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David Theophine
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Have you ever wondered about cheating death? Well, scientists have been taking steps in that direction by slicing rat brains with diamond knives! Listen to this episode to know more! Hosts- David Theophine, Ian Nash Mathias, and The Renegade Podcast Team. The HCP dataset-http://www.humanconnectomeproject.org/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02208-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02207-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02209-z
This episode explores how an AI, Alphafold2 cracked the protein folding problem; a problem with such significance that it's sometimes referred to as the holy grail of biochemistry.
Credit: David Theophine and The Renegade Podcast Team.
In 2020 alone, humans created about 418 billion terabytes of data and its rate of generation is only increasing exponentially. Storing such gigantic amounts of data may quickly become unsustainable. So what do we do? Well, it turns out we can use a hard drive that’s been around for more than a billion years.
Credit: David Theophine, The Renegade Podcast Team
What would you have your autonomous car do if you were in a situation where an accident is inevitable and lives are at stake? Would you have your car save you no matter what or would you have it minimize total damage caused, even if it means sacrificing your life? Almost everyone wishes that they would never be caught this situation, but with the development of AI and as autonomous cars begin taking on roads, you may soon find yourself in an ethical whirlpool. This episode explores the ethics of autonomous vehicles and their decision making.
Credit: David Theophine, The Renegade Podcast Team.
Resources that inspired this: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-ethical-dilemma-of-self-driving-cars-patrick-lin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozcaLnTuidU&t=451s
Other great articles and resources: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07135-0
https://www.insidescience.org/news/moral-dilemmas-self-driving-cars
https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.04103
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10677-016-9745-2
https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/1/3/174