Punching Cards

About Punching Cards

Punching Cards, the podcast about all things intelligent What makes a person, a cat, a bonobo, a dolphin, an octopus, a cockatoo intelligent? What is it that these living organisms have or do, when we say that they are intelligent? And what about things, computer programmes, robots? Can they be intelligent? Follow us through six episodes of interviews, special guests, quotes, big and small questions, trivia, and curiosities to explain intelligence. This podcast was produced by Berlin Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence (https://www.scienceofintelligence.de). Ideas, content, and moderation by Dimitri Coelho Mollo, Aravind Battaje, Olga Shurygina, Nicolas Roth, Benjamin Lang, and Solveig Steinhardt. Production and editing by Solveig Steinhardt and Valeria Becattini.

Publisher

Science of Intelligence

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 May 2023

Latest episode

10 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Feb 2025

   On Human Universals – Season 2 Episode 3

   Asifa Majid and Rasha Abdel Rahman explore human universals in intelligence and cognition, providing insights into universally valid psychological conclusions in this interview.

2. 

   27 Jan 2025

   On Anthropomorphism – Season 2, Episode 2

   Katja Liebal and Alex Kacelnik discuss strategies for addressing research biases related to anthropomorphism, comparative psychology, and behavioral biology in this interview episode.

3. 

   9 Jan 2025

   On Large Language Models - Season 2, Episode 1

   Experts Sepp Hochreiter and Alan Akbik discuss large language models in an interview, providing insights into their capabilities and potential applications.

4. 

   19 Dec 2024

   Trailer Season 2

   The Punching Cards podcast announces its second season, where master students interview influential researchers in the field of intelligence, promising insightful discussions.

5. 

   28 Jun 2023

   Boundaries of Intelligence (Ep6)

   Paco Calvo and Michael Levin explore the definition of intelligence, questioning whether impressive feats by plants and cells should qualify as intelligent behavior in this interview episode.

6. 

   21 Jun 2023

   Evolution of Intelligence (Ep5)

   Cecilia Heyes and Ali Boyle explore the biological and cultural factors driving the evolution of intelligence, offering insights into its origins and future trajectory in an interview with Dimitri Coelho Mollo, Olga Shurygina, and Solveig Steinhardt.

7. 

   14 Jun 2023

   Collective Intelligence (Ep4)

   Guy Theraulaz and Jens Krause explore collective intelligence, examining how complex behaviors emerge in groups from ants to humans, with Dimitri Coelho Mollo, Aravind Battaje, and Solveig Steinhardt in this interview.

8. 

   7 Jun 2023

   Artificial Intelligence (Ep3)

   Lisa Miracchi and Oliver Brock explore the requirements for building artificial intelligence with Dimitri Coelho Mollo, Nicolas Roth, and Olga Shurygina, revealing a surprising paradox in the field in this interview episode.

9. 

   31 May 2023

   Animal Intelligence (Ep2)

   Richard Moore and Alice von Auersperg join Nicolas Roth, Benjamin Lang, and Olga Shurygina to explore animal intelligence, examining tool use in cockatoos and language capabilities in apes, while also addressing the challenges of accurately assessing animal intellect in this interview episode.

10. 

    24 May 2023

    Human Intelligence (Ep1)

    John-Dylan Haynes and Matthias Ziegler explore the complexities of human intelligence, questioning its definition and existence in a discussion led by Dimitri Coelho Mollo, Aravind Battaje, and Olga Shurygina in this interview episode.

11. 

    11 May 2023

    Trailer (Stay tuned for Ep. 1 on 24 May!)

    The podcast trailer introduces a six-episode exploration of intelligence across humans, animals, and machines, promising interviews and insights into defining intelligence.

Who has been a guest on Punching Cards

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Asifa Majid
• Rasha Abdel Rahman
• Katja Liebal
• Alex Kacelnik
• Sepp Hochreiter

Podcast Authority Score: 17 / 100

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Quality

34

Social presence

0

YouTube

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Engagement

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