2024-12-13 00:09:34
Danny Hillis is an inventor, scientist, author, and engineer. While completing his doctorate at MIT, he pioneered the parallel computers that are the basis for the processors used for AI and most high-performance computer chips. He is now a founding partner with Applied Invention, working on new ideas in cybersecurity, medicine, and agriculture.
Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of WIRED magazine, the former editor and publisher of the Whole Earth Review, and a bestselling author of books on technology and culture, including Excellent Advice for Living. Subscribe to Kevin’s newsletter, Recomendo, at recomendo.com.
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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[00:00] Start
[00:56] How Danny and Kevin first met through Stewart Brand.
[03:09] The funniest person who ever opened Danny's interview box of unusual objects.
[07:17] Danny's transition to Disney as a Disney Fellow and Vice President of Imagineering.
[12:47] The contrast between engineering and artistic approaches to problem-solving.
[22:51] The development of parallel computing and founding Thinking Machines.
[31:47] The three criteria by which projects are chosen at Applied Invention.
[34:06] Zero-trust packet routing (ZPR) and the future of cybersecurity.
[40:37] Learning by "hanging out" with experts like Seymour Papert, Marvin Minsky, and Richard Feynman.
[53:37] Danny's work in biotechnology and cancer research with David Agus.
[01:02:16] Staying sustainable with systems-oriented thinking in agriculture — as nature intended.
[01:11:16] Danny's superpower.
[01:12:53] Homeschooling, education on the move, and the influence of Mrs. Wilner.
[01:17:26] The failure of Thinking Machines and other regrets/surprises.
[01:21:35] The "Entanglement" that blurs natural and technological boundaries.
[01:26:39] The current state of AI versus true intelligence.
[01:30:36] How AI may help humanity better understand its place on the intelligence spectrum.
[01:35:58] What the future looks like to a short-term pessimist/long-term optimist.
[01:47:18] The cone of silence we never heard from again.
[01:49:58] Debugging dementia and other diseases.
[01:55:13] The MRI alternative Danny's tackling.
[01:58:03] Why don't we have a freezer version of the consumer microwave oven?
[01:58:34] Danny's place in pinch-to-zoom iPhone innovation history.
[02:02:22] The pros and cons of patents for inventors and society.
[02:05:28] Inventors Danny finds inspiring.
[02:07:37] Danny's cause-and-effect heresy.
[02:12:32] Quantum computing and its implications.
[02:16:33] The scientific pursuit of understanding consciousness.
[02:21:23] The question Danny asks himself before investing time in a project.
[02:23:56] Danny's 10,000-year billboard.
[02:28:31] Parting thoughts.
2024-12-05 23:02:17
David Whyte is the author of twelve books of poetry and five books of prose, including his latest, Consolations II, which further explores what David calls “the conversational nature of reality.”
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[00:00] Start.
[00:51] Connecting with Henry Shukman.
[05:05] Low times in the High Himalayas and a yak manger awakening.
[10:57] The place from where David writes good poetry.
[13:16] Invitational speech.
[18:10] Catching up with the curve of one’s transformation.
[24:39] A revolutionary moment reflecting on parameters and regret.
[33:57] “Everything Is Waiting for You.”
[39:19] The secret code to life and the agreed insanity of so-called adults.
[45:59] Being found by the world in greater and greater ways.
[46:16] Asking beautiful questions.
[48:56] “Tan-y-Garth.”
[59:53] Memorizing poetry.
[01:06:45] “Zen.”
[01:20:54] Courage.
[01:23:34] How living in a trailer on the side of a Welsh mountain helped David develop as a writer.
[01:31:06] Irish koans, French doors, and Tibetan bells.
[01:38:55] Poetry as consolation.
[01:42:45] The best place to hold a poem.
[01:43:50] “Time.”
[02:01:28] Writing and reading good poetry.
[02:03:29] Parting thoughts.
2024-11-29 23:02:51
Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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2024-11-28 04:51:26
Cyan Banister is a general partner at Long Journey Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on early and new investments. Cyan was an early investor in Uber, SpaceX, DeepMind, Flexport, and Affirm and has invested in more than 100 companies. Prior to that, she was at Founders Fund, a top-tier fund in San Francisco. Subscribe to Cyan's Substack at https://uglyduckling.substack.com.
Ed. note: "Gabby Giffords" at 02:22:12.
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[00:00] Start
[02:02] Early life and education as a white minority on a Navajo reservation.
[07:07] Strained family dynamics and a cycle of neglect.
[14:28] The intervention of Officer Pratt and becoming a ward of the state at 15.
[19:13] Crusty punk survival strategies and life on the streets.
[28:51] The positive influence of Cyan's "second" mother.
[31:12] Crass, Chris Collins, and computers.
[33:57] An unorthodox path to angel investment beginning with Uber.
[44:48] Niantic/Pokemon GO.
[53:16] How stalking Garrett Langley led to a Flock Security investment.
[57:06] GameCrush, activist investors, and lessons learned.
[01:04:27] Sales lessons from the street.
[01:07:41] A mindful approach to questioning narratives.
[01:13:27] The pre-OnlyFans story of Zivity.
[01:23:09] Views on sex and relationships.
[01:27:27] Magic glasses, esoteric rabbit holes, and rolling the dice.
[01:44:18] How Aleister Crowley and Bill Murray paved a path to ex-atheism.
[02:02:10] Cyan's billboard.
[02:04:34] Enduring a stroke and its aftermath.
[02:08:38] Meditation, throat-singing, and philosophy.
[02:18:21] The Boston spiritual experience and duck boat baptism.
[02:42:03] A book in the works, the Ugly Duckling Substack, and parting thoughts.
2024-11-22 00:42:33
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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2024-11-21 03:39:08
I answer questions on how I’ve changed my mind around parenthood, what’s next for me and how I am thinking about next steps, how I find joy, how to live with urgency, my advice for career reinvention in the age of AI, avoiding complacency, and much, much more.
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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[00:00] Start
[01:02] Q&A format and ground rules.
[01:30] My shift in perspective on parenting and fatherhood.
[04:18] New creative directions: games, comics, animation.
[06:42] Identity diversification.
[14:45] Simple pleasures: outdoor activities, meditation, archery.
[20:41] Using AI to keep questioning fresh and relevant.
[24:51] Breaking through periods of feeling unsuccessful.
[32:56] Exploring the fringes and growing personally over the past decade.
[43:25] Longevity protocols and handling grief.
[53:14] Coping with the loss of a pet.
[54:35] Ecstatic creativity à la Rick Rubin and CØCKPUNCH.
[01:04:00] Physiological awareness and self-regulation.
[01:09:45] Finding career relevance in an AI-transformed landscape.
[01:18:21] Parting thoughts.
