Intellectually Curious
Intellectually Curious is a podcast by Mike Breault featuring over 1,800 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
Why Python Developers Are Learning Rust
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A look at how Python developers are expanding their toolkits by folding in Rust behind the scenes. From PyO3 and maturin to blazing-fast native modules, real-world speedups like PydanticCore’s 17x and RoughLinter’s 10–100x show why this hybrid approach is taking hold. We explore what this means for AI tooling, data pipelines, and safety-critical hardware—an optimistic shift toward faster, safer software.
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