Episode 626: Chekhov's Lightsaber

An important discussion about aging as examined and explained through the lens of James Howlett. 

Merlin thinks LLMs have raised the bar for voice assistants in general and Siri in particular. Dan and his kid watch the excellent HBO series, Chernobyl. <figure> [removed]  Show more

Smart people in crazy situations are fun to watch. Jim and A.Ron are here with the first truly mind-bending episode of Dark Matter. In a turn of events, it’s Jim who gets to say “mildly interesting”. We’ve got Prime and Sub-Prime Jason and Daniella running around. And the ending ...  Show more

Star Trek: Picard goes full Sliders with a dark alternate timeline that they must try to escape with the help of an unlikely ally. Honestly, we were hoping for a the sexy mirror universe, but we'll also take militaristic racist dystopia. Join us for the podcast for our full thoug ...  Show more

We have an illusion of control when things go our way, and a bias to shift the blame when things don't go our way. In retrospectives, we also believe we know all of the variables at play.

In today's episode, we talk about these tendencies, and provide a model for thinkin ...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Join Charlie in this episode of the British English Podcast as he showcases an innovative AI voice changer and uses it to narrate an intriguing Sherlock Holmes-style story, "The Mystery of the ...  Show more