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Thinking Out Loud with Yifeng is a podcast about whatever happens to be on my mind——school, books, movies, debate, games, swimming, big questions, random ideas, and everyday life. I'm Yifeng, and this is where I think out loud.

  1. 1h ago

    Billions for AI but Where Is the Progress?

    Everyone is spending billions of dollars on AI, but I have one question: where is all the progress? In this episode, I talk about why AI does not seem to be improving as fast as people expect, why more information does not always mean better information, and why huge data centers can create problems with land, electricity, and water. I am not saying AI is bad. I just think we may be expecting too much, too fast. So the real question is: can AI actually live up to the hype?

  2. 1d ago

    The Nepal Flood: When Water Gives You No Time

    A massive flood hit Nepal, and in some places, people had only minutes to react. But what actually happened? Could the disaster have been prevented, and once the water was already coming, was there anything people could do to survive? In this episode, I look at the Nepal flood and try to understand what went wrong and what we can learn from it.

  3. 2d ago

    Is LEGO Really Expensive or Are We Just Buying Too Much of it?

    I really want a $400 LEGO set. But $400 for LEGO sounds kind of crazy so I decided to do the math. How much are we actually paying for each piece? And are LEGO sets really getting more expensive, or are they just getting much, much bigger? The answer surprised me.

  4. 3d ago

    Should We Ban Tackle Football?

    Tackle football can cause serious brain injuries but does that mean we should ban it? In this episode, I think about concussions, helmets, flag football, and whether safety should outweigh personal choice.

  5. 4d ago

    Can We Buy More Rain?

    Can we actually make clouds give us more rain? Planes, rockets, flares, and even silver iodide are already being used to try. But does cloud seeding really work and is getting a little more rain worth all that money? I wanted to find out.

  6. 5d ago

    What Happens When Water Becomes Gold?

    40 million people depend on one shrinking river. What happens when water becomes more valuable than gold?

  7. 5d ago

    What If the Cone is Better Without the Ice-Cream?

    Have you ever eaten an ice cream cone… without the ice cream? I did and it was surprisingly good. Maybe we’ve been so focused on the ice cream that we forgot the cone actually has a taste of its own. And that made me wonder: how many foods do we never really taste because we always eat them with something else?

  8. 6d ago

    Stop Asking Me to Subscribe!

    Every YouTuber seems to say the same thing: “Like and subscribe!” But does saying it actually make anyone subscribe or can it sometimes do the opposite? Today, Yifeng asks a simple question: if your content is actually good, shouldn’t people follow you without being told?

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Thinking Out Loud with Yifeng is a podcast about whatever happens to be on my mind——school, books, movies, debate, games, swimming, big questions, random ideas, and everyday life. I'm Yifeng, and this is where I think out loud.

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