In this episode I talk with Nikhil, a 4th yr medical student at UCSF, who recently returned after taking a year of leave to focus on mental health. In this episode, we talk about how he spent the last year to gain perspective outside of medical school, touch on burnout and mental health, and also get of glimpse of the atmosphere is like within the hospitals and the healthcare in SF during this pandemic.

In this episode I talk with Karthik, a coworker of mine and product manager at Zymergen. We cover his plan to get his monthly costs to 0, why he is so excited about real estate, and other interesting financial trends.https://www.cupcakerealestate.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/karthik-raman-scientist

In this episode we talk about Rayven's experience quarantining, getting laid off, the perfect hypothetical money laundering scheme, and why everyone should get a little weird during these crazy times. Resources:- 13th Documentary : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8 - From Privilege to Progress: https://www.instagram.com/privtoprog/- Campaign Zero: campaginzero.com

Pavel is the CEO of Abseil Automation, a company that develops machine learning and optimization solutions for the manufacturing industry. In this episode we talk about why he deactivated his facebook, muse about start ups, and take a deep dive into one of his side projects using combinatorial optimization to help with COVID testing. http://www.abseil.ai/

Mek is a computer scientist who currently works at the Internet Archive, where he directs OpenLibrary.org. We talk about how OpenLibrary works, how Mek became passionate about digital rights and open access to information, and other projects and thoughts that have been on his mind.Mek: https://mek.fyiOpen Library: https://openlibrary.orgThe Book Genome Project: https://bookgenomeproject.org/The Book Sponsorship Program: https://openlibrary.org/sponsorship

In this episode I talk to Ellen and Matt, a couple in San Francisco who create, sell, and donate handmade masks. What started as a hobby, turned into a two person operation they call Babecave Sewing, and together they have already sewn more than 800 masks and donated over 200 to medical and essential workers. We talk about why they started making masks, how this hobby became a full blown side project, and what the future might look like for Babecave Sewing. https://www.babecavesewing.com/

Razzi and I discuss the curious state of society, how he became a vegan, what’s it was like to inherit meat and cheese during the quarantine, and how he has been reducing food waste and pushing the boundaries of what is considered edible.