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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying mathematical concepts that power modern machine learning, to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives–even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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The Carbon Removal Show is the world's leading in-depth podcast on carbon removal.

We combine hours of research and interviews with the world’s leading experts to explore the latest developments in carbon removal technology and policy in an easy to digest and engaging podcast format.

Our narrative driven, story-focused episodes are enjoyed by both experts in the field and climate-curious individuals wanting to learn more about this increasingly widespread topic. The problem of carbon emissions is clear - the solution, however, is not. Our succinct, level-headed and impartial approach to carbon removal gives our listeners the facts and the tools they need to make sense of, and take action on, how we as humanity can sustainably remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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Exciting news from The Carbon Removal Show 4:41

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The Carbon Removal Show team are dusting off our mics, and we have some exciting news! The biggest of welcomes and ‘thank you’s to our coalition partners: BeZero , Carbon Engineering , Carbonfuture , Carbon Gap , CarbonX , Klarna , MASH Makes , Milkywire , the Negative Emissions Platform , Opna , Patch , Pinwheel , Planboo , ReCarber , Standard Gas Technologies and Supercritical ; and to our individual supporters: Sebastian Manhart and Eve Tamme . To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including how to support our mission, head to thecarbonremovalshow.com .…

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While you’re waiting for more episodes of The Carbon Removal Show, we wanted to introduce you to another project that our very own Tom Previte has been busy on… Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey This is the story of a startup that wants to remove carbon from the atmosphere and help reshape our relationship with the planet. Ideally without burning to the ground in the process. It was a good few years back when Tom stumbled across biochar. That was during the first season of The Carbon Removal Show. And it turns out that this biochar stuff… it's not just an ancient technology but also a cutting-edge solution for today’s climate problems. Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey captures the highs and lows of a green startup - from sharp learning curves to unlikely breakthroughs. Listen in as Tom digs deep into the realities and complexities of setting up a carbon removal project, and gets to grips with the science, the money, and everything it takes to build an environmentally (and financially) sustainable business. Because if we’re going to save the planet, we’re going to need a lot more businesses like this one. Search for ‘Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey’ in your favourite podcast player, or click here for all the links.…

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S3 #5 | How can companies contribute to industry scale?: Gigaton thinking - with MASH Makes 39:55

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What happens when an individual company bakes industry scale up into their business philosophy? In this episode, Jakob Andersen shares the “gigaton thinking” mindset that drives his company, MASH Makes , in their approach to business and biochar. MASH Makes started as a project at the Technological University of Denmark focusing on technology that could convert various waste streams (mainly residue biomass) into different energy products. In short, MASH Makes use automated machines that are able to produce bio oil, hydrogen and electricity from agricultural waste, with the main byproduct of this process being biochar – a soil amendment that actively absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere. Big thanks to MASH Makes for supporting this episode. To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to thecarbonremovalshow.com . And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.…

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S3 #4 | The importance of fungibility in carbon markets - with Carbonaires 24:30

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With scaling up in mind, this episode dives into an innovative concept that could help the industry take big steps forward. Tom and Emily are joined by Jonny Gilson from Carbonaires and Professor Niall Mac Dowell from Imperial College London to discuss Carbonaires’ ideas for the future of the voluntary carbon market. Big thanks to Carbonaires for supporting this episode. To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to thecarbonremovalshow.com . And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.…

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S3 #3 | 2023: Year in review 47:35

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2023 was a big year for carbon removal! With only 27 years until 2050, Tom and Emily look back on the last 12 months to reflect on the current stage of the industry’s growth commercially, socially and politically. With big thanks to the organisers, speakers and participants of Carbon Unbound Europe 2023 for welcoming us to the event and for all the inspiration. Huge thanks to all our guests in this episode: Sebastian Manhart , Senior Policy Advisor at Carbonfuture Oliver Katz , Founder and CEO of Unbound Summits Michelle Li , Founder and Executive Director of Women and Climate Gabrielle Walker , Co-Founder of CUR8 and Founder of Rethinking Removals Bilha Ndirangu , CEO at Great Carbon Valley Ted Christie-Miller , Director of Carbon Removal at BeZero Carbon And our very own Producer Ben , making his on-mic debut for The Carbon Removal Show! We also shout out a lot of other hard working CDR companies and organisations in this episode: CDR.fyi Carbon Removals at COP Mission Zero Heirloom Climeworks Rewind : biomass sinking Brilliant Planet : macroalgae Equatic : ocean direct carbon removal Deutscher Verband für negative Emissionen CO2RE Future Leaders Network: join the Slack Women and Climate: join the Slack To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to thecarbonremovalshow.com . And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show. Resources and further reading Climeworks and Great Carbon Valley chart path to large-scale direct air capture and storage deployment in Kenya: https://climeworks.com/news/climeworks-and-great-carbon-valley-chart-path-to-large-scale-dac Mission Zero turns on UK’s first direct air capture plant to enable jet fuel made from air: https://www.missionzero.tech/news/uk-first-direct-air-capture-plant Suck carbon from the air? US facility launches novel climate solution: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/19/carbon-dioxide-direct-air-capture On the durability of biochar carbon storage: https://biochar.systems/durability-statement/ Assessing biochar's permanence: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166516223002276?via%3Dihub Frontier Makes Largest Carbon Removal Purchase From Lithos Carbon: https://carbonherald.com/frontier-makes-largest-carbon-removal-purchase-from-lithos-carbon/ Carbonfuture, Exomad Green, and Microsoft Sign One of the Largest Biochar Carbon Removal Deals To-Date: https://www.carbonfuture.com/project-showcase/carbonfuture-announces-innovative-offtake-collaboration-with-exomad-green-and-microsoft-for-large-scale-biochar-carbon-removal COP28 — Mixed Results on Removals, Markets and Carbon Capture: https://evetamme.com/2023/12/14/cop28-on-carbon-removal-ccs-and-markets/ Why Carbon Removals Are Center Stage At COP28: https://www.forbes.com/sites/phildeluna/2023/12/07/why-carbon-removals-are-center-stage-at-cop28/?sh=26a7e1e82c68 Climeworks Direct Air Capture Summit 2023 Highlights: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://climeworkscom.cdn.prismic.io/climeworkscom/9493f4d4-676f-47cc-a1f8-8959bc84abee_DAC%2BSummit%2Bhighlights%2B2023%2B%25282%2529.pdf&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1704643167135658&usg=AOvVaw1O0rP7eNt04mSMiYQB3UKo Paying for Quality: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2023: https://3298623.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/3298623/SOVCM%202023/2023-EcoMarketplace_SOVCM-Nov28_FINALrev-1.pdf The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Report: https://www.stateofcdr.org/ Fossil-fuel industry embrace raises alarm bells over direct air capture: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/fossil-fuel-industry-embrace-raises-alarm-bells-over-direct-air-capture-2023-10-10/ Biden picks two DAC hubs for federal funding: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/cen-10127-buscon1…

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S3 #2 | Analogies for scale: what other technologies can teach us about carbon removal 45:27

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Season 3 continues and the team remains focused on scaling up. The question today: has it been done before? The task ahead is huge and can sometimes feel insurmountable. In order to deliver what scientists say is needed, the carbon removal industry must go from the young seedling emerging market we know today to a great complex ecosystem - and time is against us. Has this level of growth ever been seen before? In today’s episode, Tom and Emily go hunting for reassuring precedents and inspirational analogies. Every global industry that we now take for granted was once a young seedling too. How do those industries compare to CDR? What can we learn from their development? And will looking at their histories help us feel more prepared for the future? In this episode, we listen back to brief clips from Sophie Purdom , co-founder of CTVC , and Dr Steve Smith , executive director of CO2RE . We first heard from them in season 1 episode 1 and season 2 episode 2 respectively. To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to thecarbonremovalshow.com . And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show. Resources and further reading Analogies and ecoraps for more carbon removal - https://medium.com/nori-carbon-removal/analogies-and-ecoraps-for-more-carbon-removal-3f4e8d92d1b4 Explaining the Exponential Growth of Renewable Energy - https://www.wri.org/insights/growth-renewable-energy-sector-explained Developments in wind power - https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0602/ The Hole: How Ronnie and Maggie Saved the World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2JzOlRff08&t=1s Back from the brink: how the world rapidly sealed a deal to save the ozone layer - https://rapidtransition.org/stories/back-from-the-brink-how-the-world-rapidly-sealed-a-deal-to-save-the-ozone-layer/ Learning from Success: Lessons in Science and Diplomacy from the Montreal Protocol - https://www.sciencediplomacy.org/article/2020/learning-success-lessons-in-science-and-diplomacy-montreal-protocol Should carbon removal be treated as waste management? Lessons from the cultural history of waste - https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsfs.2020.0010#d1e755 Is the UK’s waste infrastructure ready for a circular economy - https://rrfw.org.uk/2018/01/08/is-the-uks-waste-infrastructure-ready-for-a-circular-economy/ Shifting the Direct Air Capture Paradigm - https://www.bcg.com/publications/2023/solving-direct-air-carbon-capture-challenge How have COVID-19 vaccines been developed so fast - https://www.immunology.org/public-information/vaccine-resources/covid-19/covid-19-vaccine-infographics/speed-of-development A Guide to Global COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts - https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/guide-global-covid-19-vaccine-efforts How COVID‐19 vaccine supply chains emerged in the midst of a pandemic - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8447169/ How did we develop a COVID-19 vaccine so quickly? - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-did-we-develop-a-covid-19-vaccine-so-quickly Smart phones: https://blog.textedly.com/smartphone-history-when-were-smartphones-invented https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2011/07/11/overview-of-smartphone-adoption/ https://www.pcmag.com/archive/smartphone-adoption-rate-fastest-in-tech-history-301990 https://www.govtech.com/products/how-smartphones-revolutionized-society-in-less-than-a-decade.html https://www.oberlo.com/statistics/how-many-people-have-smartphones https://www.bankmycell.com/blog/how-many-phones-are-in-the-world Streaming continues to overtake TV - https://digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2023/05/16/streaming-continues-to-overtake-tv/ The rise of social media - https://ourworldindata.org/rise-of-social-media…

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We are back! Did you miss us? Kicking off Season 3, Tom and Emily are exploring what it will take to grow the carbon removal industry to the scale we need. They speak to various actors in the carbon removal space, from project developers and policy experts to marketplaces and buyers. Their curiosity for the scaling problem took the team on a trip to Basel, Switzerland for a CDR conference hosted by Carbonfuture : Carbon Removal Basel. The team uses this episode to highlight some key themes around trust and scaling up that will be explored throughout the season. A huge thanks to our guests Jan Minx , Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, MCC and co-author of The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report Hannes Junginger, CEO and co-founder at Carbonfuture Ben Brandt, CPO and co-founder at Ledgy Adam Sipthorpe, Senior Portfolio Manager - CDRs at South Pole Paolo Piffaretti, CEO and co-founder at Carbonx Sebastian Manhart, Senior Policy Advisor at Carbonfuture Our guests for this episode were recorded in April 2023. Their input reflects the individuals' and organisations’ views at that time. To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to thecarbonremovalshow.com . Thanks to Carbonfuture for hosting us at their inaugural Carbon Removal Basel even And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show. Resources State of CDR: https://www.stateofcdr.org/resources Carbonfuture’s recap of Carbon Removal Basel: https://www.carbonfuture.com/magazine/recap-of-carbon-removal-basel-2023 Carbon Removal Basel retirement credits: https://platform.carbonfuture.earth/balancer/portfolios/view/main/50fa5b10-e4de-412c-8d75-0d1df060a63b…

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S2 #10 | Ocean-based carbon removal part 2: What's happening along our coastlines? 50:15

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The world’s coastal areas are some of the most at risk places on earth when it comes to climate change, but could they potentially be some of the most valuable places for creating solutions too? It’s time for part two in our mini-series on Oceans and... it's the Season two finale! As we established in last week’s episode, oceans are now becoming a much bigger part of the climate conversation and are a huge site of interest for carbon removal innovation. In this episode Tom and Emily will be taking a deeper look at some of the most exciting coastal-based solutions that are popping up. They’ll be putting another biomass-based solution into focus – mangroves; they’ll be discussing The Blue Carbon Challenge, a program launched by Friends of Ocean Action to find viable solutions in blue carbon; and they’ll be looking at an interesting ocean-based take on rock weathering - an entirely different context to what we’ve looked at in previous episodes! A note from our fact-checking corner: midway through this episode we discuss the relative rates of carbon sequestration of mangrove forests vs. the tropical forests you may be more familiar with. For the sake of clarity, we wanted to say here that mangroves store more carbon per year than the forests we mention on a per hectare basis. Forests still come out on top in absolute terms – not to take anything away from the magnificent role of mangroves A huge thanks to our guests: Ronald Tardiff, Pillar Lead at Friends of Ocean Action Kelly Erhart, President & Co-Founder at Vesta To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to restored.cc. Thanks to Patch for sponsoring the podcast. And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.…

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S2 #9 | Ocean-based carbon removal part 1: What's so special about kelp? 45:54

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The time has finally come to talk about ocean-based carbon removal! In this episode (the first in our two-part mini-series on Oceans) Tom and Emily will be exploring the role that oceans can play in carbon removal. They'll be focusing on the way kelp is being used as a biomass-based approach to carbon removal speaking to two companies who are using kelp as a carbon removal solution, in very different ways. Many thanks to our guests in this week's episode: Marty Odlin, Founder at Running Tide Caroline Hooft-Slootweg, Co-Founder at Kelp Blue To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to restored.cc . Thanks to Patch for sponsoring the podcast. And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.…

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It's not only big names like Microsoft who are addressing their impact on the climate crisis, there are lots of smaller organisations appearing on carbon removal buyer lists too! This week's episode puts a spotlight on Aledade , a US healthcare services organisation with an interesting philosophy and strategy behind their carbon removal purchases. We speak to Will Palmisano, Head of Aledade's climate committee, to learn more about their carbon removal mission, how they’re going about it and what their work can teach us about how companies of all sizes can get involved in carbon removal in a meaningful way. Thanks to Aledade for sponsoring the episode and for sharing their story. Please note that since the recording of this episode the stats quoted from CDR.fyi have been significantly superseded. Visit CDR.fyi for the most up to date statistics. To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to restored.cc . Thanks to Patch for sponsoring the podcast. And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.…

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S2 #7: How Microsoft offsets emissions 30:51

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Now we've been through the process of buying our first carbon credits, we wondered how a larger, infinitely more complex operation might do the same. We spoke to Elizabeth Willmott from Microsoft to get to the bottom of what it means to be a big time buyer of carbon credits. We dive into the company's climate strategy, how to remove the emissions of one of the world's most significant companies, and what to do about historical emissions. You can read more about Microsoft's Carbon Removal Program mentioned in the episode here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/sustainability/carbon-removal-program To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to restored.cc . Thanks to Patch for sponsoring the podcast. And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.…

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Having spent the previous six weeks on our travels, bringing you carbon conferencing from near and far, this week we're taking our traditional mid-season break. With six episodes behind us and several more on the way, there's plenty to look forward to. To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to restored.cc . Thanks to Patch for sponsoring the podcast. And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.…

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S2 #6 | Offsetting: how to do it right 36:58

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All the excitement of recording the previous two episodes in Iceland left us with one puzzling question. How would we practice what we preach and offset the carbon we emitted by flying there? We set our researcher Henry on the case, and got in touch with the show's sponsors, Patch, in order to work out the best way forward. Thanks to our guests: Henry Irvine, Researcher on The Carbon Removal Show Ariel Hayward, Sustainability Lead at Patch Note: This is not a sponsored episode. While Patch sponsor the podcast, their inclusion on this episode is purely informative. Find us on LinkedIn and Twitter @RestoredCC . To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to restored.cc . Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.…

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Following our trip to the climate conference at Iceland Innovation Week, we wanted to explore. Today we're trying to get to the bottom of whether Iceland is a geological and political anomaly or a real glimpse into a potential brighter future for all of us. Many thanks to our guests in this episode: Sandra Ósk Snæbjörnsdóttir, Head of CO2 mineral storage at CarbFix Kiddi Haflidason, General Manager at VAXA Technologies Ltd Fannar Jónsson, Quality Manager at Blue Lagoon Iceland Omar Sigurbjornsson, Director Sales and Marketing at Carbon Recycling International To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to restored.cc . Thanks to Patch for sponsoring the podcast. And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.…

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S2 #4 | Iceland: the world's carbon removal capital? 42:23

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