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Ryuji Recreates the "Zawa-Pepe" He Ate at an Asakusa Beer Hall Using Only Memory and Taste-Testing
Culinary researcher Ryuji was blown away the day before by a peperoncino with sauerkraut (nicknamed "Zawa-Pepe") that he ate at a beer hall in Asakusa. In this video, without asking the restaurant for
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Five Principles for Flirting in Real Life, According to Matthew Hussey
Matthew Hussey opens by observing that more people than ever are telling him they want to get offline and meet others in person, something he says he has advocated on his channel for nearly two decade
15:10Ryuji Makes and Eats "Dorilocos," Doritos Bags Stuffed with Toppings
Cooking researcher Ryuji recreated "Dorilocos," a dish said to be trending on TikTok. You open a bag of Doritos, put vegetables and ground meat straight inside, and eat it. Ryuji called themself a thr
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Learning AI by Hand: Tom Yeh on Slowness, Foundations, and What AI Cannot Change
Tom Yeh is a professor of computer science at the University of Colorado Boulder and the founder of AI by Hand, which he describes as a global education initiative to make what happens inside AI's "bl
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Following The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Through Every Boss Fight: A Let's Play Walkthrough from Gohma to Ganon
This is a let's play video covering the 1998 3D action-adventure The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time all the way to the ending. The narrator is Akane Kotonoha (A.I.VOICE), who travels back and forth
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The Data Black Hole: Why AI Progress May Owe More to Data Than to Learning Efficiency
In this short video essay, Dwarkesh asks what is actually driving AI progress. Their answer is that models have not become much better at learning from limited data. Instead, labs have been pouring va
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Why Whistleblowing Systems Go Underused at Japanese Companies: NAVEX Japan's Naoaki Mitsuya on What It Takes to Build an Organization Where People Can Speak Up
Japanese companies are steadily setting up internal whistleblowing hotlines. Even so, the number of actual reports remains far below the global average, and critics keep pointing out that these system
35:22Learning "Just Top It, Just Roll It" Snacks from the President of Iwashita no Shin-Shoga, and Why It's Pink
In this episode, culinary researcher Ryuji invited the president of Iwashita Foods to the studio as part of a sponsored promotion for Iwashita no Shin-Shoga. Ryuji is a fan of the pickled young ginger
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Inside Anker's 45W Nano Charger with a Display: Charging Modes, Thermal Testing, and a Teardown
Anker has released a 45W single-port USB charger with a small display on top. The screen shows live charging status, and a touch control lets you switch charging modes. In this video, Ichiken looks at
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Texas as a Portrait of America: Tyler Mitchell and Carlos Nazario's Vogue Road Trip
For Vogue's summer 2026 issue, which marks America's 250th anniversary, photographer Tyler Mitchell and fashion editor Carlos Nazario spent several days traveling across Texas. They wanted a single st
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Do You Need Facial Cleanser in the Morning? Criteria for Deciding Based on Skin Type and Skincare
Whether to use facial cleanser when washing your face after waking up, or to make do with just lukewarm water, has become a lively debate, particularly on social media. On this issue, reignited by a S
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Why Weddings Get So Expensive: Ramit Sethi on Hidden Costs, Priorities, and Spending Without Guilt
Ramit Sethi, author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich and Money for Couples, reacts to real wedding spending stories from Reddit, TikTok, and Instagram. The stories range from a couple who each took seco
26:08After Eating Sukiya's "Tonjiru Ramen," Ryuji Explains Why Tonjiru Doesn't Work as Ramen Broth and Presents an Improved Homemade Version
Sukiya has launched two kinds of tonjiru ramen. Cooking researcher Ryuji had staff buy them, then taste-tested and graded them. After that, Ryuji makes a tonjiru ramen along the lines of "here's what
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Roll Forward, Toggle Often: Robert Erez on How Teams Actually Ship Software
Robert Erez is a principal engineer at Octopus Deploy and has worked on CI/CD and deployment tooling for more than a decade. On The Pragmatic Engineer, he and the host, a former teammate from Skype, d
23:13Ryuji Remakes a Recipe from Five Years Ago with Rice Bran Oil: "Ultimate Taiwan Mazesoba"
In this episode, culinary researcher Ryuji remakes their own recipe from five years ago, "Ultimate Taiwan Mazesoba." It is a sponsored video for J-Oil Mills' rice bran oil, and Ryuji explains the reas
2:08:20Old Nick and the Patriot: Ada Palmer on What Machiavelli Was Actually Doing
Historian and novelist Ada Palmer of the University of Chicago returns to Dwarkesh's podcast to argue that Niccolò Machiavelli is badly misread. The popular image is of a cynical manual for self-advan
12:54Tory Burch's Paris Apartment, Told Through the Objects She Keeps
In this Vogue tour, designer Tory Burch walks through the Paris apartment she shares with her husband, Pierre-Yves Roussel, and talks about what she calls her "objects of affection." Burch says she ha
22:44Testing Sunscreens Against "Long UVA" and How to Protect Yourself
In recent years, "long UVA" (long-wavelength UVA: 380–400 nm) has drawn attention for reaching deep into the skin and contributing to photoaging. This video presents an experiment testing how well 15
31:03Taking a Hungarian Sushi Lover to One of the Very Best Restaurants: Ryuji Works Through the Head Chef's Omakase
In this video, culinary researcher Ryuji takes Otto, a foreigner they became friends with during an earlier shoot, to the sushi restaurant Ryuji "considers the most delicious." The goal is simple: to
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What Happens in the Brain and Body When You Develop Alcohol Dependence
"I want to stop but I can't." "I can't sleep unless I drink a lot." "Every day feels joyless without alcohol." The video opens by suggesting that if any of these sound familiar, you may already have a