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#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses Mar 30, 2021

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Ryan Schiller is the creator of Librex, an anonymous discussion feed for college communities. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(07:06) – Librex
(08:59) – Deep Fakes
(13:06) – Silencing of ideas
(24:01) – Building Librex
(33:47) – How Librex took over Dartmouth
(42:13) – Anonymity
(45:04) – Private vs public life
(54:32) – Building a sense of community
(59:14) – Refusing to sell user data
(1:06:05) – Moderation
(1:12:54) – Freedom of speech
(1:23:45) – Scaling
(1:28:02) – Yik Yak
(1:35:22) – AWS and Parler
(1:40:25) – Safe spaces
(1:43:22) – Jeffrey Epstein
(1:52:50) – Chess and poker
(2:03:29) – Advice for young people
(2:14:21) – Book recommendations
(2:20:16) – Mortality

#171 – Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin Mar 25, 2021

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Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:54) – Army
(16:35) – Iraq
(24:14) – Will there always be war?
(31:27) – Bitcoin maximalism
(39:56) – Money is a belief system
(42:27) – Bitcoin
(46:03) – Censorship
(50:35) – Bitcoin as main currency
(59:27) – Scarcity creates value
(1:01:08) – Money is time
(1:09:34) – Eric Weinstein vs Bitcoin Community
(1:23:23) – Ray Dalio
(1:40:31) – Bitclout
(1:43:43) – How to get Bitcoin
(1:54:28) – Investing
(2:05:05) – Volatility
(2:18:08) – Philosophy of the meme
(2:28:03) – Dogecoin
(2:37:33) – NFTs
(2:43:21) – Virtual reality
(2:48:17) – AI
(2:54:18) – Bitcoin resources
(2:58:44) – Book recommendations
(3:01:22) – Can money buy happiness?
(3:03:16) – Meaning of life

#170 – Ronald Sullivan: The Ideal of Justice in the Face of Controversy and Evil Mar 22, 2021

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Ronald Sullivan is a law professor at Harvard and previously a lawyer for Harvey Weinstein and Aaron Hernandez. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Ronald’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/profronsullivan
Ronald’s Website: https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10870/Sullivan
Ronald’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_S._Sullivan_Jr.
Ronald’s NY Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/opinion/harvard-ronald-sullivan.html

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(09:48) – Harvey Weinstein
(15:53) – Harvard succumbs to pressure
(27:08) – Safe spaces
(33:26) – Cancel culture
(36:23) – Evil
(40:33) – Hitler
(45:09) – Criminal justice system
(49:10) – Innocence
(51:39) – Racism in the judicial system
(1:03:41) – George Floyd
(1:06:06) – The trial of Derek Chauvin
(1:19:55) – O. J. Simpson
(1:24:29) – Aaron Hernandez
(1:36:10) – Book recommendations
(1:43:45) – Advice for young people
(1:45:53) – Death
(1:47:59) – Meaning of life

#169 – Ryan Hall: Solving Martial Arts from First Principles Mar 20, 2021

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Ryan Hall is a martial artist, BJJ black belt, and MMA fighter undefeated in the UFC. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Ryan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanhall5050
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:28) – First principles approach to martial arts
(16:09) – Illusion of choice
(19:42) – Game theory
(28:04) – First fight
(32:20) – Defense
(41:03) – Waiting for a fight
(51:11) – Free will
(1:08:59) – Freedom and compassion
(1:18:01) – Social media
(1:24:21) – Leadership
(1:30:09) – How to get good at jiu jitsu
(1:50:23) – Learning how to learn
(1:58:29) – Questioning the foundations of jiu jitsu
(2:17:34) – Humans cannot fully comprehend reality
(2:21:45) – Artificial intelligence
(2:34:38) – Deadlines
(2:41:29) – Tie choke
(2:49:58) – Hardship
(2:54:20) – Love

#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum Mar 15, 2021

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Silvio Micali is a computer scientist at MIT, Turing award winner, and founder of Algorand. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Silvio’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/silviomicali
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(08:55) – Blockchain
(11:52) – Cryptocurrency
(14:42) – Money
(18:56) – Scarcity
(20:37) – Scalability, Security, and Decentralization
(24:03) – Algorand
(40:36) – Bitcoin
(43:39) – Ethereum
(45:10) – NFTs
(48:34) – Decentralization of power
(52:42) – Intelligent adaptation
(55:25) – Leaders
(58:31) – Freedom
(1:01:31) – Privacy
(1:04:15) – Bitcoin maximalism
(1:08:01) – Satoshi Nakamoto
(1:12:39) – One-way function
(1:16:52) – Pseudorandomness
(1:21:34) – Free will
(1:23:39) – Will quantum computers break cryptography?
(1:28:44) – Interactive proofs
(1:35:38) – Mechanism design
(1:43:04) – Favorite meal
(1:46:18) – Book recommendations
(1:53:15) – Advice for young people
(1:55:48) – Fear of death
(1:58:29) – Meaning of life

#167 – Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power Mar 14, 2021

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Saagar Enjeti is a DC-based political correspondent and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(10:19) – Hitler
(14:39) – Evil
(15:58) – Donald Trump
(26:29) – Teddy Roosevelt
(31:51) – Nazi Germany
(36:47) – The balance of power in US government
(40:43) – Bureaucracy
(49:17) – Money
(51:32) – UFOs
(55:36) – Jeffrey Epstein
(1:08:57) – Left and Right
(1:19:40) – How to fix politics
(1:45:07) – Political predictions
(1:58:21) – Journalism
(2:09:16) – Joe Rogan
(2:16:43) – Lyndon Johnson
(2:18:02) – World War I
(2:22:53) – Dan Carlin
(2:29:47) – How Stalin came to power
(2:35:15) – Putin
(2:41:25) – Lenin and Stalin
(2:44:55) – Book recommendations
(2:52:23) – Antarctica and Mars
(2:59:37) – Born to Run
(3:02:05) – Texas

#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media Mar 05, 2021

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Cal Newport is a computer scientist who also writes about productivity. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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A World Without Email (book): https://amzn.to/3blXyjv
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Digital Minimalism (book): https://amzn.to/3kJPMmx
Cal’s Website: https://www.calnewport.com/
Deep Questions (podcast): https://www.calnewport.com/podcast/

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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(08:24) – Deep work
(13:10) – Focus
(18:52) – Time blocking
(25:47) – Deadlines
(35:22) – Do less, do better, know why
(38:04) – Clubhouse
(52:07) – Burnout
(58:34) – Boredom
(1:06:19) – Quit social media for 30 days
(1:16:13) – Social media
(1:41:21) – How email destroyed our productivity at work
(1:51:07) – How we fix email
(1:58:09) – Over-optimization
(2:02:23) – When to use email and when not to
(2:10:06) – Podcasting
(2:14:42) – Alan Turing proving the impossible
(2:18:41) – Fragility of math in the face of randomness
(2:27:30) – Neural networks
(2:36:16) – What will the P=NP proof look like?
(2:39:55) – Is math discovered or invented?
(2:44:02) – Book publishing
(2:54:09) – Love
(2:57:30) – Death
(3:00:26) – Meaning of life

#165 – Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial Arts Mar 01, 2021

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Josh Barnett is an MMA fighter, catch wrestler, and a scholar of violence. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Josh’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Barnett
Josh’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZmZwQESO8G0BOSHTpZcvg

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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(08:29) – Nietzsche
(13:47) – Good and Evil
(28:59) – Joe Rogan library
(30:57) – Catch wrestling
(41:03) – Anarchy
(59:32) – Hitler and Stalin
(1:16:34) – Karl Gotch
(1:24:59) – Mike Tyson
(1:33:20) – Violent victory
(1:41:29) – Fedor Emelionenko
(1:43:50) – Greatest MMA fighters of all time
(1:53:47) – Early UFCs
(1:58:32) – Advice for young people
(2:02:24) – The value of competition
(2:05:02) – Blade Runner
(2:15:54) – Meaning of life

#164 – Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity & the Limits of the Human Mind Feb 28, 2021

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Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:03) – Why do humans need sleep?
(13:59) – Temperature
(16:48) – Optimal temperature for sleep
(21:51) – Sleep anxiety
(27:55) – 8 hours of sleep
(30:31) – Nap
(36:18) – Goggins Challenge
(51:41) – Breathing while running
(56:30) – Anger
(59:46) – Testosterone makes effort feel good
(1:05:02) – Fasting
(1:13:07) – Keto
(1:15:58) – Meat
(1:21:38) – Nutrition
(1:23:03) – Dreams
(1:31:11) – REM sleep
(1:37:13) – Psychedelics
(1:48:36) – DMT
(1:53:11) – Creativity
(1:56:45) – Pushing the limits of the human mind
(2:01:55) – Neuroplasticity
(2:06:31) – Neuroscience and AI
(2:11:14) – Eye tracking
(2:20:28) – New podcast on neuroscience
(2:34:59) – Clubhouse
(2:47:08) – Elon Musk

#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics Feb 23, 2021

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Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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The Portal podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:27) – Aliens and physics
(11:12) – Breaking the frame of conversation
(12:56) – Time travel across multiple dimensions
(19:07) – Is the government in possession of alien spacecraft?
(25:31) – Freedom of speech
(36:49) – Elon Musk
(38:07) – Idealism of every era
(41:26) – Non-locality of free speech in the Internet age
(47:03) – Glenn Beck
(48:57) – Joe Rogan
(53:41) – Freedom and fear
(55:14) – Jeffrey Epstein
(58:53) – Aaron Swartz
(1:04:29) – Jeffrey Epstein and Geometric Unity
(1:24:04) – Cancel culture
(1:26:06) – Alex Jones
(1:35:01) – Curtis Yarvin
(1:39:40) – Michael Malice
(1:42:00) – Intellectual Dark Web
(1:48:52) – Innovation
(2:02:10) – Economics
(2:09:29) – Cryptocurrency
(2:15:37) – Geometric Unity paper
(2:32:42) – David Goggins challenge
(2:34:05) – Father and son

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