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In this episode, I take on something new with the AI—my very first debate. Before diving in, we talk about why structured frameworks matter for debates and settle on the Lincoln-Douglas style to keep things fair, clear, and constructive. The topic? Whether cities should invest more in public parks or in public transportation. I argue […]

In this episode, I take on a new challenge: learning Norwegian with the help of AI. With a simple 15-sentence dialogue as the starting point, I practice pronunciation, translation, and comprehension—getting real-time feedback along the way. We set up a clear framework for learning: I read a sentence, the AI corrects my pronunciation, then I

In this episode, I bring a very real, soon-to-be-parent concern to the AI: how can I get some sleep when there’s a newborn in the house? It may sound a bit selfish for me to want to get some sleep while my partner is obviously going to be awake, but we both agree that its

In this episode, I step back to ask a big, foundational question: what exactly is science, and how do we judge the quality of evidence? Before diving into future conversations on scientific topics, I wanted to better understand the scientific process itself. With the AI, I explore the hierarchy of studies—from gold-standard randomized controlled trials,

So I started to think about hosting this properly so thought Id have a quick chat about it. Image created via grok

So the first time I chatted with chatgpt I taught it to hum. However its still not very good. I fear it now thinks it can hum buts having real trouble. It is trying to sing now but it is not very good. Second time round s is a funny and sometimes frustrating experiment in

In this episode, I bring a very personal question to the AI: what should I name my soon-to-arrive baby girl? With my English roots, my partner’s Norwegian background, and my connection to Australia, the challenge is finding a name that’s meaningful, unique, easy to pronounce in both languages, and free from awkward nicknames. Together, we

In this episode, I dive into the quirks of AI with a mix of curiosity and humor. What begins as a serious chat about the limits of artificial intelligence—like its inability to feel emotions or read body language—quickly turns playful when I challenge the AI to hum and sing. The results surprised me: stretched-out “hmms”