The Local Maximum with Max Sklar

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Ep. 278 - Proof of Stake, Map Powers, and Google answer OpenAI May 17, 2023

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Max talks about Ethereum's move to proof of stake and what tradeoffs it brings to the crypto markets. He also discusses Google's plan to upgrade maps at their IO conference, and their new product Bard in relation to chatGPT.
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Ep. 277 - Open Source Sagas with Max Howell May 09, 2023

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Max talks to Homebrew creator Max Howell about open source software, package managers, and his new project tea.xyz.
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Ep. 276 - The Dictator of Easton at 21 May 02, 2023

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Max and Aaron discuss and provide commentary for their 2002 high school film, The Dictator of Easton.
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Ep. 275 - Connecticut Chronicles, Columbia Conferences & Questioning Bots Apr 25, 2023

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Aaron talks to Max about his move to Connecticut. They review Columbia University's data science day. A touch of Twitter news and a tweet we thought was interesting on rationality.
Probability Distribution of the Week: Multivariate Gaussian Distribution (or Normal Distribution)
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Ep. 274 - Quantum Computing with Ian MacCormack Apr 18, 2023

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Today's discussion is all about Quantum Physics and Quantum Computing as Max talks to Ian who has a PhD in Physics and is actually a practitioner when it comes to quantum computing.
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Ep. 273 - Stop Making AI Boring Apr 12, 2023

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Max grumbles about the corporate and dry nature of MLConf and the talks from top companies, even as the world of AI and ML explodes in controversy, breakthroughs and new applications.
- Should AI research be Paused for 6 months?
- Are "X for Good" talks always evil?
- Are engineers afraid to share any perspective slightly outside the mainstream?
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Ep. 272 - Data Science History with Chris Wiggins and Matthew Jones Apr 04, 2023

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Chris Wiggins and Matthew Jones dive into a new book called "How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms" with Max. We learn that we can reach back into data history and find stories that experienced scientists and engineers are will find surprising at present.
Chris Wiggins is an associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University and the Chief Data Scientist at The New York Times. Matthew is the James R. Barker Professor of Contemporary Civilization at Columbia University.
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Ep. 271 - Semiconductors, Lithography, and Moore's Law with Adam Kane of ASML Mar 28, 2023

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Max interview's Adam Kane of ASML about the industrial processes which make hardware innovation possible. They cover extreme UV lithography, the law of accelerating returns, and implications for software engineers.
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Ep. 270 - Exciting and Terrifying: NYT Podcast Trashing, GPT4, and Bank Runs Mar 21, 2023

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Todays news update starts on the lighter side with an article from the New York Times that seeks to denigrate podcasters by branding them as the "podcast bro". Then we get into the release of GPT4 just months after chatGPT shook the world of AI and tech, and the bank runs at Silicon Valley Bank and elsewhere.
Probability distribution of the week: Exponential Distribution
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Ep. 269 - Image Recognition Technology for Health with Susan Conover Mar 14, 2023

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Today's guest is Susan Conover, cofounder and CEO of Piction Health, which brings Image Recognition AI technology to the practice of dermatology. This Boston-based company has started to launch their product throughout New England. Susan talks to Max about how the technology could be used to help patience more effectively, and the challenges of bringing change to healthcare and being an entrepreneur.
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