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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying mathematical concepts that power modern machine learning, to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives–even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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The Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of the Duneiversity have arrived in their mortarbards and identical gowns! To take you by the academic hand! And guide you on a bizarre science fantasy journey through the histories of the body and the folds of space! We will be talking about Dune, a couple of chapters at a time (ish)! And our thoughts surrounding it from a young, queer, black lens and with a healthy skepticism for the science fiction literary canon! And Frank Herbert's "Cerebral, genius writing"!

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22: BOY MAN MAN (FEATURING GIRLBOSS FEMINISM) 42:06

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FEMINIST ICON FRANK HERBERT HAS DONE IT AGAIN, WITH ANOTHER FANTASIC AND WOKE CHAPTER, OF DUNE! WHAT DO THE FREMEN THINK OF WOMEN? ARE WE GENIUSES OR SHOULD WE BE TRULY EMBARRASSED AT OUR LACK OF AWARENESS? HOW MANY GIRLBOSS MOMENTS CAN JESSICA HAVE BEFORE SOMEONE RESPECTS HER? NONE OF THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, AND MORE, IN DUNEIVERSITY! This chapter is the most Dune-ass chapter of Dune we've encountered so far and we have almost nothing to say about it! We hope you enjoy us cramming the chapter before we record, because we are going to continue to do so! We marvel at our own ignorance, and also Frank's ignorance and his careless use of language that has cultural significance! We vomit at the sight of any heterosexuality in Dune! We learn that the strength of a woman can, indeed, be boundless (we didn't know this before now), and we have the grand revelation that Dune is an "epic cycle" just like "The Iliad", whatever that is! No one has ever come to realise this before. Idiot Paul is scrombling around and being a precocious boy-man-teen-guy, we meet Chani who probably won't come up again, and we repeat the same quote from this chapter with increased frenzy. No segments this week cause we were in a hurry! Maybe we'll do them next week, but who knows! Thank's!…

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21: OOPS!!! 13:25

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VERY UNFORTUNATELY TO SAY THAT The majority of our scintillating discussion about a very interesting chapter has been LOST TO THE SANDS OF TIME!!! (Like in Dune) It eludes our past and furturesight, it evades our ancestral memories, we experience a time-blindness yet unknown to us; our dang recording device stopped working about four minutes into the episode proper. This happened because we are a podcast cursed by god, that should not exist but continues to do so despite his justfied hatred of us. HOWEVER, watch and marvel as I stretch 4 minutes of content into thirteen minutes for listeners' enjoyment and pleasure! You, listeners, will simply have to settle for the podcast of your imagination and your dreams, instead of us listening to a Funny Song and spending too long on worms of the week(s) even though we didn't really have any. You would be surprised to learn that we actually had many almost positive things to say about this chapter; we nearly liked it! Unfortunately, all proof of positive Dune experiences have been unintentionally erased. Please, we beg of you, still listen to this episode and then tell us how much you liked it at duneiversity@gmail.com or on our twitter @Duneiversity! You can listen to an even more worse sounding podcast that also sometimes happens to be about Naruto (?) at narutohead.band or @narutohead_band on Twitter! You won't like it, but you should always remain open to new experiences. Thanks,…

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20: FRANK HERBERT'S FAILURE OF THE IMAGINATION

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Lump! Lump! Lump! Lump! BAROOM!!! Pop-hop-hop! Step.... drag... drag... step.... cha... cha... real smooth... to the left! Take it back now y'all! One hop this time! Are these relationships normal? Is the family a factory for making society? Is cinnamon the only spice Frank knows about? Is Dune cool, or is it bad actually? Is Frank ever going to expand on his THEMES? Has Frank ever written a poem? NONE OF THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, AND MORE, ON DUUUNEIVERSITY! This episode, we're busy turning our brains off and becoming unconscious under stress. We meet a sexy worm, a thematic bird, and some little mice that probably aren't important and don't mean anything. We skirt around a Freudian analysis of Dune and then remember that we don't know anything, experience the sensation of time darkness, and forget Feyd Rautha's name (it's been a year!). We take a break to do a little google about the cha cha slide, and we wonder WHAT COULD BE IN THIS MYSTERIOUS FOLDER??? If you know any poems that Frank wrote, send them to us at duneiversity@gmail.com. We like it! If you don't know any poems that Frank wrote but you just want us to see a poem, send them to us at duneiversity@gmail.com. Please! You can find Ray's podcast which is ostensibly about "Naruto" at narutohead.band or @narutohead_band . If you've ever wanted to join a cult, now is a great time to do that (unrelated).…

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19: ANYWAY HERE'S WONDERWALL (dedicated to Hunter) 1:12:43

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IT IS FIXED NOW Does Dune believe in heaven? Is suffering good? Is Frank Herbert an ecofascist? How to make a podcast? Is cancellation a real thing? Is civilisation the disease which is eating us? How do we create a paradise of the mind? Do you like my tight sweater? See how it fits my body! NONE OF THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, AND MORE ON DUNEIVERISTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This episode, the boys (us) are back in town, here to talk to you about bereavements, Lawyer Brain, Diane Diprima and concatinating the silences. We've got all the duneiversity classics! We live react to a song for you! Mad world is here! We have Email! We continue to be a dune-der critical podcast despite not knowing any things, and we also hope that you enjoy lots of rustling and background noise that I don't really know why it's there (???) PLEASE email us at duneiversity@gmail.com, we're begging you. You can find Ray's podcast about NARUTO at narutohead.band or @narutohead_band , if you don't like Naruto and you love BAD SOUNDS you should definitely listen to it. Find out more at https://duneiversity.pinecast.co…

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HYMN TO SHAI HULUD CANST THOU DRAW OUT LEVIATHAN WITH A HOOK, OR BLIND HIM WITH A MIST? CANST THOU LASSO HIM BY THE HORNS, OR WILT THOU RATHER HARPOON HIM? WILL HE CRAWL BEFORE THEE IN SUPPLICATION??? WILL HE SPEAK SOFT WORDS UNTO THEE??? ALL QUESTIONS WE DO NOT ANSWER! IN DUNEIVERISTY!!!!!!!!!!!! Find out more at https://duneiversity.pinecast.co…

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18: WE WATCHED THE TRAILER 56:10

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EYES AUDIBLY SNAP OPEN WE HAVE NEVER HEARD A PINK FLOYD SONG IN OUR LIVES!!! So, look. We aren't alive again but we're something more like undead creatures, rising from our graves with rotting flesh to deliver 45 minutes of barely edited content. There's a lot of background noise in this episode but it's called AMBIANCE and you're going to like it. Josie got me out of bed at 9pm (listen,,,) to record a podcast and I wasn't about to put together a good audio setup. We talk about the DUNE 2020 TRAILER which happened, we guess. Then we talk about the DUNE 1984 TRAILER which we enjoy much more. And then in between those things we talk about lots of other ??? stuff ??? that's seemingly unrelated to Dune if that's what you're here for, and then we talk about stuff we've been enjoying (???) recently. Thanks everyone so much for your PATIENCE with us, hoping very much to be back to you all with a chapter read soon! Here's links to stuff we talked about Music Theory To Explain God's Absence 2 Hour Long RWBY Video Essay Big Top Burger Never Believe It We talked about some other stuff too but you can find that yourself BYE Find out more at https://duneiversity.pinecast.co…

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17: SANDSTORM 52:33

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HMM SOME WEIRD VIBES IN THIS ONE, FRIENDS! This episode, Josie has a CRISIS OF FAITH, Ray QUESTIONS THEIR TASTE, Paul shares an AXIOM and Jessica FALLS IN A HOLE. TWICE! We also talk about Jigglypuff for the first five minutes, The Roney (skip these bits if you don't want to hear it, sorry!), Idyllic Lesbian Lifestyles, And the Flaws of Frank. This episode is profoundly Dune Negative so we are sorry to anyone who likes Dune! This is a Dune disrespecting podcast but we do respect... You, listener. Thank you for sticking with us during these UNPRECEDENTED TIMES!!!!!!!!!!! Hoping to bring more Dune to you soon! If you'd like more of Ray, you can catch them on the Podcast Never Believe It, a Naruto De-Watch Podcast, at Narutohead.band. If you'd like more of Josie, TOO BAD!!! If you'd like a more Dune respecting podcast by some cool people, check out Let's Get Weirding! If you'd like to email us, PLEASE DO SO at Duniversity@gmail.com. We love to hear it. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .…

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16: DUNC 1:00:28

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HEY BITCH! BET YOU THOUGHT YOU'D SEEN THE LAST OF US! THE TWO CHANCELLORS OF THE DUNEIVERSITY HAVE AWOKEN FROM THEIR LONG SLEEP TO BARELY DISCUSS A SINGLE CHAPTER OF DUNE! MOSTLY WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST, UH, FIVE MONTHS AND ALSO ABOUT BAD TV WE USED TO WATCH. Join us on a journey of heavy-handed political machinations, genocidal plotting, and over-explanations, eh? Also we watch the trailer for the DUNE MOVIE, introduce two NEW SEGMENTS, and go on flights of fancy about being a HEDGEHOG who makes clothes for Timothee Chalemet, who is only ONE INCH TALL. We're anti-podcasting the heck out of this one, so if you appreciate bad ear experiences, including technical difficulties, a 9 minute cold open, and abrupt musical choices, you're welcome. What do I say at the end of these? Oh yeah, you can email us at duneiversity@gmail.com! Visit narutohead.band for another podcast that Ray is on, and check out Let's Get Weirding for a podcast where they actually talk about Dune! Thank's. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .…

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15: WE LOVE THE TUBE 44:03

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WE ZAGGED ON YOU!!!! We did this by not releasing any episodes for another month, but you have probably come to expect this by now. What's up. WILL PAUL EVER CALM DOWN? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO 'SNICK'? HEY UH, DID, UM, DID DUNCAN IDAHO JUST DIE? HOW TO PRONOUNCE PLANETOLOGIST? THESE ARE ALL QUESTIONS THAT WE RESOLUTELY DO NOT ANSWER, IN DUNEIVERSITY! In this episode, we recognise the fact that we have eyes, we go back to poetry school, we talk lots of irrelevant nonsense about our lives, and we only read one chapter. We also venture into a different kind of pickup artistry, establish a well known and beloved catchphrase to be used to many episodes to come, and we ľ̸̢̧̢̡̨̺͚̟̰̤͙̫̃̈́̄͒̈́͒̽̅͆̾̎̄͆o̶̜̯̪͑͋͌̇̍̉̂́̿̎̚v̷̨̠̱͍̗̯͉͍̜̦̮̼̈́̽e̸̜͉͔͉͍̟̒̽ ̴̝͖͖̺͓̳͙̖̗͎͍̟̓̍͒̐̓͑̈̋̀͊t̶̡̨̬̱̩̞̘̲̹͉̅̑̉̀̔̾͐̊̈́̚h̶̨̢͚̙̘̟͇͚͇̫̼͗̓̃̄͋͊e̶̱̙̫͇̰͙͔͇̤͛̈́͐̓̋̒̕̕͠͝ͅ ̷̳̬̥̒̐̾̽̓͗͜͝t̷̪̣̺͈̗̹̯̺͎̩̩͈͒̓͌͂̕ͅų̷̛̖͓̱͉̫͑̏̊̾̒̈͝b̶̳͖̺̋͛͝ͅē̸̡̧̨̟̟̰͖̩̪̥̺͉̥̖͜. Join us on our academical adventure through Dune land and appreciate a long long man. If you'd like to express your love for the tube, please email us at duneiversity@gmail.com! Behold The Tube This podcast is powered by Pinecast .…

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14: Jessica Become Gregnant??? 1:43:04

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And they don't stop coming... DOES JESSICA IS GREGNANT? WHAT HAPPENED TO DUNE VOICE? DO WE LIKE VELVET WORMS, OR DO WE NOT? DOES THIS SEXY FREMEN MAN HAVE A NAME? IS THUFIR HAWAT? A PIECE OF SHIT? AND FELLAS??? IS IT GAY? TO SPIT IN A BAT'S MOUTH? Welcome scholars to the 14th episode of Duneiveristy, in which we don't answer any of these questions, but we do have a wonderful brain genius guest, Sarah! On this be-guested episode, we drink our own nasty body water, sing songs, and are beautifully serenaded by the flute. We learn that cum is stored in the head, pay homage to the only movie that exists, and have a lot of fun learning terrible things through a DUNE QUIZ kindly provided by our favourite guy Dr Tim! If you'd like to join the VolCel sibling-hood, please email us at Duneiversity@gmail.com. You can find Sarah's wonderful Yu-Gi-Oh podcast Pod of Greed on Itunes, Spotify or your app of choice! You can find Sarah on Twitter @Sarahmccostumes. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .…

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13: THE UNLUCKY EPISODE- featuring Worm Apocalypse 51:33

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UH OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GUESS WHO'S GRIEVING! GUESS WHO'S AWAKENED TO HIS PSYCHIC POWERS! GUESS WHO IS MEAN TO HIS MOTHER! That's right it's Paul Atreides! This episode, our foreheads split apart as our third eyes open, casting a ray of sight into the golden path of destiny, untangling the spaghetti web of future possibilities. That's right pals. We get woke. This episode, we ask the important questions- are em-dashes gauche? Is Paul BBC Sherlock? Is Paul Woke? Who is the dog who is a sword? What's the most visually powerful worm themed yugioh card? Is Paul a short king? I also wrote in my notes that we have some Extremely Important News, but I can't remember what it is! We hope you enjoy this highly depressive episode haunted by the specter of climate panic, where we do our best despite it all, to have a fun time and talk about grief. If you have any grand revelations of the universe and its manifold futures and you would like to convey them to us, please email us at duneiversity@gmail.com ! This podcast is powered by Pinecast .…

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12: BROOMP BROOMP! TIME TO DIE: Hellspisode Part II The Musical 1:30:12

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BROOM BROOMP! THIS IS THE CHAPTER WHERE LETO DIES! TO COMMEMORATE, WE BRING YOU! TO HELL!!!! LETO PROBABLY ISN'T IN HELL, BUT WE SURE ARE SO YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE DO. ALSO, WE GOT AN EMAIL SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL! DOES ANY OF THIS SHIT MEAN ANYTHING? OR HAVE WE BEEN COAXED INTO A CULTURAL SNAFU, EMBEZZLED INTO READING AUTHORIAL INTENT WHERE THERE IS NONE, BAMBOOZLED INTO MISTAKING THOUGHTLESS ABSTRACTION FOR CLEVER PROSE THAT'S JUST A BIT BEYOND OUR LEVEL? DO YOU USE METAPHORS FOR A REASON, FRANK , OR IS THIS JUST A GAME TO YOU? YOU THINK WE'RE ONE OF THOSE COMEDY PODCASTS, FOR JOKES? This chapter, Leto finally dies. Yueh goes down with him, and so does Piter, so really what is left for us here anymore? Nothing. That's pretty much all that happens, probably. If you like our singing voices, please send any enquiries to our agents at duneiversity@gmail.com. THANK'S This podcast is powered by Pinecast .…

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11: This is So Sad- Gurney Halleck, Play Despacito 1:21:15

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THE TWIN CHANCELLORS ARE BACK! What happened to us? Who knows! Whatever it was, we sure didn't release any episodes for a month! This episode, we YET AGAIN ENCOUNTER TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES! Us two Time Wizards of the Brain Mind have experienced so many micro-aggressions that our psychic muscles got really big and strong. This chapter, Frank forgot to drink his Jessica Respecting Juice (again!), we encounter mysterious things that go lump in the night, engage in Piter patter, and feel kind of bad for Yueh. We consider a new domain name, invoke some Pasta Shapes Discourse, and declare a Spicy Meatball. There is a lot of non-detailed mention of fictional sexual violence this episode. We try to keep it light, but would be really remiss not to mention it at all. Be warned! If you're sensitive to this material, this is a CW. If you're aching to tell us how happy you are that the podcast is back, please get in touch at duneiversity@gmail.com ! If you're the person who stole my itunes account, please give it back. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .…

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10: Paul Goes to Party College 1:29:46

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DO SLUGS EAT BONES? DO THE FREMEN KNOW THE BIBLE? WHAT IS MUSIC? WHO IS JAMIS? WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS EPISODE? THIS WEEK ON DUNEIVERSITY THE PODCAST, CHAOS REIGNS! AND WE DON'T ANSWER ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS! In this episode, things are lost. The Podcast Gods took a tribute from us as is their due, so take the tattered remains of our content. We listen to the cowboy song, we discover DOON, Jessica is the best, Yueh has a homoerotic villain speech, and we meet a looooooooooooooooooooong furby. Also, we are joined by Ell, @occasionalell on twitter! Ze uses Ze/Zem/Zer pronouns. In other news, we are switching to a bi-weekly schedule so that we can build up a buffer and so that I don't die. If you need your dissertations checked, please email us at duneiversity@gmail.com ! This podcast is powered by Pinecast .…

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9: His Name is LINGAR BEWT??? 1:27:21

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