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Model Rail RadioBonus: Tom Barbalet talks with John Gardiner IV [November 13, 2023]Tom and John discuss John's new Proto Future podcast.2023-11-1431 minModel Rail RadioLayout Design Contest Winners / Tom Barbalet Starts A Podcast (the Pilot) [Nov 11, 2023]Ron and Tom finish some overdue business and kick off a new set of podcasts.2023-11-1227 min
Biota Live LiteVeritable Feast [June 7, 2019]Anton returns to talk about Lenia https://chakazul.github.io/Lenia/JavaScript/Lenia.html, David H. Ackley's Movable Feast Machine https://movablefeastmachine.org. Tom and Anton do a deep dive into the many flavors of parallelism Tom has used with Noble Ape. Anton also likes GPU programming. If you would like to be on a Biota podcast, please get in contact with Tom - barbalet at the email address noted.2019-06-0853 minBiota's Artificial Life PodcastVeritable Feast [June 7, 2019]Anton returns to talk about Lenia https://chakazul.github.io/Lenia/JavaScript/Lenia.html, David H. Ackley's Movable Feast Machine https://movablefeastmachine.org. Tom and Anton do a deep dive into the many flavors of parallelism Tom has used with Noble Ape. Anton also likes GPU programming. If you would like to be on a Biota podcast, please get in contact with Tom - barbalet at the email address noted.2019-06-0853 minBiota Live LiteGenePool Revisited [May 25, 2019]Tom Barbalet welcomes back Jeffrey Ventrella to talk about his ongoing projects, GenePool and Wiggle Planet, with longtime co-developer, Brian Dodd. They talk about open source and Jeffrey's other projects: a book on fractal curves and taking artificial life to the traditional art world.2019-05-2631 minBiota Live LiteSurviving Notability, Simulation as a Service and Self-Replicating Steam Engines [May 19, 2019]Tom Barbalet welcomes back Tim Taylor to talk about how we communicate on the field of artificial life. They also discuss Tim's ideas on simulation as a service and Tim's new book on self-replicating machine discussions through history.2019-05-1957 minBiota Live LiteDeletions, Simulation as a Service, ApeScript and the Curse [May 13, 2019]Tom Barbalet talks with Anton Mikhailov on a variety of topics. Will they continue the podcast after the meeting? Time will tell.2019-05-1442 minBiota's Artificial Life PodcastThe Secret Life of Simulators and Bees [April 26, 2019]Tom Barbalet talks with Anton Mikhailov about his bee simulation, moving it open source and some of the historical pitfalls in making artificial life your day job. If you would like to ask further questions and topics for Anton and Tom, please email barbalet at gmail dot com. We'd really appreciate the topics and feedback.2019-04-271h 01Biota Live LiteThe Secret Life of Simulators and Bees [April 26, 2019]Tom Barbalet talks with Anton Mikhailov about his bee simulation, moving it open source and some of the historical pitfalls in making artificial life your day job. If you would like to ask further questions and topics for Anton and Tom, please email barbalet at gmail dot com. We'd really appreciate the topics and feedback.2019-04-271h 01Biota's Artificial Life PodcastRestarting the Biota Podcast [January 26, 2019]Tom Barbalet is interested in restarting the podcast but he needs your help. barbalet at gmail dot com for more!2019-01-2605 minBiota Live LiteRestarting the Biota Podcast [January 26, 2019]Tom Barbalet is interested in restarting the podcast but he needs your help. barbalet at gmail dot com for more!2019-01-2605 min
Stone Ape PodcastSimulcast: Noble Ape Sub-Project: the Mushroom Boy [April 2, 2018]Tom Barbalet, the creator of Noble Ape, talks about the Mushroom Boy sub-project.2018-04-0303 minStone Ape PodcastSimulcast: Noble Ape Sub-Project: Noble Warfare [April 2, 2018]Tom Barbalet, the creator of Noble Ape, talks about the Noble Warfare sub-project.2018-04-0303 minStone Ape PodcastSimulcast: Early Morning Weather Development [April 1, 2018]Tom Barbalet, the creator of Noble Ape, talks about what he's working on at 3am.2018-04-0104 minStone Ape PodcastSimulcast: Why is Noble Ape Free? [March 31, 2018]Tom Barbalet, the creator of Noble Ape, talks about why the software and documentation is free.2018-03-3105 min
Short FunkPilot: Somewhere Between Cub Scouts and Ninjas [January 7, 2017]Jay Carmona and Tom Barbalet start a pilot discussion for a podcast. Tom talks about meeting a person recently in a book he wrote more than twenty years ago. Jay talks about her experiences living in an isolated environmentally-centric community. They explore Jay decision to go to university as a means of understanding her childhood environment. Tom talks about the car culture and asks about Jay's involvement with 350.org. They discuss simulation and militant atheists as an impact on the carbon climate analysis. Tom take a little wander through simulation science. Tom turns the discussion to explore Unitarianism and Quakers...2017-01-081h 31Stone Ape PodcastPlease Support Stone Ape [July 4, 2016]This Independence Day I am looking to increase awareness about the independent podcasts I produce. Please consider promoting Stone Ape today as a truely independent podcast. Please click this link http://www.nobleape.com/stone/archive.html and promote a recent show you particularly enjoyed. Many thanks, Tom Barbalet.2016-07-0401 minStone Ape PodcastSimulcast: Tom Barbalet and Bruce Damer Have a Chat [May 3, 2015]Originally intended for Bruce's Levity Zone podcast, the following recording seemed a better fit for those who were artificial life savvy. Bruce concludes the conversation with how he may be doing something with deep computation in the future after all.'2015-05-041h 15Biota Live LiteSimulcast Short Funk #10: Something Musical [April 27, 2015]Tom Barbalet has a new daily podcast http://shortfunk.com/ Sometimes he talks about things relating to Biota.2015-04-2606 minShort Funk2: Introducing Tom [April 19, 2015]Tom Barbalet gives a short introduction to who he is and where he has lived.2015-04-2002 minShort Funk1: What is This? [April 18, 2015]Tom Barbalet explains what Short Funk is specifically.2015-04-2002 minStone Ape PodcastSimulcast: Crime Fighting Noble Apes [February 02, 2015]Tom Barbalet presents a new project using Noble Ape to provide analysis of murder crimes with agent and language simulation.2015-02-031h 03Stone Ape PodcastSlides: Crime Fighting Noble Apes [February 02, 2015]Tom Barbalet presents a new project using Noble Ape to provide analysis of murder crimes with agent and language simulation.2015-02-0300 minStone Ape PodcastSpecial: Tom Barbalet talks at SRI [July 14, 2010]This historical audio is added to the Stone Ape feed for background on the Liz Swan talk. Tom Barbalet talks at SRI on Noble Ape, Biota and the artificial life community. Unfortunately the room mic failed, so the questions from the floor had to be amplified from the speaker mic. Slides from the talk are available at http://www.barbalet.com/talks/barbalet_sri_talk.pdf2014-12-032h 03Stone Ape PodcastUntitled Project #1: Pilot [October 21, 2014]Tom Barbalet and Liz Swan launch a pilot podcast exploring what happened to artificial life? What happened to Colorado? What happened to online identity? And what about those millenials?2014-10-221h 33Stone Ape PodcastSpecial: Biota Live #36: the Cathedral and the Spider [October 31, 2008]Discussed in 98. Dick Gordon, Jeffrey Ventrella, Gerald de Jong and Tom Barbalet talk about two dividing topics - religion and spiders.2014-10-0453 minStone Ape PodcastSpecial: Biota Live #35: Spiders - Just Say No [October 17, 2008]Discussed in 98. Gerald de Jong and Tom Barbalet talk about simulating spiders, open source and what a decade can teach you.2014-10-0456 minBiota Live LiteSimulcast: Is Consciousness in the Cloud Evolving? [February 25, 2014]Reese Jones, Tom Barbalet and a number of other folk provide a discussion around what is consciousness in the context of the internet and cloud computing.2014-02-261h 27Stone Ape PodcastSimulcast: Is Consciousness in the Cloud Evolving? [February 25, 2014]Reese Jones, Tom Barbalet and a number of other folk provide a discussion around what is consciousness in the context of the internet and cloud computing.2014-02-261h 27
Ape RealitySimulcast: Tom Barbalet on Self-Conscious Noble Apes [October 28, 2013]Tom Barbalet presents the final talk at Conscious in the Cloud in response to the prior Conscious in the Cloud talk with Larry Yaeger.2013-10-2913 minBiota Live LiteSimulcast: Tom Barbalet on Self-Conscious Noble Apes [October 28, 2013]Tom Barbalet presents the final talk at Conscious in the Cloud in response to the prior Conscious in the Cloud talk with Larry Yaeger.2013-10-2913 minStone Ape PodcastSimulcast: Tom Barbalet on Self-Conscious Noble Apes [October 28, 2013]Tom Barbalet presents the final talk at Conscious in the Cloud in response to the prior Conscious in the Cloud talk with Larry Yaeger.2013-10-2913 minBiota's Artificial Life PodcastSimulcast: Tom Barbalet on Self-Conscious Noble Apes [October 28, 2013]Tom Barbalet presents the final talk at Conscious in the Cloud in response to the prior Conscious in the Cloud talk with Larry Yaeger.2013-10-2913 minStone Ape PodcastBiota Simulcast: Artificial Life in the Cloud [August 19, 2013]Tom Barbalet brings the C-Realm's KMO and Polyworld's Larry Yaeger together to discuss artificial life in the cloud. The audience presents questions to the three participants and the ethics of artificial life in the cloud is explored.2013-08-201h 28Biota Live LiteBiota Special: Artificial Life in the Cloud [August 19, 2013]Tom Barbalet brings the C-Realm's KMO and Polyworld's Larry Yaeger together to discuss artificial life in the cloud. The audience presents questions to the three participants and the ethics of artificial life in the cloud is explored.2013-08-201h 28Stone Ape PodcastSpecial: Expanding Mind - Conscious in the Cloud [August 11, 2013]Erik Davis' show on the Progressive Radio Network is taken over by Tom Barbalet and KMO. The State will never be the same again.2013-08-1257 minStone Ape PodcastBiota Simulcast: A Chat Between Three Toms [June 29, 2013]Three Toms get together to discuss Reddit and artificial life, two of the Toms introduce their backgrounds, Tom Barbalet answers questions from Reddit on Noble Ape and they talk about how to create a substantial artificial life project with integrity.2013-08-041h 53Biota Live LiteBiota Special: A Chat Between Three Toms [June 29, 2013]Three Toms get together to discuss Reddit and artificial life, two of the Toms introduce their backgrounds, Tom Barbalet answers questions from Reddit on Noble Ape and they talk about how to create a substantial artificial life project with integrity.2013-06-301h 53Model Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #47: No Sound Editing Til Brooklyn! [October 29, 2011]*** STOP THE PRESSES *** Due to the late arrival of this show, the listener submitted item voting for the Berties will be extended through the month of January. More than USD200 of stuff on offer plus the chance to reward great work in the hobby. Check out modelrailradio.com for more. Email awards at modelrailradio dot com to vote! *** Tom mentions the show will be recorded on Skype going forward. If you want to participate or listen in live via Skype, just add tom.barbalet on Skype and enjoy the show as normal. Terry Terrance starts the show talking about a...2011-10-302h 58Model Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #46: They Get Skype in East Twiddle? [October 15, 2011]*** STOP THE PRESSES *** Less than a week to vote in the Bertie awards. More than USD200 of stuff on offer plus the chance to reward great work in the hobby. Check out modelrailradio.com for more… Email awards at modelrailradio dot com to vote! *** Tom starts by introducing the show will be recorded on Skype going forward. Not that much of a different procedure - if you want to participate or listen in live via Skype, just add tom.barbalet on Skype and enjoy the show as normal. A number of new guests start out the show including Lee Weiss wh...2011-10-163h 12Stone Ape Podcast31: Barbalet's Cat [April 20, 2011]Tom asks about Heron's health and the learning community project. They discuss internal monologues in simulation. Tom raises the pathology of podcasting that digresses into a discussion of post-apocalyptic education. Tom talks about the movement to extreme militarism and the necessary counter-narrative. Heron and Tom disagree on the positive nature of the Egyptian military. Tom bridges a difficult question of what to do with an old friend with long narration about death. Someone stupid uses the term, self, and the rest writes itself. Heron asks about Tom's listening to Heron's discussions and somehow the discussion of education returns. Tom explains...2011-04-211h 50Model Rail RadioModel Rail Radio Special: NMRA in Vegas [February 24, 2011]Clark Kooning, Tom Barbalet and special guest Jimmy Simmons meet with a majority of the National Model Railroaders' Association board and other related folks. This is a noise reduced raw audio of the session. There was a loud airconditioning unit that had to be filtered out and various other effects from the recording. Rather than editing this down, the audio is released as it was recorded.2011-02-251h 14Ape RealitySpecial: Tom Barbalet on Salt Lake City K-Talk's Sector Five [February 19, 2011]Tom appears on Sector Five on Salt Lake City's K-Talk. The audio is taken directly from their archive including regional radio ads (for some local flavor). This audio is being distributed on both the Ape Reality and Stone Ape podcasts. Sorry for any duplication.2011-02-2053 minStone Ape PodcastSpecial: Tom Barbalet on Salt Lake City K-Talk's Sector Five [February 19, 2011]Tom appears on Sector Five on Salt Lake City's K-Talk. The audio is taken directly from their archive including regional radio ads (for some local flavor). This audio is being distributed on both the Ape Reality and Stone Ape podcasts. Sorry for any duplication.2011-02-2053 minBiota Live LiteBiota Special Lite: Morning Chat in Boulder Creek [February 11, 2011]Tom Barbalet and Bruce Damer catch up at Bruce's place on a number of Biota topics. Please note there is a variety of background noise through this chat but it was the nature of the outdoor recording setting. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2011-02-1151 minBiota Live LiteBiota Special: Miro Karpis, WebGL and the Artificial Life Forum [October 16, 2010]Tom Barbalet welcomes on Miro Karpis to discuss Miro's introduction to artificial life, his work with WebGL on the EvoGrid and the new artificial life forum (currently in beta).2010-10-1718 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #72: Virtual Planets and Pets [August 20, 2010]Jeffrey Ventrella and Tom Barbalet discuss possible non-time-based simulations, planet simulations, creating artistic atoms and virtual pets. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-08-211h 03Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #71: Warming Barns the World Over [August 6, 2010]Bruce Damer and Tom Barbalet discuss the EvoGrid, ALIFE XII and the rise of SecondLife compatible artificial life simulations. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-08-0759 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #70: Simergy [July 16, 2010]Steve Grand and Tom Barbalet discuss Steve's open source project, Simergy. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-07-171h 17Biota's Artificial Life PodcastBiota Special: Tom Barbalet talks at SRI [July 14, 2010]Tom Barbalet talks at SRI on Noble Ape, Biota and the artificial life community. Unfortunately the room mic failed, so the questions from the floor had to be amplified from the speaker mic. Slides from the talk are available at http://www.barbalet.com/talks/barbalet_sri_talk.pdf2010-07-162h 03Ape Reality141. Tom Barbalet at IntelA recording of a talk Tom Barbalet gave at Intel, July 13, 2010. The slides from the talk are available via http://www.barbalet.com/talks/barbalet_intel_talk.pdf2010-07-1359 minModel Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #18: That Could Be a Medium-Sized Layout [July 3, 2010]Chris Abbott and Tom Barbalet are joined by Andrew Chisholm to discuss Andrew's layout and club, lesser known lines of Canada and the little matter of the stump. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-07-042h 12Ape RealityMusical Interlude: My Name is Tom [1999-2000]Taking a break from the Noble Ape talk, this piece of music is one of the many 'anthems' that has defined sections of the Noble Ape development. The orchestration is of an athemic theme through Tom Barbalet's move from Australia to the US highlighting perhaps a defining introduction. More of these interludes will follow through the podcast feed.2010-06-2703 minStone Ape Podcast0: The Pilot [June 19, 2010]Tom Barbalet introduces himself to Heron Stone and offers a Noble Ape 101 on his work. Tom discusses the information dark age that we appear to be entering. Heron and Tom then riff on the power of podcasts as a means of communication. Heron proposes the format of future shows. The audio quality is particularly poor in this pilot. Future shows have been recorded directly via Skype.2010-06-2021 minModel Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #17: Left Out to Dry [June 19, 2010]Chris Abbott and Tom Barbalet catch up after a couple of weeks off due to ill-health. They discuss a show Chris attended, what books and magazines they have been reading and a little matter about stumping someone. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-06-202h 06Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #69: Jeff Clune [June 11, 2010]Tom Barbalet and Jeff Clune discuss NEAT, Avida, altruism and MSU's Digital Evolution Laboratory. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-06-1259 minModel Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #16: In Pursuit of Trivia [May 22, 2010]Chris Abbott, Tom Barbalet and Matt Goodman talk trains and launch a new segment where listeners try to stump Chris for Model Rail Radio swag. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-05-231h 30Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #68: Biota Vida Social Club [May 14, 2010]Bruce Damer, Jeffrey Ventrella and Tom Barbalet talk about artificial life development over time. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-05-151h 03Model Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #15: Magazines by the Pound [May 8, 2010]Chris Abbott and Tom Barbalet are joined by Ben Rechel to talk model rail magazines, Matt Goodman calls in to discuss some mail. Chris and Tom continue their ongoing discussion about UK rail with a special show Chris attended. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-05-092h 07Model Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #14: A Narrower Gauge Than Usual [April 17, 2010]Chris Abbott and Tom Barbalet talk about Chris' recent operating session and a morning at a narrow gauge show. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-04-182h 02Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #67: Publish or Perish [April 17, 2010]Tom Barbalet is joined by Liz Swan to discuss publishing and the methods the artificial life community to get their ideas out in writing. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-04-1757 minModel Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #13: Burnt Fingers [April 3, 2010]Chris Abbott and Tom Barbalet give their updates for the past two weeks including Chris' live steam experiences. They then go on to discuss a listener question on DCC on a budget, project planning your hobby and layout planning software good or bad for those starting out in the hobby. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-04-042h 32Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #66: Weathering the Storm [April 2, 2010]Tom Barbalet talks with Bruce Damer about the wintering the artificial life community can do through this period of downturn. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-04-031h 11Model Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #12: A Thousand Pictures is Worth a Million Words [March 20, 2010]Chris Abbott and Tom Barbalet are joined by Ben Rechel, Matt Goodman and Steve Jannick to discuss a wide variety of topics. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 6.30pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-03-213h 01Model Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #11: Couple of Splined Questions [March 6, 2010]Chris Abbott and Tom Barbalet answer some questions provided by listeners and offer updates on their respective projects. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 6.30pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-03-071h 52Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #65: The Children of Critterding [March 6, 2010]Tom Barbalet is joined by SEH and Sean Kuty to discuss Critterding, Critterdrug and SEH's project, Crittergod. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-03-061h 11Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #64: A New Direction [February 20, 2010]Gerald de Jong and Tom Barbalet discuss a new direction for the artificial life community. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-02-2054 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #63: Herve Noel and EvoRand (Part 1) [February 6, 2010]Tom Barbalet is joined by Herve Noel to discuss his project EvoRand. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-02-0732 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #63: Herve Noel and EvoRand (Part 2) [February 6, 2010]Tom Barbalet is joined by Herve Noel to discuss his project EvoRand. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-02-0738 minModel Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #10: Shops, Turnouts and Foam [February 6, 2010]Chris Abbott returns to talk with Tom Barbalet about hobby shops, their current projects, turnouts and foam. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 6.30pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-02-071h 56Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #62: DarwinAtHome and EvoGrid Updates (Part 1) [January 23, 2010]Tom Barbalet is joined by Gerald de Jong and Peter Newman to discuss their respective projects. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-01-2435 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #62: DarwinAtHome and EvoGrid Updates (Part 2) [January 23, 2010]Tom Barbalet is joined by Gerald de Jong and Peter Newman to discuss their respective projects. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-01-2442 minModel Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #9: Full Throttle on Turnouts [January 23, 2010]Tom Barbalet is joined by Ben Rechel. They discuss turn-out dos and don'ts. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 6.30pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-01-2443 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #61: Do You Like Your Turing Strong or Weak? (Part 1) [January 8, 2010]Tom Barbalet talks with Liz Swan, William R. Buckley and Dick Gordon about theoretical and real-world problems of the distinction between strong and weak artificial life. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-01-0918 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #61: Do You Like Your Turing Strong or Weak? (Part 2) [January 8, 2010]Tom Barbalet talks with Liz Swan, William R. Buckley and Dick Gordon about theoretical and real-world problems of the distinction between strong and weak artificial life. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-01-0921 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #61: Do You Like Your Turing Strong or Weak? (Part 3) [January 8, 2010]Tom Barbalet talks with Liz Swan, William R. Buckley and Dick Gordon about theoretical and real-world problems of the distinction between strong and weak artificial life. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2010-01-0928 minModel Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #8: Teens and Too Many Choices [January 8, 2010]Chris Abbott and Tom Barbalet are joined by Ben Rechel. They discuss teens in model railroading and the many choices Chris has with his new basement. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 6.30pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2010-01-091h 16Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #60: Engineering a Solution to the Value Problem (Part 1) [December 18, 2009]Tom Barbalet talks with Liz Swan, William R. Buckley and Dick Gordon about how to engineer a solution to the value problem. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-12-1924 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #60: Engineering a Solution to the Value Problem (Part 2) [December 18, 2009]Tom Barbalet talks with Liz Swan, William R. Buckley and Dick Gordon about how to engineer a solution to the value problem. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-12-1952 minModel Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #7: The Future on Two Rails [December 18, 2009]Chris Abbott and Tom Barbalet are joined by Duncan McRee. They discuss some of Duncan's favorite layouts, the future of model railroading and some projects for 2010. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 6.30pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2009-12-191h 32Model Rail RadioModel Rail Radio #6: Chris Shorthouse's Questions [December 4, 2009]Chris Abbott leads the discussion with Tom Barbalet on questions from Chris Shorthouse, Chris Abbott's father's shelf layout and a number of other model rail related topics. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 6.30pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/2009-12-052h 12Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #59: Roots of Simulation Science [November 21, 2009]Stephen Guerin and Tom Barbalet discuss definitions in artificial life and the movement towards simulation science. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-11-2149 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #58: Forming the Workgroup (Part 1) [November 7, 2009]Tom Barbalet is joined by Oliver Nowak, Stephen Guerin, Larry Yaeger and Bruce Damer to discuss the newly formed artificial life workgroup. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-11-0726 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #58: Forming the Workgroup (Part 2) [November 7, 2009]Tom Barbalet is joined by Oliver Nowak, Stephen Guerin, Larry Yaeger and Bruce Damer to discuss the newly formed artificial life workgroup. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-11-0722 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #57: The Value Problem (Part 1) [October 30, 2009]Tom Barbalet is joined by Mark Bedau and Heron Stone to discuss the value of artificial life. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-10-3124 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #57: The Value Problem (Part 2) [October 30, 2009]Tom Barbalet is joined by Mark Bedau and Heron Stone to discuss the value of artificial life. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-10-3127 minBiota's Artificial Life PodcastBiota Live #56: Tom Ray on Twenty Years of Tierra [October 16, 2009]Tom Ray talks with Tom Barbalet about twenty years of Tierra and his new research interests. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biotacast.org/2009-10-171h 05Biota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #56: Tom Ray on Twenty Years of Tierra (History) [October 16, 2009]Tom Ray talks with Tom Barbalet about twenty years of Tierra and his new research interests. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-10-1739 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #56: Tom Ray on Twenty Years of Tierra (Present and Future) [October 16, 2009]Tom Ray talks with Tom Barbalet about twenty years of Tierra and his new research interests. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-10-1723 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #55: Procedural Publicity (Publicity) [October 2, 2009]Gerald de Jong and Tom Barbalet discuss the how-to topic of publicity with regards to artificial life. They are then joined by Eric Burton to discuss procedural movement and Critterding. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-10-0317 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #55: Procedural Publicity (Procedural) [October 2, 2009]Gerald de Jong and Tom Barbalet discuss the how-to topic of publicity with regards to artificial life. They are then joined by Eric Burton to discuss procedural movement and Critterding. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-10-0321 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #55: Procedural Publicity (Critterding Update) [October 2, 2009]Gerald de Jong and Tom Barbalet discuss the how-to topic of publicity with regards to artificial life. They are then joined by Eric Burton to discuss procedural movement and Critterding. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-10-0314 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #54: Great Projects (Part 1) [September 18, 2009]Eric Burton, Bruce Damer and Tom Barbalet discuss a number of great open source artificial life projects. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-09-1933 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #54: Great Projects (Part 2) [September 18, 2009]Eric Burton, Bruce Damer and Tom Barbalet discuss a number of great open source artificial life projects. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-09-1928 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #53: Post-Singular and Post-Prize (Singular Part) [September 4, 2009]Tom Barbalet and Bruce Damer are joined initially by Eric Burton to discuss the Singularity movement. They are then joined by William R. Buckley and briefly Rudolf Penninkhof to discuss prizes and the artificial life community. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-09-0540 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #53: Post-Singular and Post-Prize (Prize Part) [September 4, 2009]Tom Barbalet and Bruce Damer are joined initially by Eric Burton to discuss the Singularity movement. They are then joined by William R. Buckley and briefly Rudolf Penninkhof to discuss prizes and the artificial life community. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-09-0538 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #52: Steve Grand (Part 1) [August 21, 2009]Tom Barbalet is joined by Steve Grand, William R. Buckley, Luke Johnson and Bruce Damer to discuss a wide variety of topics. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-08-2244 minBiota Live LiteBiota Live Lite #52: Steve Grand (Part 2) [August 21, 2009]Tom Barbalet is joined by Steve Grand, William R. Buckley, Luke Johnson and Bruce Damer to discuss a wide variety of topics. This is the live internet radio format for the podcast at 8pm Pacific on Friday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.biota.org/podcast/2009-08-2238 minApe Reality118. Tom Barbalet's Clip for I-Am-Darwin.OrgTom talks about two less-discussed aspects of Darwin. For more videos, check out http://www.i-am-darwin.org/2008-11-0901 minBiota's Artificial Life PodcastBiota Special: Tom Barbalet Launches I-Am-Darwin.Org [November 8, 2008]Tom Barbalet launches a new website, I-Am-Darwin.Org, designed to celebrate Darwin's 200th birthday with video contributions from all over the world!2008-11-0900 min