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PaperLedge

PaperLedge where research meets storytelling is a revolutionary podcast where cutting-edge research meets AI-powered storytelling. Hosted by the Ernis, whose blend of gentle reassurance, cosmic wonder, explanatory clarity, and enthusiastic charm makes complex research accessible to everyone. Each episode, Ernis transforms the latest academic papers into engaging, jargon-free audio experiences that deliver key insights in digestible formats. Whether you’re a researcher seeking interdisciplinary

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05:25

Computation and Language - HapticLLaMA A Multimodal...

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2025/08/11

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some seriously cool research! Today, we're exploring a paper that's all about giving a voice – or rather, words – to the sense of touch. Imagine if you could understand what a vibration means, not just feel it. That's exactly what this paper tackles. The researchers are looking at something called "haptic captioning." Think of it like closed captions for the visually impaired, but instead of describing what's on screen, it describes what

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05:22

Computer Vision - Uni-cot Towards Unified...

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2025/08/08

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some fascinating research! Today, we're tackling a paper about making AI better at understanding visual stories – think of it like teaching a computer to not just see a picture, but to understand what happened before and what might happen next. The paper's about something called "Chain-of-Thought" reasoning, or CoT for short. Now, CoT is already a big deal in the world of Large Language Models, or LLMs. Imagine you're trying to solve a really

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05:59

Computation and Language - OmniEAR Benchmarking Agent...

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2025/08/08

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here! Get ready to dive into some seriously cool AI research that's got me buzzing. Today, we're cracking open a paper all about how well Large Language Models – you know, those AI brains behind chatbots and text generators – can handle the real world. Now, we all know these models are amazing at abstract stuff, like writing poetry or summarizing books. But what happens when you ask them to, say, assemble furniture or coordinate a team to clean up a spill? That's where

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05:40

Machine Learning - TrajEvo Trajectory Prediction...

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2025/08/08

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some fascinating research! Today, we're tackling a paper about predicting where people are going to move next – think about it, from self-driving cars dodging pedestrians to robots navigating a busy hospital, knowing what someone will do next is super important. The paper is called "TrajEvo," and it's all about making these predictions smarter, faster, and more reliable. Okay, so picture this: you're trying to cross a busy street. You

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05:09

Artificial Intelligence - Simulating Human-Like...

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2025/08/08

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some fascinating research! Today, we're tackling a paper that asks a really fundamental question: Can we use AI to understand how humans learn? Now, you might be thinking, "AI teaching us about ourselves? That sounds like a sci-fi movie!" But stick with me, because this is actually incredibly cool and has implications for how we design education and even how we train AI itself. So, the problem the researchers are trying to solve is this:

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05:50

Computation and Language - How Do LLMs Persuade?...

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2025/08/08

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some fascinating research! Today, we're tackling a paper that asks: Can AI, specifically those brainy Large Language Models (LLMs), actually persuade us? And if so, how does that even work? Now, we've all seen those slightly unnerving articles about AI writing convincing emails or crafting compelling arguments. But this paper goes deeper. The researchers wanted to peek inside the "mind" of these LLMs to understand the mechanics of persuasion.

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07:44

Artificial Intelligence - SEAgent Self-Evolving...

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2025/08/08

Hey Learning Crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some seriously cool tech that's making computers smarter and more helpful. We're talking about giving computers the ability to learn how to use new software, all on their own! So, imagine you get a brand-new app. You poke around, try things out, sometimes you mess up, sometimes you succeed. Eventually, you figure it out, right? Well, this paper explores how to teach computers to do the same thing. Traditionally, we've relied on humans to show

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05:04

Computation and Language - TURA Tool-Augmented...

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2025/08/07

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some seriously cool tech that's changing the way we search online! Today, we're unpacking a paper that tackles a major challenge in the world of AI-powered search engines. Think Google, but even smarter and more helpful. So, we all know about Large Language Models, or LLMs, right? These are the brains behind those amazing AI chatbots and search tools that can understand what we're asking and give us pretty good answers. A lot of these systems use

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04:56

Computer Vision - FinMMR Make Financial Numerical...

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2025/08/07

Hey PaperLedge learning crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some fascinating research! Today, we're tackling a paper that looks at how well AI can understand the complex world of finance, especially when dealing with numbers, charts, and financial reports. Think of it like this: can AI become a savvy financial analyst? The researchers created a new test, called FinMMR, to really push AI models to their limits. Now, there are already tests out there, but this one's special because it focuses on a

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04:37

Computer Vision - PixCuboid Room Layout Estimation...

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2025/08/07

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some fascinating research that's all about understanding the spaces around us! Today we're talking about a paper that tackles a pretty cool problem: how can computers figure out the layout of a room, just by looking at pictures? Now, you might be thinking, "Ernis, I can do that in a heartbeat!" And you're right, we can. But getting computers to "see" like we do is a huge challenge. This paper introduces something called PixCuboid, a new way to

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04:36

Computer Vision - TurboTrain Towards Efficient and...

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2025/08/07

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some seriously cool research! Today, we're talking about making self-driving cars – or really, any team of robots working together – way smarter, faster, and more reliable. So, imagine you’re trying to teach a group of friends to bake a cake. You could individually teach each person a single step, like cracking eggs or mixing flour. But wouldn't it be better to have them all learn every step together, so they can adapt and help each other out when

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05:21

Computer Vision - BEV-LLM Leveraging Multimodal BEV...

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2025/07/28

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some seriously cool autonomous driving tech! Today, we're looking at a paper that's trying to make self-driving cars a whole lot smarter and easier to understand. Think about it: right now, a self-driving car is basically a black box. It sees the world through its sensors, crunches a bunch of numbers, and then... decides to turn left. But why did it turn left? That's the question this research tackles. This paper introduces a new system called

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06:08

Software Engineering - Resolving Build Conflicts via...

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2025/07/28

Alright, Learning Crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into another fascinating paper! This time, we're tackling something that every software developer knows and dreads: merge conflicts. Imagine you're working on a group project, like building a house. You and your friends are all making changes – one's painting the walls, another's installing the plumbing. Now, what happens if you both try to change the same wall at the same time? That's a conflict! In software, that's when two developers change the

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04:17

Human-Computer Interaction - IoT and Older Adults...

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2025/07/28

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some fascinating research! Today, we’re exploring how we can make smart homes even smarter, especially for those who might find today’s tech a bit tricky – like our older adults or folks with impairments. Think about it: a smart home is supposed to make life easier, right? But sometimes, the touchscreens, voice commands, and apps can be frustrating. So, some clever researchers over at the HASE research group, part of the Living Lab Kobo, are

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05:05

Computer Vision - PolarAnything Diffusion-based...

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2025/07/24

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some fascinating research! Today, we're tackling a paper that's all about making some pretty cool tech more accessible to everyone. You know how some cameras can see things that regular cameras can't, like how light is polarized? That special ability can help us see hidden details, enhance images, and even create 3D models. Think of it like having super-powered vision!But here's the catch: these "polarization cameras" aren't exactly common. They

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04:26

Image and Video Processing - A Versatile Pathology...

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2025/07/24

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some cutting-edge AI that could revolutionize how we understand and diagnose diseases! Today, we're looking at a paper about using really smart computer programs, called multimodal large language models (MLLMs), to analyze pathology images – think of slides under a microscope. Now, pathology is where doctors examine tissue samples to figure out what's going on inside your body. Traditionally, this is done by highly trained pathologists, but it

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04:15

Computational Engineering - RoadBench A...

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2025/07/24

Hey PaperLedge crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some seriously cool research that could change the way we see our roads! Today we're talking about a new way to spot potholes, cracks, and other road damage, and it's all about combining seeing with reading. Think about it: a picture is worth a thousand words, right? But what if you also had the thousand words? That's the problem this paper tackles. Existing systems that try to automatically find road damage rely solely on cameras. But a picture

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04:35

Artificial Intelligence - Constructing Ophthalmic...

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2025/07/24

Hey PaperLedge learning crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into something really cool in the world of healthcare! Today, we're looking at a paper about using AI to help doctors diagnose eye diseases, specifically by looking at images of the back of your eye – what they call the fundus. Now, imagine you're trying to teach a computer to be an eye doctor. It's not as simple as showing it a bunch of pictures. See, existing AI models, even the really big ones, struggle because the information they get is

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04:47

Human-Computer Interaction - DataWink Reusing and...

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2025/07/24

Hey PaperLedge learning crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into some seriously cool tech! Today, we're unpacking a paper about making data visualization, you know, those charts and graphs that help us understand information, way easier for everyone. Now, let's be honest, creating a beautiful and informative chart can feel like trying to bake a soufflé without a recipe. It's tricky! You need design skills, you need to understand the software, and it can be a real headache. This paper tackles that

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07:28

Computation and Language - Test-Time-Matching...

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2025/07/24

Alright learning crew, Ernis here, ready to dive into another fascinating paper! Today, we're talking about something super relevant in our AI-driven world: making AI characters, like the ones you might interact with in a game or even a customer service chatbot, really believable. Think about it: you're playing a game, and you meet a character who's supposed to be, say, Sherlock Holmes. But they just...don't sound like him. They're missing that sharp wit, that keen observation, that distinctive way

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