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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Curiosity has played a huge role in Matt Ridley’s life
  • “I think curiosity is what it’s all about” – Matt Ridley
• For example, Matt became curious about how scientists sequenced the human genome and so he figured he’d write a book about it
  • “That really was an excuse to get to know the people who were working on the genome project and become friends with some of them and dig in into the work that was going on” – Matt Ridley
• Matt says being an author is a “license to curiosity” 
  • “I’m just allowed to go outside and satisfy my curiosity about things that interest me” – Matt Ridley
• “I haven’t been in a library for probably nearly 20 years because the library’s at my fingertips, it’s called the internet” – Matt Ridley
• “There’s an extraordinary asymmetry here, as we look forward we can’t see these moments of ripeness of inevitability and technology coming but as we look backwards, we can seem them very clearly” – Matt Ridley

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Matt Ridley is the bestselling author of books such as The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything, and his new book How Innovation Works and Why It Flourishes in Freedom!

Matt has also been an editor and writer for the Economist, The Times and the Wall Street Journal. On this episode Matt discusses  the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject. He talks about how some of the most transformative inventions have come to be and how innovation is a collective, collaborative phenomenon, not a matter of lonely genius...

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Sam Harris — Psychedelics, Meditation, and The Bigger Picture | Brought to you by FreshBooks and "5-Bullet Friday"

"Nothing's changed but yet, on some level, everything has changed, and I feel like I'm in a spaceship where at any moment, the leak or the breach in the wall can be catastrophic. It's a very bizarre feeling, which I know everyone is sharing to one or another degree." — Sam Harris

Sam Harris (@SamHarrisOrg) is a neuroscientist, philosopher, and author of five New York Times bestsellers. His work covers a wide range of topics—neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality—but generally focuses on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz).

Sam hosts the popular Making Sense podcast and is also the creator of the Waking Up app, which offers a modern, rational approach to the practice of meditation. Sam has practiced meditation for over 30 years and has studied with many Tibetan, Indian, Burmese, and Western meditation teachers, both in the United States and abroad. He holds a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

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Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor and entrepreneur. He is formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He was also the cofounder of Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase), Counsyl (acquired by Myriad), Teleport (acquired by Topia), and Coin Center.

In this conversation, we discuss centralization vs decentralization, total state vs market anarchy, land vs cloud, the impending political realignment, failing institutions, and MMT vs Bitcoin.

This is Part 1 of the conversation. We will release Part 2 at a later date.

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#432: Books I've Loved — Kevin Kelly | Brought to you by Audible.

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.” I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better. I hope you pick up one or two new mentors—in the form of books—from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.

Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) might be the real-life most interesting man in the world. Kevin is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its executive editor for its first seven years. His most recent book is The Inevitable, which is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. His other books include the best-selling New Rules for the New Economy, the classic Out of Control, and his summary theory of technology in What Technology Wants. From 1984–1990 Kelly was publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. He co-founded the Hackers’ Conference, and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering online service started in 1985. He also founded the popular Cool Tools website in 2003.

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Note from the editor: This episode was recorded in late 2019.

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This is the first episode of The Portal which was 100% recorded at home, during quarantine, under social isolation. The guest is none other than my own son Zev Weinstein and the recording was timed to straddle his midnight transition from being 14 into being 15 years old. 

Zev is currently a 9th grader who occasionally posts to his YouTube Channel GenerationZ (https://www.youtube.com/c/GenerationZW) and his Twitter Account @Zev__Weinstein (https://twitter.com/Zev__Weinstein). In this episode, we sit down to discuss history, poetry, COVID19, jewish humor and other issues, as well as the three questions I am frequently asked about on the topic of parenting: 

A) What is the proper approach to parenting a child whose learning differences are significant? 

B) Do you have any novel approaches to parenting? 

C) What is the best way to parent young boys in a world that cannot find a shared positive vision of masculinity worth celebrating? 

Rather than attempt to answer these questions entirely on my own, I thought it would make sense to bring Zev onto The Portal to discuss them with me in his own distinct voice. I hope you will enjoy this episode in the spirit with which it was recorded, and that you will encourage Zev to speak on issues of Generation Z. They are already quite well equipped to discuss how they view the generations above them in handling the world, whose stewardship they will soon inherit. 

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant and supports many physiological processes including immune support, wound function, fatty acid metabolism, neurotransmitter production, blood vessel formation
• Recommended intakes vary according to age, sex, and life stages but supplementing with vitamin C is generally safe, well-tolerated, and has low toxicity
• Oral vitamin C and IV vitamin C are worlds apart in terms of biological activity – oral vitamin C is good for immune function while IV vitamin C is clinically therapeutic
• Higher doses of vitamin C are associated with reduced risks of developing a vast array of acute and chronic diseases, ranging in severity   
• Low vitamin C intake and deficiencies impair biological processes and pose increased risk to health, such as decreased fat utilization and increased neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer’s)
• Inconsistencies in study findings on the effect of vitamin C on health have to do with variations in administration, dose, duration, additional supplementation, and study design
• Need future studies based on consistent study designs to formalize full potential of vitamin C on human health

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In this episode, Dr. Rhonda Patrick discuss all things vitamin C. This episode covers oral bioavailability, intravenous vitamin C bioavailability, immune cell function, common cold and other viral infections, lung function, sepsis, pneumonia, inflammation, intravenous vitamin C and cancer, role in exercise, safety concerns, and so, so much more!

Episode Timeline (abridged)

• 00:07:33 - Background on vitamin C
• 00:17:09 - Bioavailability of vitamin C [including dosing frequency]
• 00:22:53 - Vitamin C in the context of the common cold
• 00:28:09 - Vitamin C and lung function
• 00:35:54 - Vitamin C in the context of exercise [includes discussion of blunting of exercise adaptation]
• 00:45:51 - Vitamin C and fatty acid oxidation, including relevance in obesity
• 00:48:44 - Vitamin C and the brain
• 00:51:15 - Intravenous Vitamin C and its use for the treatment of certain kinds of infection
• 00:55:33 - Intravenous Vitamin C and cancer
• 00:57:40 - Effect of Vitamin C on fertility and reproduction
• 00:58:36 - Intravenous vitamin C and cardiovascular health
• 01:00:42 - Vitamin C and inflammation
• 01:02:38 - Vitamin C’s mechanisms of action
• 01:08:34 - Intravenous and Oral vitamin C safety
• 01:10:20 - Vitamin C intake and kidney stone risk
• 01:13:57 - Conclusions

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On today’s episode of the Conscious Creator podcast, host Sachit Gupta speaks with Kickstarter co-founder and author Yancey Strickler. They discuss how Yancey’s background as a music critic and creator influenced his work on Kickstarter, how he and his co-founders infused Kickstarter with very intentional values, why he loves sci-fi, and more. Yancey also shares information about his decision making framework, Bentoism, and how he found and developed the idea.

Powerlifting poet Jerzy Gregorek is a legend, and boasts one of the biggest podcasts ever with Tim Ferriss. I got a first-hand look as to why when I sat down with a man who can only be described as a true master. He has dedicated his life to applying micro-progression and the compounding beauty of time to the arts of Olympic weightlifting, poetry, and coaching. In this podcast we discuss how to approach strength development, weight loss, and how to align your priorities with your actions. You can purchase his book Happy Body here: https://thehappybody.com/the-happy-body-book/ Connect with Jerzy GregorekInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/jerzygregorek/?hl=enFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/jerzy.gregorekTwitter | https://twitter.com/thehappybodyYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/thehappybody Get 10% off Pique Tea by using the code word Aubrey at checkout | PiqueTea.com/Aubrey(excludes Fermented Pu’er Teas) Get 2 FREE months of Skillshare Premium Membership | Skillshare.com/Aubrey Check out Onnit's Semi Annual Sale |  https://www.onnit.com/Aubrey/ Connect with Aubrey:Website | https://www.aubreymarcus.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/aubreymarcus/Twitter | https://twitter.com/aubreymarcusFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/AubreyMarcus/ Check out  Own The Day Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus|  https://bit.ly/2t6x4hu  Subscribe to the Aubrey Marcus Newsletter: https://www.aubreymarcus.com/pages/email Subscribe to the Aubrey Marcus Podcast:iTunes | https://apple.co/2lMZRCnSpotify | https://spoti.fi/2EaELZOStitcher | https://bit.ly/2G8ccJtIHeartRadio | https://ihr.fm/2UVVV0MGoogle Play Music | https://bit.ly/2t72QIpAndroid | https://bit.ly/2OQeBQg

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• There are a lot of fancy writing tools and apps out there, but Hassan simply uses Word
  • “Honestly, all I use is just Microsoft Word. Plain, old, Microsoft Word to write every single book.” – Hassan Osman
    • Just divide your book into heading and subheadings using different formats and start writing
• The only other tool Hassan uses it Grammerly, it’s an advanced grammar and spelling checking tool
  • It also checks for plagiarism
• How do you outline a book?
  • Keep it simple: Have an introduction, main body, and conclusion

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Here are the tools I use to write all my books (hint: I keep it really simple). I also cover a quick update about the book I’m writing to help out with COVID-19 relief efforts.

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Brian Koppelman practices transcendental meditation for 20 minutes twice a day
• If you don’t follow your creativity and allow your creative impulses to die, a part of you dies as well
  • “And like any form of death, it would be toxic. And this toxicity would ooze out of me onto those I love. It would make me a worse father, a worse husband, a worse friend.” – Brian Koppelman
• You don’t need to quit your job to pursue a creative endeavor, all you have to do is wake up an hour earlier
  • “You’d be amazed what you can do if you get up an hour earlier” – Brian Koppelman
• Life advice:
  • Do work that you feel is meaningful and be nice to people
  • Eat well and get plenty of sleep
  • Think about your death, it will help clarify what’s important in life
    • If you realize that everything you love will be taken away one day, it makes you appreciate the things you love even more

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Writer and director Brian Koppelman discusses his career ups and downs, dealing with fear, and learning to live a meaningful life.

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