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Chemistry For Your LifeHow do plants defy gravity to "drink" water?#209
Melissa and Jam dive into the fascinating chemistry behind how plants transport water from their roots to their leaves, effectively defying gravity. They explore processes such as capillary action and the cohesion tension mechanism, citing a primary source from Nature journal. Melissa and Jam also touch on key chemistry concepts like water polarity, hydrogen bonding, and osmosis, providing examples from everyday life. Jam shares a personal story about germinating an apple seed with his son, while Melissa discusses her adventures in native plant gardening. The episode concludes with a shoutout to their Patreon supporters and details on...2025-04-1844 min
Fish TalkMy Career Journey (Mandarin) - Sep 2024 (Daniel and Angela)An inspiring session from Daniel and Angela regarding their incredible career journey.Daniel WangAI and Machine Learning Engineering Leader in Finance, Retail and Health CareAngela GaoFinancial Controller at NearaIf you want to go fast, walk alone. If you want to go far, walk together.2025-04-161h 43Chemistry For Your LifeWhy is red food dye banned?#208
Melissa and Jam dive deep into the topic of FDA regulations, particularly focusing on food additives like red food dye. They discuss the complexities of the FDA's approval process, the Delaney Clause, and recent changes in the regulation of red dye number 3, which has been banned in response to cancer risks found in rats. They also delve into how other countries like the UK and Canada are ahead of the U.S. in reevaluating approved substances. The episode includes personal anecdotes and a discussion on the role of public awareness in influencing FDA policies. They wrap up...2025-03-2733 min
REELTalk with Audrey RussoREELTalk: Christopher Horner, Victor Avila and Dr. Steven BucciJoining Audrey for this week's REELTalk - Legal Analyst for GAO and bestselling author of Red Hot Lies, CHRISTOPHER HORNER will be here! PLUS, X-ICE Special Agent and author of Agent Under Fire, VICTOR AVILA will be here! AND, visiting fellow for Spec Ops & Disaster Management at The Heritage Foundation, Dr. STEVEN BUCCI will be here! In the words of Benjamin Franklin, "If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately." Come hang with us... 2025-03-072h 06Chemistry For Your LifeCan I trust the FDA? (from thalidomide to cough medicine)#206
Melissa and Jam address a listener's question about the FDA's reliability in approving products. They discuss the intersection of chemistry, government, and society, focusing on FDA's role in regulating food and drugs. The episode includes a deep dive into the historical thalidomide tragedy, the improvements in the FDA's approval process since then, and the nuances of trusting FDA-approved products. Through personal insights, they emphasize the complexities and challenges faced by the FDA in ensuring public safety.
00:00 Introduction: What is the FDA Up To?
00:18 Listener's Question: Trusting FDA Approvals
01:11 Deep Dive: FDA's Role and...2025-02-2730 min
REELTalk with Audrey RussoREELTalk: Victor Avila, Dr. Steven Bucci, Christopher Horner and Cheryl ChumleyJoining Audrey for this week's REELTalk - X-ICE Special Agent and author of Agent Under Fire, VICTOR AVILA will be here! PLUS, legal analyst for GAO and bestselling author of Red Hot Lies, CHRISTOPHER HORNER will be here! AND, Dr. STEVEN BUCCI of the Heritage FDN will be here! PLUS, online opinion editor for the Washington Times and author of the new bestseller God-Given Or Bust, CHERYL CHUMLEY will be here! In the words of Benjamin Franklin, "If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately." Come hang with us... 2025-02-072h 13
Industry40.tvData-Driven Manufacturing Optimization with AI: Zhitao Gao - CEO and Co-Founder of eXlens.aiMany factories today grapple with recurring production issues and inefficiencies; whether it’s inconsistent quality, unpredictable downtime, or process bottlenecks.
The cost of inefficiencies keeps mounting, and while human intuition and manual checks have been valuable tools, they’re no longer enough to drive significant breakthroughs.
AI offers an opportunity to uncover hidden patterns that human teams might miss. For instance:
- By analyzing machine sensor data, AI can trace yield drops to subtle temperature fluctuations.
- AI can identify bad material batches from suppliers or reveal operational bottlenecks.
- Instead of v...2025-01-2258 min
Borderlines#125 - Chinese Interference, the United Front, and Visa Delays, with Sam CooperSam Cooper is an award-winning investigative journalist and best-selling author. He is the founder of The Bureau, and his book, Wilful Blindness - How a Criminal network of narcos, tycoons and Chinese Communist Party agents infiltrated the West, debuted as a #1-seller on Amazon, in Canada.We discuss the United Front, foreign interference in Canada, Canadian enforcement issues, IRCC casting a wide security screening net that seems to encompass all Chinese with STEM backgrounds, Parliamentarians allegedly involved in collusion with foreign governments, international students voting in nomination ridings, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, 3/PLA and whether thi...2024-09-1856 min
硅谷101|中国版E157｜净利润只有24万，与充值过亿的爆款制作人聊聊短剧平台到底挣不挣钱？情节土味、画面擦边、主角发癫......但不影响用户真金白银地给短剧花钱，成本仅为数十万的剧集可以获得上亿充值。但是热闹的市场并不意味着生意好做，今年尤其困难：门槛低，内容同质化严重，投流成本极为高昂。海外头部短剧平台ReelShort去年的财报更是让人大跌眼镜——净利润只有24万人民币。现在做短剧还能挣到钱吗？卷向海外能让这门流量生意更好做吗？主播： 杜秀，硅谷101播客监制嘉宾： Steven Gao，Mega Matrix COO李涛，西安丰行文化的CEO，充值过亿的爆款短剧《无双》制作方Shirley，ReelShort爆款短剧制作人你将听到 03:10 短剧的规模已接近中国电影市场的水平04:07 单部收入过千万的爆款只占10%10:13 本质上是一个最高质量的PGC短内容12:36 国内男频短剧先出圈，海外霸总小白花更火17:38 即使“八天充值过亿”，爆款也没有方法论20:44 每天1000万的投放消耗才能登上日榜23:45 网文IP不再是短剧火爆的关键29:30 如果只有钱，就别入场了31:39 传统影视投资人屡屡被割韭菜2024-06-271h 07
硅谷101E157｜净利润24万，与充值过亿的爆款制作人聊聊短剧平台到底挣不挣钱？情节土味、画面擦边、主角发癫......但不影响用户真金白银地给短剧花钱，成本仅为数十万的剧集可以获得上亿充值。但是热闹的市场并不意味着生意好做，今年尤其困难：门槛低，内容同质化严重，投流成本极为高昂。中文在线旗下枫叶互动，也就是海外头部短剧平台ReelShort背后的公司，2023年的净利润仅有24万人民币。
现在做短剧还能挣到钱吗？卷向海外能让这门流量生意更好做吗？
【主播】
杜秀，硅谷101播客监制
【嘉宾】
Steven Gao，Mega Matrix COO
李涛，西安丰行文化的CEO，充值过亿的爆款短剧《无双》制作方
Shirley，ReelShort爆款短剧制作人
【你将听到】
03:10 短剧的规模已接近中国电影市场的水平
04:07 单部收入过千万的爆款只占10%
10:13 本质上是一个最高质量的PGC短内容
12:36 国内男频短剧先出圈，海外霸总小白花更火
17:38 即使“八天充值过亿”，爆款也没有方法论
20:44 每天1000万的投放消耗才能登上日榜
23:45 网文IP不再是短剧火爆的关键
29:30 如果只有钱，就别入场了
31:39 传统影视投资人屡屡被割韭菜
34:44 出海依然是中国人最懂短剧
36:32 洛杉矶短剧剧组排大队，演员都用不过来了
38:33 1000美金一天，海外演员在短剧里“操劳”
43:59 海外大厂下场？先把蛋糕做大做强
54:26 创作者能给观众造梦也很爽，并迅速获得反馈
58:20 头部平台一周上新一部原创已是高速
59:23 编剧太惨了：一分钟要写四五个爽点，写完项目可能没了
01:01:37 霸道总裁依然最受欢迎，还得变着花样爱上你
01:03:03 边骂、边上头、边充值
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联系我们：podcast@sv101.netSpecial Guests: Shirley, Steven Gao, and 李涛.2024-06-271h 07
Heat Death of the Universe202 - Do Not Worship This False Prophet From the Streets of Sesame!Daniel Hale is finally out of prison and has written an article that asks why he was locked up for the same crime Joe Biden has openly admitted to (although Joe's motives were far less noble than Daniel's).Jordan "Stop! Or My Dragon of Chaos Will Shoot!" Peterson continues to publicly lose his mind and keep the grift alive and well, redmeat-induced tears and all.Major publishers and broadcasters try to construct the thinnest of facades of apparent sanity over their evil deeds, journalist Steven W. Thrasher (@thrasherxy) doesn't let them off the hook so easily.The smaller scale equivalent...2024-03-181h 45
迟早更新Episode 207: -37.81, 144.96 观察鸟，理解人。
今日「两样」：
中国热带农业科学院香料饮料研究所的产品
任宁的「那条微博」
Show Notes:
邢睿和黄亚慧的书《新疆特色鸟观鸟旅行攻略》
《迟早更新》#59《行旅闲聊》
Steven M. Goodman 的书《The New Natural History of Madagascar》
中国观鸟年报「中国鸟类名录」10.0 版
Noah Strycker 的书《Birding Without Border》
刘阳和陈水华的书《中国鸟类观察手册》
约翰·马敬能的书《中国鸟类野外手册（马敬能新编版）》
梁文瑛的书《守望飞羽：中国观鸟故事》
李宇杰、林杰、林俊杰和苏培的文章《克制的观看：观鸟实践中「人-鸟」物种边界的互动》
Yefan Zhi 的文章《小圈子的规范如何建立：观鸟的社会学研究》
尹超的文章《观鸟社会史：人类对自然的文明觉醒》
竺可桢的文章《中国近五千年来气候变迁的初步研究》
Gang Song、Lijiang Yu、Bin Gao、Ruiying Zhang、Yanhua Qu、David Martin Lambert、Shouhsien Li,、Tianlin Zhou 和 Fumin Lei 的文章《Gene Flow Maintains Genetic Diversity and Colonization Potential in Recently Range-Expanded Populations of an Oriental Bird, the Light-Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Sinensis, Aves: Pycnonotidae)》
赵欣如主编的《中国鸟类图鉴》
紫啸鸫（Myophonus caeruleus）的 eBird 页面
邢莲莲、杨贵生和马鸣的书《中国草原与荒漠鸟类》
马志军和陈水华《中国海洋与湿地鸟类》
丁平、张正旺、梁伟和李湘涛《中国森林鸟类》
卢欣的书《中国青藏高原鸟类》
陆建建在华东师范大学的介绍页面
刘阳的一席演讲视频《鸟类求偶指南》
曾祥乐、韩奔和韩联宪的文章《云南盈江：中国「活着的鸟类博物馆」》
张星云的文章《走在新疆观鸟路上》
范圣卿的文章《野外观鸟怎么观？重庆观鸟地图明年将出炉》
中国观鸟记录中心网站
朱磊的文章《〈中国鸟类野外手册〉的主要绘者走了》
郑作新的文章《中国近代鸟类学发展史考证》
黄臀啄花鸟（Dicaeum chrysorrheum）的 eBird 页面
麻杰夫的文章《听声识鸟必修课：学会看鸟叫》
Alex Vermeer 的文章《Unpacking Suitcase Words》
约翰·杜翰姆·彼得斯（John Durham Peters）《对空言说：传播的观念史》（Speaking Into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication）
《不可理论》#43《像风像雨又像云》
约翰·杜翰姆·彼得斯的《奇云：媒介即存有》（The Marvelous Clouds: Toward a Philosophy of Elemental Media）
刘海龙的文章《奇妙的云与媒介诗学——评〈奇云：媒介即存有〉》
2024-02-111h 14
迟早更新Episode 207: -37.81, 144.96 观察鸟，理解人。
今日「两样」：
中国热带农业科学院香料饮料研究所的产品
任宁的「那条微博」
Show Notes:
邢睿和黄亚慧的书《新疆特色鸟观鸟旅行攻略》
《迟早更新》#59《行旅闲聊》
Steven M. Goodman 的书《The New Natural History of Madagascar》
中国观鸟年报「中国鸟类名录」10.0 版
Noah Strycker 的书《Birding Without Border》
刘阳和陈水华的书《中国鸟类观察手册》
约翰·马敬能的书《中国鸟类野外手册（马敬能新编版）》
梁文瑛的书《守望飞羽：中国观鸟故事》
李宇杰、林杰、林俊杰和苏培的文章《克制的观看：观鸟实践中「人-鸟」物种边界的互动》
Yefan Zhi 的文章《小圈子的规范如何建立：观鸟的社会学研究》
尹超的文章《观鸟社会史：人类对自然的文明觉醒》
竺可桢的文章《中国近五千年来气候变迁的初步研究》
Gang Song、Lijiang Yu、Bin Gao、Ruiying Zhang、Yanhua Qu、David Martin Lambert、Shouhsien Li,、Tianlin Zhou 和 Fumin Lei 的文章《Gene Flow Maintains Genetic Diversity and Colonization Potential in Recently Range-Expanded Populations of an Oriental Bird, the Light-Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus Sinensis, Aves: Pycnonotidae)》
赵欣如主编的《中国鸟类图鉴》
紫啸鸫（Myophonus caeruleus）的 eBird 页面
邢莲莲、杨贵生和马鸣的书《中国草原与荒漠鸟类》
马志军和陈水华《中国海洋与湿地鸟类》
丁平、张正旺、梁伟和李湘涛《中国森林鸟类》
卢欣的书《中国青藏高原鸟类》
陆建建在华东师范大学的介绍页面
刘阳的一席演讲视频《鸟类求偶指南》
曾祥乐、韩奔和韩联宪的文章《云南盈江：中国「活着的鸟类博物馆」》
张星云的文章《走在新疆观鸟路上》
范圣卿的文章《野外观鸟怎么观？重庆观鸟地图明年将出炉》
中国观鸟记录中心网站
朱磊的文章《〈中国鸟类野外手册〉的主要绘者走了》
郑作新的文章《中国近代鸟类学发展史考证》
黄臀啄花鸟（Dicaeum chrysorrheum）的 eBird 页面
麻杰夫的文章《听声识鸟必修课：学会看鸟叫》
Alex Vermeer 的文章《Unpacking Suitcase Words》
约翰·杜翰姆·彼得斯（John Durham Peters）《对空言说：传播的观念史》（Speaking Into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication）
《不可理论》#43《像风像雨又像云》
约翰·杜翰姆·彼得斯的《奇云：媒介即存有》（The Marvelous Clouds: Toward a Philosophy of Elemental Media）
刘海龙的文章《奇妙的云与媒介诗学——评〈奇云：媒介即存有〉》
2024-02-111h 14
The Oscar Project Podcast2.2 Author Interview with Katie Gee SalisburySend us a textIn today's interview, I speak with Katie Gee Salisbury, a writer and photographer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Believer, and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. She has spoken about her work at the Museum of Chinese in America, Barnard College, New York University, and gave a TED Talk entitled “As American as Chop Suey.” She joins me today to talk about her first book, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong. Listen...2024-01-1728 min