Punching Cards

Punching Cards

Science of Intelligence

Episodes 11
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Dormant
Since May 2023
Latest Episode Feb 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Hosting
www.spreaker.com

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About This Podcast

Punching Cards, the podcast about all things intelligent


What makes a person, a cat, a bonobo, a dolphin, an octopus, a cockatoo intelligent? What is it that these living organisms have or do, when we say that they are intelligent? And what about things, computer programmes, robots? Can they be intelligent?

Follow us through six episodes of interviews, special guests, quotes, big and small questions, trivia, and curiosities to explain intelligence.

This podcast was produced by Berlin Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence.
Ideas, content, and moderation by Dimitri Coelho Mollo, Aravind Battaje, Olga Shurygina, Nicolas Roth, Benjamin Lang, and Solveig Steinhardt. Production and editing by Solveig Steinhardt and Valeria Becattini.

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Recent Episodes

S2E3 On Human Universals – Season 2 Episode 3

Feb 10, 2025 17m

How can we address variations amongst human intelligence, cognitive strategies and skills? Can we draw conclusions in psychology that are valid for everyone? We had an inspiring conversation about…

S2E2 On Anthropomorphism – Season 2, Episode 2

Jan 27, 2025 27m

For this episode, we invited Katja Liebal, director of the LeipzigLab at the University of Leipzig, and Alex Kacelnik, head of the Behavioural Ecology Research Group at the University of Oxford, to…

S2E1 On Large Language Models - Season 2, Episode 1

Jan 09, 2025 39m

In this new season of Punching Cards, Master students who participated in a science communication course at SCIoI have interviewed experts in the world of intelligence, exploring different topics. In…

S2 Trailer Season 2

Dec 19, 2024 1m Trailer

Welcome to our second season of Punching Cards! For this season, we've asked Master Students to take the lead and interview some of the most influential researchers in the field of intelligence. Stay…

Boundaries of Intelligence (Ep6)

Jun 28, 2023 56m

Plants, cells, and other organisms do very impressive things, but we tend not to call them intelligent. Is that a mistake? In the final episode of this season, we ask: What are the boundaries of…

Evolution of Intelligence (Ep5)

Jun 21, 2023 50m

Where does intelligence come from? Where is it going? In this episode, we talk about the biological and cultural aspects that may be behind the evolution of intelligence.With Dimitri Coelho Mollo,…

Collective Intelligence (Ep4)

Jun 14, 2023 38m

What’s more intelligent, the ant or the ant colony? How do beehives and flocks of birds display their incredibly complex behaviors? And do those count as intelligent? In this episode we will find out…

Artificial Intelligence (Ep3)

Jun 07, 2023 42m

Now that we kind of know what we mean by intelligence, can we actually build it? What do we need in order to do that? In this episode, we discuss computers, robots, and a surprising paradox in…

Animal Intelligence (Ep2)

May 31, 2023 50m

In this episode, we are impressed by the craftsmanship of cockatoos, discuss whether apes use language, and learn about the pitfalls of testing animal intelligence.With Nicolas Roth, Benjamin Lang,…

Human Intelligence (Ep1)

May 24, 2023 34m

When we talk about intelligence, we often mean human intelligence. But what is that? How can we study it? In this episode, we spoke to John-Dylan Haynes and Matthias Ziegler to try and understand and…

Trailer (Stay tuned for Ep. 1 on 24 May!)

May 11, 2023 1m Trailer

***STAY TUNED FOR OUR FIRST EPISODE ON HUMAN INTELLIGENCE, AIRING ON 24 MAY!*** What makes a person, a cat, a bonobo, a dolphin, an octopus, a cockatoo intelligent? What is it that these living…

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Punching Cards has published 11 episodes since May 2023, covering topics in Natural Sciences, Science.

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