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The AI in Business PodcastBuilding AI-Ready Cultures in Life Sciences R&D - with Xiong Liu of NovartisToday's guest is Xiong Liu, Director of Data Science and AI at Novartis. Novartis is among the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, pioneering data and advanced analytics in the pursuit of new medicines and patient outcomes. Xiong joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to examine how generative AI and foundation models are transforming R&D, clinical workflows, and research collaboration across the life sciences. The discussion highlights how domain-specific data strategies, improved data quality, and shared benchmarks are accelerating discovery and operationalizing AI for measurable ROI in biopharma. Want to share your AI adoption story with executive peers? Click emerj...
2025-10-2130 min
Daily Paper CastJigsaw-R1: A Study of Rule-based Visual Reinforcement Learning with Jigsaw Puzzles
馃 Upvotes: 24 | cs.CV, cs.AI, cs.CL
Authors:
Zifu Wang, Junyi Zhu, Bo Tang, Zhiyu Li, Feiyu Xiong, Jiaqian Yu, Matthew B. Blaschko
Title:
Jigsaw-R1: A Study of Rule-based Visual Reinforcement Learning with Jigsaw Puzzles
Arxiv:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23590v2
Abstract:
The application of rule-based reinforcement learning (RL) to multimodal large language models (MLLMs) introduces unique challenges and potential deviations from findings in text-only domains, particularly for perception-heavy tasks. This paper provides a comprehensive study of rule-based visual RL, using jigsaw puzzles as a structured experimental fra...
2025-06-0425 min
Macro Musings with David BeckworthEmil Verner on Banking Crises, Credit Booms, and the Rise of PopulismEmil Verner is an associate professor of finance at MIT Sloan and is a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Emil has written widely on financial stability, banking panics, and credit booms, and he joins David on Macro Musings to talk about these issues. Specifically, David and Emil also discuss the causes and policy implications of bank failures, the shortcomings of the Diamond-Dybvig model of bank runs, how financial crises spur the rise of populism, and much more. Transcript for this week's episode. Register now for Building a...
2024-11-1855 min
Minds Behind MapsSean Gorman: Startups, Coding Isn't for Everyone, Finding What (& with whom) to work on - MBM#53Sean Gorman is currently on his 4th start-up, Zephr, working on improving smartphone location. Previously he worked on 3D mapping (acquired by Snap), mapping fibre optics infrastructure (and caught the NAS's attention as a grad student). I was recently in Colorado and got to spend a few days with Sean, at the end of which we recorded a conversation about building great teams, finding what to work on and building businesses around mapsSponsor: FeltTry out collaborative online mapping with FeltCheck out their Youtube Channel for walkthroughs of their latest features...
2023-10-151h 45
Ophthalmology JournalChoroidal Changes after Red Light TherapyPlease tell us what you think of our show in a brief 2-minute survey: https://forms.office.com/r/B4rYtvpQad Red Light Therapy has emerged as a new treatment for myopia control. Dr. Matthew Feng sits down with Dr. Mingguang He to discuss these advances from his recent聽Ophthalmology article, "Longitudinal Changes and Predictive Value of Choroidal Thickness for Myopia Control after Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy." Longitudinal Changes and Predictive Value of Choroidal Thickness for Myopia Control after Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy. Xiong, Ruilin et al. Ophthalmology. In press.
2023-03-0226 min
People's History of Ideas PodcastVagrants, Mercenaries, and Rich Peasants (November 1928)A close reading of a couple portions of Mao鈥檚 November 25, 1928 report to the Central Committee.Further reading:Stephen Averill,
2022-11-2741 min
NaukowoRt臋膰 u Maj贸w, kolor jezior i powody 艣miechu - #055Do czego Majowie u偶ywali rt臋ci i co dzieje si臋 z ni膮 po wielu wiekach? Jaki kolor maj膮 jeziora na 艣wiecie i co m贸wi on o wodzie? W sobotnim wydaniu podkastu Naukowo opowiem te偶 o warunkach, kt贸re sprawiaj膮, 偶e ludzie si臋 艣miej膮 oraz o tym jak budowa sk贸ry wp艂ywa na jej choroby. Na koniec policzymy, ile mr贸wek jest na 艣wiecie. Zapraszam serdecznie!Je艣li uznasz, 偶e warto wspiera膰 ten projekt to zapraszam do serwisu Patronite, ka偶da dobrowolna wp艂ata od s艂uchaczy pozwoli mi na rozw贸j i doskonalenie tego podkastu, bardzo dzi臋kuj臋...
2022-09-2419 min
People's History of Ideas PodcastZhu De and The Army for the Defense of the Republic in Sichuan and Yunnan (1916-1922)As the Army for the Defense of the Republic faces defections from the revolutionary nationalist cause as well as powerful warlord enemies, Zhu De rethinks the military vocation.Further reading:Agnes Smedley, The Great Road: The Life and Times of Chu Teh [Zhu De]Some names from this episode:Cai E, Republican general and governor of Yunnan after the 1911-12 revolutionYuan Shikai, leader of the Beiyang Army and dictator after the fall of the QingXiong Kewu, Nationalist general turned warlordXiao Jufang, Zhu De鈥檚 first wifeZh...
2021-11-0324 min
2021-10-1740 min
Frame FataleEpisodio 30: HouseFrame Fatale es un podcast sobre pel铆culas no can贸nicas conducido por Sebasti谩n De Caro y Santiago Calori.
En este trig茅simo episodio, nos ocupamos de House (Hausu, 1977) de Nobuhiko Obayashi y, como nos suele ocurrir, hablamos de esa, pero terminamos hablando de todas estas otras:
El ciudadano (Citizen Kane, 1941) de Orson Welles, Blade Runner (1982) de Ridley Scott, Violent Cop (XX) de Takeshi Kitano, Claudia (2019) de Sebasti谩n De Caro, Tibur贸n (Jaws, 1975) de Steven Spielberg, Los sospechosos de siempre (The Usual Suspects, 1995) de Bryan Singer, House: la casa del miedo (House, 1985) de Steve Miner, Mil gritos tiene la noc...
2021-09-061h 19
The Purpose Tune PodcastDevelop your leadership skills through volunteering, and board service | John SullivanAre you interested in developing your leadership capabilities while making an impact in your communities? Then you鈥檒l want to listen to this episode where my guest, John Sullivan, talks about creating change through community involvement and board service. John is currently the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Carlson, Inc. In his current professional position, John provides primary support to the company's Board of Directors. He also serves on an executive team reporting to the Chairman of the Board. Prior to his current position, John served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Im...
2019-12-011h 03
????????podcast?????????Ep.24 With Matthew Brent On Infrastructure Sector Opportunities In ChinaChina has demonstrated its ambitious plans in large-scale infrastructural construction projects and initiatives including hundreds of miles of high-speed rail, a new city "Xiong'An" just south of Beijing, amongst many others. However, how could Australian design and infrastructural excellence and capability leverage this massive scale of opportunities? Trade Commissioner Beijing Mr Matthew Brent joined the show recently and shared his views on how Australian businesses should prepare themselves for this dynamic market where global capabilities are all in competition for this market's appetite.
Write to us at ChinaPodcast@austrade.gov.au to make your voice heard. Consider reaching out to...
2018-04-1715 min????????podcast?????????Ep.24 With Matthew Brent On Infrastructure Sector Opportunities In ChinaChina has demonstrated its ambitious plans in large-scale infrastructural construction projects and initiatives including hundreds of miles of high-speed rail, a new city "Xiong'An" just south of Beijing, amongst many others. However, how could Australian design and infrastructural excellence and capability leverage this massive scale of opportunities? Trade Commissioner Beijing Mr Matthew Brent joined the show recently and shared his views on how Australian businesses should prepare themselves for this dynamic market where global capabilities are all in competition for this market's appetite.
Write to us at ChinaPodcast@austrade.gov.au to make your voice heard. Consider reaching out to...
2018-04-1715 min????????podcast?????????Ep.24 with Matthew Brent on Infrastructure Sector Opportunities in ChinaChina has demonstrated its ambitious plans in large-scale infrastructural construction projects and initiatives including hundreds of miles of high-speed rail, a new city "Xiong'An" just south of Beijing, amongst many others. However, how could Australian design and infrastructural excellence and capability leverage this massive scale of opportunities? Trade Commissioner Beijing Mr Matthew Brent joined the show recently and shared his views on how Australian businesses should prepare themselves for this dynamic market where global capabilities are all in competition for this market's appetite.
Write to us at ChinaPodcast@austrade.gov.au to make your voice heard. Consider reaching out to...
2018-04-1715 min