TRC #675: Mashup: The Centrifuge Brain Project + Avril Double + V-Steaming
It's another mashup where we give you three segments from previous shows. First we revisit Pat's deep dive on a viral video of an amusement park ride. Next Adam takes on an Avril Lavigne conspiracy ...
3 Okt 202330min
TRC #674: How Does AI Image Generation Work? + Why Is A Bug Called A Bug?
Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Dall-e. Darren digs into an explanation of how artificial intelligence generates images and whether or not it is just copying. Cristina looks at the fascinating history ...
29 Aug 202330min
TRC #673: UFO Whistleblower? + Will We Make Great Pets For An Artificial Super Intelligence?
Adam digs into recent headlines about UFOs and whistleblower David Grusch. Does this give any promising evidence that aliens may be among us? Next Darren ponders how our future AI overlords might tr...
9 Aug 202330min
TRC #672: Are Fingerprints Really Unique? + What's A Buttload? + Why AI Researchers Don't Quit
Cristina kicks off the show with a deep dive into the history of forensic fingerprinting and challenges a commonly accepted notion that no two fingerprints are alike. Adam brings us a buttload of a se...
15 Juli 202336min
TRC #671: Uncertainty And AI Risk + Spot The Fake
Darren shares some thoughts and leads an interesting discussion about what might be reasonable approaches to the difficult and complicated topic of artificial intelligence. Pat brings us another smash...
25 Juni 202335min
TRC #670: Mashup: Fire and Smoke
The TRC crew brings you a mashup about fire and smoke. Adam looks into headlines about the Amazon rainforest. The facts may surprise you. Pat addresses a listener's question about whether the rainfo...
10 Juni 202337min
TRC #669: Coronal Mass Ejection + The Technology Trap
In March of this year, auroras were seen in many places on earth. Though the auroras are usually seen far up north on the globe they can occur further south. But what are the risks associated with t...
29 Maj 202327min
TRC #668: Dark Chocolate Has Heavy Metals? + What Happened To The Dinosaurs?
A recent study done by Consumer Reports shows that dark chocolate bars contain lead and cadmium. Should you be concerned? Cristina digs into it. Next, after watching the movie "65", Adam looks at th...
15 Maj 202330min
