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The Education Gadfly Show#945: What happened when Tennessee colleges dropped remedial courses, with Jill BarshayOn this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Jill Barshay, author of The Hechinger Report’s “Proof Points” column, joins Mike and David to discuss her recent article on the surprising effects of colleges eliminating remedial courses. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares a study examining the impact of Washington’s academic acceleration policies on high school students.Recommended content: Jill Barshay, “A decade of data in one state shows an unexpected result when colleges drop remedial courses,” The Hechinger Report (September 23, 2024).Michael J. Petrilli, “‘Kid, I’m Sorry, but You’re Just Not College Material’ I...2024-11-0633 min
Team Schere ✂️#011: Sexarbeit im Horror: X (2022) und CAM (2018)Links und Stichworte aus der Sendung: X (2022)The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)Pearl (2022) und MaXXXine (2024) von Ti WestTeam Schere #007 über You're NextSlasher (Genre)Friday the 13th (1980)Boogie Nights (1997)TelevangelistenTropes: Evil Old Folks, Old People are Nonsexual und Interplay of Sex and ViolenceForeshadowing: All 7 Ways X 2022 Foreshadows The Characters’ Brutal Deaths (Micah Bailey, Screenrant)Sex, gore and double roles: How A24 slasher ‘X’ mines the horrors of growing old (Jen Yamato, LA Times)The Horror of Aging (Cassandra L. Thompson)Fear of Ageing: Old Age in Horror Fiction and Film (Instituto de Literatura Comparada Margarida Losa, YouTube)Fleetwood Mac / Stevie Nicks: Landslid...2024-08-041h 43
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player AnalysisGuaranteed Safe AI? World Models, Safety Specs, & Verifiers, with Nora Ammann & Ben GoldhaberNathan explores the Guaranteed Safe AI Framework with co-authors Ben Goldhaber and Nora Ammann. In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, we discuss their groundbreaking position paper on ensuring robust and reliable AI systems. Join us for an in-depth conversation about the three-part system governing AI behavior and its potential impact on the future of AI safety.Apply to join over 400 founders and execs in the Turpentine Network: https://hmplogxqz0y.typeform.com/to/JCkphVqjRECOMMENDED PODCAST:🎙️ Second Opinion - A new podcast for health-tech insiders from Christina Farr of the S...2024-07-171h 46
Mutual UnderstandingAI Alignment and the Distributed Second Coming of ChristDivia Eden and Ben Goldhaber of Mutuals interviewed me about what I’ve been thinking about over the last 5 years. Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. (Link to audio on Youtube with clickable timestamps.)Topics discussed include:* what religion and spirituality might have to offer moral philosophy, AI alignment, and AI coordination* Christopher Langan's theory-of-everything, the Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe, and how it might provide coherent intellectual foundations for synthesizing the metaphysical claims found across religious and spiritual traditions* speculations about non-naive interpretations of "the afterlife" ...2024-06-091h 45
The Oscar Project Podcast2.16 Movie Chat with Kyle, winner of the 2024 Oscars Prediction ContestSend us a textIn today's episode, I am joined by Kyle, the winner of the 2024 Oscar prediction contest on The Oscar Project. We talk about a little of everything including what we liked from the 96th Academy Awards, other movies from 2023 we enjoyed, and things we're looking forward to in 2024. Books mentioned in this episode include:Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonElvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll by Priscilla Beaulieu PresleyRobot Dreams by Sara VaronKillers of the F...2024-04-0433 min