Ep. 118 - Learning vs Memorization, Bitcoin Halvening, and Antibody Tests

The Local Maximum cover a wide range of topics in this Local Maximum May news update with Max Sklar and cohost Aaron. Max said “this is one of the most fun episodes to do, but all the best stuff is at the end so you better listen through”.

Concept of the week is the separation of test and training set in machine learning. We discuss why it is important, how it separates learning and memorization, and where the grey areas are.

Other Topics include: - The Bitcoin halving - a once-in-4-years watershed moment for the fledgling currency - Revealing information from coronavirus antibody tests - A 5 year old driver in Utah - The predictive power of Demolition Man and other movies (at the end)

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