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Robert J. Marks
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June 20, 2019
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The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacies

Gary Smith discusses his book, the AI Delusion, and how the pressure to publish or perish corrupts research
Robert J. Marks and Gary Smith
June 20, 2019

Bob Marks and Gary Smith offer a range of startling examples of how the pressure to publish drives a lack of rigor — and sometimes honesty — in analyzing and presenting experimental data. The result is a never ending parade of headlines in health and medicine that are unwarranted and often reversed or impossible to replicate. Shownotes 01:00 | Data Read More ›

Server Farm Room
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Robert J. Marks
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June 13, 2019
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Gary Smith: The AI Delusion

“When I Nod My Head, Hit It!” And Other Commands that Confuse AI.
Robert J. Marks
June 13, 2019

Pablo Picasso said “Computers Are Useless. They Can Only Give You Answers.”  Picasso didn’t go far enough. The answers that computers give must themselves be questioned. This is especially true of AI. Questioning AI is the topic today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 01:27 | Introduction to Gary Smith 02:40 | The AI Delusion 04:50 | Stocks and Data 07:00 Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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June 6, 2019
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How Tongue Stimulation Accelerates Brain Healing

The Amazing Clinical Results from Neurostimulation
Robert J. Marks
June 6, 2019

The human brain can both adapt and heal itself. Can this healing be accelerated without brain surgery? Using stimulation, of all places, to the tongue can result in incredible changes to brain functions. Can this technology help rewire the brain of those with disorders like Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy? That’s the topic today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 00:50 Read More ›

New York 2077
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Robert J. Marks
Date
May 30, 2019
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Bingecast: Yuval Harari’s Silly Dystopian Ideas

Robert J. Marks
May 30, 2019

Will infotech and biotech erode human agency, subvert human desires, and render free-market economics obsolete?  At first glance, there looks to be a wide gap between the future of AI and the destruction of democracy. Some futurists claim to have jumped that chasm. In a cheery little column published by the Atlantic, Yuval Noah Harari posits AI will ultimately destroy Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
May 23, 2019
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How the Injured Brain Heals Itself

Our Amazing Neuroplasticity
Robert J. Marks
May 23, 2019

You get a paper cut and over time your body heals it. The brain can also both adapt and heal itself. How can we facilitate this healing in patients with brain challenges? We address that question today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 01:15 | Introduction 02:25 | Brain Healing and Repair 04:50 | Neuroplasticity 06:00 | Nature of Addiction 07:45 Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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May 16, 2019
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Advice for Budding Inventors and Entrepreneurs: Hal Philipp Shares His Experience

Robert J. Marks
May 16, 2019

If you used a touchscreen, an automated door opener or automated faucet today, it is probably based on the technology of inventor and entrepreneur Hal Philipp. We continue our conversation with Hal on the Mind Matters podcast, revisiting his ambivalent relationship with Apple. Show Notes 01:20 | Advice to budding entrepreneurs 03:30 | Don’t Do This At Home 06:35 | Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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May 9, 2019
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I Sued Apple for Patent Infringement

Hal Philipp on Tangling with Apple and Selling His Company
Robert J. Marks
May 9, 2019

If you used a touchscreen, an automated door opener or automated faucet today, it is probably based on the technology of inventor and entrepreneur Hal Philipp. We continue our conversation with Hal on the Mind Matters podcast, revisiting his ambivalent relationship with Apple. Show Notes 01:15 | Mixed emotions about inventing the touchscreen and creating “a planet full of zombies” Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
May 2, 2019
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In Patent Disputes, the Bigger They Are, the Harder They Hit

Hal Philipp on Litigation and Why Owning a Patent is Only a License to Sue
Robert J. Marks
May 2, 2019

If you used a touchscreen, an automated door opener or automated faucet today, it is probably based on the technology of inventor and entrepreneur Hal Philipp. We continue our conversation today with Hal on the Mind Matters podcast. Show Notes 01:30 | History of the Touchscreen 04:20 | Making Touchscreens Cheap and Reliable 06:00 | Defining a Patent 09:20 | Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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April 25, 2019
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Hal Philipp: Formula One Racing Tech & Keyless Cars

Accidentally Founding an Ideal Business
Robert J. Marks
April 25, 2019

“Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.”  Today, this is far from true. Small entrepreneurs fall in the shadows of large corporate giants like Google, Microsoft and Amazon. So what does it take to bring a clever idea to market?  We talk to Hal Philipp, the inventor and entrepreneur who made touch screens inexpensive and whose technology is today used all over the world.

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Robert J. Marks
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April 11, 2019
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Hal Philipp: Inventor of the Modern Touch Screen

Boxing Robots and Automatic Door Openers Too
Robert J. Marks
April 11, 2019

“Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.”  Today, this is far from true. Small entrepreneurs fall in the shadows of large corporate giants like Google, Microsoft and Amazon. So what does it take to bring a clever idea to market?  We talk to Hal Philipp, the inventor and entrepreneur who made touch screens Read More ›

John Lennox
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Robert J. Marks
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April 4, 2019
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John Lennox on AI: What is Trans-Humanism?

Nothing is New Under the Sun
Robert J. Marks
April 4, 2019

Show Notes 00:46 | Introduction; Dr. John Lennox 01:47 | Trans-humanism 03:00 | Kurzweil and Human Enhancement 06:24 | Chips and Biometrics 07:35 | Trans-humanism and Gnosticism 09:25 | Nothing New Under The Sun 11:15 | More Than Exceptional 13:50 | Forthcoming Book 14:30 | Economy and Personal Security

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podcast
Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
March 28, 2019

Bingecast: The Successes and Limitations of A.I.

With Eric Holloway
Robert J. Marks
March 28, 2019

What is an algorithm and could a computer ever perform a non-algorithmic task? Computers are getting faster, algorithms are getting more complex, and our computing power is growing. With all these advancements, are there limitations that computers can never overcome? Show Notes 01:00 | Roger Penrose – The Emperor’s New Mind and Shadows of the Mind 01:30 | Meet Eric Read More ›

John Lennox
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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 21, 2019
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John Lennox on AI: Downloading the Mind

Reducing the Mind to Bits
Robert J. Marks
March 21, 2019

The topic of Natural and Artificial Intelligence can be discussed from a number of viewpoints, including philosophically, technically and theologically. Our guest today, Dr. John Lennox, can address AI from all of these points of view. We’ll explore his multi-spectral perspective today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 01:00 | Introduction; Dr. John Lennox 01:50 | Downloading Immortality 03:44 | Non-algorithmic Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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March 15, 2019
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JOHN LENNOX ON AI: BUILDING THE TOWER OF BABEL

Separating A.I. Religion from Reality
Robert J. Marks
March 15, 2019

The topic of Natural and Artificial Intelligence can be discussed from a number of viewpoints, including philosophically, technically and theologically. Our guest today, Dr. John Lennox, can address AI from all of these points of view. We’ll explore his multi-spectral perspective today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 01:17 | Introduction; Dr. John Lennox 03:34 | What is your Bacon number? Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 7, 2019

A Heart for Uganda

Providing a Way Forward for Ugandan Medicine
Robert J. Marks
March 7, 2019

How can business intelligence based data analytics help medical centers in developing countries like Uganda operate more efficiently? We continue our discussion today, on Mind Matters. Show Notes 00:40 | Introduction; Dr. Peter Kulaba 01:15 | The pronunciation of Uganda 02:20 | How data analytics changed Ugandan medicine 11:09 | Making forecasts with business intelligence 12:15 | Graduate work in Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
February 28, 2019

Bingecast: Blockchain and Bitcoin

With Will Fullerton
Robert J. Marks
February 28, 2019

Robert J. Marks and Will Fullerton discuss what changes await as we enter the implementation phase of a foundational technology: blockchain. While China is making a multi-billion dollar investment, IBM is betting on countless blockchain projects. And by promising to disintermediate financial institutions, blockchain holds the promise of radically reducing obstacles and overhead from human transactions. Still, challenges remain to Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 21, 2019

Ugandan Data Analytics

How Data Analytics Improves Medical Care in Uganda
Robert J. Marks
February 21, 2019

How can business intelligence based data analytics help medical centers in developing countries like Uganda operate more efficiently? That’s the topic today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 01:30 | Introduction; Dr. Peter Kulaba 02:00 | Cellphones in Uganda 05:10| Doctor’s wages 08:20 | Medical research 10:00 | Realizing how data makes a difference 12:00 | Data analytics for improving medical Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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February 14, 2019

AI in Uganda

How business intelligence and data analytics help medical centers in developing countries
Robert J. Marks
February 14, 2019

How can business intelligence and data analytics help medical centers in developing countries like Uganda operate more efficiently? Governance in developing countries is hindered by inefficiencies born of corruption and an uncaring bureaucracy. Dr. Peter Kulaba from Uganda knows about this from first hand experience. 01:33 | Introduction; Dr. Peter Kulaba 02:10 | Medical challenges facing Uganda 06:37 | Ebola Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 7, 2019
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Robotic Accounting Department

The future of number crunching
Robert J. Marks
February 7, 2019

Technology has almost entirely replaced the travel agent as well as many brick and mortar stores. But high tech tools like bots are replacing employment in, of all places, accounting. Show Notes 01:30 | Introduction; Jeremiah Marks 02:00 | Forbes and AI accounting prime time 03:00 | What is Mint? 04:48 | Natural language recognition in accounting 06:15 | What Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
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January 31, 2019
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Military Technology and AI

Past, Present, and Future
Robert J. Marks
January 31, 2019

Technology, including AI, needs protection. Intellectual property of corporations needs protected from espionage. Military technology needs protection from foreign agents. Show Notes 01:10 | Introduction; Daniel M. Ogden, J.D. 02:20 | Technology in the military history 08:00 | WWII technology; Norton Gun Site 12:20 | Banning AI autonomous weapons 16:48 | Slaughterbots 18:13 | Military AI endgame 18:55 | Other Read More ›