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Understanding the Elegant Math Behind Modern Machine Learning 1:14:43

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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying mathematical concepts that power modern machine learning, to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives–even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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Between 1943-1945, the US Navy operated Naval Air Station Wildwood in Cape May, NJ as a training center for dive bomber squadrons. Thousands of pilots were trained there and during the peak training months of mid 1944 – early 1945, the air station was home to over 200 warplanes. From a historical perspective, NAS Wildwood is a fascinating study in American mobilization and US naval warfare doctrine. Jim Krombach, a naval aviation historian and a member of the Board of Trustees for NAS Wildwood, joined the MacArthur Podcast to share the story of NAS Wildwood.
Learn more about the NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum: NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum | (usnasw.org)

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1. NAS Wildwood and World War II (00:00:00)

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#History #MacArthur Memorial #Arts #Podcasting Education #WWI #WWII #World War II #Douglas MacArthur #Military History

NAS Wildwood and World War II

MacArthur Memorial Podcast

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Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply)

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1. NAS Wildwood and World War II (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Agency for Change : A Podcast from KidGlov (00:12:18)

3. (Cont.) NAS Wildwood and World War II (00:13:00)

175 حلقات

#History #MacArthur Memorial #Arts #Podcasting Education #WWI #WWII #World War II #Douglas MacArthur #Military History

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General MacArthur's Iconic Cap 17:18

منذ 23 يومًا17:18

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General Douglas MacArthur’s iconic cap, one of the most amazing artifacts in our museum, is a finalist for a conservation prize from VAM – the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM). Currently the cap is on VAM’s Virginia Top 10 Endangered List. The list helps raise public awareness of amazing artifacts in Virginia museums and the importance of preserving these artifacts. General MacArthur's cap is an internationally recognized symbol of America keeping promises, of civilian control over the military, of liberation and peace, and of triumph over fascism and militarism. MacArthur wore this cap from 1936 to 1961, through many important moments in American history. In 1942, saltwater exposure caused the cap to shrink as he escaped the besieged island of Corregidor aboard PT-41. Arriving in Australia during one of the darkest periods of the war, he wore the cap as he famously promised "I Shall Return.” When he kept that promise in 1944, he was wearing the cap as he was pictured wading ashore in the Philippines. He was also wearing the cap when he presided over the surrender of Japan, the Occupation of Japan, and the Korean War. VAM invites members of the public to vote for the artifact they would like to see receive a $1000 conservation prize. MacArthur’s cap has been assessed by a conservation specialist, and we have a plan for its conservation – but winning this prize would help jumpstart our efforts to fully fund this project. Your vote can help preserve MacArthur’s cap! You can vote once daily, from FEB 11 – FEB 28, 2025. VOTE: VA's Top 10 Endangered Artifacts - Vote Daily Learn more about VAM: Virginia Association of Museums | VAM Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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The 1945 Battle of Manila + Bonus Q&A 38:59

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To date, the 1945 Battle of Manila remains the US military's largest and most intense experience of urban warfare. It resulted in 6500 American military casualties, 16000 Japanese military KIA, and a staggering number of civilians were killed and wounded. Manila, the Pearl of the Orient was destroyed. Even against the general WWII backdrop of tremendous worldwide suffering, horror, and millions of civilians and military casualties, Manila stands out as a terrible tragedy. It’s a battle that should be better known. On February 3, 2025, the 80th Anniversary of the start of the battle, MacArthur Memorial historians Amanda Williams and Jim Zobel sat down to discuss the battle. In response to listener questions on social media, a bonus Q&A was added to this episode. To view the YouTube video of the first part of the discussion, please visit: https://youtu.be/KmDsYp6exB4?si=EKYQhp5K6xch1Hfh Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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MacArthur's Birthplace: The Little Rock Barracks 23:56

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The MacArthur Memorial is in Norfolk, VA, the hometown of General MacArthur’s mother, but General MacArthur was not born in Norfolk. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Little Rock Barracks. Today that building houses the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. To discuss MacArthur’s birthplace, the MacArthur Memorial Podcast hosted Stephan McAteer, Museum Supervisor of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. Learn more about the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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Hellship: The Oryoku Maru 25:40

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By 1944, as the Americans got closer to the Philippines, the Japanese accelerated their efforts to ship POWs held in the Philippines to other parts of their empire to work as forced laborers. POWs would be packed by the hundreds in the dark holds of transport ships. With little to no food or water, and no proper sanitation, the holds of these ships became another hellscape for the POWs. It is impossible to really explain the horror they faced. The transports were aptly named “hellships.” One of the most notorious of the hellships was the Oryoku Maru . In this latest episode, MacArthur Memorial historians Amanda WIlliams and Jim Zobel sat down to discuss the final voyage of the Oryoku Maru . Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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The Land Battle on Leyte 28:32

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On October 26, 2024, the MacArthur Memorial and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf with a series of presentations. Dr. Peter Mansoor, a retired US Army officer and the General Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History at Ohio State University, presented a lecture entitled The Naval Battle of Leyte Gulf. If you would like to see the slides he used, you can also find his presentation on the MacArthur Memorial’s YouTube channel. Link: https://youtu.be/eFBjKmdlt_0 Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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The Naval Battle of Leyte Gulf 33:01

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On October 26, 2024, the MacArthur Memorial and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf with a series of presentations. Thomas Cutler, a retired USN officer and a preeminent naval historian, presented a lecture entitled The Naval Battle of Leyte Gulf. If you would like to see the slides he used, you can also find his presentation on the MacArthur Memorial’s YouTube channel. Link: https://youtu.be/eFBjKmdlt_0 Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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The 1944 Leyte Invasion 28:22

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General Douglas MacArthur’s forces began landing at Leyte on October 20, 1944. That’s the day MacArthur took the famous picture wading ashore at Leyte, but there was a lot more to the operation than that. Why was Leyte chosen over Mindanao? How prepared were Japanese commanders for the invasion? How did the Japanese army and navy try to repel the invasion? Did MacArthur really hope to take part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf aboard the USS Nashville? MacArthur Memorial historians Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams sat down to discuss these questions and more. Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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Undefeated: Army's 1944 Basketball Team 28:36

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During World War II, as many young men joined the military, many college basketball programs in the United States were suspended. The US Military Academy at West Point was one of the schools that continued its basketball program. Army’s 1943 season was not a great season – but the 1944 season was spectacular. Against a backdrop of war, Army delivered a perfect season and then many of the key players on that team went from basketball to the battlefield. To discuss this unique team, the MacArthur Memorial Podcast hosted Jim Noles, author of Undefeated: From Basketball to Battle: West Point's Perfect Season 1944. Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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Battle of Morotai 20:48

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When most people think about the battles in the Pacific during World War II, they probably think of Guadalcanal, Okinawa, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Leyte Gulf, Midway, etc. It was a very long and difficult war though, and there were dozens of other battles. One of the lesser-known battles is the Battle of Morotai, which began on September 15, 1944. Part of the Halmahera Island group, Morotai is a small island in what is now Indonesia – southeast of the Philippines. Prior to World War II it was part of the Netherlands East Indies. It was occupied in 1942 by the Japanese. To mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Morotai, MacArthur Memorial historians Jim Zobel and Amanda WIlliams sat down to discuss the battle and the role in played in setting up MacArthur's return to the Philippines. Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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MacArthur and the CCC 21:28

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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of the most popular and successful relief programs during the Great Depression. Between 1933-1942, it put 3 million men to work throughout the United States. These young men worked on conservation and transportation projects on Federal, State, and local government lands. The CCC was the brainchild of President Franklin Roosevelt and his liberal New Deal advisors. In large part, it was successful because of the U.S. Army, a bastion of conservatism at the time, and more specifically, because of the efforts of the anti-New Deal Army Chief of Staff, General Douglas MacArthur. It was an interesting match made out of necessity. Join MacArthur Memorial historians Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams for a discussion of MacArthur and the CCC. Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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Jack Downey's Cold War 31:22

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On November 29, 1952, a 22-year-old CIA operative named Jack Downey was shot down over China while taking part in an air drop. Four successive Administrations refused to acknowledge his connection to the CIA. Without this acknowledgement, Downey spent 21 years as a POW - the longest-held POW in American history. His treatment in prison was largely dictated by the events of the Korean War and the Cold War. Barry Werth, author of Prisoner of Lies: Jack Downey’s Cold War , joined the MacArthur Memorial Podcast to discuss Jack Downey's experience. Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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The Pearl Harbor Conference 28:50

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In late July 1944, President Roosevelt met with General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The future of the war in the Pacific was discussed at this Pearl Harbor Conference, or Pacific Strategy Conference as it is also called. It was not a "real" conference in the sense that it did not include Admiral Ernest King or General George Marshall, but it was a very consequential meeting. Recently, MacArthur Memorial historians Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams sat down to discuss what happened before, during, and after the meeting. Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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MacArthur Q&A: Part III 27:59

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In this latest episode, MacArthur Memorial historians Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams answer some of the more popular and/or unique questions about General MacArthur we have received from MacArthur Memorial Podcast listeners and on social media. Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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Tenth Army Commander 36:41

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On June 18, 1945, one month shy of his 59th birthday, Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. became the most senior US military officer to be killed by enemy fire in World War II. At the time, he was leading the Tenth Army on Okinawa. Buckner kept a diary from January 1, 1944, to June 17, 1945. That diary has only recently been fully published. It is an important addition to our understanding of Buckner and the Pacific War. To discuss this diary and Buckner's service, the MacArthur Memorial Podcast hosted Christopher Kolakowski, editor of Tenth Army Commander: The Writings of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., 1944-1945 . Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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PT Boat Commander John D. Bulkeley and D-Day 26:04

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In 1942, John D. Bulkeley, commander of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 and skipper of PT-41, spirited MacArthur and his family off Corregidor. Bulkeley received a Silver Star for his role in MacArthur's escape and was later awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in Philippine waters from 7 December 1941 to 10 April 1942. His service did not end in the Pacific though. Bulkeley went on to serve in Europe and played a key role in the operation of PT boats in the English Channel and also participated in the D-Day operation. To discuss this period of Bulkeley's career, John Long, Director of Education at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA, returned to the MacArthur Memorial Podcast. The National D-Day Memorial (dday.org) Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Follow us on: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 ; @AEWilliamsClark Facebook: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org…

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