Yesterday

Chinese Humanoid Robots Aren’t Welcome Here, US Says - Week in Tech

Why is the US banning more Chinese technology? Reed Albergotti (Semafor) fills us in on the robot ban and what it means for American innovation. Then, new research on why Chinese open-source AI models may not be as big a threat as Washington makes it seem. Taylor Lorenz (User Mag ... Show More

41m 51s

Jul 29

Cerebras Built a New Way to Make Sand Think - The Story

What does it take to power the AI boom? Steve Vassallo, a roboticist turned General Partner at Foundation Capital, helped semiconductor company Cerebras figure it out. Steve and Oz discuss why AI workloads demanded an entirely new kind of chip, what "wafer scale" actually means, ... Show More

33m 37s

Jul 28

Trust Needs Proof: Who Really Controls Your AI?

As AI adoption accelerates and global regulations evolve, digital sovereignty has shifted from policy concept to board-level priority. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell sits down live at VivaTech with IBM’s Ana Paula Assis and AXA CIO Giovanni D’Aniello to ... Show More

44m 3s

Apr 2019

What Are The Weirdest Stars?

What are neutron stars, pulsars and magnetars? Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy inform ... Show More

45m 50s

Jul 2023

Grand Canyon and Mars Valles Marineris are an electrical arc scar from a nearby planet

Plasma

9m 4s

Oct 2016

Why Do Fluorescent Lights Make That Buzzing Noise?

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

4m 57s

Jul 2020

Listener Questions 11: Deep questions about gravity and particles.

Can gravity waves kill you? Why do we have particles? Can fission power a star? Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.co ... Show More

42m 44s

Jun 2023

Super nova 1987a has a circular plasma ring with pulsating nodes around it

Stars are the result of current and plasma and the z pinch principle

16m 3s

May 2019

Will A Gamma Ray Burst Kill You?

What are gamma ray bursts, and are they dangerous? Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy in ... Show More

44m 24s

Sep 2019

What are fast radio bursts and what causes them?

Learn about the mystery behind fast radio bursts with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listene ... Show More

37m 13s

Sep 2018

Are we Living in a Simulation?

How can we tell if what we see is real or simulated? Does it matter? Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener< ... Show More

32m 29s

Feb 2021

Introducing: Tomorrow's Monsters

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2m 4s

Pew! Pew! Plasma!