Mind the Gap

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Your daily Canadian pulse. Narrowing the gap between the world and your mind. A Macro economic look at the world and Canada for the Tech leaders and beyond .

  1. 5시간 전

    Mind the Gap: The Machine That Discovers and Deceives

    Mind the Gap: The Machine That Discovers and Deceives [curious] So picture this — a physicist feeds a machine-learning model millions of possible atomic structures, and the model spits back two compounds no human had ever tested. They synthesize them... and both superconduct. [excited] Not at minus two hundred and seventy degrees. Not in some exotic lab vacuum. At temperatures that are, quote, 'significantly closer to ambient conditions than anyone e... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [warm] And I'm Maya. Go discover something today. New episodes drop every weekday morning.

    11분

  2. 1일 전

    Mind the Gap: The Fed Chair Who Broke the Crystal Ball

    Mind the Gap: The Fed Chair Who Broke the Crystal Ball [thoughtful] Last week — a terrace overlooking the Atlantic in Sintra, Portugal. A room packed with the world's most powerful central bankers. And a man steps to the podium for his very first major public appearance as Fed Chair... and tells them the crystal ball is broken. [curious] Not cracked. Not cloudy. Broken. As in — we are done pretending we can see what comes next.... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [laughing] On that note — have a beautiful Tuesday, everybody. New episodes drop every weekday morning.

    12분

  3. 2일 전

    Mind the Gap: The Nachos That Defeated A Condo Tower

    Mind the Gap: The Nachos That Defeated A Condo Tower [excited] Picture this — it's a Friday night on College Street in Toronto. The neon above Sneaky Dee's is buzzing, the nachos are piled high, and a local punk band is sound-checking upstairs. Now imagine being told all of that is about to become a condo tower. [warm] And then — imagine getting the call that says... never mind. The demolition isn't happening. The venue lives.... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [warm] And I'm Maya. Go preserve something beautiful today. New episodes drop every weekday morning.

    13분

  4. 3일 전

    Mind the Gap: The Bee That Outsmarted The Scientists

    Mind the Gap: The Bee That Outsmarted The Scientists [curious] Picture this. A bumble bee — fuzzy, brain smaller than a sesame seed — walks up to a puzzle box in a lab in Finland. Two steps required to reach the sugar reward. Researchers are watching, clipboards ready. [amused] And the bee just... skips step one entirely. Invents a shortcut nobody programmed, nobody demonstrated. The researchers are stunned.... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [playful] This has been Mind the Gap. We'll see you tomorrow morning. New episodes drop every weekday morning.

    13분

  5. 4일 전

    Mind the Gap: The Bee That Hacked Intelligence

    Mind the Gap: The Bee That Hacked Intelligence [curious] Picture this — a lab in England, fluorescent lights buzzing. A researcher places a bumble bee in front of a tiny puzzle box. The reward — sugar water — is locked behind a two-step mechanism no bee has ever seen before. [amused] And the bee just... figures it out? No training? No YouTube tutorial?... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [enthusiastic] This has been Mind the Gap. See you Monday. New episodes drop every weekday morning.

    11분

  6. 5일 전

    Mind the Gap: The Phone That Broke The Birth Rate

    Mind the Gap: The Phone That Broke The Birth Rate [curious] So picture this — a demographer at the University of Houston is staring at a chart of American birth rates. She's seen the usual suspects, right? Housing costs, student debt, cultural shifts. But then she draws a vertical line at 2008... and everything clicks. [surprised] The year after the iPhone launched.... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [playful] Mind the Gap. We'll see you Monday. New episodes drop every weekday morning.

    13분

  7. 6일 전

    Mind the Gap: Billions To Make Workers Disappear

    Mind the Gap: Billions To Make Workers Disappear [curious] Two point seven billion dollars. That's how much Amazon set aside last year — not to build something, not to launch something — but to pay people to leave. [surprised] And they weren't alone. Intel, Oracle — collectively, Big Tech spent billions just on severance packages. Billions. To not employ people.... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [enthusiastic] Mind the Gap. We'll see you tomorrow. New episodes drop every weekday morning.

    13분

  8. 7월 1일

    Mind the Gap: Price Tags on Air, Water, and Future

    Mind the Gap: Price Tags on Air, Water, and Future [curious] Somewhere in the Imperial Valley right now — one of the hottest, driest stretches of California — alfalfa fields are drinking Colorado River water the same way they have for decades. But last week, the developer of what would be the largest AI data center in the state filed a lawsuit to take that water for itself. [surprised] Wait — an AI company is literally suing a river for a drink?... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [warm] See you tomorrow. New episodes drop every weekday morning.

    11분
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Your daily Canadian pulse. Narrowing the gap between the world and your mind. A Macro economic look at the world and Canada for the Tech leaders and beyond .

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