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Punching Cards

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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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21%

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What is Punching Cards about?

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?

What has Punching Cards covered recently?

Recent episodes include "On Human Universals, Season 2 Episode 3" (10 February 2025, 17 minutes), "On Anthropomorphism, Season 2, Episode 2" (27 January 2025, 27 minutes), and "On Large Language Models - Season 2, Episode 1" (9 January 2025, 39 minutes).

How often does Punching Cards publish?

Punching Cards publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 11 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Punching Cards?

Booking probability for Punching Cards is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Punching Cards requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Punching Cards's contact route on record: verified email.

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Punching Cards is a science podcast with 11 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Feb 10, 202517 minS2

    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 human universals with...

  • Jan 27, 202527 minS2

    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 join us in a...

  • Jan 9, 202539 minS2

    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 Episode 1 we will...

  • Punching Cards

    Trailer Season 2

    Dec 19, 20241 minS2

    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 tuned for the first...

  • Jun 28, 202356 minS0

    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 intelligence?<br /><br...

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  • Jun 21, 202350 minS0

    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.<br /><br />With Dimitri Coelho Mollo, Olga...

  • Jun 14, 202339 minS0

    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 how intelligence...

  • Jun 7, 202343 minS0

    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 Artificial...

  • May 31, 202351 minS0

    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.<br /><br />With Nicolas Roth, Benjamin Lang, and Olga...

  • May 24, 202334 minS0

    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 define human...

  • May 11, 20232 minS0

    ***STAY TUNED FOR OUR FIRST EPISODE ON HUMAN INTELLIGENCE, AIRING ON 24 MAY!*** <br /><br /><br />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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