<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/908ed82a-741f-4264-b256-eff1190d6231/unconfuse-me_2023_mcwhorter_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>In the fourth episode of my podcast, I asked linguist, professor, and author John McWhorter to help me better understand the quirks of language.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=230808_Dr-Mendis_0147-72-scaled.png&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Non-invasive procedures Emface and Emsculpt NEO deliver targeted and customisable treatments for effective and lasting results</div></div></div>
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<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/NAEUM%20-%20doeji-galbi%20bap%20(credit%20John%20Heng_Da%20Photographer).jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>These Michelin-starred restaurants warmly welcome spring/summer and deliver sublime dishes and inspired concepts by taking advantage of the season’s best bounties.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/2336c1ee-cec1-4b5f-b0b4-1130066f2c4b/20230804-HITF-MaraLawniczak-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>I wrote a Heroes in the Field post about Dr. Mara Lawniczak, an evolutionary geneticist in the UK who is fighting malaria by studying the genes of mosquitoes.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Fiz_2.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Navigate Singapore’s vibrant dining landscape with this roundup of the latest eats.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5f0e1294f002b1bb26e1f304/65bafcea1febe484d73bf585_83-your-undivided-attention-franks-segall-social.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>Ninety-six percent of deep-faked images and videos are sexually explicit and non-consensual. Legal scholar Mary Anne Franks and journalist Laurie Segall discuss the AI-enabled rise in deep fake porn, and what we can do about it.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/3b18fe02-3da8-46cd-bf31-bdacbbe7b277/69c2ce8f7298446eb33c3b16c081b897.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates talks about new breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s diagnostics that may someday soon let us substantially alter the course of the disease.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/4fdf8c24-0e9a-41dd-83eb-d1249a9931f1/nigeria-recap_2023_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>It was a busy but inspiring week in Lagos, Abuja, and Niamey. These were some of Bill’s favorite moments from his recent trip to West Africa.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5f0e1294f002b1bb26e1f304/65a94bea1bb6a56a704ee6e6_82-your-undivided-attention-josh-schrei-social.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>What can tales of mythology and magic teach us about the AI race? Mythologist Josh Schrei explains how looking at foundational cultural stories could guide ethical tech development.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=DSC_5553-TmFX.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>In light of the launch of Louis Poulsen’s new Pale Rose collection, Christian Seiffert, the brand’s Managing Director (Asia), expounds on the longevity of its iconic products.</div></div></div>
A few episodes back, we presented Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin’s talk The AI Dilemma. The talk resonated - over 1.6 million people have viewed it on YouTube as of this episode’s release date. However, now that so many people have watched or listened to the talk, we’ve found that there are some AI myths getting in the way of making progress. On this episode of Your Undivided Attention, we debunk five of those misconceptions.
<div><div><img src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5f0e1294f002b1bb26e1f304/64ff9d29f9f78b21accef9f6_spotlight-on-ai-your-undivided-attention-social.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>Tristan and Aza share some inside takes on a Silicon Valley workshop they convened on AI endgames… and some other recent developments that offer reason for hope, and for concern.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Shin%20Terroir%20-%20Tebasaki,%20Otoukome,%20Kawa.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>New and exciting Japanese dining concepts are cropping up all over, proving that the well-loved cuisine reigns supreme in Singapore. Here are our top five selections.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/522ae08f-bee1-48dc-8781-20285fa9f045/20230511-Pathways-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates writes about Chaffey College’s cybersecurity pathway and why students need seamless and streamlined paths to get college degrees and great jobs.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Group%20Photo%20of%20All%20Winners,%20Judges,%20and%20Sponsors.JPG&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>The Awards returned after 3-year hiatus with new categories and special Phoenix Award</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/P90512529_lowRes_bmw-m-town-2023-06-2.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>More than 600 guests witness Singapore debut of the all-new BMW M3 CS and range of BMW M vehicles under one roof.</div></div></div>
Social media was humanity’s ‘first contact’ moment with AI. If we’re going to create laws that are strong enough to prevent AI from destroying our societies, we could benefit from taking a look at the major lawsuits against social media platforms that are playing out in our courts right now. Attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett is literally on the front lines of the battle to hold social media firms accountable for the harms they have created in young people’s lives. Listener warning: there are distre
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=GREUBEL%20FORSEY%20BALANCIER%20CONVEXE%20S2%20SHH%20EDITION_LIFESTYLE_04_HR.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Discover these highly limited SHH Editions that were launched in honour of the grand opening of SHH’s largest ever boutique.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/2f0dff3b-35fc-4f13-9ead-43c320c16ed4/hitf-mukankusi_2023_homepage-hero_564x408_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Beans are a staple crop in Uganda. This remarkable plant breeder is working to make them more nutritious and easier to grow.</div></div></div>
We’re on the cusp of an explosion of cheap, consumer-ready neurotechnology - and it’s all going to be supercharged by AI. Legal scholar Nita Farahany talks us through the current state of neurotech, and explains why we need a new legal framework around “cognitive liberty” to protect the last frontier of privacy: our thoughts.