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Robot Breakfast by Arvel Chappell III
by Arvel Chappell III
Mediocre explanations and interviews in science, entertainment, aerospace & neuroscience. arvelchappell3.substack.com
Episodes
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15. Home Automation System Design w/ HomeKit - a tutorial
In this episode we discuss home automation system design and present an example using Apple’s Home App and a couple of Leviton dimmer switches. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit arvelchappell3.substack.com
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14. Good Science
This project was initially envisioned as a screenplay that I've adapted into a podcast. It revisits the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster though the eyes of Richard Feynman. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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13. Back from Hiatus
To the regular listeners, apologies for the hiatus. Last year was both professionally and personally epic which demanded attention to other pursuits. Now that things are more settled, I am drawn back to this outlet to share with a slightly augmented mission / format. Aside from a personal diary...
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Ep 12: Pt 5 - Our Responsibility as Scientists
Our Responsibility as Scientists We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. There are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions and pass them on.…
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Ep 11: Pt 4 - Education, for Good and Evil
Education, for Good & Evil Once some thought that the possibilities people had were not developed because most of these people were ignorant. With education universal, could all men be Voltaires? Bad can be taught at least as efficiently as good. Education is a strong force, but for either good…
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Ep 10: Pt 3 - The Remarkable Idea
The Remarkable Idea When we read about this in the newspaper, it says, "The scientist says that this discovery may have importance in the cure of cancer." The paper is only interested in the use of the idea, not the idea itself. Hardly anyone can understand the importance of the idea, it is so...
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Ep 09: Pt 2 - The Grand Adventure
The Grand Adventure The same thrill, the same awe and mystery, come again and again when we look at any problem deeply enough. With more knowledge comes deeper, more wonderful mystery, luring one on to penetrate deeper still. Never concerned that the answer may prove disappointing, but with...
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Ep: 08 The Value of Science Pt 1
They following text is from a public meeting held by the national Academy of Sciences, Caltech November 2, 3 and 4, 1955. The Value of Science by: Richard P. Feynman From time to time people suggest to me that scientists ought to give more consideration to social problems – especially that they...
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Ep 07: Slater's Laws
I’m in the middle of a move and reducing all the crap I’ve managed to hoard over the years. While tackling a stack, I came across a document I received from a lifer coworker which contained gems. This unofficial doc contained rules for navigating a successful career in engineering leadership…
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Ep 06: Virtual Production Computer Design read by AI voice font
Gaming & cinema production has converged….. Which promises to further democratize and even the playing field for those willing to learn. Today it’s possible to take a gaming computer and build 3D works that approach triple A titles and Hollywood films. Up until this point I’ve spent a lot of time...
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Ep 05: Unified Narrative Theory
A Lifelong Journey I’ve been working on this article for many years under different names: * Database cinema ~ 2008 * Automatic editing ~ 2016 * Emergent Narrative Film Structure ~ 2016 * Cinematic AI ~ 2017 * Simulation Cinema ~ 2020 * Unified Narrative Theory ~ 2021 Thirteen years and I have...
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Ep 04: Rules vs. Effects in Storytelling Strategy with Paul Joseph Gulino & Dr. Connie Shears
In this episode I sit down with Science of Screenwriting authors Paul Joseph Gulino & Dr. Connie Shears to discuss their work, the truth of screenwriting strategy and the importance of Effects over Rules. ▬ Contents of this episode ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:26 - Bordell & Film Theory...
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Ep 03: What the %^c$ is Robot Breakfast?
A few thoughts on the podcast, why I created it and what I hope people get out of it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit arvelchappell3.substack.com
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Ep 02: Belief in Science
Thoughts on “Belief in Science”. For a working definition I refer to physicist David Deutsch’s ideas presented in his book and also in his TED talk on good explanations. From there I’ll introduce a few personal tenets and wrap it up in two minutes and thirty seconds. This is a public episode. If...
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Ep 01: Emotion AI, Robots and Cognition with Dr. Rosalind Picard
In this episode I had the honor of hosting Dr. Rosalind Picard. Inventor, professor and engineer who has literally wrote the book on Emotion AI. In addition to creating the field, she is the cofounder of two Emotion AI companies (Affectiva & Empatica) and also a professor at the M.I.T media lab....
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Mediocre explanations and interviews in science, entertainment, aerospace & neuroscience.
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