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AI in 2025: Is Small the New Big?

If the cost is the same, should you always use the biggest AI model? Discover why smaller models often win on speed, steering, and accuracy.

small modelslarge language modelslatency
20:59

From Keywords to Vectors: How AI Decodes Meaning

Why can AI write poetry but struggle to find a file? Explore the history and math of semantic understanding with Herman and Corn.

semantic searchvector embeddingsword embeddings
18:30

The Science of Lazy Prompting: Why AI Still Gets You

Ever wonder why AI understands your messy typos? Explore how models "denoise" chaotic input through tokenization and semantic context.

LLMlazy promptingtokenization
25:29

The Right to Breathe: Tobacco Policy and the Enforcement Gap

Explore the global divide in tobacco control, from Ireland’s success to Israel’s enforcement gaps, and the new "end-game" strategies of 2025.

tobaccosecond-hand smokepublic health
23:43

The Polypharmacy Puzzle: How Many Pills Are Too Many?

Are we becoming more chemistry than biology? Herman and Corn explore the science of polypharmacy and the limits of the human liver.

polypharmacymedicationsprescriptions
24:10