Listen "On Curiosity, feat. Sydney Trinidad | Traces, Appendix 9"
Episode Synopsis
A conversation with Sydney Trinidad about intellectual curiosity, creative pursuits, technical careers, software engineering, ML engineering, a vision for the future, and more.Find me at [email protected] the Guest: Sydney graduated from Stanford with a BS in Symbolic Systems. She has previously worked as a software engineer and currently works as a machine learning engineer full time and part time at an AI consulting company. She lives with her husband Jason and their two dogs, Sweater and Pismo.References:- The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (book): https://amzn.to/3saXRZx- Michael Sipser's Introduction to the Theory of Computation (textbook): https://amzn.to/3tUrgre- Douglas Hofstadter's Godel Escher Bach (book): https://amzn.to/3tQTe7u- Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (book): https://amzn.to/46KiQBy- Ludwig Wittgenstein's Major Works (book): https://amzn.to/46QSayX- John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays (book): https://amzn.to/40aC4O0- Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (book): https://amzn.to/3QfY5qkSet Up: - Camera: https://amzn.to/3PZVscb (don't laugh) - Microphone: https://amzn.to/46f3pB5 - Teleprompter Stand: https://amzn.to/3tgS98y - Telepromter App: https://amzn.to/46jdH31 - Teleprompter Screen: https://amzn.to/3PNfKFI (yup) - Headphones: https://amzn.to/46gMSwoChapters: 00:00 On Curiosity, feat. Sydney Trinidad | Traces, Appendix 900:59 Picking A Major08:57 Creative Pursuits22:01 Aesthetics27:24 Technical Pursuits36:27 Philosophy42:42 A Technical Career59:48 A Vision01:05:45 LLM Hobbies
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