Rebound Talks

Renée DiResta is the technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory where she investigates  the spread of malign narratives across social networks, and assists policymakers in devising responses to the problem. Renee has studied influence operations and computational propaganda in the context of pseudoscience conspiracies, terrorist activity, and state-sponsored information warfare, and has advised Congress, the State Department, and other academic, civil society, and business organizations on the topic. 

You might know her from her contributions in the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Yale Review, Forbes, Buzzfeed, The Economist, and many more. Or from her appearances in Joe Rogan, Sam Harris, and the famous documentary The Social Dilemma.

Moran Cerf is a French-Israeli neuroscientist, assistant professor of business (at the  Kellogg School of Management), investor, and a former hacker.

He is the founder of Think-Alike and B-Cube and the host and curator of PopTech, one of the top 5 leading conferences in the world.

Cerf has received numerous awards, including the Templeton Foundation "Extraordinary Minds," he was named one of the "40 leading professors below 40,' and he has won several national storytelling competitions, notably, the Moth Grandslam, multiple times. He is also a science consultant to Hollywood films and TV series (Limitless,  Bull,  Falling Water, etc.)

Today we are exploring the depths of consciousness: this includes dreams, psychedelics, how we could potentially hack our psyche with different techniques that he mentions, and lastly Moran tries to answer one of the mysteries of science. Where does consciousness come from?

Chris Williamson is the host of the Modern Wisdom podcast which is very rapidly becoming one of the top podcasts in the UK with 2.5 million downloads. In Modern Wisdom Chris has leveraged his innate ability of curiosity to talk to the world’s top minds like Robert Greene, Seth Godin, and Aubrey Marcus.  He is also a productivity guru, life coach, and event planner.

Today we are going to be discussing Chris’s background and everything that he has learned from his self developments journey. This includes life hacks, tools, and techniques that he has used to stay on top of his game. I hope you enjoy! 

Pam grout has written 18 books, 2 screenplays, a soap opera, a TV series and a bunch of magazine articles about spirituality and traveling. She is also the New York Times best-selling author of the book E-Squared Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality.

Today we are going to be talking about an ideology that a lot of mystics share, and it’s that god is the energy that ties everything and everyone together. Pam not only claims that this God is present, but she claims that we can interact with this energy field and use it to our advantage. I hope that you enjoy this wonderful talk!

Dr. Brian Goldman on empathy, life in the emergency room, and kindness 

Dr. Brian Goldman has worked in Mount Sinai in Toronto, as an emergency room physician for over 20 years. He is also a prominent medical journalist and the host of CBC Radio’s White Coat, Black Art. The author of three books: The Nightshift, The Secret Language of Doctors, and The Power of Kindness. He has proven to be unafraid of using his own medical mistakes for examples on how doctors can improve. His TEDtalk – “Doctors Make Mistakes. Can We Talk About That?” has been watched by close to a million viewers, and has been featured in The Huffington Post and NPRs TED Radio Hour.

In this interview, we will be talking about the harsh life of an emergency doctor, how to deal with past mistakes, how to become more empathetic, the stories of the kindest people on earth, and more.

Julie Piatt is a best-selling author, a chef, a spiritual healer in an online community called water tiger, podcast host, Rich Rolls wife, and co-founder of SRIMU, a company that is creating the next evolution of cheese. Their cheeses are paleo, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free.

Today we will be talking about spirituality, Julie’s traumatic experiences, and the sacredness of sex.

Aimee Mullins (born July 20, 1975) is an American athlete, actress, and public speaker. She was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her lower legs. She is famous for being the first amputee to compete against able-bodied athletes in National Collegiate Athletic Association events, and competed in the Paralympics in 1996 in Atlanta. In 1999 she began modeling, and in 2002 she began an acting career. She speaks at conferences, and is well known for her TED talks.

Today we are going to run through amiee’s life, how she managed to succeed in three completely different industries, daydreaming, the power of creativity, and lastly the mindset that she implemented to embrace and dance with life’s setbacks.

Some points we talk about: (5:28) How did it feel to be the first amputee D1 runner in the nation, and winning so many records in an instant? (12:43) It's incredible how just three months after talking about shifting the cultural norm of the beauty industry, you walked on the Alexander Mcqueen’s Show. (14:54) What motivated you to start acting or why did you decide to become an actress? (23:44) You used to talk a lot about daydreaming, can you expand on that? How have you used daydreaming in your life? 31:50 How did you start getting rid of your phone usage?

David Allen is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on productivity, his 35 years of experience as a management consultant and executive coach have earned him the titles of “personal productivity guru” by Fast Company, one of America’s top five executive coaches by Forbes, and among The American Management Association’s top 10 business leaders.

David’s bestselling book, the groundbreaking Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, has been published in thirty languages, and the “GTD” methodology it describes has become a global phenomenon, being taught by training companies in 60 countries. David, his company, and his partners are dedicated to teaching people how to stay relaxed and productive in our fast-paced world.

Understanding Ultralearning , the Educational System, and Mental Barriers 

Scott Young is the author of Wall Street Journal and National best selling book: "Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career".

Scott has been a prolific writer on his blog since 2006 where he writes about learning, productivity, career, habits and living well. He is known for documenting learning challenges such as learning a 4-year MIT computer science degree in one year, learning four languages in one year and learning to draw portraits in 30 days.

His work has been featured in TEDx, The New York Times, Lifehacker, Popular Mechanics, Business Insider, and more.

Some questions I ask: What does the word ULTRALEARNING mean to you? How would you compare the Ultralearning Project to a traditional degree or educational system? Can you run us through your own process of ultralearning, maybe when you did the MIT course, when you learned the different languages, or maybe one you are doing now? How do you recommend we break these mental barriers we create for ourselves?

“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand--and melting like a snowflake...” ― Sir Francis Bacon

Dr. Timothy A Pychyl is a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada), Tim and his students devote their attention to understanding why and how we can sabotage our best intentions with needless delay. In addition to numerous journal articles, podcasts, and conference presentations, he is the author of Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Positive Change (Tarcher/Penguin, 2013). As a university professor, Tim is a passionate and talented teacher who has received numerous awards, including Canada's prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship.

In this interview Tim is going to be explaining countless psychological tools, habits, and techniques that you could implement to stop delaying your ideal life and finally beat procrastination.