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• October 1, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #116: Aland Islands, Sci-fi Movie Plot Holes, Character Names

  Ian and Michael have an eclectic mix of topics on offer in today's episode, including Michael's neck of the woods (the Aland Islands), plot holes in popular sci-fi movies, and the names of fictional characters in foreign languages!

• September 24, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #115: AI Friends Revisited, Wars in the Metaverse, Political Parties

  Ian and Michael discuss a number of topics, ranging from a new look at the concept of virtual friends, a Matrix-like existence in the Metaverse, and creation of new political parties. Plus, our AI-generated contributor Emma Williams returns with another instalment of "Emma's Artificial Reflections"! (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)

• September 17, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #114: The Traffic Episode

  Ian and Michael discuss the latest scooter news, road culture in different cities, and the woeful lack of common sense among many of our fellow humans while in traffic.

• September 10, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #113: Colors, Cookbooks, Conventions

  Ian and Michael discuss the concept of color and etymologies of color names, cookboks with odd themes, and conventions in literature and the arts.

• September 3, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #112: Teaching English and Cross-cultural Communication

  Ian and Michael discuss the future of teaching languages and communication across different cultures, especially in the context of English as a lingua franca.

• August 27, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #111: Random Banter

  Ian and Michael tackle the hot button topics of the day, like the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Lego collectibles, and energy drink slogans!

• August 20, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #110: Gadget Geekout, Surveillance and Privacy, Hats, Batman

  Ian and Michael discuss gadgetry in the form of open ear headphones and spy spectacles, our right to privacy in our ever more recorded lives, the virtues of wearing hats - and Batman and other comics!

• August 13, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #109: AI on the Decline, Education and Universities

  AI Unfiltered returns from summer break! In this episode, Ian and Michael discuss the latest signs of the AI bubble bursting, as well as the role of universities in our education system.

• August 6, 2024Podcast Episodes

  AI Unfiltered Returns August 13

  Stay tuned for all new episodes!

• July 30, 2024Podcast Episodes

  Summer Re-posts: The Fake AI Co-hosts Episode

  Ian and Michael are just about ready to kick off the autumn batch of new episodes in August, stay tuned! In the meantime, we present another summer re-post: episode #66, The Fake AI Co-hosts Episode!