Blind Insights

If you're a keen follower of the podcast, you may have read David's blogs available on his website; https://davidolney.com.au/. David is an excellent writer, and you even be left wanting more of his writing than is currently available. Well, David has good news for you in this announcement, and it is your job to keep him accountable!

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When you think of shortcuts, what comes to mind? Cheating? Or the premise of working smarter, not harder? Tim and David stumbled on a fascinating book by Oxford Professor of Mathematics Marcus du Sautoy called "Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut" which provides insight into the practice of using and finding shortcuts. In this episode David and Tim reminisce with Marcus about how Mathematics became a daunting subject they disconnected from for various reasons. But Marcus proves that mathematics is a wonderful thinking language and provides the shortcuts to get excited about it.

You can find more of Marcus's work in mathematics here, and follow his newest book on bookshelves and Audible.

This episode references the AI Agents Podcast featuring Marcus talking about his previous book The Creativity Code.

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We have some fantastic fans who email us or on this special occasion, send us a gift! Scott Murphy who reached out to us via email and then spoke to us on this podcast later sent us a rather unique and special present that has earned its rightful place in the studio!

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In a frank conversation between Tim and David, Tim explains his struggles in 2022, while David offers firm advice and explanations that broadly apply to all people experiencing the diminishing returns of hard work in the 21st century. The decline of what Australians call "the fair go" is a conversation that few are willing to have, because it is confronting to reflect on the world around you getting worse, and the rising depressions that accompany this trajectory.

This podcast draws inspiration from David's Blog; Why do Millennials experience quarter-life crises?

Books mentioned in this episode: The Depths, Lost Connections, and The Captive Mind.

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When veterans return to civilian life, the adjustment is immense, and the journey that people take from a life in the military to forging their own path in the civilian world is fascinating.

Jon Duncan is a fantastic example of someone who has chosen positive growth, as well as being a wonderful guest on the show, and as such we will be dedicating a small series to his life and work, so stay tuned for future appearances. This is the second part of Jon Duncan's Story, to listen to the other parts of his story, please follow the links below:

Listen to Part I.

Listen to Part IV.

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To celebrate the release of their newest album, Tim and David speak to the frontman of Adelaide based, The Violets, to uncover what it is like to come back to a passion project after years of hibernation. Matt discusses the changes in the music industry today, the story of how the band reformed and uncovers some truths about how musicians tick. This episode features the first and final songs from The Violet's New Album, including "Sideways" to begin, and "Here I Am" to finish. The new album details can be found below:

From the day they first formed in Adelaide, Australia back in 1990, The Violets were an enigma. Created from a fusion of shimmering guitar lines, sonic abstraction and an almost cinematic vision, they smashed together light and dark and made beautiful agony dance cheek-to-cheek with pretty mystery. 2022 sees The Violets continue their idiosyncratic brand of alt-rock adventure, with a new album. Smoke, Mirrors & other half-truths is another mysterious and adventurous chapter. It brings the sound of The Violets into the 21st century. 

Facebook: @TheViolets
OFFICIAL Youtube: The Violets Australia
IG: TheVioletsAustralia

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We're back listeners, and with a small insight into our absence we bring you a meditation on being tired, or in Tim's case, stressed. David offers sound methods and micro-actions to assist in the battles against overwhelm. Rather ironically, Tim hasn't adhered to this advice and thus there's been a dearth of episodes of late, but we are back with a vengeance!

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Arthur Saniotis and Maciej Henneberg are David's colleagues from his days at the University of Adelaide and are Biological Anthropologists who have published extremely interesting research on what they term "endomyccorhizae ligand interface", or ‘ELI' for short. David and Tim got to replicate the kinds of interesting discussions David has had many times in their old office, and discovered the incredible power of this prospective technology.

Articles mentioned in this podcast:
Integration of Nanobots Into Neural Circuits As a Future Therapy for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Neurosurgical robots and ethical challenges to medicine.
Medicorobots' As an Emerging Biopower: How COVID-19 Has Accelerated
Artificial Intelligence in A Post Corona-World.
Feasibility of Nano-based Neuroprosthetics in Neurosurgery.

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Dan Tyre from HubSpot joins David and Tim to discuss effective communication and the rise of Inbound Marketing.

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David reflects on what has been described as a landslide election in ousting the existing Liberal government led by Steven Marshall, in favour of a new Labor government led by Peter Malinauskas.

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