What do James Bond and Lipitor have in common? Why do traffic jams appear out of nowhere on highways? What can we learn about human nature and world history from a glass of water? On April 9th 2019 XLabs hosted a private evening with Safi Bahca

Breaking the Code: Scale Engineering & Software Cultural Shifts with Kent Beck- EP004

Feb 1st, 2019 49m 2s

“Don’t pretend like you have control over this situation, because you don’t.” – Kent BeckWelcome to the XLabs “Breaking the Code” series in which we interview key experts in moonshot technologies. Today we are happy to welcome Kent Beck, the c

Breaking the Code: Neurotech with Prof. Bharath Chandrasekaran

Aug 22nd, 2018 57m 57s

Welcome to the first episode in the XLabs "Breaking the Code" series in which we interview key experts in moonshot technologies. Today we are happy to welcome Professor Bharath Chandrasekaran, Associate Professor of Auditory Neuroscience at UT

The Hidden Story of Problem 10 & Turing Machines – EP002

Mar 27th, 2018 12m 32s

This is an Overheard@X short with Dr. Radhika Dirks, CEO of XLabs. It’s a brief dive into the deep roots of AI. David Hilbert in 1900 gave an address in Paris to the International Congress of Mathematicians that inspired much of the world we li

The Hidden Story of Problem 10 & Turing Machines – EP002

Mar 27th, 2018 12m 32s

Moonshot Fuel: Mental Model Arbitrage – EP001

Mar 22nd, 2018 25m 2s

Mental Model Arbitrage(MMA) is an important fuel for Moonshots here at XLabs. By building in one field with assembled structures from elsewhere we are able to make fantastic leaps.At it's heart, MMA is about getting very good at making analog

Moonshot Fuel: Mental Model Arbitrage – EP001

Mar 22nd, 2018 25m 2s

Mental Model Arbitrage(MMA) is an important fuel for Moonshots here at XLabs. By building in one field with assembled structures from elsewhere we are able to make fantastic leaps.At it’s heart, MMA is about getting very good at making analogi

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