Filter Feeders
Claim This Podcastby Oliver Cassells & Vinod Rohira
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<p><strong>Welcome to Filter Feeders</strong></p><p>Join Ollie and Vinny on the Filter Feeders Podcast Where Curiosity Meets Clarity: With open minds and insatiable curiosity, they dive into a world where science, philosophy, humanity and culture collide, uncovering the hidden connections between the big ideas and the everyday. With expert guests and lively debates, we ask the questions you didn’t know you needed answered.</p><br><p>Filter Feeders are curious, but not experts!</p><p>Filter Feeders have opinions, but not judgements!</p><p>Filter Feeders embrace questions, but not illusionary answers!</p><br><p><strong>Tune in, filter out, and give your mind a feast...</strong></p><br><p><strong><u>Contact Us</u></strong></p><p>Web: <a href="filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">filterfeeders.fyi</a></p><p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/qPpVTP7Q2D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">discord.com/invite/qPpVTP7Q2D</a></p><p>Info: <a href="mailto:info@filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@filterfeeders.fyi</a></p><p>Ollie: <a href="mailto:dr.hekyll@filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dr.hekyll@filterfeeders.fyi</a></p><p>Vinny: <a href="mailto:mr.slide@filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mr.slide@filterfeeders.fyi</a></p><br><p><strong>Subscribe now and feed your curiosity!</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
April 18, 2025
Pod #8.2 - AI: Artificial Insanity
<h2><strong> 🌟<u> Welcome to the Filter Feeders </u>🌟</strong></h2><h2>🤪The Design Behind the Artificial Insanity😵💫</h2><p><br></p><h3>🌐 Reads, Feeds, and everything you need at <a href="https://filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">filterfeeders.fyi</a></h3><p><br></p><p>---</p><p>This second half of the Filter Feeders AI deep dive peels back the circuits on the big questions: Is AI threatening our creativity, or is it just another tool? Ollie and Vinny unpack the art, the ethics, and the existential dilemmas — from AI-enhanced films to machine-generated poetry that almost passes the Turing test. It’s a glitchy, glitchy world out there, and we’re decoding it together.</p><p>---</p><p><br></p><h3>🎧 Episode Highlights:</h3><p>[00:34–08:19] – 🎬 AI in Film: Oscar buzz, accent controversies, and digital deception</p><p>[08:19–16:08] – 🧠 Jobs, Tools, and the Knowledge Shift: Is AI enhancing or replacing us?</p><p>[16:08–24:03] – 📚 Education in the AI Era: Academic bans, resistance, and adaptation</p><p>[24:03–32:36] – 🧪 Cognition vs Convenience: Outsourcing thought or unlocking potential?</p><p>[32:36–40:31] – ✍️ Creative Writing & Soul: Screenplays, sonnets, and the Nick Cave paradox</p><p>[40:31–48:59] – 🧬 Authenticity & AI Art: Can machines be truly creative — and should we care?</p><p>[48:59–57:29] – 🩺 Healthcare and Autonomy: AI diagnostics and the future of care</p><p>[57:29–01:05:20] – 🔮 The Next Evolution: From predicting to planning — what’s still missing?</p><p>[01:05:20–01:13:06] – 🤔 What Is Intelligence?: Dogs, dishwashers, and domain-specific smarts</p><p>[01:13:06–01:21:44] – 🪞 Poetic Mirrors & Collective Minds: Human vs AI reflection, and the final glitchy bow</p><br><p><br></p><h2>🔗 Delve Deeper:</h2><p><a href="https://www.theredhandfiles.com/chat-gpt-what-do-you-think/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Red Hand Files – Nick Cave on AI</a> – Nick Cave’s poetic take on machine creativity</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daniel Kahneman – Thinking, Fast and Slow</a> – Cognitive models that inspired Ollie’s take</p><p><a href="https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/profession-news/rps-launches-new-policy-on-use-of-ai-in-pharmacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI in UK Pharmacies</a> – How AI diagnostics are shaping NHS walk-in care</p><br><p><br></p><h2>🗝 Key Takeaway</h2><p>AI can create, reflect, and assist — but understanding how and why we use it defines whether it empowers or endangers us 🤯</p><br><p><br></p><h2>📢 Calls to Action:</h2><ul><li>Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/qPpVTP7Q2D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join the Filtration Station</a></li><li>Email: <a href="mailto:pod@filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pod@filterfeeders.fyi</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://filterfeeders.fyi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://filterfeeders.fyi/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3>🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Episode Hit your Neural Sweet Spot? R<strong>ate Us 5 Stars</strong> and Train your Fellow Thought Explorers! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟</h3><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><h2><br></h2><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 18, 2025
Pod #8.1 - AI: Actually, It's Complicated...
<h1><strong> ✨ <u>Welcome to Filter Feeders!</u> ✨</strong></h1><h2>🦿🧠 Let's Reboot The Way We Think About AI 👩💻🦾</h2><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>🌐 Reads, Feeds, and everything you Need at </strong><a href="https://filterfeeders.fyi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>filterfeeders.fyi</strong></a><strong> — </strong>Subscribe to the <a href="https://filterfeeders.fyi/#/portal/signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Filtered Feed</a> to stay up to date!</h3><p><br></p><br><p>Think AI is a modern marvel? In this episode of Filter Feeders, Ollie and Vinny dig deep into the surprising history of artificial intelligence. From ancient automata to Renaissance-era “thinking” machines and even scandalous chess-playing hoaxes, they trace AI’s roots long before algorithms ruled the world. It’s a mind-expanding ride through the tech you didn’t know was AI all along — and a sharp look at how we still misunderstand it today.</p><br><p><br></p><h2>🎙️Episode Summary:</h2><p><br></p><p>[09:56–15:21] — 🧱<strong>The Foundations of AI</strong>: Broadening and reframing what we mean by "Artificial Intelligence"</p><p>[15:22–20:17] — 🐶 <strong>From Clippy to Shakey: </strong>Early chatbots, robot dogs, and the dawn of reasoning machines</p><p>[27:16–30:28] — 🧃 <strong>Gen AI & The Milk Carton Paradox:</strong> Generative tech hype and why not every “AI” is new</p><p>[32:29–37:00] — ⚙️<strong> Transformers Explained:</strong> What GPT really stands for and how transformer models changed everything</p><p>[38:26–41:08] — 💥 <strong>The Data Dilemma:</strong> NLP, deep learning, dataset controversies, and racist chatbots</p><p>[43:42–46:49] — 🛡 <strong>Ethics vs. Innovation: </strong>Who should govern AI safety, and how moderation affects creativity</p><p>[50:50–62:54] — 🎥 <strong>Pop Culture & Fear: </strong>How HAL, iRobot, and film tropes fuel public paranoia about AI</p><p>[63:29–66:45] — 📼 <strong>Why Humans Still Matter:</strong> The value of imperfection, bespoke leather belts, and human storytelling</p><br><p><br></p><h2>🔗 Delve Deeper:</h2><p><a href="https://www.hansonrobotics.com/sophia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hanson Robotics – Sophia</a> — The eerie bot that blinks like a slow-loading gif</p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2463843-worlds-first-ai-chatbot-has-finally-been-resurrected-after-decades/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ELIZA Chatbot History</a> — The original AI therapist from 1966</p><p><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_russell_3_principles_for_creating_safer_ai?language=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stuart Russell’s AI Warnings</a> — On AI doing exactly what we say</p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>🗝 Key Takeaway</h2><p>🤖 Artificial intelligence isn’t some overnight marvel—it’s the modern face of an age-old human obsession with replicating thought, behaviour, and intelligence through machines. Each iteration has mirrored not just our technological advancement, but our hopes, fears, and ethical dilemmas. Yet, as AI becomes more embedded in our daily lives, the real challenge isn’t about what these systems can do, but about who decides what they should do—and why.</p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>📢 Calls to Action:</h2><ul><li>Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/qPpVTP7Q2D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join the Filtration Station</a></li><li>Email: <a href="mailto:pod@filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pod@filterfeeders.fyi</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://filterfeeders.fyi</a></li></ul><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><h3>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Drop a<strong> 5-star review</strong> if Clippy ever saved your day⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</h3><h3><br></h3><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
March 13, 2025
Pod #7 - Beyond the Beat: Music Notes & Anecdotes
<h2><strong>🎧 Welcome to the Filter Feeders' House of Music: Where Frequencies Meet Philosophy 🎶</strong></h2><p><br></p><h3>🌐 Reads, Feeds, and everything you need at <a href="https://filterfeeders.fyi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">filterfeeders.fyi</a></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>🎙 Episode Summary</strong></h2><p>Ah, music. The one thing that unites us all—except when it comes to deciding what to play on a road trip. In this episode of <strong>Filter Feeders</strong>, Ollie & Vinny take a deep dive into the <strong>science, psychology, and downright weirdness of music</strong>. Why do certain harmonies <strong>hit us like an emotional freight train</strong>, while others flop like a wet noodle? Can music be a <strong>universal language</strong>, or is Vinny still going to pretend he enjoys polka remixes? Why does <strong>Barry White</strong> make us feel things we shouldn’t discuss in polite company?</p><br><p>From <strong>the physics of sound waves</strong> to <strong>why ancient humans started banging on stuff</strong>, we’re unpacking why music <strong>moves, soothes, and occasionally confuses</strong> us.</p><br><p><br></p><h2><strong>🎧 Episode Highlights</strong></h2><p>⏳ [07:16–20:34] 🎼 <strong>The Science of Sound</strong> – Music is just organised noise?</p><p>⏳ [20:31–32:45] 🎤 <strong>Cultural Differences in Music</strong> – Is there really an appropriate time for accordion polka?</p><p>⏳ [32:46–40:15] 🔥 <strong>Why Music Gives Us Chills</strong> – That moment when a song <strong>hits so hard your spine briefly enters another dimension</strong>.</p><p>⏳ [48:01–53:20] 🎵 <strong>Personality & Music Taste</strong> – Does liking jazz make you sophisticated, or just someone who claps at the wrong time?</p><p>⏳ [53:21–End] 🎙 <strong>Don't listen to this bit Spotify & some "Real" Fan Engagement.</strong></p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>🔗 Delve Deeper </strong></h2><ul><li>🧠 Music Psychology with Dr. Victoria Williamson – Unlock the symphony inside your skull with Dr. Victoria Williamson's Music Psychology blog.</li><li>🎶 <a href="https://arxiv.org/html/1202.4212v1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harmony Explained</a> - A new scientific look at untangling why music is...well... music.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>🗝</strong> Key Takeaway</h2><ul><li>Music isn’t just sound—it’s a current you step into, something that pulls you along whether you want it to or not. It’s the bass rattling through the floorboards, the off-key wail of a karaoke mic at closing time, the lonely whale singing into an ocean that doesn’t understand. It’s wired into everything, stitched through memories, through time, through the spaces between words when words won’t do. A drumbeat, a chord change, the scratch of a worn-out record—it’s all there, humming in the background, waiting for you to notice.🎤✨</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><h2><strong>📢 Calls to Action</strong></h2><ul><li>🔗 <strong>Join our Discord</strong>: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/qPpVTP7Q2D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Filter Feeders Community</a> – where <strong>music debates get heated</strong> and <strong>nobody agrees on a playlist</strong>.</li><li>📩 <strong>Email us</strong>: <a href="mailto:pod@filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pod@filterfeeders.fyi</a> – <strong>for sharing thoughts (and playlists). </strong></li><li>🌎 <strong>Website</strong>: <a href="https://filterfeeders.fyi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://filterfeeders.fyi/</a> – <strong>it won’t play music, but it might change your life</strong>.</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><h3>⭐ <strong>Enjoyed the episode?</strong> Rate us 5 stars on your <strong>Podcast app... </strong>or at least leave a review explaining <strong>why polka deserves more love.</strong> 🎙⭐</h3><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p><strong>Welcome to Filter Feeders</strong></p><p>Join Ollie and Vinny on the Filter Feeders Podcast Where Curiosity Meets Clarity: With open minds and insatiable curiosity, they dive into a world where science, philosophy, humanity and culture collide, uncovering the hidden connections between the big ideas and the everyday. With expert guests and lively debates, we ask the questions you didn’t know you needed answered.</p><br><p>Filter Feeders are curious, but not experts!</p><p>Filter Feeders have opinions, but not judgements!</p><p>Filter Feeders embrace questions, but not illusionary answers!</p><br><p><strong>Tune in, filter out, and give your mind a feast...</strong></p><br><p><strong><u>Contact Us</u></strong></p><p>Web: <a href="filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">filterfeeders.fyi</a></p><p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/qPpVTP7Q2D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">discord.com/invite/qPpVTP7Q2D</a></p><p>Info: <a href="mailto:info@filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@filterfeeders.fyi</a></p><p>Ollie: <a href="mailto:dr.hekyll@filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dr.hekyll@filterfeeders.fyi</a></p><p>Vinny: <a href="mailto:mr.slide@filterfeeders.fyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mr.slide@filterfeeders.fyi</a></p><br><p><strong>Subscribe now and feed your curiosity!</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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