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Cortex is a show that explores how creative people think about their work — and how they get it done. Each episode dives into the workflows they follow, the apps and devices they depend on, and the habits that keep projects moving. Hosted by CGP Grey and Myke Hurley.

Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Relay FM

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143: Apple Vision Pro: Experiencing the Future Jun 08, 2023

Show notes

Myke got to try out the Apple Vision Pro – in an exclusive hands-on experience at Apple Park. On this episode, he recounts his entire experience to Grey and talks about what it could mean for the future of computing.

This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:

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Apple Vision Pro - Apple

Cortex #140: Cortex: In the Metaverse - Relay FM

Myke Hurley on Instagram: "15 years of work"

PlayStation VR2

142: Scrying Your List May 29, 2023

Show notes

Grey gets a promotion, and is trying to tame chaos. Myke gets some important news during the recording. They also cannot resist more discussion on backpacks, as well as answering some Ask Cortex questions on 'why you should always have tasks left over at the end of the day', and 'why they do not want to build an app'.

This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:

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Cortex #130: The Crushing Unfairness - Relay FM

Upgrade #410: Apple Park Vibe Check - Relay FM

Connected #401: Mouth Bells - Relay FM

Venture Ready Pack | Bellroy

Transit Workpack | Bellroy

Daylight Backpack, Packable Daypack, 17L – Tom Bihn

Sidekick Notepad – Cortex Brand

Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos: Donald J. Wheeler – Amazon

Myke's Scotland Photos – Including the Rainbow | Instagram

Time Management for Teachers - YouTube

Scry - MTG Wiki

Apple Plans iPhone Journaling App in Expansion of Health Initiatives - WSJ

WSJ: Apple to Release iPhone Journaling App for Logging Daily Activities - MacRumors

The Theme System Journal – Cortex Brand

This Journal Keeps Me Productive (& Maybe You Too) - CGP Grey - YouTube

141: State of the Hardware 2023 May 15, 2023

Show notes

Subtitle: A Cortex Special

Myke and Grey talk about the devices they've chosen to get things done in their lives. From their office set ups, to their everyday carry items, to their entertainment devices, fitness products, and more.

This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:

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iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max - Apple

MagSafe | PopSockets®

Everyday Case for iPhone | Peak Design Official Site

Wireless Chargers - MagSafe - Apple

Mobile | Peak Design

Apple Watch - Apple

CAXGEK Pop Up Card Holder Wallet with Money Clip – Amazon

AirTag - Apple

Chipolo CARD Spot - Chipolo

AirPods Pro (2nd generation) - Apple

Card Sleeve: Slim Leather Card Holder Wallet | Bellroy

flintronic Men’s Leather Belt - Amazon

iMac 24-inch - Apple

MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch - Apple

BookArc | Twelve South

OWC Thunderbolt Dock

MacBook Air with M2 chip - Apple

Studio Display - Apple

Neumann KMS 105

USBPre 2 - Sound Devices

DT 770 PRO | beyerdynamic

AirPods Max - Apple

Lightning to 3.5 mm Audio Cable - Apple

SM58 - SM58 Dynamic Vocal Microphone - Shure

F6 Field Recorder | ZOOM

Podcasters | ZOOM

Stream Deck Pedal | elgato

Wacom Intuos Pro: creative pen tablet

Magic Trackpad - Apple

MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse | Logitech

Keychron

Sonnet – Mode Designs

Envoy – Mode Designs

Mode Envoy Review - _IanOfEarth - YouTube

Mode Envoy Review - Taeha Types - YouTube

Keychron Q1

Meta Quest Pro

Cortex #140: Cortex: In the Metaverse - Relay FM

Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk – Herman Miller Store

Embody - Herman Miller

Gaming – Herman Miller

Headrest for Embody Gaming chair – Atlas Headrest

Material Dock – Studio Neat

Chargers - Anker

Meross Wifi Controlled Power Strip

Sidekick Notepad - Cortex Brand

CITYSPORTS - Amazon

WalkingPad

Mac Power Users #678: Sales and Studies, with Kerry Provenzano - Relay FM

WaterRower Oak – WATERROWER®

Concept2 Rowing Machine

Hydrow

PowerBlock

An Empty City is Eerie Magic - CGP Grey - YouTube

Gocycle

VanMoof

Electric Air Pumps – CYCPLUS

iPad mini - Apple

Steam Deck

Kindle Scribe – Amazon

Type Folio | reMarkable

Tokyo Totepack | Bellroy

Everyday Backpack | Peak Design

Venture Ready Pack | Bellroy

Fleece Dog Harnesses

CosyDogs

Julius-K9

Different Dog

Philips Electric Toothbrushes

emmi-pet | Toothbrushes

Honeycomb Slow Feeder Bowl - SodaPup

The Folsom – The James Brand

TJBxDDC Folsom Knife

Nitecore TM10K

mahabis slippers

Theragun

Era 100 | Sonos

Ember

LARQ Pitcher

140: Cortex: In the Metaverse Mar 30, 2023

Show notes

Subtitle: A Cortex Special

Myke and Grey bought Meta Quest Pro headsets and have been using them for their Cortex Brand meetings. They talk about their experiences with the hardware, the software they used, and their feelings on VR as a tool for work.

This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:

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Meta Quest Pro

Horizon Workrooms

Meta figured out legs for its Horizon avatars - The Verge

Meta Connect 2022: Zuckerberg's New Avatar, Meta Quest Pro | Entrepreneur

Cortex #32: Dropping Acid - Relay FM

Upgrade - Relay FM

Cortex Cowgirl Grey in the Metaverse - YouTube

139: The Perils of Being Left-Handed Mar 16, 2023

Show notes

Grey has a new 'office', Myke is using Obsidian, and they both reflect on how 'work' and 'weekend' are treating them.

This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:

Issuu: Get started with Issuu today for FREE or sign up for an annual premium account and get 50% off
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code CORTEX at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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Sidekick Notepad – Cortex Brand

Sidekick Notepad Product Video - YouTube

Cortex Brand (@cortexbrand) • Instagram

Obsidian

Obsidian Canvas

How to Save Images in Obsidian

Custom font on iOS - Help - Obsidian Forum

Fonts - Apple Developer

Obsidian Minimal Theme

Wacom Intuos Pro

MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse

Grey's Music Choices - YouTube Playlist

getmoretex.com

138: The Story of the Last 18 Months Feb 23, 2023

Show notes

Grey wants to get serious, Myke has been struggling with a project, and they both tell the story of the Sidekick Notepad.

This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:

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Sidekick Notepad – Cortex Brand

Sidekick Notepad Product Video - YouTube

Panobook – Studio Neat

Field Notes

Thoroughly Considered #94: I Love the Mind Virus - Relay FM

G . F Smith

F.E. Burman

Cortex Brand (@cortexbrand) • Instagram

G . F Smith Extract - G.F Smith

The Cortex YouTube Channel

Myke's Time Tracking Comparison (Original Alignment)

Myke's Time Tracking Comparison (Fixed Alignment)

Myke Hurley (@imyke@myke.social) - Myke on Mastodon

Masto.host

137: A Barometer of Twitter Jan 19, 2023

Show notes

Grey is focusing on health, Myke has left Twitter, and they've both used ChatGPT.

This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:

Issuu: Get started with Issuu today for FREE or sign up for an annual premium account and get 50% off
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code CORTEX at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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Huel Ready-to-drink (Huel RTD)

Soylent Green - Wikipedia

GetBuzzing!

Magic Spoon Cereal

The Theme System Journal

Wifi Connected Roomba Combo® j7+ Robot Vacuum & Mop | iRobot

Roomba Combo J7+ Robot Vacuum / Mop Review! - Vacuum Wars! - YouTube

Vacuum Wars - YouTube

Obsidian Canvas - Obsidian

The Cortex Mark One Pen

ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue

ChatGPT’s Most Charming Trick Is Also Its Biggest Flaw | WIRED

New York City Schools Ban ChatGPT Amid Cheating Worries - CNET

Microsoft eyes $10 billion bet on ChatGPT owner | Semafor

Mastodon's 'Toot' Retired, Its Version of Twitter's Tweet - Gizmodo

'Not everyone is pleased with the decision to change "toot" to "publish," but many third-party apps are continuing to use the original term for posts anyway.'

Sidekick Notepad

This is the newest product from Cortex Brand. We'll talk about it on the next episode.

136: 2023 Yearly Themes Dec 09, 2022

Show notes

Grey had an unexpected year, Myke has been making progress, and they both share their Yearly Themes for 2023.

This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:

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Grey's Video on Themes - YouTube

The Cortex Mark One Pen

Kinda Funny Games - YouTube

Steam Deck

Upgrade - Relay FM

Why Don't You Love Hawaii?? - Cortex Animated - YouTube

This Video Will Hurt - CGP Grey - YouTube

This abandoned shed may yet help end the world - YouTube

Cortex Podcast - YouTube

Weekend Wednesday - CGP Grey - YouTube

The 7-Day Week is Dumb - Cortex Animated - YouTube

Grey's Video on The Theme System Journal - YouTube

The Theme System Journal

135: State of the Apps 2023 Nov 15, 2022

Show notes

Grey is going deep on Focus Modes, Myke will not switch, and they both share the apps and services they have been using most over the past year.

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Cortex #122: State of the Apps 2022 - Relay FM

Notifications and Focus - iOS 16: The MacStories Review - MacStories

iOS 16.2 adds new widgets for Sleep and more - 9to5Mac

Federico Viticci's Shortcut to put Apple device 'frames' around screenshots

Myke's Travel Lock Screen and Home Screen

Flighty

Tripsy

Fantastical

CARROT Weather

Widgetsmith

Grey's Travel Lock Screen

Data Jar

Myke's Recording Lock Screen

Timery

Myke's Regular Lock Screen

Grey's Sleep Lock Screen and Home Screen

O_O

iCloud security overview – Apple Support

Grey's Core Lock Screen and Home Screen

OmniFocus

Weekend Wednesday - YouTube

Grey's Weekend Lock Screen and Home Screen

Grey's Holiday Lock Screen and Home Screen

Myke's Regular iPhone Home Screens

Craft

Todoist

Due dates and times – Todoist

Set a recurring due date – Todoist

PCalc

Notion

Airtable

Google Sheets

Spark

Connected #418: Grocery Shopping for Some Fresh New Bugs - Relay FM

Upcoming features in Spark 3 | Spark

Obsidian

Sonos

Thoroughly Considered #83: The Last Detail with Adam Lisagor - Relay FM

Reeder

NetNewsWire

Magic: The Gathering Arena

Hades

Dungeon Warfare 2 on the App Store

Bartender on Setapp

CleanShot on Setapp

Sleep++

Tally

Citymapper

Citymapper introduces iOS Lock Screen Navigation - Citymapper

Bike Citizens

PlantSnap

SnapMotion on Setapp

Luminos

Moom

Divvy

Mosaic on Setapp

Tide Guide

Sticker Drop

Brain.fm

Pzizz

Portal

Locket Widget

Elsewhen

Better Day

HomePass for HomeKit

HomePaper

Quitter

yearlythemes.com

Discuss this episode on Reddit

134: AI Art Will Make Marionettes Of Us All Before It Destroys The World Oct 19, 2022

Show notes

Grey has seen some things he wished he hadn't, Myke tries to work out his alignment, and they both have a lot more to say on AI Art.

This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:

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The Subtle Tee – CortexMerch.com

The Subtle Sweater – CortexMerch.com

Have we become the people we fought? | Comic Lab

DALL·E Now Available Without Waitlist

DiffusionBee

The Ethics of AI Art YouTube Video, with an AI Thumbnail

“A journey through a boy’s life” by @Buttah on the StableDiffusion – r/singularity

Make-A-Video: Text-to-Video Generation without Text-Video Data

Make-A-Video – Meta

Using GPT-3 to pathfind in random graphs – Jacob Brazeal

Darth Vader’s Voice Emanated From War-Torn Ukraine | Vanity Fair

The New Shadow | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom

Fake Joe Rogan interviews fake Steve Jobs in an AI-powered podcast | Ars Technica

podcast.ai

Humans Need Not Apply - CGP Grey - YouTube

Podcast Alignment Chart

Sandwich alignment chart | FlowingData

Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

Your Theme - CGP Grey - YouTube

iPhone now supports 86-year-old Dvorak keyboard layout natively, delighting Woz | Ars Technica

Dvorak keyboard layout - Wikipedia

How to return the flags to the Mac's keyboard menu | Macworld

Podcastathon for St Jude (2022) - YouTube

The Subtle Tee and Sweater

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