A Quick Chat About CAPTCHAs
Where did CAPTCHAs come from? What purpose do they serve? How do they relate to artificial intelligence? And why are some of them so doggone hard?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 Sep 202420min
Tech News: Exploding Pagers and Nuclear-Powered AI
Israel is allegedly behind an attack on Hezbollah involving exploding pagers. How did that happen? In other news, Microsoft wants to reopen a nuclear power plant to supply electricity to power-hungry ...
20 Sep 202437min
Social Networks and Mental Health
Is there a link between social media use and mental health challenges? We look at a meta-analysis and use some critical thinking to tackle the issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...
18 Sep 202440min
Rerun: The Ghost in the Machine
What does "the ghost in the machine" mean? From philosophy to artificial intelligence, we explore this idiom to understand what it means, how it's used and if the dream of strong AI is realistic.See o...
16 Sep 202447min
Tech News: AI Stalks Us on Friday the 13th
We've got a lot of stories about artificial intelligence to talk about this week. Plus, Xbox holds more layoffs, Sony announces a new PS5 model, and for the first time, private citizens go on a space ...
13 Sep 202440min
The One About Plasma Televisions
What happened to plasma televisions? Where did they come from? Let's learn how plasma TVs work and why the industry abandoned this technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Sep 202444min
Smart Talks with IBM: Education in the Age of AI
The role of AI in the classroom is evolving rapidly. When students and teachers embrace this technology, it has the ability to democratize access to education through programs like IBM SkillsBuild. In...
10 Sep 202443min
The Birth of Paypal
Today, Paypal is a 70+ billion dollar company, but how did it start out? And why are the founders sometimes referred to as the Paypal Mafia? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Sep 202441min
