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Mysteries of the Mind
Episode 197
It’s hard to know where the brain ends and the mind begins. How can studying our brains give us insight into our minds? Neuroscientist Andrew Newberg…
3 years, 9 months ago
Who Controls the Tech?
Episode 196
Technology companies spend a lot of money trying to determine the best way to hook customers on their products. They have tremendous influence, but y…
3 years, 9 months ago
Weaving the Technology of Our Lives
Episode 195
We have the ability to choose how to weave technology into our lives. How can we use technology in a healthy way? What are the consequences of being …
3 years, 9 months ago
Why Computers Will Never Understand What They are Doing
Episode 194
Can computers be sentient? Are there things which humans can do that computers can’t? Is artificial intelligence really creative? Robert J. Marks tal…
3 years, 9 months ago
AI: The Potential and the Problems
Episode 193
Despite the hype regarding the seemingly infinite possibilities surrounding AI technology, artificial intelligence still has a number of humbling hur…
3 years, 10 months ago
Card Counting Strategies and Dangers
Episode 192
Some of the most successful card counting strategies include working with others as a team. Of course, casinos aren’t happy about successful card cou…
3 years, 10 months ago
Can A Good Hustler Count Cards Like A Computer?
Episode 191
Do you have to be a genius to count cards? What are the skills needed to learn this algorithmic art? And what happens if you get caught? Robert J. Ma…
3 years, 10 months ago
When The House Can’t Win The Game, It Will Change The Rules
Episode 190
Intelligent gamblers can try and beat the house, but the house will fight back. Casinos protect their investment in a variety of ways including surve…
3 years, 10 months ago
The House Always Wins In The Long Run
Episode 189
In statistics, there’s a theorem called the law of large numbers. It teaches you can’t win in the long run at casino games. It’s why casinos always g…
3 years, 11 months ago
It’s a Wonderful, Complex, and Finely-Tuned Universe
Episode 188
What does it mean for something to be finely-tuned? Does fine-tuning extend beyond our own man-made systems and into biology and the universe itself?…
3 years, 11 months ago