Episodes
Monday Mar 07, 2022
84: The Moral Circle with Quinn Lewandowski
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
In this episode I'm joined by Quinn Lewandowski to discuss the moral circle, and a whole lot more.
Monday Feb 28, 2022
83: AI Safety with Buck Shlegeris
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
In this episode, I'm joined by Buck Shlegeris, CTO of Redwood Research, to talk about AI safety, effective altruism, building an effective career, and how to seek out criticism. You can find Buck's work at https://shlegeris.com/.
Monday Feb 21, 2022
82: The Tao of Physics with Fritjof Capra
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
In this episode, we're joined by Fritjof Capra, to talk about the Tao of Physics, free will, and determinism, what happened in 1971, and a whole lot more. Fritjof Capra is an Austrian-born American physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist.
Monday Feb 14, 2022
81: Community, Nuclear Energy, and Bitcoin with Grant Dever
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
This week I'm joined by Grant Dever to talk about Community, Nuclear, Bitcoin and so much more. Grant is a liberal localist, peacemonger, high energy optimist and tribe seeker who lives in Austin Texas.
Monday Feb 07, 2022
80: The Data Economy with Thomas Hepner
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
In this episode, I'm joined by Thomas Hepner to talk about the data economy, Defi, and a whole lot more. You can find his work at https://thomashepner.net/
Monday Jan 31, 2022
79: Bitcoin with Mark Yusko
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
In this episode, I'm joined by Mark Yusko to talk about Bitcoin, crypto, investing, finding alpha, Anson Dorrance, and a whole lot more. Mark is the founder, chief investment officer and managing director of Morgan Creek Capital Management.
Monday Jan 24, 2022
78: The Institute for Progress with Alec Stapp
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
In this episode, we're joined by Alec Stapp to talk about his new think tank, The Institute for Progress. We talk about how policy actually gets made in Washington, how we can make better policy, and his goals for the institute.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
77: Christianity, Poker, and Venture Capital with Pratyush Buddiga
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
In this episode, we are joined by Pratyush Buddiga, and Dr. David Jarvis to talk about how Pratyush came to Christianity, how to win in highly competitive environments, and how to make America better. Pratyush is an investor at Susa Ventures.
Monday Jan 10, 2022
76: Friendly Ambitious Nerd with Visa Veerasamay
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
In this episode, I'm joined by Visa to talk about how to find meaning, what religion has to do with meaning, how to figure out what you want, and a whole lot more. You can find Visa at https://twitter.com/visakanv
Monday Jan 03, 2022
75: George Orwell, Poverty, and Art of Writing with Whimsi
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
In this episode, we talk about George Orwell, his book Down and Out in Paris and London, and what we can learn about what policy interventions seem to work for poverty. Additionally, we talk about the art of writing well, Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, and David Foster Wallace. You can find Whimsi's blog at: https://substack.com/profile/25790234-whimsi