#123: The Agentic AI Dilemma: Who Holds the Kill Switch?

As AI shifts from chatbots to autonomous agents, Herman and Corn explore how to maintain human control in a high-stakes automated world.

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#122: Deep Learning Decoded: The Math Behind the Machine

Herman and Corn pull back the curtain on AI to explain the mathematical "plumbing" of neural networks and the future of machine learning.

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#121: Decoding RLHF: Why Your AI is So Annoyingly Nice

Ever wonder why AI is so polite? Herman and Corn dive into the mechanics of RLHF and how "niceness" gets baked into modern language models.

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#120: Silencing the Siren: Real-Time AI Noise Reduction

How do phones remove sirens and crying babies in real time? Explore the neural networks and hardware making crystal-clear audio possible.

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#119: The 1% Rule: Mastering Kaizen for Lasting Improvement

Stop the rush and start the spiral. Discover how the 1% rule and the philosophy of Kaizen can transform your productivity and quality in 2026.

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Sunday, Dec 28

#118: AI in 2025: Is Small the New Big?

If the cost is the same, should you always use the biggest AI model? Discover why smaller models often win on speed, steering, and accuracy.

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#117: From Keywords to Vectors: How AI Decodes Meaning

Why can AI write poetry but struggle to find a file? Explore the history and math of semantic understanding with Herman and Corn.

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#116: The Science of Lazy Prompting: Why AI Still Gets You

Ever wonder why AI understands your messy typos? Explore how models "denoise" chaotic input through tokenization and semantic context.

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#115: The Right to Breathe: Tobacco Policy and the Enforcement Gap

Explore the global divide in tobacco control, from Ireland’s success to Israel’s enforcement gaps, and the new "end-game" strategies of 2025.

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#114: The Polypharmacy Puzzle: How Many Pills Are Too Many?

Are we becoming more chemistry than biology? Herman and Corn explore the science of polypharmacy and the limits of the human liver.

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#113: That New Plastic Smell: Science, Safety, and Solutions

Why does new plastic smell so "aggressive"? Learn the science behind off-gassing, VOCs, and how to protect your home’s air quality.

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#112: Industrial Strength: Why Airports Don’t Use Smart Bulbs

Why do airports stay lit while your smart home fails? Herman and Corn dive into industrial-grade tech and the physics of beaming internet.

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Saturday, Dec 27

#111: Beyond Transformers: Solving the AI Memory Crisis

Why does AI forget your conversation every time you hit enter? Herman and Corn dive into the "stateless" nature of LLMs and the future of memory.

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#110: Building the Ultimate Local AI Inference Server

Learn how to build a high-performance local AI server for agentic coding, from dual-GPU PC builds to the power of Mac's unified memory.

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#109: Teaching AI to Hear: Solving the Custom Dictionary Dilemma

Tired of AI mishearing brand names? Learn how to build efficient custom dictionaries for Gemini 1.5 without breaking the bank.

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Friday, Dec 26

#108: The Mystery of Model Rot: Why Your AI Code Assistant Changes

Why do AI models lose their edge over time? Herman and Corn explore the "home team advantage" and why telling your AI to "do better" actually works.

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#107: The $5.5 Million Breakthrough: DeepSeek’s AI Disruption

Discover how DeepSeek-V3 is disrupting the AI market with massive cost savings and technical innovations like Multi-Head Latent Attention.

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#106: Why Your AI Needs a Mouse and a Universal Power Strip

Can an AI actually use your mouse? Herman and Corn dive into the world of Computer Use Agents and the dream of seamless machine interaction.

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#105: Beyond Math Puzzles: The Truth About AI Benchmarks

Are AI models getting smarter, or just better at memorizing tests? Herman and Corn dive into the controversial world of 2025 AI benchmarks.

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Thursday, Dec 25

#104: Vibe Coding & The Rise of the AI Orchestrator

Explore the shift from manual coding to AI orchestration. Discover why "vibe coding" is redefining the tech roles of the future.

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