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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 177 - Lessons from Past Predictions on Autonomous Vehicles, Bitcoin, Covid, and Decentralization

Jun 21

Jun 21 Episode 177 - Lessons from Past Predictions on Autonomous Vehicles, Bitcoin, Covid, and Decentralization

Episode 171 - Ransomware, Security First, and Crypto-corporations

May 17

May 17 Episode 171 - Ransomware, Security First, and Crypto-corporations

Episode 170 - Bayesian Inference Regulations and Network Algorithms

May 10

May 10 Episode 170 - Bayesian Inference Regulations and Network Algorithms

Episode 166 - Lockdown Memory Holes and Rates of Return

Apr 12

Apr 12 Episode 166 - Lockdown Memory Holes and Rates of Return

Episode 160 - Digital Art, Tokens, and Rationalists

Mar 1

Mar 1 Episode 160 - Digital Art, Tokens, and Rationalists

Episode 155 - Why Oppose Censorship

Jan 25

Jan 25 Episode 155 - Why Oppose Censorship

Episode 153 - Decentralizing Before our Eyes

Jan 11

Jan 11 Episode 153 - Decentralizing Before our Eyes

Episode 150 - City Living, Waymo Driving, Protein Folding, and Bitcoin Popping

Dec 21

Dec 21 Episode 150 - City Living, Waymo Driving, Protein Folding, and Bitcoin Popping

Episode 141 - How Social Media Censorship Affects Your Election Information Diet

Oct 19

Oct 19 Episode 141 - How Social Media Censorship Affects Your Election Information Diet

Episode 136 - What Are Martingales in Election Predictions?

Sep 14

Sep 14 Episode 136 - What Are Martingales in Election Predictions?

Episode 134 - AI Breakthrough & Understanding “Understanding”

Aug 31

Aug 31 Episode 134 - AI Breakthrough & Understanding “Understanding”

Episode 122 - What are we going through?

Jun 8

Jun 8 Episode 122 - What are we going through?

Episode 120 - The Reopening: Confounders, Colliders, and Simpson’s Paradox

May 25

May 25 Episode 120 - The Reopening: Confounders, Colliders, and Simpson’s Paradox

Episode 115 - Surprises in the Coronavirus Models

Apr 20

Apr 20 Episode 115 - Surprises in the Coronavirus Models

Episode 111 - Covid Data Deluge, Zoombombing, and Wager Math

Mar 23

Mar 23 Episode 111 - Covid Data Deluge, Zoombombing, and Wager Math

Episode 108 - What is Probability, Bloomberg vs Bernie on Boards, and Password Guessing

Mar 2

Mar 2 Episode 108 - What is Probability, Bloomberg vs Bernie on Boards, and Password Guessing

Episode 102 - Logical Induction, Building Ordinals, and Compounding Errors

Jan 20

Jan 20 Episode 102 - Logical Induction, Building Ordinals, and Compounding Errors

Episode 100 - Milestones, Questions, and Wisdom from the First Hundred Episodes

Jan 7

Jan 7 Episode 100 - Milestones, Questions, and Wisdom from the First Hundred Episodes

Episode 96 - Climate Protests, Pascal’s Wager, and the Duplicitous Science Press

Dec 9

Dec 9 Episode 96 - Climate Protests, Pascal’s Wager, and the Duplicitous Science Press