Nov 20

110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate

Before there was English, or Latin, or Czech, or Hindi, there was a language that they all have in common, which we call Proto-Indo-European. Linguists have long been fascinated by the quest to get a glimpse into what Proto-Indo-European must have looked like through careful comp ... Show More

1 h

Oct 17

109: On the nose - How the nose shapes language

We often invoke the idea of language by showing the mouth or the hands. But the nose is important to both signed and spoken languages: it can be a resonating chamber that air can get shaped by, as well as a salient location for the hand to be in contact with. In this episode, you ... Show More

46m 26s

Sep 19

108: Highs and lows of tone in Babanki - Interview with Pius Akumbu

Linguistic research has its highs and lows: from staging a traditional wedding to learn about ceremonial words to having your efforts to found a village school disrupted by civil war. Linguistic research can also be about highs and lows: in this case, looking at how high and low ... Show More

51 m

Sep 2022

Special Episode: Language in Brains and Machines

A special interview from the Padverb Podcast, in which I discuss my research on language in the brain and thoughts on AI. The discussion covers topics such as backpropagation, how humans acquire language and concepts, how artificial neural networks differ from biological neural n ... Show More

1h 2m

Apr 2024

130 - Laura Gwilliams: The Needles that Unraveled the Brain’s Language and What We Can Learn from Them

Anjie chats with Dr. Laura Gwilliams. Laura is an assistant professor at Stanford University, jointly appointed between Stanford Psychology, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and Stanford Data Science. Her work is focused on understanding the neural representations and operatio ... Show More

40m 52s

Mar 2023

#210 Will Robots Take Over? (AI Wrote this Episode)

As time goes on, we're seeing more and more impressive advancements in AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology. Recently, a chat bot called Chat GPT has become popular and I asked this program to design my episode today. Let's see how it did! In this episode ... Show More

35m 5s

Jan 2018

Computer Vision for Cozmo, the Cutest Toy Robot Everrrrr! with Andrew Stein - TWiML Talk #102

In this episode, I'm joined by Andrew Stein, computer vision engineer at consumer robotics company Anki, and his partner in crime Cozmo, a toy robot with tons of personality. Andrew joined me during the hustle and bustle of CES a few weeks ago to give me some insight into how Coz ... Show More

43m 51s

Jan 2024

TWiN 46: Neuronal activity promotes glioma progression

TWiN explains research showing that interaction between glioma cells and neurons in the brain shares mechanistic features with synaptic plasticity that contributes to memory and learning in the healthy brain. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Jason Shepherd, and Timothy Cheung Subscribe ... Show More

51m 4s

May 2017

E02 Vivre avec des robots

In this episode, your host Hugo will tell you everything there is to know about Emotional Robots - a new type of Robots that are able to understand our feelings and interact with us. It might sound like a sci-fi movie but those friendly machines are already present in some fam ... Show More

29m 25s

Jul 2021

BB 7: She speaks 15 languages! How did she do it | Shannon Kennedy

Shannon Kennedy, from <a href="http://eurolinguiste.com">eurolinguiste.com</a>, is an American entrepreneur, content creator, language learner and musician based in ... Show More

1h 11m

Aug 2022

The Neuroscience of Speech, Language & Music | Dr. Erich Jarvis

My guest this episode is Dr. Erich Jarvis, PhD—Professor and the Head of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language at Rockefeller University and Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Dr. Jarvis’ research spans the molecular and genetic mechanisms of voca ... Show More

1h 51m

40: Making machines learn language - Int...