Tag: Society & Culture

Canceled Podcast with Cyan Banister : Canceled Ep. 4 – Baby Yoda & Bill Murray

ABOUT THIS EPISODECanceled Ep. 4 – Baby Yoda & Bill MurrayWe are back after changing up the Hamilton Studio with an episode about Bill Murray, golf , Baby Yoda, Current Events, and a time jump back to 1927 with a letter from a botanist super excited about fungus. We are working out the kinks of… Continue reading Canceled Podcast with Cyan Banister : Canceled Ep. 4 – Baby Yoda & Bill Murray

Canceled Podcast with Cyan Banister : Canceled Ep. 5 – Old Friends Chris & Nick Join Plus Prepping

ABOUT THIS EPISODECanceled Ep. 5 – Old Friends Chris & Nick Join Plus PreppingIn this episode five of us reminisce how Cyan got to know her friends Chris & Nick back in Arizona and in Hong Kong. After they catch up on old memories, we answer a few questions posed on Twitter, we talk about… Continue reading Canceled Podcast with Cyan Banister : Canceled Ep. 5 – Old Friends Chris & Nick Join Plus Prepping

Big Ideas : Donald Hoffman on The Illusion of Reality

ABOUT THIS EPISODEDon Hoffman (@donalddhoffman) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss the Illusion of Reality, Religion, and Morality. https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/22678524/don_hoffman_001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Big Ideas : Geoffrey West on Scale & Exponential Growth

ABOUT THIS EPISODEGeoffrey West joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss scale, exponential growth, and cross pollination in scientific research. https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/22679950/geoffrey_west.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Big Ideas : Sean Carroll on the Questions of the Universe

ABOUT THIS EPISODESean Carroll (@seanmcarroll) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss humanism, reconciling science and morality, and the role of physics in evolution. https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/22679975/sean_carroll.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast : Ben Horowitz: Creating Culture

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAccording to leading venture capitalist Ben Horowitz, the crucial question for every organization is: How do you create and sustain the culture you want? To Horowitz, culture is how a company makes decisions. It’s not the values listed on the wall or what’s said in a company-wide meeting. It is who you are… Continue reading Commonwealth Club of California Podcast : Ben Horowitz: Creating Culture

Conversations with Tyler : Mark Zuckerberg Interviews Patrick Collison and Tyler Cowen on the Nature and Causes of Progress (Bonus)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEMark Zuckerberg Interviews Patrick Collison and Tyler Cowen on the Nature and Causes of Progress (Bonus)Over the past year Mark Zuckerberg has held a series of interviews themed around technology and society. This conversation with Tyler and Patrick is the last in that series, and covers why they think the study of progress… Continue reading Conversations with Tyler : Mark Zuckerberg Interviews Patrick Collison and Tyler Cowen on the Nature and Causes of Progress (Bonus)

Masters of Scale : 2. Raise more money than you need, w/Minted’s Mariam Naficy

ABOUT THIS EPISODEThink you’ve raised enough money for your startup? Think again. You have to run through a minefield of unexpected expenses as an entrepreneur. And you never know where the big opportunity will come from — or if you’ll need to make an unexpected, expensive pivot to stay afloat. So always, always raise more… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 2. Raise more money than you need, w/Minted’s Mariam Naficy