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What are the implications of recent developments in code- and image-generating AI? What is the difference between intelligence and consciousness? What impact do these developments have on the open-source community? How will this affect developer jobs?
Test Driven Development in the Age of AI: https://youtu.be/kBIr46RNxVI
DALL.E: https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/
GLIDE: https://syncedreview.com/2021/12/24/deepmind-podracer-tpu-based-rl-frameworks-deliver-exceptional-performance-at-low-cost-173/
AlphaFold: https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/
AlphaCode: https://www.deepmind.com/blog/article/Competitive-programming-with-AlphaCode
GitHub Co-Pilot: https://copilot.github.com/
GPT-3: https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.14165
Helen Keller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller
Michio Kaku: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michio_Kaku
Douglas Hofstadter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Hofstadter
Terrence McKenna on Intuition: https://www.post-wave.com/21-terence-mckenna
Jest: https://github.com/facebook/jest
Enzyme: https://enzymejs.github.io/enzyme/
Web Vitals: https://web.dev/vitals/
Embrace Extend Extinguish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
Outro Music by Trevor Villwock
What does it mean to exist? We explore Plato’s theory of ideas and his Republic.
Plato Republic: https://youtu.be/rVxSoiHtovM
Sophie’s World: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie%27s_World
Stephen Wolfram heat death of the universe: https://youtu.be/kuFRyOwkYuE
Universal wavefunction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_wavefunction#:~:text=The%20universal%20wave%20function%20is,times%20a%20deterministic%20wave%20equation.%22
Bohr’s atom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Bohr
Alan Watts quote: https://youtu.be/-VzLBkmeW8E
Steven Pinker – The Better Angels of Our Nature: https://stevenpinker.com/publications/better-angels-our-nature
Iain McGilchrist episode: https://www.post-wave.com/49-divided-brain
Who were the Stoics, what did they believe about the world, and how can we apply it to life today?
References:
Marcus Aurelius - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marcus-aurelius/
Hunter-gatherers and happiness - https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/10/01/551018759/are-hunter-gatherers-the-happiest-humans-to-inhabit-earth
Dzogchen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzogchen
Music by Trevor Villwock
update: oh no! I accidentally bungled the conversion and only uploaded the last 2 minutes of this episode. Here's the full episode! (should be fixed now).
What is the self? Am I a different person than you are? How can we engender compassion in ourselves? Trevor & Eric discuss enlightenment as talked about by Ram Dass – philosopher, psychologist, luminary.
Ram Dass lecture: https://youtu.be/kjh1BAG5Pfs
Dzogchen Buddhism - https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-practice-of-dzogchen/
Timothy Leary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary
Terrence McKenna: https://www.post-wave.com/21-terence-mckenna
Ted Achocoso: https://www.post-wave.com/47-analysis-dr-ted-achacoso
Alan Watts: https://www.post-wave.com/episode-10-alan-watts-this-is-it
Peterson Dillahunty debate: https://www.post-wave.com/55-religion-and-morality
Incompleteness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems
Outro Music by Trevor Villwock
How should we feel about billionaires pursuing space exploration when there's so much wrong on earth?
References:
Billionaire tax rates - https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax
Culture series - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series
Lex Fridman's conversation with Neal Stephenson - https://youtu.be/xAfdSak2fs8
Sabine Hossenfelder on terraforming Mars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb0UnogKQeo
Spinlaunch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAczd3mt3X0
Largest comet ever discovered - https://www.space.com/newfound-comet-biggest-recorded-history
World's richest people 2021 - https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/
Elon Musk helping fight world hunger - https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/11/11/1052719247/how-6-billion-from-elon-musk-could-feed-millions-on-the-brink-of-famine
Percentage of U.S. who are independents - https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx
We are joined by special guest Walker T. Roman to continue our discussion of abstraction, this time in the context of art and music.
References:
Walker T. Roman: https://www.walkertroman.com/
Lascaux cave paintings: https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/lascaux/
Isometric perspective: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isometric_projection
Vermeer optics: https://arranqhenderson.com/2017/09/19/did-vermeer-use-optics-in-his-art/
Danielle: http://www.daniellemulcahy.com/
Origins of Kindergarten: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/little-history-american-kindergartens-180963263/#:~:text=Kindergarten%20itself%20is%20a%20German,in%201837%20in%20Blankenburg%2C%20Germany.
Jackson Pollock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock
Clement Greenberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Greenberg
Isorhythm: https://www.britannica.com/art/isorhythm#:~:text=isorhythm%2C%20in%20music%2C%20the%20organizing,around%201900%20by%20the%20German
Serialism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serialism
Trevor's music: https://soundcloud.com/trevor-villwock
Eric's music: https://soundcloud.com/faero
In this episode we discuss the various forms of immortality humanity could possibly achieve and their implications for meaning and purpose in life.
References:
Sean Carroll on time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAScJvxCy2Y
Roy (Rick & Morty) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szzVlQ653as
Simulation argument (Nick Bostrom) - https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html
Possible evidence for a multiverse - https://www.quantamagazine.org/multiverse-proof-possibility-from-colliding-universes-20141110/
This is the first in a two-part series in which we discuss the topic of abstraction. In this episode we focus on the term as it relates to computer science, existentialism, and music.
Max MSP: https://cycling74.com/
Dorris McComics: https://dorrismccomics.com/
Infinite Jest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest
Finnigan's Wake by James Joyce:
Wassily Kandinsky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Kandinsky
Terence McKenna Episode: https://www.post-wave.com/21-terence-mckenna
The Double by Dostoevsky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_(Dostoevsky_novel)
Donald Hoffman Episode: https://www.post-wave.com/episode-5-is-what-we-see-reality-donald-hoffman
erowid: https://www.erowid.org/
Yes: http://www.yesworld.com/
The Mars Volta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2puUdO4YBg&ab_channel=TannerBarker
Tally Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjGzOJ5IiSM&ab_channel=TallyHall-Topic
The Well Tempered Clavier by Bach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0ufknMW0FI&ab_channel=RiqueBorges
Reggaeton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxFSBPHwKgY&ab_channel=OSOCITYNATION
Music by Trevor Villwock: https://soundcloud.com/trevor-villwock/lattice-for-climbing
Can we have morality without religion? Where do spiritual experiences fit into a modern scientific conception of the world? In this episode we discuss a debate between Matt Dillahunty and Jordan Peterson from 2018 on religion, morality and more.
References:
Debate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmH7JUeVQb8
New Atheism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atheism
Secular Humanism - https://secularhumanism.org/what-is-secular-humanism/
The Moral Landscape - https://samharris.org/books/the-moral-landscape/
Expert systems - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expert_system
Godel’s Incompleteness Theorems - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/goedel-incompleteness/
What motivates a teacher to pursue a career in software engineering? How do class roles permeate our society? We speak with teacher Eric Saldivar about his experience transitioning into a technical field.
References:
Eric Saldivar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esaldivar1214/
JavaUnscripted: https://anchor.fm/javaunscripted
Codesmith: https://codesmith.io/
Elon Musk work ethic: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/03/elon-musk-works-80-hour-weeks--heres-how-that-impacts--your-health.html
Doing Good Better: https://www.post-wave.com/20-doing-good-better
AI singularity: https://www.post-wave.com/episode-7-artificial-superintelligence
Outro music by Eric Mulhern
In this episode we discuss the advent of AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program created by DeepMind that was the first to beat a top-ranked professional player at Go. This accomplishment in 2016 came nearly a decade before most experts thought it was possible, and brings up many interesting questions about the rate of AI progress, narrow vs. general artificial intelligence, intuition, and more.
Correction: Lee Sedol wasn't the world champion at the time he was defeated, but was second in international titles at 18. AlphaGo later beat the number 1 ranked player Ke Jie in 2017.
References:
AlphaGo Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y
Terrence McKenna - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna
3 Blue 1 Brown on neural networks - https://youtu.be/aircAruvnKk
Music:
https://soundcloud.com/trevor-villwock/broken-franglish
https://soundcloud.com/trevor-villwock/lattice-for-climbing
Does an artistic background lend unique advantages in the field of computer science? How will Github Copilot effect the future of software engineering? We speak with accredited actor Sam Arnold about his experience transitioning into a technical field.
References:
JavaUnscripted: https://open.spotify.com/show/47bsykKB1LJ3NtzQf3CHTA
Codesmith: https://codesmith.io/
AI Poetry episode: https://www.post-wave.com/42-computer-science-iii
Github Copilot: https://copilot.github.com/
Cardono: https://cardano.org/
Motvation & Addiction episode: https://www.post-wave.com/13-motivation-addiction
Mark Rylance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rylance
Outro Music by Eric Mulhern
What does the divided brain tell us about the mind body problem? As each half of our brain perceives the world in a different way, does it create a distinct world, or two aspects of the same one? We examine the first chapter of Iain McGilchrist's "The Master and His Emissary".
References:
The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist
Outro music by Eric Mulhern
It's our 50th episode of this crazy show somehow! We reflect back on this past year of recording the podcast and re-examine some of the topics we've touched.
References:
Coleman Hughes - https://colemanhughes.org/
John McWhorter - https://www.theatlantic.com/author/john-mcwhorter/
Glenn Loury - https://bloggingheads.tv/programs/glenn-show
How do the two hemispheres of our brains differ? How do they interact? How do these interactions influence society as a whole? We examine some of the ideas of British psychiatrist and author Iain McGilchrist.
References:
Iain Milgilchrist talk - https://youtu.be/HRMiHwT0H4M
The Master and His Emissary - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6968772-the-master-and-his-emissary
Neuralink monkey mind pong demo - https://observer.com/2021/04/elon-musk-neuralink-monkey-demo-draw-skepticism-scientist/
Kernel - https://www.kernel.com/
Dunning-Kruger effect - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect
What if there were secret knowledge that could effect everything you do: make you stronger, smarter, cure mental illness & heal chronic pain? We explore the concept of salutogenesis; that some activities can increase wellness for the sake of wellness.
Huberman Lab: https://hubermanlab.com/the-science-of-how-to-optimize-testosterone-and-estrogen/
Lex Fridman: https://lexfridman.com/podcast/
Robert Sapolski: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sapolsky
Protien reccommendations: https://www.acsm.org/docs/default-source/files-for-resource-library/protein-intake-for-optimal-muscle-maintenance.pdf
Humans are naturally lactose intolerant: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/integrative_medicine_digestive_center/news_events/lactose_intolerance.html#:~:text=Lactose%20intolerance%20is%20a%20common,enzyme%20which%20breaks%20down%20lactose.
Testosterone plummeting in males: https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2017/10/02/youre-not-the-man-your-father-was/?sh=4b08aa478b7f
The Alexander Technique: https://alexandertechnique.com/
Tounge pressure on the roof of your mouth changes skull shape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbzT00Cyq-g&ab_channel=WhatI%27veLearned
Jaws by Robert Ehrlich: https://news.stanford.edu/2018/04/10/paul-ehrlich-problems-modern-jaw/
Outro Music by Eric Mulhern
In this episode we examine and explore the many interesting ideas of Dr. Ted Achacoso on consciousness, wellness, the brain, and more.
References:
Kyle Kingsbury Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kyle-kingsbury-podcast/id626299586
Dr. Ted Achacoso interview - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kyle-kingsbury-podcast/id626299586?i=1000521782588
Dzogchen Buddhism - https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-practice-of-dzogchen/
Default mode and task positive networks - https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-fundamental-four/201406/good-task-bad-people%3famp
Music - lattice for climbing by Trevor Villwock
https://soundcloud.com/trevor-villwock/lattice-for-climbing
We explore some concepts in music theory: What are the fundamental elements that make music, and how do we use them in our own compositions?
Ladysmith Black Mambazo: https://mambazo.com/
Yo-Yo Ma Silk Road Ensemble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWYo388T1XU&ab_channel=Berlinale-BerlinInternationalFilmFestival
Sunn O))): https://sunn.bandcamp.com/
La Monte Young: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Monte_Young
Lutosławski: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Lutos%C5%82awski
D'Angelo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Angelo
J Dilla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Dilla
Zach Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Hill
King Crimson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Crimson
Thou: https://thou.bandcamp.com/album/heathen
What can roleplaying games tell us about ourselves -- about our relationships, about what it means to be human? We're joined by special guest Walker T. Roman; artist, creator, dungeon master.
Walker T. Roman: https://www.walkertroman.com/
References:
Dungeons and Dragons: https://dnd.wizards.com/
I floop the pig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3baEtSTbog&ab_channel=CartoonNetwork
Forgotten Realms: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page
roll20: https://roll20.net/
Story by Robert McKee: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48654.Story
Martin Puryear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Puryear
Spectralism episode: https://www.post-wave.com/12-spectralism
James Turrell: https://jamesturrell.com/
Sunn O))): https://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/kannon
The Raven Queen: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Raven_Queen
Critical Role: https://critrole.com/
Infinite Jest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest
Spaghettio Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9lmvX00TLY&ab_channel=LUISMIGGG
Joseph Campbell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell
Music by Eric Mulhern.
What if current efforts to produce human-level artificial intelligence are fatally misguided? We discuss new research which suggests current AI practices fail to take into account the 95% of brain activity which takes the form of "spontaneous fluctuations" which are not clearly tied to anything in the mind or the body.
Salon articles:
https://www.salon.com/2021/04/30/why-artificial-intelligence-research-might-be-going-down-a-dead-end/?fbclid=IwAR0Wdjpk9Tlf8dp_bW8_2f5wN_KQt7oAzqJci7QcU_gcs66IyDl4cdRSOco
https://www.salon.com/2021/02/20/most-brain-activity-is-background-noise-cognitive-flux-consciousness-brain-activity-research/
Neutral Networks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircAruvnKk
Neurotransmitters and Nueromodulators: https://www.britannica.com/science/nervous-system/Neurotransmitters-and-neuromodulators
Neurons can change their own DNA: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/landmark-study-shows-brain-cells-revamp-their-dna-make-new-proteins-perhaps-sparking
Robin Carhart-Harris article on psychedelics:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390818301175
Harmonic series (Andrew Huang video): https://youtu.be/Wx_kugSemfY
You need to vibrate higher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnsI67bHpmk