Apr 14

104 - Sweet Dreams in Chinese with ShaoLan and Lucid Dreaming Teacher Charlie Morley

Lucid dreaming specialist learns how to wish someone “sweet dreams” in Chinese. ShaoLan shares more formal and less formal ways of saying this and which situations it will be appropriate in. And find out why Charlie recommends taking a nap when you’re busy. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand ... Show More

10m 6s

Apr 13

103 - Question in Chinese with ShaoLan and Founder and CEO Michael Schneider at Service

Creator of the amazing app “Service”, which helps people around the globe solve any kind of service-related questions, Michael Schneider learns how to say the Chinese word for “question.” ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download ... Show More

11m 4s

Apr 12

102 - Chinese Literature in Chinese with ShaoLan and Josh Edbrooke from Transition band

Chinese culture is steeped in history, going back thousands of years. The written form of the language even originated from pictograms. ShaoLan and Transition drummer Josh discuss the word for “Chinese literature.” ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the ... Show More

6m 28s

Feb 2025

AI and Learning Outcomes: Impact on Speaking, Autonomy, and Well-Being

Send us a textHow is AI transforming the way we learn languages? In this episode, we explore the latest research on AI-driven language learning, focusing on tools like MySpeakingScore and their impact on TOEFL preparation. Discover how AI provides instant, personalized feedback, ... Show More

16m 37s

May 17

The Race to Develop Humanoid Robots

Robots competing in a half marathon? It might sound like science fiction, but it recently happened in Beijing. Humanoid robots are moving out of the lab and into the real world — and the race to bring them to market is heating up. Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan explore the fast-gro ... Show More

22m 56s

Sep 2020

047 – The robots are coming. Are you ready?

A study predicts that all human tasks could be automated in the next 30 years. And that all human jobs might be replaced within the next 100 years or so. Holy crap! What will we do when the robots take over? A.I. is coming. The robots are coming. But are we ready? In this Real En ... Show More

18m 17s

Nov 2024

Making human music in an AI world

For the third episode in our series about the future of music, we talk with Ge Wang. Ge is a professor at Stanford, a co-founder of Smule, the conductor of Stanford’s laptop orchestra, and has been at the center of technology and artistry for most of his life. We talk about how h ... Show More

50m 39s

Sep 2024

The future of AI might look a lot like Twitter

Michael Sayman, the creator of a viral new app called SocialAI, joins the show to discuss why he built a social network where you're the only human around. He tells us how he thinks about AI interfaces, what's next for ChatGPT and other chatbots, and why posting to a language mod ... Show More

55m 2s

Feb 2025

Episode 309: Neurodiversity-Affirming IEPs with Chris Wenger - The Speech Dude

In this episode, we chat with Chris Wenger, The Speech Dude, about neurodiversity-affirming goals and IEPs. Learn how to craft IEPs that truly reflect the strengths and needs of neurodiverse students, and discover how these goals can boost engagement and learning. Chris also shar ... Show More

35m 51s

Sep 2020

048 – The Robots are Coming – part 2

Here comes part 2 of Lori and Will’s discussion about A.I. and automation. If you enjoy these podcasts, please take a moment and rate or review. You can find the full transcript at https://www.betteratenglish.com/transcripts. TRANSCRIPT PREVIEW Lori: I heard that…I think it’s Piz ... Show More

18m 59s

Sep 2024

You’re cute no matter what phone you have

Nilay, Alex, and David are joined by Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern to talk about this year’s iPhone – and Joannabot, the AI chatbot Joanna made to help you make buying decisions. They also answer some questions about the new phones as Apple gets ready to ship them. T ... Show More

1h 34m

Aug 2019

AI, Robot

Forget what sci-fi has told you about superintelligent robots that are uncannily human-like; the reality is more prosaic. Inside DeepMind’s robotics laboratory, Hannah explores what researchers call ‘embodied AI’: robot arms that are learning tasks like picking up plastic bricks, ... Show More

32m 33s

016 - Robot in Chinese with ShaoLan and ...