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Based in Sydney, Australia, Foundry is a blog by Rebecca Thao. Her posts explore modern architecture through photos and quotes by influential architects, engineers, and artists.

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Episode 94 - Dividing By Zero, Infinite Ratios, and Ice Cream Sales

Nov 25

Nov 25 Episode 94 - Dividing By Zero, Infinite Ratios, and Ice Cream Sales

Episode 90 - Narrative Confirmation Bias, Loaded Questions in Congress, Molyneux’s Misinformation

Oct 28

Oct 28 Episode 90 - Narrative Confirmation Bias, Loaded Questions in Congress, Molyneux’s Misinformation

Episode 83 - Bitcoin Energy Alarmists, Musk and Ma in Different AI Universes, and Gab picks a fight

Sep 9

Sep 9 Episode 83 - Bitcoin Energy Alarmists, Musk and Ma in Different AI Universes, and Gab picks a fight

Episode 78 - Bayesian Thinking: Flat Earth Priors, The Mises Brothers, and Curb Your Analogy

Aug 5

Aug 5 Episode 78 - Bayesian Thinking: Flat Earth Priors, The Mises Brothers, and Curb Your Analogy

Episode 70 - Centralizers vs Extremists and an Ode to the Podoverse

Jun 10

Jun 10 Episode 70 - Centralizers vs Extremists and an Ode to the Podoverse

Episode 67 - Social Credit Scores and Re-education Camps in China

May 20

May 20 Episode 67 - Social Credit Scores and Re-education Camps in China

Episode 57 - Data Science, Analogies, and Nearest Neighbors

Mar 11

Mar 11 Episode 57 - Data Science, Analogies, and Nearest Neighbors

Episode 39 - Paradox

Nov 6

Nov 6 Episode 39 - Paradox

Episode 30 - Entropy is a Decision Tree: Game of Thrones Predictions

Sep 4

Sep 4 Episode 30 - Entropy is a Decision Tree: Game of Thrones Predictions

Episode 25 - The Great Twitter Purge of 2018

Aug 4

Aug 4 Episode 25 - The Great Twitter Purge of 2018

Episode 21 - Probability, Belief, and The Truth

Jul 9

Jul 9 Episode 21 - Probability, Belief, and The Truth

Episode 9 - Fixing Facebook and Lindy's Law

Apr 10

Apr 10 Episode 9 - Fixing Facebook and Lindy's Law

Episode 6 - Facebook Data and the Election, Decentralization to the Rescue

Mar 20

Mar 20 Episode 6 - Facebook Data and the Election, Decentralization to the Rescue