Nature
Scientific journal that published petrichor paper
Episodes
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#6154: Who Checks the Labels? Weak vs Strong SupervisionHuman labels, rule-based labels, or a teacher model writing the exam — what actually makes supervision "strong," and who verifies it? -
#5677: When 80,000 Pilgrims Fill Your NeighborhoodSukkot turns central Jerusalem into a pilgrimage site. What can locals borrow from New Yorkers who live beside Times Square? -
#5520: Keeping a Fine-Tune Alive Across Model ReleasesDaniel wants to fine-tune DeepSeek Flash 4.1 on edited podcast scripts. The hard part isn't training — it's surviving the next release. -
#5076: How Memory Palaces and Key Bowls Actually WorkWhy checklists fail at the exact moment you need them—and what works instead. -
#4855: What Turbulence Actually Does to a PlaneHow climate change is increasing clear-air turbulence — and why your plane can handle far more than you feel. -
#4268: When AI Trains on AI: The Model Collapse ProblemWhat happens when AI trains only on AI-generated content? The answer is model collapse — and it's already happening. -
#4208: The Awkward Honesty of AI AttributionWhy admitting AI helped feels like a confession — and what emerging norms actually work. -
#3917: Reviving Lost Words: Opprobrium & the Lexical AtticWhy great words like opprobrium rot in the lexical attic while flimsier ones thrive—and how to revive them. -
#3687: How Curiosity Shapes Specialists and GeneralistsWhy some brains crave novelty while others seek depth—and how both types fit together in society. -
#3557: Does Your DNA Change Over a Lifetime?DNA isn't a fixed blueprint. It mutates with age, and fathers pass those edits to their children. -
#2533: Can Ibogaine Really Reset Addiction?A deep dive into ibogaine's anti-addictive potential, cardiac risks, and the push for FDA-approved analogs. -
#2526: How Peer Review Actually Works (and Fails)The history of peer review, the Lancet's biggest scandals, and why arXiv is changing everything. -
#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.