Best Symbian Podcasts (2025)

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The case for a conditional AI safety treaty, with Otto Barten 38:12

6d ago38:12

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How can a binding international treaty be agreed and put into practice, when many parties are strongly tempted to break the rules of the agreement, for commercial or military advantage, and when cheating may be hard to detect? That’s the dilemma we’ll examine in this episode, concerning possible treaties to govern the development and deployment of …

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The WILD WEST of Gaming - Pico 8 the "Fantasy Console" Games on ARG Presents 313 57:19

8d ago57:19

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This week on ARG Presents, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as they dip their toes in the Pico 8 pool! Find out what the Pico 8 is, it's origins, and specifications. Then it's gametime! Join the boys at they look at Spaceman 8 and Pigments!Play some PICO 8 : https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.phpEmail: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro Gami…

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Humanity's final four years? with James Norris 49:36

15d ago49:36

49:36

In this episode, we return to the subject of existential risks, but with a focus on what actions can be taken to eliminate or reduce these risks. Our guest is James Norris, who describes himself on his website as an existential safety advocate. The website lists four primary organizations which he leads: the International AI Governance Alliance, Up…

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Human extinction: thinking the unthinkable, with Sean ÓhÉigeartaigh 43:05

22d ago43:05

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Our subject in this episode may seem grim – it’s the potential extinction of the human species, either from a natural disaster, like a supervolcano or an asteroid, or from our own human activities, such as nuclear weapons, greenhouse gas emissions, engineered biopathogens, misaligned artificial intelligence, or high energy physics experiments causi…

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Get the flip phone out! It's Symbian PHONE Games on ARG PRESENTS! 57:28

1M ago57:28

57:28

Let's play phone games like it's 2007, this week on ARG PRESENTS! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we dive HEADFIRST into the world of SYMBIAN PHONE GAMES! First, we'll try to figure out what the heck that means, and then it's GAME TIME! Kick back and enjoy our look at Crimson After Dark and Karna Fighter! They're flip-riffic!Email: theretrorotati…

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The best of times and the worst of times, updated, with Ramez Naam 45:45

2M ago45:45

45:45

Our guest in this episode, Ramez Naam, is described on his website as “climate tech investor, clean energy advocate, and award-winning author”. But that hardly starts to convey the range of deep knowledge that Ramez brings to a wide variety of fields. It was his 2013 book, “The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet”, that first a…

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It's TEAM Fighting this week on ARG PRESENTS! Get Your School Pals and Pack some Poke' Balls! 1:06:00

2M ago1:06:00

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Welcome to the ARG PRESENTS! We're BACK at it with the ULTIMATE TEAM match up! Get Your School Pals and pack some Poke Ball - It's TEAM Fighting this week on ARG PRESENTS 311!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogaming#argpresents #Retrorotation#Retrocomputing

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The GP32 - South Korea's Gift To Gaming this week on ARG Presents 310! 1:15:57

2M ago1:15:57

1:15:57

Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look at the Game Park GP32. The GP32 was a South Korean handheld console with a twist - it was a totally open system, and the first "all emulation" system around...or was it? And why?!?!? We'll discus it, and then join us as we look at two games for the system. Kick back and relax as we play Raphael and B…

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PAI at Paris: the global AI ecosystem evolves, with Rebecca Finlay 39:29

3M ago39:29

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In this episode, our guest is Rebecca Finlay, the CEO at Partnership on AI (PAI). Rebecca previously joined us in Episode 62, back in October 2023, in what was the run-up to the Global AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park in the UK. Times have moved on, and earlier this month, Rebecca and the Partnership on AI participated in the latest global summit…

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Do some Games look BETTER on a CRT? FIND OUT on this weeks ARG Presents! TUNE IN! 52:49

3M ago52:49

52:49

Welcome to ARG Presents 309! This time out, we ponder a questions as old as time - Do games look better on a CRT?!?!? Obviously, old games were made to play with old TV's...but is there enough of a difference to bother? We'll discuss this very point, and then we'll examine a few games more closely that WE have chosen to make this very point. Join u…

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Ask THE BRENT - Chat's BURNING Questions Answered in this ONE TIME SPECIAL EVENT! 18:56

3M ago18:56

18:56

Welcome to the long awaited, ONE TIME BONUS SPECIAL - It's Ask THE BRENT! Enjoy THE BRENT's on the fly answers to the chat's BURNING questions, including THE BRENT's views on film, Valentines Day, zombies, and SPRAY RUBBER! It's all here in live and living color as we ASK THE BRENT!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: a…

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Spin the Wheel and Play the Feud! It's Game Show Video Games this week on ARG Presents! NO WHAMMYS! 59:50

3M ago59:50

59:50

Welcome to ARG Presents 308! This time out, we explore the fun filled and wacky world of Game Show Games! Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Family Feud, The Price is Right, and many MANY more game shows have made their way to your favorite classic consoles and computers, and we'll chat about our favorites! They, we'll discuss a few we've chosen for this …

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AI agents: challenges ahead of mainstream adoption, with Tom Davenport 34:01

3M ago34:01

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The most highly anticipated development in AI this year is probably the expected arrival of AI agents, also referred to as “agentic AI”. We are told that AI agents have the potential to reshape how individuals and organizations interact with technology. Our guest to help us explore this is Tom Davenport, Distinguished Professor in Information Techn…

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Games AHEAD of Their Time! - Weaponlord and Star Raiders - ARG Presents 307 57:58

4M ago57:58

57:58

Welcome back to ARG Presents 307! This time out, we explore the rarified air of games that were ahead of their time! First we discuss what makes a game fit this catagory...does hardware innovation qualify, or what about programming in a new way or using new gaming ideas?!?! We'll try to make sense of it before we make a case for our chosen games. P…

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Post-labour economics, with David Shapiro 43:59

4M ago43:59

43:59

In this episode, we return to a theme which is likely to become increasingly central to public discussion in the months and years ahead. To use a term coined by this podcast’s cohost Calum Chace, this theme is the Economic Singularity, namely the potential all-round displacement of humans from the workforce by ever more capable automation. That lea…

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Longevity activism at 82, 86, and beyond, with Kenneth Scott and Helga Sands 46:20

4M ago46:20

46:20

Our guests in this episode have been described as the world’s two oldest scientifically astute longevity activists. They are Kenneth Scott, aged 82, who is based in Florida, and Helga Sands, aged 86, who lives in London. David has met both of them several times at a number of longevity events, and they always impress him, not only with their vitali…

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The MANY Games of Inufuto - Mystery Developer from JAPAN - ARG Presents 306 52:50

4M ago52:50

52:50

This week on ARG Presents, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as they have a look at The MANY Games of Inufuto, MYSTERY game developer from Japan and MASTERS of the game port! Join us fas we play Osotos and Battlot on MANY systems!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogaming#argpresents #Retrorotation#Amiga #Retro…

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Models for society when humans have zero economic value, with Jeff LaPorte 42:11

4M ago42:11

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Our guest in this episode is Jeff LaPorte, a software engineer, entrepreneur and investor based in Vancouver, who writes Road to Artificia, a newsletter about discovering the principles of post‑AI societies. Calum recently came across Jeff's article “Valuing Humans in the Age of Superintelligence: HumaneRank” and thought it had some good, original …

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The Amigos Retro Gaming 2024 Year End Awards - Amigos, ARG Presents, Our Sinclair, Coco &Atari ST Show! 1:17:22

5M ago1:17:22

1:17:22

Join John "Boatofcar" Shawler, Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for the 2024 END OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHOW! We'll pick the best, and the worst, of games featured in 2023 on Amigos, ARG Presents, Our Sinclair, The CoCo Show, and the Atari ST Show! We'll also see what game YOU, the listener thought were the big winners and BAD losers! Kick back, relax, and le…

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From ineffective altruism to effective altruism? with Stefan Schubert 34:43

5M ago34:43

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Our subject in this episode is altruism – our human desire and instinct to assist each other, making some personal sacrifices along the way. More precisely, our subject is the possible future of altruism – a future in which our philanthropic activities – our charitable donations, and how we spend our discretionary time – could have a considerably g…

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The global energy transition: an optimistic assessment, with Amory Lovins 35:05

5M ago35:05

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Our guest in this episode is Amory Lovins, a distinguished environmental scientist, and co-founder of RMI, which he co-founded in 1982 as Rocky Mountain Institute. It’s what he calls a think do and scale tank, with 700 people in 62 countries, and a budget of well over $100m a year. For over five decades, Amory has championed innovative approaches t…

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Building brain-like AIs, with Alexander Ororbia 48:18

5M ago48:18

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Some people say that all that’s necessary to improve the capabilities of AI is to scale up existing systems. That is, to use more training data, to have larger models with more parameters in them, and more computer chips to crunch through the training data. However, in this episode, we’ll be hearing from a computer scientist who thinks there are ma…

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More Then Mr. DO! The Games of Universal Entertainment - Space Panic & Mrs. Dynamite - ARG Presents 305 1:00:24

6M ago1:00:24

1:00:24

DEM BOYS are back in action with an all new ARG Presents! This time around, we're checking out the Games of Universal Entertainment! UE is known for it's incredibly popular MR. DO series, but it's so much more. We'll chat about the history of UE, and then it's game time. Join Amigo Aaron and The BRENT for Space Panic and Mrs. Dynamite! It's episode…

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Soviet Arcade Games?! They existed!!! PLUS the RETURN of THE BRENT! It's ARG Presents 304 1:04:16

6M ago1:04:16

1:04:16

This week on ARG Presents 304, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as they have a look at Soviet Era Arcade Games! YES, this was a thing! After a discussion about how the heck arcades existed in Soviet Russian, we'll look two of them! Join us for Snezhnaya Koroleva AKA The Snow Queen and Konyok-Gorbunok AKA Little Humpbacked Horse!Email: theretrorotatio…

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To sidestep death, preserve your connectome, with Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston 42:32

6M ago42:32

42:32

In David's life so far, he has read literally hundreds of books about the future. Yet none has had such a provocative title as this: “The future loves you: How and why we should abolish death”. That’s the title of the book written by the guest in this episode, Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston. Ariel is a neuroscientist, and a Research Fellow at Monash Uni…

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Insights from 15 years leading the self-driving vehicle industry, with Sterling Anderson 42:33

6M ago42:33

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Our guest in this episode is Sterling Anderson, a pioneer of self-driving vehicles. With a masters degree and a PhD from MIT, Sterling led the development and launch of the Tesla Model X, and then led the team that delivered Tesla Autopilot. In 2017 he co-founded Aurora, along with Chris Urmson, who was a founder and CTO of Google’s self-driving ca…

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The race for AI supremacy, with Parmy Olson 47:59

7M ago47:59

47:59

Our guest in this episode is Parmy Olson, a columnist for Bloomberg covering technology. Parmy has previously been a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and for Forbes. Her first book, “We Are Anonymous”, shed fascinating light on what the subtitle calls “the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency”. But her most recent…

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Games You Can Beat on ONE CREDIT - Moon Patrol and Mat Mania - ARG Presents 303 1:08:27

7M ago1:08:27

1:08:27

This week on ARG Presents, join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as they have a look at Games THEY Can "Beat" on ONE CREDIT! In a world DEDICATED to parting a player and his cash, there are very very few arcade machines that one can truly defeat, but the boys pick a few machines they can take to school and share them with the world! 00:00 - 02:57 Intro02:…

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A narrow path to a good future with AI, with Andrea Miotti 41:55

7M ago41:55

41:55

Our guest in this episode is Andrea Miotti, the founder and executive director of ControlAI. On their website, ControlAI have the tagline, “Fighting to keep humanity in control”. Control over what, you might ask. The website answers: control deepfakes, control scaling, control foundation models, and, yes, control AI. The latest project from Control…

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Gen AI cuts costs by 30%: lessons from a leading law firm, with David Wakeling 36:01

7M ago36:01

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Our guest in this episode is David Wakeling, a partner at A&O Shearman, which became the world’s third largest law firm in May, thanks to the merger of Allen and Overy, a UK “magic circle” firm, with Shearman & Sterling of New York. David heads up a team within the firm called the Markets Innovation Group (MIG), which consists of lawyers, developer…

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Sega Saturn 2-D Games - The pinnacle of 2-D Gaming?! Shinobi X & Keio FS2 on ARG Presents 302 57:17

8M ago57:17

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This week on ARG Presents, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as they have a look at 2-D Games on the Sega Saturn! Was this the high water mark for 2-D console gaming?!?!? We'll attempt to find that out as we play Shinobi X aka Shinobi Legions and Keio Flying Squadron 2! 00:00 - 01:31 Intro01:32 - 00:00 What's the pinnacle of 2-D Console Gaming discuss…

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Climate change and populism: Grounds for optimism? with Matt Burgess 39:54

8M ago39:54

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Our guest in this episode is Matt Burgess. Matt is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming, where he moved this year after six years at the University of Boulder, Colorado. He has specialised in the economics of climate change. Calum met Matt at a recent event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and knows from their conversations then that Matt h…

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Bonus Episode! Boatfest 2024 - The Interviews 1:32:37

8M ago1:32:37

1:32:37

It's a special episode this week, as THE BRENT recovers from illness! It's HERE! Boatfest 2024 - The Interviews. Join Amigo Aaron as he talks to several of the luminaries that attended the show. We have many of the names you've heard over and over on this and other channels, and we get to hear from them first hand in a relaxed interview from the sh…

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Rejuvenation biotech - progress and potential, with Karl Pfleger 46:13

8M ago46:13

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Our guest in this episode is Karl Pfleger. Karl is an angel investor in rejuvenation biotech startups, and is also known for creating and maintaining the website Aging Biotech Info. That website describes itself as “Structured info about aging and longevity”, and has the declared mission statement, “Everything important in the field (outside of aca…

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It's SPECTRAVIDEO on ARG PRESENTS! Join us as we take a look at SUPER CROSS FIRE & Frantic Freddy! 1:02:17

8M ago1:02:17

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Welcome to ARG PRESENTS 301! This time out, we'll be taking a look at the Spectravision / Spectravideo computers and games! I'm talking SV 318, 328, AND 728! If you don't know what the heck those are..neither did we! Tune in and find out!🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support The Coco Show and our other wacky endeavors!https://www.patreon.com/Th…

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From US GOLD to NVIDIA - A Special ARG Interview With Dean Bent 36:11

9M ago36:11

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Welcome to an ARG Presents Special Feature! This week, myself and THE BRENT had the honor of chatting with Dean Bent! Dean is a rags to riches story in the gaming business. From starting out working the phones at US Gold to Game Testing at Rage to QA work on the N-GAGE! This man worked for companies like Eidos, Code Masters, Rovio, and more! He's h…

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ChatGPT runs for president, with Pedro Domingos 50:33

9M ago50:33

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Our guest today is Pedro Domingos, who is joining an elite group of repeat guests – he joined us before in episode 34 in April 2023. Pedro is Professor Emeritus Of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. He has done pioneering work in machine learning, like the development of Markov logic networks, which combine probabilis…

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ARG Presents 300 - ANNIVERSARY EDITION - We LIFT THE CURTAIN - It's NOT Boring 52:37

9M ago52:37

52:37

Well, it's been over 6 years in the making, but WELCOME to BIG Episode 300 of ARG Presents. Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we ponder what the hell we've been doing with out lives for the last six years. We talk about the show start with our buddy John "Boatofcar" Shawler. We get into the technical challenges for people with no experience, skill.…

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The rise of digital pandemics, with James Ball 40:40

9M ago40:40

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Our guest in this episode is the journalist and author James Ball. James has worked for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, The Guardian, WikiLeaks, BuzzFeed, The New European, and The Washington Post, among other organisations. As special projects editor at The Guardian, James played a key role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the NSA…

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Thinking more athletically about the future, with Brett King and Rob Tercek 56:34

9M ago56:34

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In this episode, we have not one guest but two – Brett King and Robert Tercek, the hosts of the Futurists Podcast. Brett King is originally from Australia, and is now based in Thailand. He is a renowned author, and the founder of a breakthrough digital bank. He consults extensively with clients in the financial services industry. Robert Tercek, bas…

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Mego Mini-Vid SPECTACULAR - ARG Presents Episode 299 34:16

9M ago34:16

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What happens when an EPIC toy company dips it's toes in the ELECTRONIC GAMING POOL?!? Insanity, that's what! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we look at the ENTIRE LINE of Mego Corporations Mini-Vid Handheld games! We GIVE YOU EVERYTHING WE GOT! Don't expect much, but still...FUN!

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The low-cost future of preserving brains, with Jordan Sparks 39:04

10M ago39:04

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Our guest in this episode is Jordan Sparks, the founder and executive director of Oregon Brain Preservation (OBP), which is located at Salem, the capital city of Oregon. OBP offers the service of chemically preserving the brain in the hope of future restoration. Previously, Jordan was a dentist and a computer programmer, and he was successful enoug…

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Surveillance and diversity: surprising insights from the Gulf, with Holly Joint 36:07

10M ago36:07

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Our guest in this episode is Holly Joint, who was born and educated in the UK, but lives in Abu Dhabi in the UAE. Holly started her career with five years at the business consultancy Accenture, and then worked in telecomms and banking. The latter took her to the Gulf, where she then spent what must have been a fascinating year as programme director…

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FEEL THE POWER - CAPTAIN POWER! Join the boys for a review & DEMO of Captain Power on ARG PRESENTS 298! 56:23

10M ago56:23

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Captain Power was a kids show from 1987 with one goal: SELL TOYS! But it ended up being so much more! Technically innovative, a show featuring such generic-sounding characters as Lord Dread and Captain Power was actually sophisticated, well acted, well written, and THOROUGHLY HATED by it's critics. Come join the boys for the tale of a kids live act…

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The double-edged sword of technology, with Wendell Wallach 55:02

10M ago55:02

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How do we keep technology from slipping beyond our control? That’s the subtitle of the latest book by our guest in this episode, Wendell Wallach. Wendell is the Carnegie-Uehiro fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, where he co-directs the Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative. He is also Emeritus Chair of Technolog…

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Stop cryocrastinating! with Emil Kendziorra 41:15

10M ago41:15

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Our guest in this episode is Dr. Emil Kendziorra. Emil graduated summa cum laude, which means, with the highest honours, from the University of Göttingen in Germany, having previously studied at the University of Pécs in Hungary. For several years, he then devoted himself to cancer research with the hope of contributing to longevity science. After …

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🔥It's Sega System 32 Arcade Games - Spider-Man: The Video Game & DARK EDGE - ARG Presents 297🔥 1:00:59

10M ago1:00:59

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Welcome to ARG Presents 297! This week I, Amigo Aaron picks BOTH games! I've decided to explore the Sega System 32 Arcade PCB. I'll be playing Spider-Man: The Video Game. THE BRENT will get to play a game I've NEVER heard of until this week, and it's a fighting game. Enjoy the fun of Dark Edge.🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents …

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Introducing Conscium, with Daniel Hulme and Ted Lappas 43:10

11M ago43:10

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This episode is a bit different from the usual, because we are interviewing Calum's boss. Calum says that mainly to tease him, because he thinks the word “boss” is a dirty word. His name is Daniel Hulme, and this is his second appearance on the podcast. He was one of our earliest guests, long ago, in episode 8. Back then, Daniel had just sold his A…

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The Gaming Life of Dean Bent - Go Go Beckham (GBA) & Striker Pro 2k (PSX) - ARG Presents 296 1:10:55

11M ago1:10:55

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It's the Gaming Life of Dean Bent this week on ARG Presents 296! Who's Dean Bent you ask?!? FIND OUT as we delve DEEPLY into a career spanning from U.S. Gold to Code Masters to NVIDIA! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we check out two of the games Dean toiled on - Go Go Beckham on the Gameboy Advance and Striker Pro 2000 aka UEFA Striker!Get your …

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ARG Presents 295 - LIVE from Boatfest 2024 23:03

11M ago23:03

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It's that time of year...the homecoming of retro computer and gaming enthusiasts known as Boatfest has arrived! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for a LIVE edition of ARG Presents LIVE from Boatfest 2024!

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