industrial simulation. He also shares his controversial perspective on Large Language Models (LLMs) and why reasoning is a critical missing piece in current AI systems.SPONSOR MESSAGES:***CentML offers competitive pricing for GenAI model deployment, with flexible options to suit a wide range of models, from small to large-scale deployments. Check out their super fast DeepSeek R1 hosting!https://centml.ai/pricing/Tufa AI Labs is a brand new research lab in Zurich started by Benjamin Crouzier focussed on o-series style reasoning and AGI. They are hiring a Chief Engineer and ML engineers. Events in Zurich.Goto https://tufalabs.ai/***TRANSCRIPT AND BACKGROUND READING:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n1vzm79t3uuss8xyinxzo/SEPPH.pdf?rlkey=fp7gwaopjk17uyvgjxekxrh5v&dl=0Prof. Sepp Hochreiterhttps://www.nx-ai.com/https://x.com/hochreitersepphttps://scholar.google.at/citations?user=tvUH3WMAAAAJ&hl=enTOC:1. LLM Evolution and Reasoning Capabilities[00:00:00] 1.1 LLM Capabilities and Limitations Debate[00:03:16] 1.2 Program Generation and Reasoning in AI Systems[00:06:30] 1.3 Human vs AI Reasoning Comparison[00:09:59] 1.4 New Research Initiatives and Hybrid Approaches2. LSTM Technical Architecture[00:13:18] 2.1 LSTM Development History and Technical Background[00:20:38] 2.2 LSTM vs RNN Architecture and Computational Complexity[00:25:10] 2.3 xLSTM Architecture and Flash Attention Comparison[00:30:51] 2.4 Evolution of Gating Mechanisms from Sigmoid to Exponential3. Industrial Applications and Neuro-Symbolic AI[00:40:35] 3.1 Industrial Applications and Fixed Memory Advantages[00:42:31] 3.2 Neuro-Symbolic Integration and Pi AI Project[00:46:00] 3.3 Integration of Symbolic and Neural AI Approaches[00:51:29] 3.4 Evolution of AI Paradigms and System Thinking[00:54:55] 3.5 AI Reasoning and Human Intelligence Comparison[00:58:12] 3.6 NXAI Company and Industrial AI ApplicationsREFS:[00:00:15] Seminal LSTM paper establishing Hochreiter's expertise (Hochreiter & Schmidhuber)https://direct.mit.edu/neco/article-abstract/9/8/1735/6109/Long-Short-Term-Memory[00:04:20] Kolmogorov complexity and program composition limitations (Kolmogorov)https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02478259[00:07:10] Limitations of LLM mathematical reasoning and symbolic integration (Various Authors)https://www.arxiv.org/pdf/2502.03671[00:09:05] AlphaGo's Move 37 demonstrating creative AI (Google DeepMind)https://deepmind.google/research/breakthroughs/alphago/[00:10:15] New AI research lab in Zurich for fundamental LLM research (Benjamin Crouzier)https://tufalabs.ai[00:19:40] Introduction of xLSTM with exponential gating (Beck, Hochreiter, et al.)https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.04517[00:22:55] FlashAttention: fast & memory-efficient attention (Tri Dao et al.)https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.14135[00:31:00] Historical use of sigmoid/tanh activation in 1990s (James A. McCaffrey)https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2015/06/01/alternative-activation-functions.aspx[00:36:10] Mamba 2 state space model architecture (Albert Gu et al.)https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.00752[00:46:00] Austria's Pi AI project integrating symbolic & neural AI (Hochreiter et al.)https://www.jku.at/en/institute-of-machine-learning/research/projects/[00:48:10] Neuro-symbolic integration challenges in language models (Diego Calanzone et al.)https://openreview.net/forum?id=7PGluppo4k[00:49:30] JKU Linz's historical and neuro-symbolic research (Sepp Hochreiter)https://www.jku.at/en/news-events/news/detail/news/bilaterale-ki-projekt-unter-leitung-der-jku-erhaelt-fwf-cluster-of-excellence/YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u2pW2zZLCs

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Send us a textThis episode explores effective strategies for maintaining quiet in classrooms without resorting to yelling. By sharing anecdotes and practical tools, we aim to help teachers create a positive and engaging learning environment while managing noise levels.• Importance of follow-through in discipline • Symbolic gestures promote quietness in elementary classrooms • Auditory cues like clapping help student engagement • Sharing personal experiences in classroom management • Dealing with energetic students through seating adjustments • Establishing quiet time with clear consequences • Humor as a tool in managing classroom disruptions • Encouraging community feedback on classroom strategies

"signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws" My guest for today is the one and only Mario from Symbolic Studies. The go to guy when you want to learn about symbols, symbolism and the study of symbology. He teaches us all about the symbol of X and it's connection to Janus and trust me when I tell you that there are a lot of connections to be made!It's been a while since a guest taught me so much and made me see so many connections to things I thought I knew! Mario is such good speaker and 100% knows what he's talking about. I highly encourage everyone to check his stuff out!For now, enjoy!Where to find Mario/SS:https://www.symbolicstudies.com/https://www.instagram.com/symbolic.studies/https://t.me/symbolic_studiesVisit our sponsor ShopReclaimRepurpose:https://shopreclaimrepurpose.etsy.com?coupon=STIJNFAWKESTAFLWhere to find the Tribe of the Greyhorn Pagans:https://www.greyhornpagans.com/https://linktr.ee/greyhornpaganshttps://linktr.ee/firefae Support the Greyhorn Pagans:https://www.patreon.com/Greyhornpaganshttps://ko-fi.com/greyhornpaganshttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/greyhorn-pagans-podcast--6047518/support BUY OUR MERCH:https://www.bonfire.com/store/tribe-of-the-greyhorn-pagans/ Podcast recorded with Riverside Studios:https://www.riverside.fm/?via=stijnfawkesMusic used:Intro: Witchhouse Requiem by Humanfobia https://humanfobia-official.bandcamp.com/album/epitafio-fantasmal-2021Outro: Viking/Medieval Theme by M-Murray -- https://freesound.org/s/723202/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

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Have you ever read Revelation and wondered “What did I just read?” The Bible's last book is filled with strange symbols and mysterious messages that confuse modern minds. In this masterclass, Pastor Tim Lucas breaks down Revelation verse-by-verse in a way that's easy-to-understand without watering down this powerful prophecy. Yes, you can read and understand Revelation!  WEEK ONE: HOW TO READ THE BOOK OF REVELATION The book of Revelation is often misunderstood. It's not about fear–it's about hope, victory, and trust in God's master plan! Today, we want to help move your heart from confused to confident in Christ. From feeling anxious about the end of the world, to assured that Jesus has the victory!  First, you must learn HOW to read the Book of Revelation. This requires 3 special lenses: Historic, Symbolic, and Prophetic. Historic means what you're reading literally happened. The Book of Revelation was written by the Apostle John while exiled on the island of Patmos. He was a real person who wrote actual letters to 7 real, historic churches that existed in Asia Minor around 96 A.D. Revelation is also Symbolic, filled with various sights, sounds, and colors that represent spiritual realities and we will decode them together. And Revelation is Prophetic, looking into the future and revealing what WILL happen next from God's perspective. Prophecy equates to promises that are 100% guaranteed to happen.  As we read Revelation 1: 1-8, together, we will unpack its meaning verse by verse. Such as Revelation 1:7 where we read the prophecy of the central event of Revelation and the defining event of human history: The Second Coming of Christ! This prophecy unveils the glory of King Jesus: risen, reigning, and returning to make all things new.  As you watch with us, be encouraged. You may look around our world today and see wars, wildfires, earthquakes, and people rioting and it feels like chaos. But, Revelation reminds us that things in our world aren't actually falling apart—they're falling into place. Everything is going according to plan. God's master plan! Revelation is a wake-up call from Jesus. A call to stand up and confront our culture today and live boldly for Christ! Will you be ready? Watch this powerful message from Pastor Tim Lucas, which is the first in a chapter-by-chapter masterclass unpacking the powerful prophecy of Revelation. #JesusReturns #Revelation #LiquidChurch

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Sociologists have had surprisingly little to say about poetry as a topic while sometimes also making grandiose claims that sociology is/should be like poetry. These are the prompts which begin Andrew Smith's Class and the Uses of Poetry: Symbolic Enclosures (2024, Palgrave Macmillan). Drawing upon discussions with working class readers of poetry, and interviews with unpublished poets, Smith draws our attention to the ways in which poetry has been enclosed, or fenced off, from working class readers. Influenced by, though offering some criticisms, of, Bourdieu's approach to the sociology of culture, he shows us how readers become aware of this enclosure but nevertheless engage in collective understanding of the poems they are presented with. In doing do, Smith reminds us of the need to emphasise the aesthetic elements of poetry, and culture more generally, including its creative and expressive affordances. A reader of his book realises that a critical sociology of poetry needs to attest not just to the symbolic capital in who is seen as ‘legitimate' readers and producers of poetry but also how those shut off from it lose out on the uses of poetry. Our discussion covers what led Smith to pursue this work, how sociology has, and might in future confront poetry, his experiences of running these reading groups and suggests why, perhaps, we should also perhaps reject the ‘society of the segue way' and savour some of the finitude which poetry might offer. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (2024, Palgrave Macmillan), along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Sociologists have had surprisingly little to say about poetry as a topic while sometimes also making grandiose claims that sociology is/should be like poetry. These are the prompts which begin Andrew Smith's Class and the Uses of Poetry: Symbolic Enclosures (2024, Palgrave Macmillan). Drawing upon discussions with working class readers of poetry, and interviews with unpublished poets, Smith draws our attention to the ways in which poetry has been enclosed, or fenced off, from working class readers. Influenced by, though offering some criticisms, of, Bourdieu's approach to the sociology of culture, he shows us how readers become aware of this enclosure but nevertheless engage in collective understanding of the poems they are presented with. In doing do, Smith reminds us of the need to emphasise the aesthetic elements of poetry, and culture more generally, including its creative and expressive affordances. A reader of his book realises that a critical sociology of poetry needs to attest not just to the symbolic capital in who is seen as ‘legitimate' readers and producers of poetry but also how those shut off from it lose out on the uses of poetry. Our discussion covers what led Smith to pursue this work, how sociology has, and might in future confront poetry, his experiences of running these reading groups and suggests why, perhaps, we should also perhaps reject the ‘society of the segue way' and savour some of the finitude which poetry might offer. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (2024, Palgrave Macmillan), along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Sociologists have had surprisingly little to say about poetry as a topic while sometimes also making grandiose claims that sociology is/should be like poetry. These are the prompts which begin Andrew Smith's Class and the Uses of Poetry: Symbolic Enclosures (2024, Palgrave Macmillan). Drawing upon discussions with working class readers of poetry, and interviews with unpublished poets, Smith draws our attention to the ways in which poetry has been enclosed, or fenced off, from working class readers. Influenced by, though offering some criticisms, of, Bourdieu's approach to the sociology of culture, he shows us how readers become aware of this enclosure but nevertheless engage in collective understanding of the poems they are presented with. In doing do, Smith reminds us of the need to emphasise the aesthetic elements of poetry, and culture more generally, including its creative and expressive affordances. A reader of his book realises that a critical sociology of poetry needs to attest not just to the symbolic capital in who is seen as ‘legitimate' readers and producers of poetry but also how those shut off from it lose out on the uses of poetry. Our discussion covers what led Smith to pursue this work, how sociology has, and might in future confront poetry, his experiences of running these reading groups and suggests why, perhaps, we should also perhaps reject the ‘society of the segue way' and savour some of the finitude which poetry might offer. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (2024, Palgrave Macmillan), along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Sociologists have had surprisingly little to say about poetry as a topic while sometimes also making grandiose claims that sociology is/should be like poetry. These are the prompts which begin Andrew Smith's Class and the Uses of Poetry: Symbolic Enclosures (2024, Palgrave Macmillan). Drawing upon discussions with working class readers of poetry, and interviews with unpublished poets, Smith draws our attention to the ways in which poetry has been enclosed, or fenced off, from working class readers. Influenced by, though offering some criticisms, of, Bourdieu's approach to the sociology of culture, he shows us how readers become aware of this enclosure but nevertheless engage in collective understanding of the poems they are presented with. In doing do, Smith reminds us of the need to emphasise the aesthetic elements of poetry, and culture more generally, including its creative and expressive affordances. A reader of his book realises that a critical sociology of poetry needs to attest not just to the symbolic capital in who is seen as ‘legitimate' readers and producers of poetry but also how those shut off from it lose out on the uses of poetry. Our discussion covers what led Smith to pursue this work, how sociology has, and might in future confront poetry, his experiences of running these reading groups and suggests why, perhaps, we should also perhaps reject the ‘society of the segue way' and savour some of the finitude which poetry might offer. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (2024, Palgrave Macmillan), along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Sociologists have had surprisingly little to say about poetry as a topic while sometimes also making grandiose claims that sociology is/should be like poetry. These are the prompts which begin Andrew Smith's Class and the Uses of Poetry: Symbolic Enclosures (2024, Palgrave Macmillan). Drawing upon discussions with working class readers of poetry, and interviews with unpublished poets, Smith draws our attention to the ways in which poetry has been enclosed, or fenced off, from working class readers. Influenced by, though offering some criticisms, of, Bourdieu's approach to the sociology of culture, he shows us how readers become aware of this enclosure but nevertheless engage in collective understanding of the poems they are presented with. In doing do, Smith reminds us of the need to emphasise the aesthetic elements of poetry, and culture more generally, including its creative and expressive affordances. A reader of his book realises that a critical sociology of poetry needs to attest not just to the symbolic capital in who is seen as ‘legitimate' readers and producers of poetry but also how those shut off from it lose out on the uses of poetry. Our discussion covers what led Smith to pursue this work, how sociology has, and might in future confront poetry, his experiences of running these reading groups and suggests why, perhaps, we should also perhaps reject the ‘society of the segue way' and savour some of the finitude which poetry might offer. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (2024, Palgrave Macmillan), along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

The ego-mind is conditioned and controlled by its habitual drives and thought patterns that prevent self-transformation. But through accurate analysis and understanding that arises from archetypal symbolic wisdom, one can unveil the profound Presence of God obscured by the ego's incoherence.

Laura Ruis, a PhD student at University College London and researcher at Cohere, explains her groundbreaking research into how large language models (LLMs) perform reasoning tasks, the fundamental mechanisms underlying LLM reasoning capabilities, and whether these models primarily rely on retrieval or develop procedural knowledge. SPONSOR MESSAGES: *** CentML offers competitive pricing for GenAI model deployment, with flexible options to suit a wide range of models, from small to large-scale deployments. https://centml.ai/pricing/ Tufa AI Labs is a brand new research lab in Zurich started by Benjamin Crouzier focussed on o-series style reasoning and AGI. Are you interested in working on reasoning, or getting involved in their events? Goto https://tufalabs.ai/ *** TOC 1. LLM Foundations and Learning 1.1 Scale and Learning in Language Models [00:00:00] 1.2 Procedural Knowledge vs Fact Retrieval [00:03:40] 1.3 Influence Functions and Model Analysis [00:07:40] 1.4 Role of Code in LLM Reasoning [00:11:10] 1.5 Semantic Understanding and Physical Grounding [00:19:30] 2. Reasoning Architectures and Measurement 2.1 Measuring Understanding and Reasoning in Language Models [00:23:10] 2.2 Formal vs Approximate Reasoning and Model Creativity [00:26:40] 2.3 Symbolic vs Subsymbolic Computation Debate [00:34:10] 2.4 Neural Network Architectures and Tensor Product Representations [00:40:50] 3. AI Agency and Risk Assessment 3.1 Agency and Goal-Directed Behavior in Language Models [00:45:10] 3.2 Defining and Measuring Agency in AI Systems [00:49:50] 3.3 Core Knowledge Systems and Agency Detection [00:54:40] 3.4 Language Models as Agent Models and Simulator Theory [01:03:20] 3.5 AI Safety and Societal Control Mechanisms [01:07:10] 3.6 Evolution of AI Capabilities and Emergent Risks [01:14:20] REFS: [00:01:10] Procedural Knowledge in Pretraining & LLM Reasoning Ruis et al., 2024 https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.12580 [00:03:50] EK-FAC Influence Functions in Large LMs Grosse et al., 2023 https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.03296 [00:13:05] Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Core of Cognition Hofstadter & Sander https://www.amazon.com/Surfaces-Essences-Analogy-Fuel-Thinking/dp/0465018475 [00:13:45] Wittgenstein on Language Games https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wittgenstein/ [00:14:30] Montague Semantics for Natural Language https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/montague-semantics/ [00:19:35] The Chinese Room Argument David Cole https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-room/ [00:19:55] ARC: Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus François Chollet https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.01547 [00:24:20] Systematic Generalization in Neural Nets Lake & Baroni, 2023 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06668-3 [00:27:40] Open-Endedness & Creativity in AI Tim Rocktäschel https://arxiv.org/html/2406.04268v1 [00:30:50] Fodor & Pylyshyn on Connectionism https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0010027788900315 [00:31:30] Tensor Product Representations Smolensky, 1990 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/000437029090007M [00:35:50] DreamCoder: Wake-Sleep Program Synthesis Kevin Ellis et al. https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse599j1/22sp/papers/dreamcoder.pdf [00:36:30] Compositional Generalization Benchmarks Ruis, Lake et al., 2022 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.10745 [00:40:30] RNNs & Tensor Products McCoy et al., 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.08718 [00:46:10] Formal Causal Definition of Agency Kenton et al. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.08345v2 [00:48:40] Agency in Language Models Sumers et al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02427 [00:55:20] Heider & Simmel's Moving Shapes Experiment https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65532-0 [01:00:40] Language Models as Agent Models Jacob Andreas, 2022 https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.01681 [01:13:35] Pragmatic Understanding in LLMs Ruis et al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.14986

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with Alex O'Connor and Richard Dawkins to discuss their differences of view on the Abrahamic biblical texts, truth claims in science and fiction, the extension of memes through Jungian archetypes, and the memetical reality of dragons. This episode was filmed on September 30th, 2024 Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, and bestselling author of books such as “The Selfish Gene,” and “The Genetic Book of the Dead.” Alex O'Connor is a philosophy-oriented YouTuber, podcaster, and public speaker. He graduated in 2021 from St. John's College, Oxford University, with a BA in philosophy and theology. In 2023, he launched the “Within Reason” podcast, which has featured guests including Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Slavoj Žižek, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Rory Stewart, amongst others.  | Links | For Richard Dawkins: On X https://x.com/RichardDawkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@poetryofreality The Genetic Book of the Dead (New book) https://www.amazon.com/Genetic-Book-Dead-Darwinian-Reverie/dp/0300278098  For Alex O'Connor: On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CosmicSkeptic On X https://x.com/CosmicSkeptic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor