Tea: Que She Sparrow’s Tongue 2016. Damon talks about the new iPhone. Michael talks about technological approaches to reduce sexism and racism. Also: Time travel, payment systems, Damon threatens violence, Michael holds his tongue, scientists holding Peeps races in the lab, robots that can prove they’re not a robot, cow privacy, the latest Twitter updates, machine learning, and suspicious activity.
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Show notes
- The alien species mentioned is the Vy’keen
- Reading a book without opening it
- AI recognizing a blurred face (and related technology)
- AirPods (iTunes parody) — with one brief swear word
- How Vector Space Mathematics Reveal the Hidden Sexism in Language
- Reducing Racist Posts by 75%
- Mechanical Turk
- NextDoor
Our theme music was written by Lisa Purdy.
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