Archive - imperfect, but improving!

July 2025

Are LLMs and AI conscious?

#82: Where I introduce my first podcast guest!

Jul 27 •

#1: Consciousness, AGI, and the Hole at the Heart of Science - Dr. Colin Hales

imperfect, but improving's podcast debut!

Jul 27 •

1:52:52

UK babies born from 3 parents prevent mitochondrial disease

#81: Plus, wood that's stronger than steel!

Jul 20 •

Cuttlefish Likely Communicate with their Tentacles

#80: Plus, a startup uses AI to prevent bee colony collapse!

Jul 13 •

The closest thing to alien intelligence on Earth

#79: Plus, evidence that people really do look like their dogs.

Jul 6 •

June 2025

The new Vera C Rubin Observatory is a Testament to our Progress

#78: A cool new observatory, plus some good news about European beavers!

Jun 29 •

#77: Resources generally increase in abundance when we desire them

A counterintuitive but empirical fact about the interaction between knowledge and resources. Plus, new incentives for kidney donors.

Jun 22 •

#76: Denying animal consciousness is a form of solipsism

There are no good reasons to think animals don't have rich inner experiences. Plus, some good news about global access to basic necessities.

Jun 15 •

#75: Mitochondria are so much more than the 'Powerhouse' of the cell

As the saying goes "All models are wrong, but some are useful". It is time to expand the model of mitochondria beyond simple ATP factories.

Jun 8 •

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