The Lab With Brad

The Brothers Barton, talking armchair science from their armchairs. No politics, no guilt trips—it’s science!

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Ep 247: In the beginning, part 2.

Posted January 16, 202000:16:04

In the beginning, part 2. After covering history and background in the last episode, we can relax and play with the strange ideas and concepts surrounding...

Ep 247: In the beginning, part 2: the lost episode

Posted January 16, 202000:16:04

In the beginning, part 2. After covering history and background in the last episode, we can relax and play with the strange ideas and concepts surrounding...

Ep 246: In the beginning, part 1.

Posted January 9, 202000:18:54

In the beginning, part 1. Before 1923, the universe was thought to be static and eternal, unchanging and without beginning or end. Its size was likely...

Ep 245: Logical, not biological

Posted December 19, 201900:19:47

Logical, not biological Evolution strategies, genetic algorithms, artificial neural networks—they’re all AI methods that were inspired by nature....

Ep 244: Bits and brains and bots

Posted December 12, 201900:22:46

Bits and brains and bots If we could look closely at every last cell in your brain, and learn enough to simulate them on a computer, would a detailed...