Intellectually Curious
Intellectually Curious is a podcast by Mike Breault featuring over 1,400 AI-powered explorations across science, mathematics, philosophy, and personal growth. Each short-form episode is generated, refined, and published with the help of large language models—turning curiosity into an ongoing audio encyclopedia. Designed for anyone who loves learning, it offers quick dives into everything from combinatorics and cryptography to systems thinking and psychology.
Inspiration for this podcast:
"Muad'Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn. It's shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad'Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson."
― Frank Herbert, Dune
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Intellectually Curious
Timekeepers in Stone: How Geochronology Dates the Deep Past
Geochronology isn't just about lining up events—it's about giving them dates. We'll tour how scientists move from relative orders to absolute ages using decay clocks like carbon-14, bracketing with potassium-argon and uranium-series methods, and techniques such as ESR and optically stimulated luminescence. A cross-checked dating of Homo naledi shows how combining clocks can rewrite our timeline of human evolution.
Note: This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can make mistakes. Please double-check any critical information.
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