Ayush Prakash Podcast

We Have Microplastics in Our Brains (And How We Remove Them) - David Roberts

David Roberts of Mara Labs joins the podcast to break down what microplastics are, why air is one of the biggest and most overlooked sources of exposure, and what it means that most of us are consuming the equivalent of a credit card's worth of plastic every week. We also get into concrete lifestyle changes you can make right now to reduce your intake, and what Mara Labs is building to tackle the problem at scale. Connect with David: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-7170416/ Website: https://mara-labs.com Podcast Info: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W Connect: Website: https://ayushprakash.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial Books: AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

Alberta's Top AI Researcher on What the Hype Gets Wrong - Matthew Taylor

For this episode, I'm joined by Professor Matthew Taylor, an Amii Fellow and Canada CIFAR AI Chair at Amii and a Professor of Computing Science at the University of Alberta. He is the Director of the Intelligent Robot Learning (IRL) Lab and a Principal Investigator at the Reinforcement Learning & Artificial Intelligence (RLAI) Lab, both at the University of Alberta. In this episode, we basically sprint. I don't think there is a breath taken between questions on AI, Canadian policy, Russian disinformation strategies, and the emotional turbulence of ChatGPT's release from the perspective of an AI researcher. Connect with Matthew: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewedmundtaylor/Website: https://drmatttaylor.netPodcast Info: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhGApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37WConnect: Website: https://ayushprakash.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficialBooks: AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

Rick Tumlinson: We Are the Last Generation That Will Only Know One World

For this episode, I'm joined by Rick Tumlinson, co-founder of the Space Frontier Foundation and one of the most influential figures in the commercial space industry.  In this episode, we slice the conversation into four categories: the social history of the space movement and how we got here; the business of space and the astropolitics shaping who controls the final frontier; the genetics and ethics of humanity becoming a multi-planetary species; and the deeper philosophy of why leaving Earth isn't just raw and blind ambition but something closer to destiny (for some people). Timestamps:  0:00 Social History 30:19 Business and Astropolitics 45:20 Genetics and Ethics 56:02 Philosophical  Connect with Rick:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricktumlinson/ Website: https://www.ricktumlinson.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Space-Purpose-Rick-Tumlinson/dp/B0G2HQ1T8J Podcast Info:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W Connect:  Website: https://ayushprakash.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/  Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial Books:  AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

Mila Researcher on How AI (not ChatGPT) Can Fix The Planet - Alex Hernandez-Garcia

For this episode, I’m joined by Alex Hernandez Garcia, a core academic member at Mila (the Quebec AI Institute) and a professor at the Université de Montréal. In this episode, we move past the hype to expose the friction between corporate monopolies and open science, the massive disconnect between research progress and commercial deployment, and why current tech policies are failing to address our planetary boundaries. From using generative machine learning to discover green materials, to a raw breakdown of why "AGI" is a loaded term with dark, eugenic roots, this episode will catch anyone up on the true state of AI that barely gets talked about.  Connect with Alex:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-hernández-garcía-71b37883/ Website: https://alexhernandezgarcia.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexhergar.bsky.social Podcast Info:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W Connect:  Website: https://ayushprakash.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/  Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial Books:  AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

The $600B AI Bubble: Why Physics Will Pop It - Alistair Alexander

For this episode, I’m joined by Alistair Alexander, a researcher specializing in the ecologies of technology.  In this episode, Alistair and I discuss the underlying physical architecture of AI—specifically how the digital world isn't ethereal, but a massive industrial system bound by the hard limits of energy, physics, and planetary boundaries. Connect with Alistair:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistair-alexander-4a488170/ Substack: https://reclaimedsystems.substack.com Podcast Info:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W Connect:  Website: https://ayushprakash.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/  Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial Books:  AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135