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Gilbert Strang: Linear Algebra, Deep Learning, Teaching, and MIT OpenCourseWare

Posted November 25, 2019 • 00:50:16

Gilbert Strang is a professor of mathematics at MIT and perhaps one of the most famous and impactful teachers of math in the world. His MIT OpenCourseWare...

Dava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars

Posted November 22, 2019 • 00:39:45

Dava Newman is the Apollo Program professor of AeroAstro at MIT and the former Deputy Administrator of NASA and has been a principal investigator on...

Michael Kearns: Algorithmic Fairness, Bias, Privacy, and Ethics in Machine Learning

Posted November 19, 2019 • 01:49:01

Michael Kearns is a professor at University of Pennsylvania and a co-author of the new book Ethical Algorithm that is the focus of much of our conversation,...

Elon Musk: Neuralink, AI, Autopilot, and the Pale Blue Dot

Posted November 12, 2019 • 00:36:22

Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and a co-founder of several other companies. This is the second time Elon has been on the podcast....

Bjarne Stroustrup: C++

Posted November 7, 2019 • 01:47:19

Bjarne Stroustrup is the creator of C++, a programming language that after 40 years is still one of the most popular and powerful languages in the world....