Podcasts about world problems

There's a new epidemic affecting our world today. And I'm not talking about a new variant of COVID-19. In fact, it's not a virus or a disease at all. It's not spread through coughing or sneezing, and lockdowns surely won't help. What is it? And how are you affected by it? It is the epidemic of loneliness. Now, you might think, “What are you talking about? That's not an epidemic. That's what all of us experience from time to time.” But this is different. I'm talking about a chronic sense of isolation and disconnection from others, from any sort of community, from anything meaningful in life. And why wouldn't millions feel empty and alone in our world today? After all, generations have been taught there's no purpose to life and we are the products of random chance. Regarding Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the late science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke once wrote: “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” (Arthur C. Clarke Quotes (Author of 2001)) More recently, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins wrote, in “River Out of Eden” (1995), “The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.” (“River out of Eden,” p. 133, 1995) (Richard Dawkins: River Out of Eden (quotes)) [ https://www.citatum.org/book/River_Out_of_Eden] Maybe there's a reason why so many today feel chronically alone today. Maybe we as society have absorbed the fables of evolution. And they are profoundly affecting how we think about our place in the Universe, in society, and even in our own homes. You might be one of the millions today suffering from a sense of isolation and loneliness. If you are, take heart. You're not alone. And there is help; most importantly, from the pages of the Bible. So, let's discuss this issue on today's program. But before we do, be sure to have a pen and paper on hand, so you can request the free literature we're offering today, “The Real God: Proofs and Promises.” Join me today on Tomorrow's World, as we discuss the problem and the ultimate solution to “Loneliness: The New Epidemic.”

UC Davis is a powerhouse for breakthroughs and impact. Our interdisciplinary research plays a vital role in building the region's economy. Our research improves the quality of life of residents and contributes to America's global leadership in technology and innovation. Through collaboration between our top-ranked hospital and veterinary school, as well as our science and engineering discoveries, our research directly improves American lives. Series: "UC Davis News" [Science] [Show ID: 41053]

UC Davis is a powerhouse for breakthroughs and impact. Our interdisciplinary research plays a vital role in building the region's economy. Our research improves the quality of life of residents and contributes to America's global leadership in technology and innovation. Through collaboration between our top-ranked hospital and veterinary school, as well as our science and engineering discoveries, our research directly improves American lives. Series: "UC Davis News" [Science] [Show ID: 41053]

UC Davis is a powerhouse for breakthroughs and impact. Our interdisciplinary research plays a vital role in building the region's economy. Our research improves the quality of life of residents and contributes to America's global leadership in technology and innovation. Through collaboration between our top-ranked hospital and veterinary school, as well as our science and engineering discoveries, our research directly improves American lives. Series: "UC Davis News" [Science] [Show ID: 41053]

1st World Problems Abound – Part 2Do you still have problems? I got some more stuff happening after the last episode, but they are still First World Problems.Please Join Me Today.

I was recently reading the July-August 2025 issue of “Science and Children”, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, “Editor's Note” written by Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn.  She wrote an article entitled, “Exploring Real-World Problems.” Students in classrooms are encouraged to act as problem-solvers, inventors and young scientists.  Real-world problems, big or small, offer meaningful opportunities to engage students in authentic science that matters.

In this inspiring episode of the BioBuilder Podcast, Dev and Joshua, co-founders of the startup AIVON, take listeners through their personal journeys of curiosity, innovation, and social impact. The conversation weaves through their formative experiences with science and technology, their time in the BioBuilderClub, and their ambitious venture into the world of AI-powered healthcare. Origins of Scientific CuriosityDev recounts how growing up in a science-loving household, with parents and an aunt deeply engaged in the subject, laid the groundwork for his fascination. From tinkering with technology alongside his dad to wondering about disease mechanisms, he developed an early love for biology and engineering. This curiosity eventually led him to Alliance Academy, where he joined the BioBuilder Club, a decision that would define much of his scientific identity. The BioBuilder ExperienceAs part of the BioBuilder program, Dev and his team designed a sustainable biofiltration system that uses genetically engineered bacteria (E. coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Pseudomonas putida) to remove heavy metals from water. The bacteria were enhanced with plasmids encoding metal-detoxifying enzymes and embedded in a biochar-based medium for stability and efficiency. Their modular, scalable filter design bridged biology and engineering in a way that was both educational and impactful. Dev credits BioBuilder for teaching him adaptability, technical rigor, and how to bring abstract ideas to life. Collaboration & DiscoveryThe episode explores how Dev collaborated with peers to develop their project, noting “aha!” moments when the science began to click. The iterative nature of their work, coupled with expert guidance from mentors like Dr. Grace Vezeau and Ms. Caroline Matarrese, helped deepen their understanding of real-world science. Soft skills like communication and teamwork were just as vital as technical prowess, a lesson Dev carries into his startup journey into career paths, possibly through an MD-PhD program.Building AIVON and MedisenseShifting to the theme of innovation, Dev and Joshua introduce their startup AIVON, based in Atlanta. Their flagship product, MediSense, is an AI-powered diagnostic platform that allows users to input symptoms and receive real-time health assessments. The idea was born from the intersection of their scientific training and the urgent need for accessible, intelligent healthcare tools.They share how conversations with patients, doctors, and mentors shaped MediSense's design and functionality, emphasizing the importance of user feedback in product development. Their goal is to make fast, affordable, and intelligent diagnostics available to everyone, especially in underserved areas. Despite challenges—from building the tech to managing startup logistics—they remain focused on scaling the product and seeking potential partnerships with hospitals and schools.Learn more about BioBuilder's programs for students, educators, and industry professionals here

1st World Problems AboundDo you have problems? Is it that Life is really too hard? Or are we just making thing harder than they really are?I got lots of stuff happening lately, but I like to called the stuff First World Problems.Let's examine that a bit today.

What if education empowered students not just to learn about the world's problems—but to solve them? In this inspiring episode, we dive into the Solutionary Framework developed by the Institute for Humane Education. Learn how this powerful, action-oriented approach is transforming classrooms by equipping students with the critical thinking, compassion, and systems analysis they need to become changemakers. Our guests, Katie Coppens & Marcela Villan, unpack how educators can use the framework to guide students in identifying real-world problems, investigating root causes, and designing innovative, ethical, and sustainable solutions that benefit people, animals, and the planet. Whether you're a teacher, leader, or lifelong learner, this episode offers a fresh perspective on what education can—and should—look like in a world that needs more Solutionaries.   Learn more about the Institute for Humane Education Learn about IHE's Micro-credential course for teachers Learn more about the award-winning Solutionary Framework   Bring the Solutionary Program to Your School - 2018 video Student Reflections on Solutionary Projects (Then & Now) Katie Coppens 14-day plan for the Environmental Action Project   More great stuff: Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.

In this episode, Joe and Mish dive into various wrestling-related topics. They start by discussing the WWE past with Samantha Irvin's WWE tryout story. The duo then talks about Dominic Mysterio's growing popularity and his upcoming appearance on Stephanie McMahon's podcast. They explore potential WWE talent exchanges with TNA and the role of Evolve as part of WWE's training program. There's also a light-hearted discussion about recent WWE and AEW talent and a humorous rant about misadventures with a Roomba. Lastly, they touch on possible film roles for Roman Reigns and the legacy of some classic movie adaptions from video games.02:03 The Challenges of Transitioning to Wrestling03:39 Samantha Urban's Background and WWE Aspirations07:33 The Role of Ring Announcers in WWE15:16 Dominic Mysterio's Evolution in WWE24:11 Stephanie McMahon's Podcast and Dominic's Story30:18 AEW and WWE Rivalries and Storylines36:17 The Call and Commitment Dilemma37:35 Loyalty and Risk in Wrestling38:52 Backyard Wrestling and Social Disorders43:19 Roman Reigns in Street Fighter?44:56 Wrestling Talent and Career Moves49:30 WWE's Talent Management Strategies01:03:09 The Roomba Chronicles01:04:52 Final Thoughts and Sign-OffBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

What happens when a university rethinks the whole higher ed model rebuilds it around hands-on, project-based learning?Matt Kirchner dives into the bold model pioneered by Worcester Polytechnic Institute with Dr. Kristin Wobbe, Director of the Center for Project-Based Learning. A biochemist turned curriculum innovator, Kris has spent nearly two decades helping WPI embed real-world projects into every stage of a student's education.From first-year seminars on global challenges to immersive junior-year team projects with community partners around the world, WPI's model turns students into creators, collaborators, and critical thinkers from day one.Whether you're a university leader or an instructor in search of a better way to teach, this episode offers a masterclass in how to make learning stick.Listen to learn:Why students don't need to “know everything” before they dive into hands-on learningHow WPI redesigned its calendar and credits to prioritize deep project workWhat first-year students can accomplish when they take on global problemsHow project-based learning transforms both faculty culture and student confidenceWhy WPI students are more prepared for the workforce than their peers3 Big Takeaways from this Episode:1. Project-based learning works best when it starts early and is embedded across the entire student journey.At WPI, students can opt into the Great Problems Seminar in their first year—a two-course sequence that explores global issues like food security, energy, and AI through interdisciplinary teamwork. By senior year, every student must complete a Major Qualifying Project worth three full courses, often in partnership with faculty or industry, making project-based learning a requirement, not an add-on.2. The humanities directly enhance technical learning and student outcomes.WPI's alumni data shows students who complete their humanities and arts curriculum earlier perform better in technical coursework later on. These experiences sharpen communication, interdisciplinary research, and critical thinking skills—essential for identifying problems worth solving and communicating solutions effectively in STEM fields.3. Project-based learning is scalable far beyond polytechnic institutions.Through WPI's Center for Project-Based Learning, Kris and her team have supported schools ranging from the Air Force Academy to community colleges and liberal arts institutions like the New England Conservatory of Music. With 85% of WPI faculty incorporating projects into their courses—and over half of student work now project-based—the model proves adaptable across disciplines, schedules, and resource levels.Resources in this Episode:To learn more about the Center for Project-Based Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, visit: https://wp.wpi.edu/projectbasedlearning/Other resources:Read Kris's book Project-Based Learning in the First YearBeyond All ExpectationsWe want to hear from you! Send us a text.Instagram - Facebook - YouTube - TikTok - Twitter - LinkedIn

Plus, JT's friend Eric Allen will enter the Football HOF ... and they discuss the fat & fun Luka ... Steve Kerr's 1st World Problems, and much much more as lazy episode note writers say ...

What does it take to be a true pioneer in artificial intelligence education?The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) didn't just see AI coming—they got out in front of it. Dr. John Walz, President of MSOE, joins The TechEd Podcast to discuss how his institution became one of the first in the nation to offer a baccalaureate degree in AI and how it continues to lead in engineering, computing, and applied AI technology.MSOE's AI degree isn't just about theory—it's about application. Students get hands-on experience with Rosie, the university's supercomputer, tackling real-world projects in machine learning, computer vision, and AI-driven problem-solving. With deep ties to industry leaders like NVIDIA and a thriving AI Club that has grown into MSOE's largest student organization, the university is shaping a new generation of engineers who know how to apply AI to fields like healthcare, manufacturing, and finance.Listen to learn:How MSOE launched the one of the first undergraduate AI degrees in just 4 months—by staying agile and industry-drivenWhy Rosie the Supercomputer has processed over 150,000 AI jobs, from optimizing race cars to predicting global food shortagesHow MSOE's AI Club grew to 200+ members, bringing AI beyond computer science into business, nursing, and engineeringWhy MSOE appointed a Director of Applied AI Education & how they're embedding AI into academics, student success, and university operationsHow MSOE's partnership with NVIDIA and Dwight Diercks is giving students hands-on experience with real-world AI applications3 Big Takeaways from this Episode:Agility is key to staying ahead in AI education. MSOE launched its AI degree in just four months by listening to industry needs, leveraging existing strengths, and moving quickly—showing that institutions willing to adapt can lead in emerging fields.Applied learning makes AI education more impactful. Giving students hands-on experience with real-world projects—like MSOE's use of Rosie the Supercomputer and interdisciplinary AI applications—ensures graduates are job-ready and valuable to employers.AI should be embedded across the entire institution. Beyond coursework, AI can enhance university operations, student success, and recruitment. A dedicated leader, like MSOE's Director of Applied AI Education, can drive institution-wide integrationWe want to hear from you! Send us a text message.Instagram - Facebook - YouTube - TikTok - Twitter - LinkedIn

Join us for a compelling conversation with Rashmi Hudson, founder of Alltimate Luggage, who transformed a common travel frustration into a patented innovation. With over 40 years of travel experience, Rashmi identified a critical market gap in professional travel gear and developed a revolutionary three-piece system that's changing how business professionals pack and travel.On the show, Rashmi reveals the methodical journey from initial concept to market success, demonstrating how deep industry knowledge combined with personal insight can lead to breakthrough product development. Her story showcases the power of solving not just one problem, but anticipating and addressing multiple consumer pain points within a single, comprehensive solution.Most importantly, she shares how investing in quality materials, thorough testing and proper patent protection has created a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace.In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, we cover:How identifying and solving genuine consumer pain points can lead to revolutionary product development and market successHow comprehensive testing creates long-term product value and customer loyaltyThe importance of protecting your innovation through domestic and international patentsHow solving multiple adjacent problems within one solution creates broader market appeal and multiple revenue streamsAnd so much more! Visit www.alltimateluggage.com to learn more about the innovative 3-in-1 design - your complete travel solution engineered for smart travelers. With its compact storage and versatility for both travel and daily use, it's truly the ultimate packing solution. Use code HarvestGrowth for 20% off the 3-in-1 Carry-On Travel Set.To be a guest on our next podcast, contact us today!Do you have a brand that you'd like to launch or grow? Do you want help from a partner that has successfully launched hundreds of brands totaling over $2 billion in revenues? Visit HarvestGrowth.com and set up a free consultation with us today!

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Welcome back to another episode of the Dads. Who knew we would make it back for round 2!? Anyway, jam packed episode. We have some great banter with a large splash of things you can say. Lastly to round out the episode we take a trip back in time. We dial our clocks back to 2014 and relive what we were up to 11 years ago. We hope you enjoy. Go check out our socials below and make sure to follow all of B Word Media group. Catch you next week, Dads OUT!Dads LinksDadsonDayquill | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | Linktree B-Word Media GroupInstagram

As leaders from around the world convene in Davos for the 2025 Winter World Economic Forum, we shine a spotlight on the young changemakers who are rising to address the globe's most complex challenges. We explore how these young talents are bringing forth fresh ideas, bold initiatives, and innovative solutions to pressing issues such as climate change, economic recovery, and sustainable development. On the show: Niu Honglin, Liang Ying (Christy Leung), Outgoing Curator of Global Shapers Community Guangzhou Hub, and Fan Hongyi (Troy), Founder of Curidaosity, Community Champion of Global Shapers Community.

In a world facing monumental challenges—climate change, inequality, economic instability, and more—finding innovative solutions has never been more urgent.Today, we're diving into the world of high-stakes problem-solving with none other than Mitch Francis. Mitch is the founder of Francis Development Inc., a trailblazer in real estate development, and has led a publicly traded company as Chairman and CEO for nearly three decades. Beyond business, Mitch is a visionary leader in the nonprofit space, serving as the founding director of two impactful charitable organizations. Born with what he calls a "problem-solving gene," Mitch has recently released his book, Badass Solutions for Today's Big Ass Problems.   Join host Cindy Watson as she explores Mitch's innovative strategies for tackling some of the world's biggest challenges. Together, they'll discuss how negotiation can drive transformative solutions to the pressing issues of our time. Get ready for a conversation packed with insight, inspiration, and actionable advice!   In this episode, you will learn:   Solution for global warming How to find solutions and how to identify problems The power of what if question The simple solution for the growing chasm between the rich and the poor The traits that we need to be looking for in our leaders And many more   Learn more about Mitch:   Website: https://bad-asssolutions.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mitch-francis-a39094236   Get his book: BAD-ASS SOLUTIONS: For Today's BIG-ASS Problems   Amazon  Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop Kobo   If you're looking to up-level your negotiation skills, I have everything from online to group to my signature one-on-one mastermind & VIP experiences available to help you better leverage your innate power to get more of what you want and deserve in life. Check out our website at www.artofFeminineNegotiation.com if that sounds interesting to you.   Get Cindy's book here: Amazon   https://www.amazon.com/Art-Feminine-Negotiation-Boardroom-Bedroom-ebook/dp/B0B8KPCYZP?inf_contact_key=94d07c699eea186d2adfbddfef6fb9e2&inf_contact_key=013613337189d4d12be8d2bca3c26821680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1 EBook   https://www.amazon.com/Art-Feminine-Negotiation-Boardroom-Bedroom-ebook/dp/B0B8KPCYZP?inf_contact_key=94d07c699eea186d2adfbddfef6fb9e2&inf_contact_key=013613337189d4d12be8d2bca3c26821680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1 Barnes and Noble   https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-art-of-feminine-negotiation-cindy-watson/1141499614?ean=9781631959776 CONNECT WITH CINDY: Website: www.womenonpurpose.ca Website: www.practicingwithpurpose.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenonpurposecommunity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenonpurposecoaching/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thecindywatson Show: https://www.womenonpurpose.ca/media/podcast-2/ X(Twitter):  https://twitter.com/womenonpurpose1 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@hersuasion Email: cindy@womenonpurpose.ca  

What if education could be a launchpad for innovation instead of a standardized assembly line? Join us as Serj Hunt, Founder of City as a School, dismantles traditional learning models and reveals a radical approach to preparing young people for a complex, rapidly changing world. From AI-powered learning to real-world problem-solving, this conversation challenges everything you thought you knew about education.IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:Learner agency and how we can empowering students to navigate uncertainty and take initiative.Why education must evolve beyond traditional testing and grades and how we can make it happenHow solving real-world problems helps students learn and educators measure successThe incredible role AI plays as a tool for student learning and growth.RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Connect with Serj on X and LinkedInVisit www.cityasaschool.com Build a private workspace of AI agents using chipp.aiRead Serj's Article "Beyond Standardised Tests — New Goals in Education: Learner Agency supported by AI pedagogy"Learn more about the Rebel Project Literacy Curriculum, a fully integrated literacy and project based learning curriculum, at  projectup.us or inkwire.co/rplc Get your copy of Rebel Educator: Create Classrooms Where Impact and Imagination MeetLearn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, and check out our project library.Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment.Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here.GUEST BIO:Serj Hunt is the Founder of City as a School, which is airbnb for learning + AI copilots for 16-25 year olds to build their dream career. He's also Co-founder of Chipp, the easiest way to build share and sell AI assistants. Serj's approach to education draws from his work as an associate with Wild Learning Sciences, which works with organisations to establish new learning analytics to develop learner agency.His interdisciplinary experience across industries and age groups drives forwards the mission of enabling learning ecosystems at the city scale so that young people can discover how their unique talents can best contribute to society to lead a life of flourishing.Enjoying the show? Leave us a rating and review and help more people find us!bit.ly/RebelEducatorApplePodcastsWe'd love it if you could take a few minutes to fill out this survey to let us know how we can bring you the best possible content: forms.gle/JcKHf9DHTZnYUmQr6 Interested in being on the Rebel Educator podcast? Fill out this form and we'll reach out to you if we think you'd be a great fit for an upcoming episode. https://forms.gle/CZJXLQDdevPh22ZN7Want to learn more about opening your own UP Academy? Check out the Rebel Educator Accelerator:www.rebeleducator.com/courses/the-acceleratorMORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, homeschoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth. We're thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL's comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers' timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments

Pass the butter and fish, broh! Screams of terror, hearing problems, McRib magic, and some cool Instagram Reels to put you in a great mood. This madness and more. — Ep. 29, recorded December 10, 2024 — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DudeCheckThisOut

Send Kira a text message!EDI (or DEIB) work truly is for all of us! And given how much heat the industry has received recently—it could use a bit of a rebrand. Because representation in storytelling has the power to help us solve big problems in the world! If we let it…With a journey that's taken her to Harvard, Walt Disney, Google, and even the TEDx stage—Julie Ann Crommett knows just how big of a ripple effect inclusive storytelling can have! In this conversation, Julie Ann shares about the importance of belonging, what the CSI effect is, and the mindset necessary to the success and sustainability of DEIB work.Join Julie Ann and I for a joyful and inspiring conversation about the power of EDI work in the arts—and beyond!Grab all the links and resources mentioned in this episode at: https://www.inclusivestages.com/post/solving-big-world-problems-with-inclusive-storytellingConnect with Julie Ann:InstagramConnect with Kira:@kiratroilo @artandsoulconsulting @inclusivestages"'Black Hair'" Is Hair: An Entertainment Industry Guide WebsiteBecome a PatronJoin our mailing list - scroll to the bottom of the pageThanks for joining me on this episode of Inclusive Stages! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple or a rating on Spotify to help me reach more people ready to collectively shape the future of human-first theater, one stage at a time.Thanks to our music composer, Zachary McConnell, and our producer, Leah Bryant.

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Let's talk about it, Fletch's generation is the worst... TD is the weirdest eater on the planet and Rich has NO GAME.

Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, and Marcus "Swagu" Spears discuss if the Commanders are a threat in the NFC East. The crew also debates if the Bengals' season is over after their 0-3 start. We talk about the Bills potentially being the best team in the AFC after starting 3-0 this season. Things get heated as Swagu reacts to Jerry Jones's comments on how his decisions have affected the Cowboys' chances to win a Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you know that a world on fire is also a time ripe for deep creativity and quantum leaps?  How about focusing on that for a hot minute?  No one else is!   If you care for this world so much that you sometimes collapse under the weight of it or alternately ignore it just to survive—then YOU are going to want to listen to this episode through to the end.  We're going to discuss the true narratives of this time that aren't making headlines and what they've all got to do with joy.Show NotesYaaaass! I'd like to know more and reserve my spot for Intuition for Changemakers! www.AimeeCartier.com/ifcDo Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious Women by Kate Northrup For more about Aimée, her work, readings, speaking, or classes visit www.AimeeCartier.com.  Aimée on InstagramAimée on FacebookAimée on TikTok

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How can computational language help decode the mysteries of nature and the universe? What is ChatGPT doing and why does it work? How will AI affect education, the arts and society?Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language. He received his PhD in theoretical physics at Caltech by the age of 20 and in 1981, became the youngest recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Wolfram authored A New Kind of Science and launched the Wolfram Physics Project. He has pioneered computational thinking and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.“I think as there is more automation, there is more kind of emphasis on this question of our choice. The story of the development of things tends to be what do humans decide that they care about? In what direction do they want to go? What kind of art do they want to make? What kinds of things do they want to think about? There is in the computational universe of all possibilities, there is sort of infinite creativity. There's an infinite collection of possibilities, but it's something that's a matter of human choice, which of these infinite things do we actually choose to pursue? There's all these different possibilities out there. But our kind of challenge is to decide in which direction we want to go and then to let our automated systems pursue those particular directions.”www.stephenwolfram.comwww.wolfram.comwww.wolframalpha.comwww.wolframscience.com/nks/www.amazon.com/dp/1579550088/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20www.wolframphysics.orgwww.wolfram-media.com/products/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How can computational language help decode the mysteries of nature and the universe? What is ChatGPT doing and why does it work? How will AI affect education, the arts and society?Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language. He received his PhD in theoretical physics at Caltech by the age of 20 and in 1981, became the youngest recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Wolfram authored A New Kind of Science and launched the Wolfram Physics Project. He has pioneered computational thinking and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.“I think as there is more automation, there is more kind of emphasis on this question of our choice. The story of the development of things tends to be what do humans decide that they care about? In what direction do they want to go? What kind of art do they want to make? What kinds of things do they want to think about? There is in the computational universe of all possibilities, there is sort of infinite creativity. There's an infinite collection of possibilities, but it's something that's a matter of human choice, which of these infinite things do we actually choose to pursue? There's all these different possibilities out there. But our kind of challenge is to decide in which direction we want to go and then to let our automated systems pursue those particular directions.”www.stephenwolfram.comwww.wolfram.comwww.wolframalpha.comwww.wolframscience.com/nks/www.amazon.com/dp/1579550088/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20www.wolframphysics.orgwww.wolfram-media.com/products/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How can computational language help decode the mysteries of nature and the universe? What is ChatGPT doing and why does it work? How will AI affect education, the arts and society?Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language. He received his PhD in theoretical physics at Caltech by the age of 20 and in 1981, became the youngest recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Wolfram authored A New Kind of Science and launched the Wolfram Physics Project. He has pioneered computational thinking and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.“My mother was a philosophy professor in Oxford, and when I was a kid, I would always say, if there's one thing I'll never do when I'm grown up, it's philosophy, because how can one be serious about a field where people are still arguing about the same things that they were arguing about 2,000 years ago, and there's no kind of apparent progress. But actually, the exciting thing has been that both in my kind of work in building computational language, and in my work in understanding the computational foundations of physics, that it turns out that a bunch of those things that people have been arguing about for a couple of thousand years, we can actually say some real things about.It's a funny thing because I've spent my life sort of building this big tower of science and technology and, every so often, something comes out of that tower that people say, "This is a cool thing, we're really going to be excited about this particular thing." For me, the whole tower is the thing that's really important. And in the future, that's what the tower that I've tried to build is certainly the most significant thing I've been able to do. And it's something that, you know, I've been able to see now over the course of half a century or so, kind of how various ideas I've had and directions I've gone have actually played out.”www.stephenwolfram.comwww.wolfram.comwww.wolframalpha.comwww.wolframscience.com/nks/www.amazon.com/dp/1579550088/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20www.wolframphysics.orgwww.wolfram-media.com/products/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How can computational language help decode the mysteries of nature and the universe? What is ChatGPT doing and why does it work? How will AI affect education, the arts and society?Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language. He received his PhD in theoretical physics at Caltech by the age of 20 and in 1981, became the youngest recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Wolfram authored A New Kind of Science and launched the Wolfram Physics Project. He has pioneered computational thinking and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.“I think one very big example of this phenomenon is the computational irreducibility. This idea that even though you know the rules by which something operates, that doesn't immediately tell you everything about what the system will do. You might have to follow a billion steps in the actual operation of those rules to find out what the system does.There's no way to jump ahead and just say, "the answer will be such and such." Well, computational irreducibility, in a sense, goes against the hope, at least, of, for example, mathematical science. A lot of the hope of mathematical science is that we'll just work out a formula for how something is going to operate. We don't have to kind of go through the steps and watch it operate. We can just kind of jump to the end and apply the formula. Well, computational irreducibility says that that isn't something you can generally do. It says that there are plenty of things in the world where you have to kind of go through the steps to see what will happen.In a sense, even though that's kind of a bad thing for science, it says that there's sort of limitations on the extent to which we can use science to predict things. It's sort of a good thing, I think, for leading one's life because it means that as we experience the passage of time, in a sense, that corresponds to the sort of irreducible computation of what we will do.It's something where that sort of tells one that the passage of time has a meaningful effect. There's something that where you can't just jump to the end and say, "I don't need to live all the years of my life. I can just go and say, and the result will be such and such." No, actually, there's something sort of irreducible about that actual progression of time and the actual living of those years of life, so to speak. So that's kind of one of the enriching aspects of this concept of computational irreducibility. It's a pretty important concept. It's something which I think, for example, in the future of human society, will be something where people right now will think of it as this kind of geeky scientific idea, but in the future, it's going to be a pivotal kind of thing for the understanding of how one should conduct the future of human society.”www.stephenwolfram.comwww.wolfram.comwww.wolframalpha.comwww.wolframscience.com/nks/www.amazon.com/dp/1579550088/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20www.wolframphysics.orgwww.wolfram-media.com/products/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

“There's no faster way to learn than to do. And the beauty of VR is that it allows you to learn through experience without the physical or emotional risk.” In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Angus Stevens, Co-Founder and CEO of Start Beyond on taking learning by experience to new frontiers, putting guardrails on innovation, and creating useful technology for tangible real-world problems.

Happy Birthday Sidney! Just a short episode this week cause Sidney just got back from vacation, Uel was in Maine, And Sean forgot we were recording this one.  Regularly scheduled programming will resume shortly.  

How can physics help solve messy, real world problems? How can we embrace the possibilities of AI while limiting existential risk and abuse by bad actors?Neil Johnson is a physics professor at George Washington University. His new initiative in Complexity and Data Science at the Dynamic Online Networks Lab combines cross-disciplinary fundamental research with data science to attack complex real-world problems. His research interests lie in the broad area of Complex Systems and ‘many-body' out-of-equilibrium systems of collections of objects, ranging from crowds of particles to crowds of people and from environments as distinct as quantum information processing in nanostructures to the online world of collective behavior on social media.“It gets back to this core question. I just wish I was a young scientist going into this because that's the question to answer: Why AI comes out with what it does. That's the burning question. It's like it's bigger than the origin of the universe to me as a scientist, and here's the reason why. The origin of the universe, it happened. That's why we're here. It's almost like a historical question asking why it happened. The AI future is not a historical question. It's a now and future question.I'm a huge optimist for AI, actually. I see it as part of that process of climbing its own mountain. It could do wonders for so many areas of science, medicine. When the car came out, the car initially is a disaster. But you fast forward, and it was the key to so many advances in society. I think it's exactly the same as AI. The big challenge is to understand why it works. AI existed for years, but it was useless. Nothing useful, nothing useful, nothing useful. And then maybe last year or something, now it's really useful. There seemed to be some kind of jump in its ability, almost like a shock wave. We're trying to develop an understanding of how AI operates in terms of these shockwave jumps. Revealing how AI works will help society understand what it can and can't do and therefore remove some of this dark fear of being taken over. If you don't understand how AI works, how can you govern it? To get effective governance, you need to understand how AI works because otherwise you don't know what you're going to regulate.”https://physics.columbian.gwu.edu/neil-johnsonhttps://donlab.columbian.gwu.eduwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How can physics help solve messy, real world problems? How can we embrace the possibilities of AI while limiting existential risk and abuse by bad actors?Neil Johnson is a physics professor at George Washington University. His new initiative in Complexity and Data Science at the Dynamic Online Networks Lab combines cross-disciplinary fundamental research with data science to attack complex real-world problems. His research interests lie in the broad area of Complex Systems and ‘many-body' out-of-equilibrium systems of collections of objects, ranging from crowds of particles to crowds of people and from environments as distinct as quantum information processing in nanostructures to the online world of collective behavior on social media. He is the author of Simply Complexity: A Clear Guide to Complexity Theory and co-author of Financial Market Complexity: What Physics Can Tell Us About Market Behavior.“It gets back to this core question. I just wish I was a young scientist going into this because that's the question to answer: Why AI comes out with what it does. That's the burning question. It's like it's bigger than the origin of the universe to me as a scientist, and here's the reason why. The origin of the universe, it happened. That's why we're here. It's almost like a historical question asking why it happened. The AI future is not a historical question. It's a now and future question.I'm a huge optimist for AI, actually. I see it as part of that process of climbing its own mountain. It could do wonders for so many areas of science, medicine. When the car came out, the car initially is a disaster. But you fast forward, and it was the key to so many advances in society. I think it's exactly the same as AI. The big challenge is to understand why it works. AI existed for years, but it was useless. Nothing useful, nothing useful, nothing useful. And then maybe last year or something, now it's really useful. There seemed to be some kind of jump in its ability, almost like a shock wave. We're trying to develop an understanding of how AI operates in terms of these shockwave jumps. Revealing how AI works will help society understand what it can and can't do and therefore remove some of this dark fear of being taken over. If you don't understand how AI works, how can you govern it? To get effective governance, you need to understand how AI works because otherwise you don't know what you're going to regulate.”https://physics.columbian.gwu.edu/neil-johnsonhttps://donlab.columbian.gwu.eduwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How can physics help solve messy, real world problems? How can we embrace the possibilities of AI while limiting existential risk and abuse by bad actors?Neil Johnson is a physics professor at George Washington University. His new initiative in Complexity and Data Science at the Dynamic Online Networks Lab combines cross-disciplinary fundamental research with data science to attack complex real-world problems. His research interests lie in the broad area of Complex Systems and ‘many-body' out-of-equilibrium systems of collections of objects, ranging from crowds of particles to crowds of people and from environments as distinct as quantum information processing in nanostructures to the online world of collective behavior on social media.“I'm so happy for young people because I think the era of having to memorize things is going to go by the wayside. I think we're going to turn into a very creative period where education becomes creative, rather than jumping through the hoops and remembering things. I'm really excited for anybody who's entering there. I was my first generation going to college. There was one that stands out by miles—a teacher I had in elementary school when I was eight. He was from Jamaica and just arrived in England. He was a jazz musician. He would start off the day playing jazz. He taught math as well, but he brought in a technique, which I still use to this day, to multiply numbers together. I've never seen it taught anywhere, it was done in some kind of slanted table. We'd done multiplication the previous year and I couldn't understand it, but he drew these tables and I thought this was just remarkable. That set me off and it showed me there was this interesting thing called jazz, and you don't have to do much to actually change a lot. Passing on some idea that might be unusual, as long as you can back it up, can have a really positive benefit going forward for future generations.”https://physics.columbian.gwu.edu/neil-johnsonhttps://donlab.columbian.gwu.eduwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"So in our projects, part of the creative process is learning how to interact with other disciplines. It's not something academia in general does. I happen to be a saxophone player. In something like music, the richness comes from different instruments—their shortcomings and advantages combined together. My hope is that's what we end up doing in the academic field to try and address some of these messy problems.I was my first generation going to college. There was one that stands out by miles—a teacher I had in elementary school when I was eight. He was from Jamaica and just arrived in England. He was a jazz musician. He would start off the day playing jazz. He taught math as well, but he brought in a technique, which I still use to this day, to multiply numbers together. I've never seen it taught anywhere, it was done in some kind of slanted table. We'd done multiplication the previous year and I couldn't understand it, but he drew these tables and I thought this was just remarkable. That set me off and it showed me there was this interesting thing called jazz, and you don't have to do much to actually change a lot. Passing on some idea that might be unusual, as long as you can back it up, can have a really positive benefit going forward for future generations.I just wish I was a young scientist going into this because that's the question to answer: Why AI comes out with what it does. That's the burning question. It's like it's bigger than the origin of the universe to me as a scientist, and here's the reason why. The origin of the universe, it happened. That's why we're here. It's almost like a historical question asking why it happened. The AI future is not a historical question. It's a now and future question.”How can physics help solve messy, real world problems? How can we embrace the possibilities of AI while limiting existential risk and abuse by bad actors?Neil Johnson is a physics professor at George Washington University. His new initiative in Complexity and Data Science at the Dynamic Online Networks Lab combines cross-disciplinary fundamental research with data science to attack complex real-world problems. His research interests lie in the broad area of Complex Systems and ‘many-body' out-of-equilibrium systems of collections of objects, ranging from crowds of particles to crowds of people and from environments as distinct as quantum information processing in nanostructures to the online world of collective behavior on social media. https://physics.columbian.gwu.edu/neil-johnson https://donlab.columbian.gwu.eduwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How can physics help solve messy, real world problems? How can we embrace the possibilities of AI while limiting existential risk and abuse by bad actors?Neil Johnson is a physics professor at George Washington University. His new initiative in Complexity and Data Science at the Dynamic Online Networks Lab combines cross-disciplinary fundamental research with data science to attack complex real-world problems. His research interests lie in the broad area of Complex Systems and ‘many-body' out-of-equilibrium systems of collections of objects, ranging from crowds of particles to crowds of people and from environments as distinct as quantum information processing in nanostructures to the online world of collective behavior on social media.“A lot of our work is comparative. We look at background behavior. Is there a burst of new activity? We zoom in on that and ask why that is suddenly appearing and why it didn't appear before. Imagine one day you wake up and you find water in a pot is boiling and you want to understand why water is boiling. If you go at it one molecule at a time, it's not giving you the big picture of what is going on. We've probably all done this: you take milk, stick it in the fridge, too lazy to go to the grocery, so you just leave it there. The 11th day, the milk's gone bad. Why did that happen on the 11th day? What was happening was that all you could see was the kind of macro level, you couldn't see the individual pieces of milk. This is a new area of physics, exactly the same as how shock waves—a wave that builds up so quickly, there's no kind of precursor—appear. Using the data we collect online, we have a tool for making predictions of when we expect shocks to arise and what shape they'll have. So the reason we went for a systems level view is because you can't understand water boiling one molecule at a time.”https://physics.columbian.gwu.edu/neil-johnsonhttps://donlab.columbian.gwu.eduwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

In this special episode of the Metaverse Podcast, we're excited to introduce our new partners for the upcoming RWA Base Camp accelerator, the Celo ecosystem. Tune in to hear how they will be supporting the founders, while staying true to their mission.   Join the conversation with: John Goldschmidt, our Head of Partnerships Katie Lundie, Program Manager for RWA Base Camp Freddie Lassados, our Investment Manager Isha Varshney, Head of Ecosystem Strategy at Celo Foundation Juan Diego, Co-founder at Capa (formerly Alcancia) Mauricio Gutiérrez, Co-founder at Tropykus   If you're a founder eager to accelerate your vision, today is the last day you can apply for our RWA Base Camp accelerator program. ------   Whether you're a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth. Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122 Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!

Today's guest is VIPR's Client Services Director, David Butler. On this show I speak to lots of CEOs and that means my guests are sometimes quite far removed from the day-to-day solving of problems for clients. David's job is to be as close to the client as possible, finding out what their real problems are and therefore what they really need. It's then his job to make sure that what VIPR are providing those customers with is exactly what's required – and more importantly that customers have all the training and support to make sure they can get the maximum benefit out of a product and can adapt and reconfigure it effectively as their business develops. All this means is that he probably has his finger closer on the pulse of what is worrying carriers in the market than almost anyone around. So as the market digitises and looks to analyse the new data pools that it is collecting and apply new technologies like AI at many different points in the value chain, it is people like David who are going to be doing all the heavy lifting. David is a technology specialist with just under 30 years' experience and his insights into how to make the most of all the exciting new tech at our disposal or just coming onstream, is hugely valuable. He's also a really friendly person who has spent much of that long career explaining complicated ideas in ways that are really easy to understand and that's why I can heartily recommend a listen today. NOTES I promised to look up what the common computing term BUS stands for: BUS is an acronym for Binary Unit System. These are used to used to transfer data around a network (a bit like the way a real-life bus moves people about).

For EP9, we spoke with Alex Poon, Co-Founder of Charmverse, the leading platform for online communities to manage grants, documentation, and so much more. Alex is a stellar entrepreneur with multiple previous exits, and we had an amazing conversation touching on the importance of UX, decentralized identity, and so much more. If you enjoy this episode, please be sure to subscribe, give us a like, and a five star review.

What is your focus on the dog world? Take my word for it; it's got problems. Focus there! We worry too much about other people's problems and not our own area of interest. Did you watch Crufts? Yeah, there's a problem. and unfortunately, problems in one sphere of the dog world begin to impact all spheres. That's when we see regulation. if you don't like it, start by cleaning up your own puddle.   Follow my training! Instagram The High Drive Dog More online training! Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

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This week, we share our interview with Mercy Wolverton! Mercy is a student at George Mason University who learned how to use her 3D printer in high school during a senior project seeking to solve real world problems! Mercy shares some of the websites and resources that she used to learn how to print in 3D, and how you can get started as quickly and inexpensively as possible!   Before the interview, Chris and Rachel briefly tease takeaways from their time at ATIA, and talk about a recent email from Brian Whitmer about a google form about the state of AAC in 2024.   Key Ideas this Week:  

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