Archive for the ‘podcast’ Category

456. Bitcoin, Mining, Energy, and the Future

Reviewing two articles on the bitcoin infrastructure’s needs.

455. Courses, Books, Degrees, and Knowledge

Recounting the TEDx Talk “Can you get an MIT education for $2,000?” by Scott Young

454. Black Friday, Refrigerators, Salesmen, and Whispers

Recounting the story of our new refrigerator.

453. Progress, Cars, Futures, and Film

Reflecting on the week, the future, and the fact that, many times, the process of film making is nothing more than institutionalized sexual harassment.

452. Persuation, Artificial Intelligence, Click-Throughs, and Dystopia

Reviewing the TED talk “We’re building a dystopia just to make people click on ads” by Zeynep Tufekci

451. Addiction, Dopamine, Receptors, and Flesh

Reviewing the TEDx talk “Why do our brains get addicted?” by Nora Volkow

450. Longevity, Fasting, NMN, and Aging

Reflecting on the week and the content I’ve enjoyed.

449. Kale, Fish, Nuts, and Lentils

Reviewing the TEDx talk “The Brain Intervention at the End of Out Forks” by Drew Ramsey… and Crazy Paisley Day!

448. Beauty, Reproduction, Fear, and Flesh

Reviewing the TEDx talk, “Beauty and how we’re obsessed with the wrong idea” by Christina Gressianu

447. Brains, Implants, Heaven, and Hell

Reviewed two different TEDx talk, “New Brain Computer interface technology” by Steve Hoffman and “Rethinking the Brain Machine Interface” by Polina Anikeeva