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Memory and learning (Brain Science #14) Mar 25, 2020

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Mireille and Adam discuss the process of forming memories, the various types of memory, anxieties, phobias, panic attacks, and how our attention and our memory relates to learning. Where you place your attention influences what you might remember. What you are able to remember influences how you feel, the choices you make, and your future outcomes.

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Mireille Reece, PsyD – LinkedIn
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Questions to consider as you listen to this episode:

What is memory?
How does the process of forming memories work?
Types of memory?
How does this relate to learning?
What can I do differently given this understanding of memory?

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Prepare yourself for Quantum Computing (Changelog Interviews #387) Mar 24, 2020

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Johan Vos joined us to talk about his new book ‘Quantum Computing for Developers’ which is available to read right now as part of the Manning Early Access Program (MEAP). Listen near the end of the show to learn how you can get a free copy or check the show notes for details. We talked with Johan about the core principles of Quantum Computing, the hardware and software involved, the differences between quantum computing and classical computing, a little bit of physics, and what can we developers do today to prepare for the perhaps-not-so-distant future of Quantum Computing.

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Speech recognition to say it just right (Practical AI #82) Mar 23, 2020

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Catherine Breslin of Cobalt joins Daniel and Chris to do a deep dive on speech recognition. She also discusses how the technology is integrated into virtual assistants (like Alexa) and is used in other non-assistant contexts (like transcription and captioning). Along the way, she teaches us how to assemble a lexicon, acoustic model, and language model to bring speech recognition to life.

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Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Daniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, Website

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Redwood brings full-stack to the JAMstack (JS Party #119) Mar 20, 2020

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Tom Preston-Werner (co-founder of GitHub, board member at Netlify) joins the party and brings his new, opinionated, full-stack, serverless web app framework with him. Will Redwood help usher in the future Tom predicted back in 2018? We discuss that and a whole lot more on this must-listen episode.

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Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
Kevin Ball – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Divya – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

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The Zen of Go (Go Time #122) Mar 19, 2020

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Dave Cheney talks to us about the Zen of Go (ten engineering values for writing simple, readable, maintainable Go code). What makes code good in Go? What guiding principles should we bear in mind when writing Go?

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Algorithms with Go – A free Go course where panelist Jon Calhoun teaches you how algorithms and data structures work, how to implement them in Go code, and where to practice at. Great for learning Go, learning about algorithms for the first time, or refreshing your algorithmic knowledge.
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Mat Ryer – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Johnny Boursiquot – Twitter, GitHub, Website
Carmen Andoh – Twitter, GitHub

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Engineer to manager and back again (Changelog Interviews #386) Mar 18, 2020

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Lauren Tan joined us to talk about her blog post titled “Does it spark joy?” In this post Lauren shared the news of her resignation as an engineering manager at Netflix to return to being a software engineer. We examine the career trajectory of a software engineer and the seemingly inevitable draw to management for continued career growth. The idea of understanding “What are you optimizing for?” and whether or not what you’re doing truly brings you joy.

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Retool – Retool makes it super simple to build back-office apps in hours, not days. The tool is is built by engineers, explicitly for engineers. Learn more and try it for free at retool.com/changelog
Square – The Square developer team just launched their new developer YouTube channel. Head to youtube.com/squaredev or search for “Square Developer” on YouTube to learn more and subscribe.
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It is Go Time! (Go Time) Mar 16, 2020

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This is THE podcast for diverse discussions from around the Go community.

Go Time’s panel hosts special guests like Kelsey Hightower… (clip from episode #114)

picks the brains of the Go team at Google… (clip from episode #100)

shares their expertise from years in the industry (clip from episode #102)

and has an absolute laugh riot along the way… (clip from episode #110)

It is Go Time! Please listen to a recent episode that interests you and subscribe today. We’d love to have you with us.

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Jon Calhoun – Twitter, GitHub, Website
Jaana Dogan – Twitter, GitHub, Website
Mat Ryer – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Carmen Andoh – Twitter, GitHub
Johnny Boursiquot – Twitter, GitHub, Website
Ashley Willis – Twitter, GitHub
Mark Bates – Twitter, GitHub, Website

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Brace for turbulence (Brain Science #13) Mar 16, 2020

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In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak being declared a global pandemic and a national emergency here in the United States as well as many other countries around the world, it would be extremely difficult to have a serious conversation here on Brain Science that’s not colored by today’s very serious events. Mireille and Adam discuss the anxiety, fear, and panic that many may be facing. How do we navigate the unseeable unknown? How should we respond to change and the state of the world we are now living in?

Don’t panic. Prepare for change. Be adaptable. Be resilient.

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Building a career in Data Science (Practical AI #81) Mar 16, 2020

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Emily Robinson, co-author of the book Build a Career in Data Science, gives us the inside scoop about optimizing the data science job search. From creating one’s resume, cover letter, and portfolio to knowing how to recognize the right job at a fair compensation rate.

Emily’s expert guidance takes us from the beginning of the process to conclusion, including being successful during your early days in that fantastic new data science position.

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Emily Robinson – Twitter, GitHub
Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Daniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, Website

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Pushing webpack forward (Changelog Interviews #385) Mar 13, 2020

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We sit down with Tobias Koppers of webpack fame to talk about his life as a full-time maintainer of one of the most highly used (4 million+ dependent repos!) and influential tools in all of the web.

Things we ask Tobias include: how he got here, how he pays himself, has he ever gotten a raise, what his typical day is like, how he decides what to work on, if he pays attention to the competition, and if he’s ever suffered from burnout.

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Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn

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