Shirtloads of Science
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
4.2from 36 ratings
- 486
- Episodes
- 127
- Transcribed
- 36
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
About Shirtloads of Science
Dr Karl's a curious optimist. Join him as he explores the latest developments in science with leading researchers and communicators. And remember, it's never too late for a happy childhood. Series Producer: Isabelle Benton Technical Producer: Maya Cook Contact: shirtloadspodcast@gmail.com Watch Shirtloads on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5v8fnD27rc&list=PLbDH9bxN-EryKiiRoeFnOm0Ejif3-rdIx
- Publisher
- Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
- Category
- science · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Oct 2016
- Latest episode
- 19 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
127 of 486 episodes have a transcript.
19 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
OpenAI's Rogue AI: A Real-World Cyberattack Explained with Dr. Petr Levedev (492)
12 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Universe's Mathematical Twin With Marcus Chown [Bonus Episode] (491)
5 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Gravity's Missing Particle With Marcus Chown (490)
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OpenAI's Rogue AI: A Real-World Cyberattack Explained with Dr. Petr Levedev (492)
Published 19 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So they're named after that emoji with the little hands that is a face that is hugging you. And two black eyes, and it's got a mouth with a little red tongue inside. That's the one. The cute little Hugging Face emojis. And they are basically a repository of just a ton of stuff related to AI. If you have an AI model that is like... Open source, open weight model, a lot of those are stored there. If you have a test that is specific for an AI, they call benchmarks, but they're basically exams that we give AIs to test how capable they are. Those exams are stored on Hugging Face. It's kind of the de facto website for AI-related shenanigans. […]
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- Petr Lebedev
- Marcus Chown
- Geraint Lewis
- Toby Hagon
- Ana González Cordero
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- 4.2 / 5
- 36 ratings
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