Friday Focus: Climate Anxiety – Niger Coup – LLMs
Episode Date: August 11, 2023Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
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566 episodes transcribedFriday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
We’ve come a long way since DNA was first discovered in the mid 19th century. Today’s scientists are using powerful engineering techniques to edit gen...
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
It’s a $97 billion global industry that has made its way into mobile phones, video games and laptops. Never before has porn been more accessible, and...
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
Chaos is unfolding on the streets of Israel as protesters face off against riot police and water cannons. Millions of Israelis are expressing their an...
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
On this Munk Debate podcast, we're talking about the clash of generations: Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. How are these age groups - with va...
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
In a landmark ruling, The United States Supreme Court rejected affirmative action at US colleges, determining that race should not be a factor in achi...
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
On June 22nd we gathered at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall for a live, sold out debate on Artificial Intelligence. We were joined on stage by four AI expe...
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
With the debut of ChatGPT, the AI once promised in some distant future seems to have suddenly arrived with the potential to reshape our working lives,...
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
Some experts believe that over 300 million jobs worldwide will be automated by AI, with white collar professions in advanced economies being most affe...
Over the past few months we’ve heard many warnings about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence. But are there some positive aspects about this emergi...
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...
It’s a debate as old as time: when it comes to a household pet, which four legged furball makes the best companion? On one side, we have the independe...
Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The sh...