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In this premiere episode of "The God Hook," host Carol Costello introduces the chilling story of Richard Beasley, infamously known as the Ohio Craigslist Killer. In previously unreleased jailhouse recordings, Beasley portrays himself as a devout Christian, concealing his manipulative and predatory behavior. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Beasley's deceitfulness extends beyond the victims he buried in shallow graves. Listen to the preview of a bonus conversation between Carol and Emily available after the episode. Additional info at ( carolcostellopresents.com ) Do you have questions about this series? Submit them for future Q&A episodes . Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see additional videos, photos, and conversations. For early and ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content, subscribe to the podcast via Supporting Cast or Apple Podcasts. EPISODE CREDITS Host - Carol Costello Co-Host - Emily Pelphrey Producer - Chris Aiola Sound Design & Mixing - Lochlainn Harte Mixing Supervisor - Sean Rule-Hoffman Production Director - Brigid Coyne Executive Producer - Gerardo Orlando Original Music - Timothy Law Snyder SPECIAL THANKS Kevin Huffman Zoe Louisa Lewis GUESTS Doug Oplinger - Former Managing Editor of the Akron Beacon Journal Volkan Topalli - Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology Amir Hussain - Professor of Theological Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://evergreenpodcasts.supportingcast.fm…

Connected Components of Chaos

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A podcast where logic meets lunacy, and graphs guide the way through the madness! Join us as we explore the beautiful intersections of mathematical logic, graph theory, discrete math, computer science, and the quirky chaos of everyday life. From proving theorems to untangling graph traversals, we’ll connect seemingly random dots to create a web of ideas that’s as entertaining as it is enlightening.

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Connected Components of Chaos

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Finite Automata - What you need to know 26:13

4 weeks ago26:13

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Automata theory: it's a computational model study, focusing on finite automata (DFA and NFA) and push-down automata (PDA). The course explores regular languages, their properties and proofs of non-regularity using concepts like the pumping lemma and Myhill-Nerode theorem. Foundational mathematical concepts such as set theory, sequences, relations, alphabets, strings, and languages are reviewed. The equivalence between NFAs and DFAs is established through the powerset construction, demonstrating that both recognize the class of regular languages, which are shown to be closed under various operations.…

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Shamir's Secret: A PayPal Near-Disaster 8:21

5 weeks ago8:21

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This account recounts a nightmarish incident at PayPal where a flawed implementation of Shamir Secret Sharing, a cryptographic technique for distributing a secret key among multiple parties, nearly caused a catastrophic system failure. The author, a PayPal engineer, explains the process of Shamir Secret Sharing and how he implemented it to improve security by distributing the master encryption key. However, a seemingly minor incompatibility between the Linux and Solaris operating systems, involving a function that truncated long passphrases, led to the team's inability to recover the key. The crisis was ultimately resolved by discovering and correcting the incompatibility. The story concludes with a humorous postscript regarding a backup copy of the key.…

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SLAP and FLOP: Apple Silicon Speculative Execution Attacks 15:33

6 weeks ago15:33

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SLAP and FLOP are two new speculative execution attacks targeting Apple's M-series chips. SLAP exploits the Load Address Predictor (LAP) to leak data by predicting incorrect memory addresses, while FLOP leverages the Load Value Predictor (LVP) to predict incorrect data values. Both attacks allow unauthorized access to sensitive information from web browsers like Safari and Chrome, compromising data ranging from email content to financial details. Researchers demonstrated proof-of-concept attacks recovering data like browsing history and even book excerpts. Mitigation requires software patches from vendors and updated operating systems.…

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Subaru Starlink Security Flaw 10:51

7 weeks ago10:51

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Security researchers discovered and exploited a vulnerability in Subaru's Starlink connected car system. This flaw allowed unauthorized access to sensitive data, including vehicle location history, and control over features like door locks. The vulnerability stemmed from weaknesses in the Starlink admin panel, which was accessible using readily available information and easily bypassed security measures. Subaru patched the issue after being notified, but the incident highlights potential risks in connected car technology. The researchers responsibly disclosed the vulnerability before making it public.…

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Hash Tables: Theory, Implementation, and Universal Hashing 16:14

11 weeks ago16:14

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In this episode, we explore hash tables, a data structure designed for efficient insertion, deletion, and searching of data using keys. The document contrasts direct addressing with hashing, highlighting the space efficiency of hash tables when dealing with large key universes. It discusses collision resolution techniques like chaining and open addressing, exploring the trade-offs between them. Different hashing methods, including division and multiplication, are analyzed for their suitability in diverse contexts. We also introduce more advanced concepts like universal and adaptive hashing to optimize performance and handle dynamic data sets.…

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Suffix Trees: Construction, Properties, and Applications 9:53

11 weeks ago9:53

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Today, we are exploring suffix trees, a data structure used for solving string problems.We begin with basic definitions related to strings and alphabets, then introduces suffix trees as compressed tries containing all suffixes of a given text. Applications include substring searching, finding repeated substrings, and data compression. The discussion covers the construction of suffix trees using tries and compressed suffix trees, along with the properties that define them, modifications needed for linear time construction, and concludes with problems suffix trees help solve and an overview of Ukkonen's algorithm, which builds suffix trees in linear time by iteratively adding suffixes and leveraging various operational types and an "active position" notation. The active position notation is coupled with suffix links which help to efficiently traverse from one suffix to another, which allows Ukkonen's algorithm to work.…

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Disjoint Sets: Data Structures and Algorithms 12:09

12 weeks ago12:09

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We discuss disjoint sets, also known as union-find data structures. Disjoint sets maintain collections of elements partitioned into non-overlapping sets, each with a representative element. Key operations include Make-Set (creating a new set), Find-Set (locating a set's representative), and Union (merging two sets). Different representations are explored, such as arrays, linked lists, and inverted trees, along with their associated time complexities. Heuristics like weighted union and union by rank are introduced to improve efficiency, and path compression is discussed as a way to optimize the Find-Set operation. The notes culminate in discussing the inverse Ackermann function in the context of the time complexity of the union by rank and path compression methods.…

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B-Tree Data Structure: Search, Insertion, and Deletion 17:53

12 weeks ago17:53

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Jump in and discover the B-tree data structure, a fundamental tool for processing queries on one-dimensional data stored on disk. We explain how B-trees efficiently support range reporting, successor/predecessor searches, insertion, and deletion operations.

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Tries: Data Structures for String Processing 15:45

14 weeks ago15:45

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A Trie, also known as a prefix tree, is a specialized tree-based data structure primarily used for efficiently storing and retrieving strings. Unlike traditional search trees where a node stores the entire key, each node in a trie represents a prefix shared by all its descendants. This unique structure facilitates fast search, insertion, and deletion operations based on string prefixes.…

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Topological Sort and Strongly Connected Components 14:04

15 weeks ago14:04

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This podcast reviews key concepts related to Depth First Search (DFS) algorithm and its application in topological sorting and finding strongly connected components in graphs.

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QuickSort and Order Selection 14:08

19 weeks ago14:08

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This episode focuses on QuickSort, a divide-and-conquer sorting algorithm, comparing it to MergeSort, and analyzing its average and worst-case time complexities. It then explains the order selection problem, which involves finding the kth smallest element in a dataset, presenting several algorithms with varying time complexities and practical considerations, including a linear worst-case algorithm and an approximate heuristic. The analysis includes recurrence relations and their solutions to determine the algorithm's efficiency. Finally, it contrasts the different approaches for solving the order selection problem based on their performance characteristics.…

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Recurrence Equations and Asymptotic Notation 19:30

20 weeks ago19:30

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This episodes presents methods for solving recurrence equations, which are crucial for analyzing the time complexity of recursive algorithms. It introduces asymptotic notations (Big O, Big Omega, Big Theta, little o, little omega) to describe the growth of functions. The lecture then explores several techniques for solving recurrences, including the substitution method, iteration method (and recursion trees), the Master Theorem, and solving homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear recurrences. Specific examples such as merge sort, binary search, and the Towers of Hanoi are used to illustrate these techniques. Finally, the limitations of the Master Theorem are discussed, along with strategies for handling cases where it is not applicable.…

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Physics and Computer Science 12:31

22 weeks ago12:31

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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their foundational work on artificial neural networks (ANNs). The award citation highlights their contributions to machine learning, linking ANNs to concepts in physics, such as spin models and statistical mechanics. Hopfield's research focused on recurrent networks and their applications in associative memory and optimization, while Hinton's work involved stochastic models like the Boltzmann machine and advancements in deep learning techniques. Their combined efforts revolutionized the field, leading to widespread applications across various scientific disciplines and everyday technologies.…

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Combinatorics: Counting and Permutations 20:42

23 weeks ago20:42

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This episode focuses on fundamental counting principles. It covers the product rule, sum rule, and subtraction rule for counting the number of ways to perform tasks that can be broken down into subtasks. Additionally, it explores the pigeonhole principle, counting in two different ways, and the relationship between permutations and combinations.…

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Unlocking the Secrets of Sentential Logic 13:38

23 weeks ago13:38