Talking to AI

Can ChatGPT help you sleep through a crying baby? Paul puts AI to the test — asking how to block baby noises while staying comfortable. The conversation unpacks the real science behind earplugs, earmuffs, and noise-cancelling tech, separating myths from reality. A surprising and practical episode about sound, sleep, and the strange new ways we rely on AI.

Why does ChatGPT sometimes hesitate, evade, or sound too careful? In this live uncut episode, Paul explores the principles that shape AI's responses — from safety to uncertainty — revealing what really happens behind the curtain of intelligent conversation. Learn how to phrase smarter prompts and understand the psychology of talking to machines.

In this episode, I step back to ask a big, foundational question: what exactly is science, and how do we judge the quality of evidence? Before diving into future conversations on scientific topics, I wanted to better understand the scientific process itself. With the AI, I explore the hierarchy of studies—from gold-standard randomized controlled trials, to cohort and case-control studies, all the...

In this episode, I turn the tables and ask ChatGPT for help—not about philosophy or creativity this time, but about something far more practical: how to host this very podcast. What begins as a technical question turns into an unexpectedly thoughtful conversation about control, freedom, and digital longevity. Together, we explore the trade-offs between convenience and ownership, and I press the AI...

So the first time I chatted with chatgpt I taught it to hum. However its still not very good. I fear it now thinks it can hum buts having real trouble. It is trying to sing now but it is not very good. Second time round s is a funny and sometimes frustrating experiment in pushing its limits. I ask it to hum single notes, copy simple tunes like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star , and sustain long, stea...

In this episode, I bring a very personal question to the AI: what should I name my soon-to-arrive baby girl? With my English roots, my partner's Norwegian background, and my connection to Australia, the challenge is finding a name that's meaningful, unique, easy to pronounce in both languages, and free from awkward nicknames. Together, we explore names inspired by November skies, Norse tradition,...

In this episode, I dive into the quirks of AI with a mix of curiosity and humor. What begins as a serious chat about the limits of artificial intelligence—like its inability to feel emotions or read body language—quickly turns playful when I challenge the AI to hum and sing. The results surprised me: stretched-out "hmms" and "las" that blur the line between speech and music, and even made the AI r...