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In this episode of The Dejargonizer Podcast, leading Syria and Lebanon expert Carmit Valensi, head of the Northern Arena Program at Israel's Tel Aviv University Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and former IDF intelligence analyst, takes us on a wild road trip through the sinister world of Captagon, the dangerous drug fueling terrorism in the Middle East. Valensi is the perfect guide to explore Captagon's role in funding terrorist activities, the Assad regime's involvement, and the potential global spillover of this dangerous substance.

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"He'd Be So Pissed If We Shut Down"- How a Mission-Driven Startup Deals With Its Founder's Sudden Death

This episode of The Dejargonizer Podcast is dedicated to the memory of Adam Bismuth, the founder and CEO of SightBit, an AI-powered anti-drowning startup that's hoping to "bring Baywatch into the 21st Century".

Adam, who served as an advanced master sergeant in the reserves, died in battle inside the Gaza Strip on 22 January, 2024. He was 35 years old.

Founded in 2018 after Adam witnessed a drowning in 2019, SightBit uses computer vision on cameras installed at beaches and lakes to give lifeguards real-time drowning alerts.

The company's Chief Technology Officer Itamar Gur, and Chief Business Officer Maayan Padan are my guests on this special episode.

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Doesn't it seem that some people, many people in fact, will believe anything these days?

How do seemingly normal and intelligent people fall for ridiculous conspiracy theories without question? What's happening to our ability to discern between the plausible and the preposterous?

Guy Tytunovich, co-founder and CEO of bot-mitigation company Cheq, takes us into a shadowy and automated underworld where authoritarian regimes deploy armies of robotic avatars (bots) on social media platforms, especially around elections.

Their aim: tear Western societies from within, peddle and amplify conspiracy theories based on disinformation, and weaken democratic societies.

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