Psittacosaurus, the Parrot Lizard

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Understanding the Elegant Math Behind Modern Machine Learning 1:14:43

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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying math that powers modern machine learning to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives, even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Psittacosaurus, an early representative of the dinosaurs that would later become Triceratops and Styracosaurus and the like despite looking almost nothing like one. It has the parrot-like beak I guess. Oh wait, that’s how it got its name! I’m smart. From the Early Cretaceous, this 6-foot basal ceratopsian apparently had a fossilized impression uncovered of its butthole, meaning y’all should be careful with where you park your truck. You never know who might find out about it millions of years later!

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Psittacosaurus, the Parrot Lizard

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Ceratosaurus, the Horned Lizard 31:02

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(image source: https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/Ceratosaurus3_1b79.jpg) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Ceratosaurus , an almost-famous dinosaur that often gets overshadowed by Allosaurus , which gets overshadowed by Saurophaganax , which just recently got overshadowed again by Allosaurus because the latter is now unfortunately dubious. At least Ceratosaurus itself overshadows poor Torvosaurus . When’s the last time you heard that name? From the Late Jurassic, this 20-foot theropod had a distinctive horn on its nose, which is kinda cool, although I also have a horn on my nose every day at band practice, so it’s not that cool really. I might be playing my horn wrong. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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A. anax, the Usurper of Saurophaganax 26:50

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(image source: https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/Saurophaganax-Paul-Heaston1_2121.jpg ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Allosaurus anax , the new lord of the lizard eaters after supplanting the great and now dubious Saurophaganax after a hard-fought duel. There is truly no mercy sometimes in the battlefield of science. From the Late Jurassic, this 38-foot theropod was still basically everything we assumed Saurophaganax to be and therefore just as cool in a practical sense, it just now lacks the kickass name and the individuality of its own genus, which ruins everything. Damn you, A. anax ! This is officially my Pluto. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Temnodontosaurus, the Cutting-Tooth Lizard 35:29

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(image source: https://artpictures.club/autumn-2023.html ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Michele C. Hollow discuss Temnodontosaurus , a rather large marine reptile with potentially the largest eyes of any animal ever at 10 inches wide. Sheesh, my most impressive body part in terms of size is only half that length! From the Early Jurassic, this 30-foot ichthyosaur was discovered by Mary Anning back in the 1810s and was the first ichthyosaur to be scientifically described, which is a neat piece of history. Sometimes this show can be educational! I know, it surprises me too. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. You can find more from Michele at https://www.michelechollow.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Hippodraco, the Horse Dragon 23:35

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(image source: https://dinosaurpictures.org/Hippodraco-pictures) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Hippodraco , a dinosaur with a funny name that makes me think of hippos, horses, dragons, and a shipping portmanteau between Draco Malfoy and the hippogriff he tried to get killed. What a cacophony of emotions this guy brings out, especially for such a boring dinosaur. From the Early Cretaceous, this 15-foot iguanodontid was closely related to that one guy Proa we like to bang-on about, which also has a funny name. To think we’re reducing these fascinating paleontological finds with jokes about similar-sounding words and bully wizards banging lion-birds. Paleo Bites has been a real journey, folks. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Magnolia, of Great Excellence 21:38

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(image source: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/styracosaurus-eating-magnolias-with-lambeosaurus-phil-wilson.html ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Magnolia , another wonderful example of a prehistoric animal we cover on this show in that it is not an animal and is also still around today. It’s okay to break rules if you’re the one who makes them, kids. From the Mid Cretaceous to the Holocene onward, this plant of variable sizes has big paleontological significance, okay? That’s why we’re covering it! It’s important, I swear! Eh, who am I kidding, you’ve already hit “skip” on your playlist. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Atlasaurus, the Lizard of the Titan Atlas 27:24

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(image source: https://www.minizoo.com.au/eofauna-atlasaurus/) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Jaymes Buckman discuss Atlasaurus , a lanky and wonky longneck that looks just wrong and quite frankly disgusts me. Look at its proportions, look at it! It’s like if A.I. made a dinosaur. From the Mid Jurassic, this 49 foot sauropod had a shorter neck and more elongated limbs than its cousins like Brachiosaurus , turning it into this abomination. Seriously, I can’t get over how this thing looks. It’s the uncanny valley of longnecks. I want to squeeze and stretch it like play-doh until it’s fixed. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Check out Jaymes at https://www.hotapollo.rocks/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Lokiceratops, the Horned Face of Loki 23:58

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(image source: https://allthatsinteresting.com/lokiceratops-rangiformis ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Lokiceratops , a dinosaur with asymmetrical horns, much like my relationship with my girlfriend where we’re asymmetrical in our horniness for each other. From the Late Cretaceous, this 22-foot centrosaurine ceratopsid is an example of how bilateral symmetry can be varied among different creatures. I relate, as my left butt cheek is far more swole than my right. I tend to clench more with that one when I’m nervous, you see. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Austroraptor, the Southern Thief 32:02

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(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austroraptor by Fred Wierum) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Austroraptor , a dromaeosaurid theropod masquerading as a spinosaurid theropod, because that sentence is comprehensible to more than hardcore dino nerds. From the Late Cretaceous, this 18-foot meat-eating dinosaur snapped up fish in the prehistoric jungles of Argentina, as opposed to Australia like I previously assumed. That’s why I got Ben here to host for me, I thought this was an Aussie! Even though Ben is not an Aussie, but a Kiwi. Eh, they’re all the same to dumb Yanks like me. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Heterodontosaurus, the Different-Toothed Lizard 22:37

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(image source: https://paleontologyworld.com/dinosaurs-%E2%80%93-species-encycolpedia/heterodontosaurus ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Heterodontosaurus , a very heteronormative dinosaur in that it had heterodont (or “differently-shaped”) teeth. Canceled! You’re canceled by the woke police, Heterodontosaurus ! Love is love! Just ask Caihong , our rainbow-feathered dinosaur ally. From the Early Jurassic, this 6-foot ornithischian dinosaur lived in South Africa before its later descendants made their way to North America… kind of like another creature that is currently shadow-puppeting our presidency here in the States. Double-canceled, Heterodontosaurus ! Go back to X along with your fellow elongated muskrat! No one else wants you! Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Pulmonoscorpius, the Lunged Scorpion 29:21

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(image source: https://prehistoricpark.fandom.com/wiki/Pulmonoscorpius ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Pulmonoscorpius , another nope of a nope that crept and crawled and stabbed and stung. Why don't you stay over there and I stay way over here, you big monster? I think that's an arrangement we can all agree on. From the Late Carboniferous, the 2.5-foot scorpion was an active diurnal predator rather than a sneaky nocturnal hider like its modern counterparts, which is good, as that'll make it easier for me to shoot. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Uintatherium, the Beast of the Uinta Mountains 24:23

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(image source: https://www.thoughtco.com/uintatherium-profile-1093289 ) Merry Christmas! Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host and one of Santa’s elves Snowdrop Jimjam Jollypie discuss Uintatherium , a big hoofed mammal kind of like a rhino but with these weird antler-things on its head like a reindeer on crack. That’s the Christmas connection I’m making, anyway. From the Eocene epoch, this 14-foot dinoceratan stomped about merrily and crushed the skulls of predators much like a toddler crushing fallen Christmas tree ornaments… okay, that was a stretch. At least this once-more 100% improvised episode should go better for Matthew than the Halloween one with the demon, right? What could possibly go wrong this time?! Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Also, credit goes to Disney for that bit of instrumental audio from The Princess and the Frog that plays near the end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Capromeryx, the Dwarf Pronghorn 14:15

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(image source: https://alchetron.com/Capromeryx-minor ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Capromeryx , a teeny-tiny pronghorn with a teeny-tiny amount of information available, perfect for another teeny-tiny bite-sized episode. Dawww. From the Late Pliocene to the Early Holocene, this 2-foot hoofed mammal was among the smallest artiodactyl of all time, being no bigger than a hare. Dawww, what a cutie. So tiny, I bet it could easily be carried off by eagles and ripped apart by its beak and talons midair. Damn, where does my mind go sometimes? Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Psittacosaurus, the Parrot Lizard 35:23

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(image source: https://www.deviantart.com/lucas-attwell/art/Psittacosaurus-meileyingensis-752628599 ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Psittacosaurus , an early representative of the dinosaurs that would later become Triceratops and Styracosaurus and the like despite looking almost nothing like one. It has the parrot-like beak I guess. Oh wait, that’s how it got its name! I’m smart. From the Early Cretaceous, this 6-foot basal ceratopsian apparently had a fossilized impression uncovered of its butthole, meaning y’all should be careful with where you park your truck. You never know who might find out about it millions of years later! Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Domeykodactlyus, the Finger of the Cordillera Domeyko 21:08

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(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domeykodactylus by FunkMonk (Michael B. H.)) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Domeykodactylus , a pterosaur with a fabulous piece of artwork for it that was the whole inspiration for this episode. We’re nothing if not easily motivated, folks. But seriously, look at that feathery coat! So fly. Haha, get it, “fly,” like pterosaurs did? Eh, forget it. From the Early Cretaceous, this 3.5-foot wingspan dsungaripterid had a stylish head crest in addition to its fire plumage, meaning this guy was fashionable for sure. It also probably ate fish and laid eggs on cliffs and flew away from dinosaurs and stuff, you know, like a real pterosaur. But hey, let me have fun imagining it as a fashionista! Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Pentaceratops, the Five-Horned Face 30:14

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(image source: https://www.everythingdinosaur.com/product/haolonggood-pentaceratops-lioutang/ ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Pentaceratops , a large horned dinosaur just had to one-up Triceratops in the horn quantity department, or technically two-up I guess, since five is two more than three. I’m mathing! From the Late Cretaceous, this 20-foot chasmosaurine ceratopsid actually really had three horns like most other chasmosaurines, it just had highly pronounced cheekbones that were mistaken for additional horns. Wow, this thing tried to two-up Triceratops by cheating! Shameful, Pentaceratops , shameful. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald . Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald . His latest book, Teslamancer , just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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