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#29: Palantir: The Most Important Company You’ve Never Heard Of
#29: Palantir: The Most Important Company You’ve Never Heard Of
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
You might know nothing about it. But certainly does (or could do) know a huge amount about you.Let's take a look at this incredibly powerful company that has the power to see everything we do.In today's episode we cover:
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Peter Thiel - founder of Palantir
What does Palantir actually do?
Big data
What if the technology wasn't used for good?
Minority Report in real life - the crime prediction tool
Palantir & ICE
The successes of Palantir
Lord of the Rings
Key vocabulary: Poses, Libertarian, Doublespeak, Anything but, Connect the dots, Insider trading, Buzzword, Gargantuan, Piece together, Scratching their head, Crack, Infinitely, Hardware, Weigh up, Erosion, All-seeing, Comb, Speak out, Monitor, In inverted commas, Eerily, Algorithm, Creepy, Bias, Weighted, Deport, Pleas, Back down, Treasonous, Cynics, Lucrative, Web, Intrusion, Fraudster, Omnipotent, Orb, Blinding****Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/palantir-the-most-important-company-youve-never-heard-ofWant tips, resources, and tricks on how to learn English with podcasts? www.leonardoenglish.com/blogJoin the conversation:
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More about Leonardo English and the English for Curious Minds podcastLearning English shouldn't be boring. It should open your mind.English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast aimed at intermediate level English speakers and above, where listeners learn fascinating things about the world while learning English.There's no small-talk, no boring grammar exercises or vocabulary drills.You'll learn English by listening, by hearing real conversations and real English, spoken by native speakers, and at a speed you can understand.Listeners can subscribe to Leonardo English to get a copy of the transcript and key vocabulary for every podcast.It's English learning, but for curious minds.
Animating transcripts
Peter Thiel - founder of Palantir
What does Palantir actually do?
Big data
What if the technology wasn't used for good?
Minority Report in real life - the crime prediction tool
Palantir & ICE
The successes of Palantir
Lord of the Rings
Key vocabulary: Poses, Libertarian, Doublespeak, Anything but, Connect the dots, Insider trading, Buzzword, Gargantuan, Piece together, Scratching their head, Crack, Infinitely, Hardware, Weigh up, Erosion, All-seeing, Comb, Speak out, Monitor, In inverted commas, Eerily, Algorithm, Creepy, Bias, Weighted, Deport, Pleas, Back down, Treasonous, Cynics, Lucrative, Web, Intrusion, Fraudster, Omnipotent, Orb, Blinding****Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/palantir-the-most-important-company-youve-never-heard-ofWant tips, resources, and tricks on how to learn English with podcasts? www.leonardoenglish.com/blogJoin the conversation:
instagram.com/leonardoenglishapp
fb.me/leonardoenglishapp
Join the Learn English with Podcasts community: www.facebook.com/groups/learnenglishwithpodcasts
More about Leonardo English and the English for Curious Minds podcastLearning English shouldn't be boring. It should open your mind.English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast aimed at intermediate level English speakers and above, where listeners learn fascinating things about the world while learning English.There's no small-talk, no boring grammar exercises or vocabulary drills.You'll learn English by listening, by hearing real conversations and real English, spoken by native speakers, and at a speed you can understand.Listeners can subscribe to Leonardo English to get a copy of the transcript and key vocabulary for every podcast.It's English learning, but for curious minds.
Released:
Feb 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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