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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 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 140 - Why the US Election Polls Are Tricky with Alex Andorra

Oct 12

Oct 12 Episode 140 - Why the US Election Polls Are Tricky with Alex Andorra

Guest Interview

Episode 137 - Bayesian COVID Tests, Topological Computation & How the Electoral College Votes

Sep 22

Sep 22 Episode 137 - Bayesian COVID Tests, Topological Computation & How the Electoral College Votes

Episode 136 - What Are Martingales in Election Predictions?

Sep 14

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

Episode 132 - Podcasting, Politics & Porch Tours: Catching Up with Rob Bernstein

Aug 17

Aug 17 Episode 132 - Podcasting, Politics & Porch Tours: Catching Up with Rob Bernstein

Guest Interview

Episode 125 - Why We Need the Electoral College with Tara Ross

Jun 29

Jun 29 Episode 125 - Why We Need the Electoral College with Tara Ross

Guest Interview

Episode 122 - What are we going through?

Jun 8

Jun 8 Episode 122 - What are we going through?

Episode 114 - Biden joins the Podoverse, The Market for Credibility, and Smart Toilets

Apr 13

Apr 13 Episode 114 - Biden joins the Podoverse, The Market for Credibility, and Smart Toilets

Cohost Discussion

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 104 - Connected Cars, Coronavirus, and Communication: Privacy under assault in Digital Age

Feb 3

Feb 3 Episode 104 - Connected Cars, Coronavirus, and Communication: Privacy under assault in Digital Age

Cohost Discussion

Episode 99 - Tech Trends of the 2010s

Dec 30

Dec 30 Episode 99 - Tech Trends of the 2010s

Cohost Discussion

Episode 98 - Bayesian Stats and Political Trends with Alexandre Andorra

Dec 23

Dec 23 Episode 98 - Bayesian Stats and Political Trends with Alexandre Andorra

Guest Interview

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

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 89 - Building Liberland! How to claim Your own Sovereign Territory.

Oct 21

Oct 21 Episode 89 - Building Liberland! How to claim Your own Sovereign Territory.

Guest Interview

Episode 76 - Bitcoin and Google Invade Politics

Jul 22

Jul 22 Episode 76 - Bitcoin and Google Invade Politics

Cohost Discussion

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

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