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#1917: Herman's Music Hour Vol. 2: Seder Remixes for Passover 5786
Herman presents AI-generated covers of classic Passover Seder songs, produced in Suno — the second installment of Herman's Music Hour.
#1916: The Clerics of the Global Economy
A 7,000km international package beats a 60km local one. How do these invisible architects pull it off?
#1915: Why Cargo Planes Fly at 3 AM
While you sleep, massive freighters land every 90 seconds at secret hubs like Memphis, moving the global economy.
#1914: Google Invented RAG's Secret Sauce
Before LLMs, Google solved the "hallucination" problem with a two-stage trick that's making a huge comeback.
#1913: AI Context Windows Are Junk Drawers
Stop paying for old messages. Here's how to keep your AI sessions clean and on-topic.
#1912: GDP: The Giant Receipt for the Whole Country
We break down what GDP actually measures and why the economy can "grow" while your wallet feels poorer.
#1911: Crowdfunding Open Source: Savior or Trap?
The web is built on code funded by tips. Can platforms like Patreon stop extremists from hijacking the money?
#1910: Our Podcast Is Now a Permanent Research Artifact
Why we're uploading every episode to CERN's Zenodo archive, giving our AI experiments a permanent DOI and a life beyond streaming platforms.
#1909: The Unbakeable Cake: AI's Copyright Problem
Why can't we just delete stolen data from AI models? It's not a database—it's a baked cake.
#1908: The Web's New Bouncer: When to Block AI Bots
AI bots are crawling the web like a bank heist. Are Cloudflare's new controls protecting your content, or just helping Google?
#1907: Why We Still Fine-Tune in 2026
Despite million-token context windows, fine-tuning remains essential. Here’s why behavior, not just facts, matters.
#1906: Is Your AI Model Agentic-Ready or Just Wearing a Suit?
Native tool calling is the difference between a working product and a debugging nightmare.
#1905: How VCs Verify AI Startups Without Stealing Code
From the "No-NDA Paradox" to AWS bill forensics, here’s how investors separate real AI from Raspberry Pis in fancy cases.
#1904: The Hidden Math Behind Your Blocky Photos
Why are blocky sky artifacts still haunting your photos in 2026? We break down the math behind JPEG, WebP, AVIF, and the new JPEG XL.
#1903: The Streaming vs. Disc Quality Trade-Off
Streaming 4K movies hits 25 Mbps, while Blu-rays push 100 Mbps. Here’s why your shadows look gray and your audio lacks punch.
#1902: How a Single Blood Vial Becomes Hundreds of Results
A single vial of blood can yield hundreds of results. Here’s the high-tech industrial process that makes it possible.
#1901: Why Drones Deliver Medicine But Not Pizza
Zipline flies 500k+ medical deliveries in Rwanda, while Amazon struggles with $63 costs per drop in the US.
#1900: Why Physical Media Is Back (And Streaming Still Sucks)
Streaming 4K is a lie. Here’s why your Blu-ray player is still essential.
#1899: Why Japan's Vending Machines Thrive While America's Struggle
From Roman holy water to Japan’s soup-dispensing giants, we explore why vending machines jam—and why America’s are stuck in the past.
#1898: The Vinyl of Video: Why Laserdisc Refuses to Die
It spun at 1800 RPM, stored movies analog, and cost a fortune—yet Laserdisc’s legacy endures.