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Podcast Profile: Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds

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76 episodes
2014 to 2024
Median: 56 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

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This podcast, titled "Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds," delves into profound and diverse topics through interviews with researchers, explorers, and thought leaders from around the world. The overarching theme is the exploration of cutting-edge research and innovative ideas across a broad spectrum of disciplines. Topics range from data science and its ethical implications, as seen in discussions about the hidden potentials and moral questions of data usage, to the complexities of space exploration, including the human dimensions and ethical considerations of living beyond Earth.

Several episodes focus on the advancements and implications of artificial intelligence, discussing not only the current state and future possibilities of AI but also the philosophical and ethical challenges it presents. The podcast also delves into the role of technology in shaping human intelligence and societal structures, often contemplating the co-evolution of human and machine intelligence.

Themes of human behavior and cognition are recurrent, with episodes examining how our brains develop and function, the nature of human consciousness, and the impact of memory and forgetting. The podcast also explores the interplay between human culture and technology, shedding light on how our environments, both physical and social, influence our actions and decisions.

Environmental sustainability and the human impact on Earth are addressed, reflecting on how shifts in human behavior can potentially rescue our planet. This is complemented by discussions on innovative scientific ideas that could pave the way for long-term survival and exploration of new worlds.

The podcast covers philosophical perspectives, ethical dilemmas, and practical applications of science and technology, aiming to foster a deep understanding and appreciation of the complex world we live in. Each episode invites listeners to engage with nuanced conversations that bridge the gaps between various fields of knowledge.

Episodes:

“The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty” with Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert 2024-May-20 67 minutes

“Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space” with Dr Erika Nesvold 2024-Apr-28 48 minutes

“Evolutionary Intelligence: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter” with Professor W. Russell Neuman 2024-Mar-31 42 minutes

“Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered” with Professor Don Norman 2024-Mar-06 60 minutes

“The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Deployment” with Eric Siegel 2024-Feb-11 45 minutes

“Sharing Our Science: How to Write and Speak STEM” with Professor Brandon Brown 2024-Feb-07 59 minutes

“The Good-Enough Life” with Dr Avram Alpert 2023-Sep-02 57 minutes

“Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness” with Professor Nicholas Humphrey 2023-Jul-15 69 minutes

“The Smartness Mandate” with Professor Orit Halpern 2023-Jun-06 56 minutes

“Ending Epidemics: A History of Escape from Contagion” with Richard Conniff 2023-May-28 56 minutes

“Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub” with Robert Buderi 2023-May-20 59 minutes

“Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity” with Prof. Chris Impey 2023-Apr-16 42 minutes

Reclaiming Human Intelligence and “How to Stay Smart in a Smart World” with Prof. Gerd Gigerenzer 2023-Apr-01 67 minutes

“A Traveller’s Guide to the Stars” with Physicist, Author and Nasa Technologist Les Johnson 2023-Mar-13 56 minutes

“When Galaxies Were Born: The Quest for Cosmic Dawn” with Professor Richard Ellis 2023-Jan-29 68 minutes

Cloud Empires: Governing State-like Digital Platforms & Regaining Control with Prof Vili Lehdonvirta 2023-Jan-08 81 minutes

“The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart” with Professor Sian Harding 2022-Dec-01 58 minutes

“Working with AI”: Human-Machine Collaborations with Prof. Thomas Davenport and Prof. Steven Miller 2022-Oct-31 71 minutes

"Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built" with Professor William Harris 2022-Oct-15 61 minutes

“The Case Against Reality” and The Hard Problem of Consciousness with Professor Donald Hoffman 2022-Jul-19 80 minutes

Augmented Thinking: The New Convergence of Art, Technology, and Science with Professor Julio Ottino 2022-Jun-27 61 minutes

“Machines like Us: TOWARD AI WITH COMMON SENSE” with Professor Ronald Brachman 2022-Jun-04 57 minutes

“The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds” with Professor Christopher Mason 2022-May-19 42 minutes

"The Joy of Science" with Professor Jim Al-Khalili 2022-May-13 42 minutes

"Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans" with Professor Melanie Mitchell 2022-May-01 49 minutes

The End of Astronauts, Robotic Space Missions and Our Future on Earth & Beyond with Prof Martin Rees 2022-Mar-31 48 minutes

"Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life" with Professor Timothy Jorgensen 2022-Mar-17 66 minutes

Asking Better Questions for Problem Solving, Innovation and Effective Leadership with Hal Gregersen 2022-Feb-27 59 minutes

On Public Communication of Science and Technology with Professor Bruce Lewenstein 2022-Feb-12 69 minutes

"Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering" with Dr Scott Small 2022-Jan-20 57 minutes

"Learning How to Learn": Techniques to Help You Learn with Dr Barbra Oakley (CLASSIC) 2022-Jan-03 54 minutes

"The Self-Assembling Brain" and Quest for Improved AI with Professor Peter Robin Hiesinger 2021-Nov-07 68 minutes

Quantum Computers: Building and Harnessing the Power of Quantum Machines with Prof. Andrea Morello 2021-Aug-31 65 minutes

"Nano Comes to Life": DNA NanoTech, Medicine and the Future of Biology with Professor Sonia Contera 2021-Aug-22 46 minutes

"Free Will" Through the Lenses of Philosophy and Neuroscience with Dr Alfred Mele 2021-Jul-25 43 minutes

Time, Space and Nature of Reality through the Lens of Quantum Theory with Dr Carlo Rovelli 2021-Jun-13 60 minutes

The Spike: Journey of Electric Signals in Brain from Perception to Action with Prof. Mark Humphries 2021-Jun-07 63 minutes

History of Information with Professor Paul Duguid 2021-Apr-19 49 minutes

"On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done" with Professor David Badre 2021-Feb-09 54 minutes

"Philosophy & Ethics of Technology" with Professor Peter-Paul Verbeek 2021-Jan-31 59 minutes

"A Passion for Ignorance" and for Denials and Negations with Professor Renata Salecl 2020-Oct-26 41 minutes

Intriguing Science of Sense of Smell with Professor Matthew Cobb 2020-Oct-12 60 minutes

"Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe's First Seconds" with Dr Dan Hooper 2020-Sep-20 56 minutes

"The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)" with Dr Katie Mack 2020-Aug-27 53 minutes

Artificial Intelligence: Fascinating Opportunities & Emerging Challenges with Professor Bart Selman 2020-Aug-14 53 minutes

"Philosophy of Information" and "Ethics of Information" with Professor Luciano Floridi 2020-Jul-05 63 minutes

"The Evolution of Knowledge: Rethinking Science for The Anthropocene" with Professor Jürgen Renn 2020-Jun-02 64 minutes

"Dark Data: Why What You Don't Know Matters" with Professor David Hand 2020-Mar-11 43 minutes

Origin Of Mathematics and Mathematical Thinking with Dr Keith Devlin 2020-Mar-02 56 minutes

Timefulness: Thinking Like a Geologist with Professor Marcia Bjornerud 2019-Dec-04 39 minutes

"The Technology Trap" and the Future of Work with Dr Carl Frey 2019-Oct-22 46 minutes

How Cooking Made Us Human with Professor Richard Wrangham 2019-Jul-20 43 minutes

Spitzer Space Telescope: Discovering "More Things in the Heavens" with Michael Werner 2019-Jul-02 54 minutes

"Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason" with Justin Smith 2019-Jun-16 52 minutes

"2062: The World That AI Made" with Professor Toby Walsh 2019-Apr-10 61 minutes

Robots, Artificial Life and Technology Imagined by the Ancients with Adrienne Mayor 2018-Dec-17 44 minutes

Origin of Human Emotions and Underlying Neurophysiological Functions with Professor Joseph LeDoux 2018-Dec-10 46 minutes

A History of the Concept of Genius from Antiquity to the Modern Time with Professor Darrin McMohan 2018-Dec-10 61 minutes

Memory Slips, Ageing and Strategies For Keeping Brain Healthy with Dr Gary Small 2018-Nov-17 36 minutes

Phoenix Mars Mission with NASA's Peter Smith 2018-Nov-17 30 minutes

False Memories, Misinformation Effect and Eyewitness Testimony: Professor Elizabeth Loftus 2018-Apr-02 42 minutes

Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age with Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger 2018-Feb-17 52 minutes

Why You Are Not Your Brain? A Conversation on Consciousness with Alva Noe 2017-Apr-24 52 minutes

Everything a Curious Mind Should Know About Planetary Ring Systems: Dr Mark Showalter @ BTG 2016-Nov-27 45 minutes

A Conversation with Dr Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut and Sixth Person to Walk on the Moon 2016-Nov-06 46 minutes

Giant Magellan Telescope: Past, Present and Future of Space Exploration with Ground Based Telescopes 2016-Oct-13 54 minutes

Education: What works and what does not, with Professor John Hattie 2015-Dec-31 63 minutes

Search for Exoplanets: A Discussion with Professor Sara Seager @ BTG 2015-Oct-16 43 minutes

New Horizons Spacecraft's Pluto Flyby with Dr Mark Showalter 2015-May-17 25 minutes

Multiple Intelligences and Future Minds with Dr Howard Gardner 2015-Mar-07 67 minutes

From Consciousness to Synthetic Consciousness: Prof. David Chalmers 2015-Mar-01 43 minutes

Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Dr Jill Tarter 2014-Dec-27 52 minutes

Growth Mindset: Professor Carol Dweck at BTG 2014-Nov-30 47 minutes

Memory: Professor Daniel Schacter at BTG 2014-Nov-30 60 minutes

Philosophy of Science: Professor Tim Maudlin at BTG 2014-Nov-30 60 minutes

Meta-awareness and Mind Wandering: Professor Jonathan Schooler at BTG 2014-Oct-24 59 minutes