Episode Five: Desert Island Discs (with Mrs Reeves)

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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying math that powers modern machine learning to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives, even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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A song, a book and a luxury item: what would you like to have with you if you found yourself stranded on a desert island? Our very first castaway is the wonderful Mrs Reeves, who makes some very interesting choices indeed!

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Episode Five: Desert Island Discs (with Mrs Reeves)

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Episode Nine: Superstar Teachers 15:13

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Teachers spend so much time overwhelmed by waves of theory, pedagogy and quality first teaching that it's very easy to forget that it's often the simplest things a teacher does that students cherish most. Besides, how often do we get a chance to actually sit down with learners to ask: Is it working? What helped? What shall we scrap? What shall we double up on? In this episode, we get a brief insight into exactly this. Year 11 students, Tayyabah, Emaan, Farhan and Owais, get together to discuss some of their favourite teachers and what it is that makes them so great.…

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Episode Eight: Artificial Intelligence 18:51

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The teacher very much becomes the student in this episode, where we are joined by year 11 student, Zeeshan, to learn more about AI: what it is, some of its global applications and what it holds for the future.

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Episode Seven: Growing Up Mixed Race 51:20

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Today, we would like to think we live in a world where our differences are celebrated and one's cultural heritage is a source of unmitigated pride. The truth remains, however, that for many people, their heritage and the role it plays in shaping their identity can also be a source of a lot of our pain, especially for children of the diaspora. In this episode, Miss Rathore joins Mr Chothia to give an insight into her life, and the struggles that came with growing up as a child of mixed heritage. Tune in for a powerful story with powerful lessons that will resonate with many listeners.…

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Episode Six: A Day in the Life of a Year 7 Student 9:00

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What is it like to join BCHS as a year 7 student? Tune in to hear about Millie's experiences and how BCHS helped make her transition to secondary school a whole lot easier.

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Episode Five: Desert Island Discs (with Mrs Reeves) 10:23

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Episode Four: (I'm fine.) 29:06

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Two of our recent graduates, Abdullah and Noor, join Mr Tyrie to discuss their BCHS journeys, cast a light on teenage mental health and the evolving challenges faced by young people, and whether the tide seems to be turning favourably.

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Episode Three: Religion, Spirituality and the Dog that Stepped on a Bee 16:39

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This week, hosts Mr Buckley and year 10 student, Isra, are joined by Miss O'Brien and Mr Chothia to discuss the role of God in their lives. Miss O'Brien talks about the role of religion on her upbringing and Irish culture and our relationship with religion today. Discussions often take a comedic turn as guests revisit some very interesting moments from their lives.…

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Episode Two: Be a River: Keep Moving 5:11

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A few thoughts on mental health; specifically, that gut wrenching sensation of feeling stuck, how we sometimes end up feeling helpless and what we can do to help ourselves and others.

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Episode One: Reading with Halima 17:47

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