AlphaFold
DeepMind's protein folding AI
Episodes
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#5506: AI Is Way More Than ChatbotsThe word "AI" quietly became a synonym for "chatbot." Here's what the full model ecosystem actually contains. -
#5184: AI Is a Number Factory, Not a WordsmithUnder the prose, every AI model is just matrices of floating-point math. So where does the randomness actually come from? -
#2622: How Transformers Actually Work: Attention, Tokens, and ContextHow one architectural change unlocked chatbots, image generation, and protein folding — explained without the jargon. -
#1739: AI Just Designed a New Life FormMeet Evo: the 40B parameter AI that writes DNA, designs novel CRISPR systems, and is reshaping synthetic biology. -
#1199: When Biology Becomes a Garage HobbyFrom garage-made vaccines to 200 million protein structures, AlphaFold is turning the building blocks of life into a software problem. -
#652: The Art of Hopeful Pausing: AI Logic vs. Human RealityExploring the gap between AI's logic leaps and the slow pace of physical reality. How do we stay hopeful without losing ourselves in the wait? -
#599: AI Hunted Soviet Subs Long Before It Wrote Your EmailsAI didn't start in 2022. Discover the 70-year history of the "invisible" systems that have been quietly running our world for decades. -
#584: Will AI Brain Drain Kill the Modern University?Can AI actually do math research? Herman and Corn dive into DeepMind’s Alithia agent and the shift toward "System 2" thinking in AI. -
#359: Why Your Diagnosis Is Just a Bundle of SymptomsStop treating symptoms and start treating biology. Herman and Corn explore how AI is turning medicine into a precision engineering discipline. -
#161: From Search to Design: AI's New MoleculesDiscover how AI is slashing drug development times and "hallucinating" new molecules to treat once-incurable diseases.