In this fascinating discussion with Adam Engst, we discuss how he used to think that reading added information to essentially a database in his brain. Recently, though, he has started to think about his brain as a large language model, and that instead, reading is changing the weights of the model to include new information. […]
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NC #904 Panel on Memory and COVID, PhotoReviewer, Migration Assistant Disaster, Affordable EVs
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, September 4, 2022, and this is show number 904. mp3 download The next Apple announcement event is scheduled for Wednesday 7 September at 10 am Pacific Time. Steve […]
Continue readingNC #888 17th Anniversary, FIDO Passkeys, Audio Hijack 4 Tutorial, TAKMLY Digital Microscope, Podfeet Redesign, Find vs. Search in 1Password 8, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, May 15, 2022, and this is show number 888. It is also the 17th anniversary of the NosillaCast. I think the craziest thing about that statement is that […]
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CCATP #727 – Dr. Maryanne Garry on How Everything You Remember is Wrong
One of my pet peeves is podcasters who air reruns. Today I am that podcaster but I think I can justify what I’m doing so bear with me here. On June 1st, 2014, Dr. Maryanne Garry made her debut appearance on Chit Chat Across the Pond. In this terrific interview, she explains her research and […]
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Dumb Question Corner – Why Do We Need Insane Amounts of RAM?
Chelsea Cook wrote: Hi Allison, I hope you don’t mind this dumb question coming in written form. I want to know: What do people do with these crazy high amounts of RAM? Yes, that includes you with your shiny new MacBook Pro. I remember when I was a kid and still using Windows, when my […]
Continue readingCCATP #510 – Dr. Maryanne Garry on Many Memory Questions
This week our guest is Dr. Maryanne Garry, a professor from the University of Waikato in New Zealand. Dr. Garry is a scientific researcher into memory, memory distortions, false memories, the myth of repression and its overlap with the law. This is her third appearance on Chit Chat Across the Pond, and has pretty much […]
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