Nov 30, 2023
Tim Beiko, who runs the core protocol meetings for Ethereum,
teams up with writer and consultant Venkatesh Rao to discuss their
“Summer of Protocols” research program. This initiative brought
together 33 researchers with a wide range of expertise to
investigate protocols across several domains.
Join us for an...
Nov 23, 2023
Will Schoder is a
video essayist who explores a diverse range of topics including
psychology, meaning, re-enchantment, metamodernism, mortality, and
satire. Initially known for his short-form videos, his latest
series is a trilogy of fascinating long-form deep dives into the
nature, foundations, and secrets of...
Nov 16, 2023
Ben Westhoff is a best-selling investigative journalist focusing
on culture, drugs, and poverty.
Ben’s book Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Created the
Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic was the culmination of a
four-year investigation into the worst drug crisis in American
history, an investigation that...
Nov 9, 2023
AI researcher, memelord extraordinaire, and
techno-optimist Roon joins the show to discuss coming up with the
shape rotator vs. wordcel meme, what an AGI world could become, and
why Tenet is Christopher Nolan’s best movie.
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Nov 2, 2023
Katherine Dee is a writer,
journalist, and internet culture reporter. A contributor to
publications such as UnHerd, Tablet, and Blaze Media, she is also
the proprietor of the Default Wisdom Substack, where she writes
about a wide range of topics, including internet history and
culture, digital communities, millennial...