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Politik Spezial - Stimme der Vernunft - Der Podcast
Warum das Geldsystem kein Herrschaftsinstrument mehr sein darf | Benjamin Mudlack im Interview
đȘđ SchĂŒtzen Sie Ihr Vermögen in Liechtenstein mit Max Ottes PI Physical Gold Fund â brandaktuell und physisch hinterlegt! Jetzt informieren: https://privatinvestor-goldfonds.de/ Benjamin Mudlack ist Unternehmer, Autor und die rechte Hand von Dr. Markus Krall bei der Atlas-Initiative. In diesem Interview spricht Helmut Reinhardt mit ihm u.a. ĂŒber die Situation des Mittelstandes und der Unternehmer in Deutschland. Des Weiteren geht es um die Inhalte seines neuen Buches "Neues Geld fĂŒr eine freie Welt: Warum das Geldsystem kein Herrschaftsinstrument sein darf". Hier gehtÂŽs zum Buch: https://www.amazon.de/Neues-Geld-eine-freie-Herrschaftsinstrument/dp/3986170847Hier geh...
2025-05-04
35 min
Politik Spezial - Stimme der Vernunft - Der Podcast
Erleben wir durch Trump, Musk und Zuckerberg eine Zeitenwende? | GesprÀchsrunde mit Helmut Reinhardt
đȘđ SchĂŒtzen Sie Ihr Vermögen in Liechtenstein mit Max Ottes PI Physical Gold Fund â brandaktuell und physisch hinterlegt! Jetzt informieren: https://privatinvestor-goldfonds.de/ Im Rahmen einer Podiumsdiskussion tauschten sich dieBasis NRW, BĂŒndnis Deutschland, Die LibertĂ€ren und der WerteUnion-Verein NRW ĂŒber politische Ziele und Werte aus. Bei dieser Veranstaltung in einer Kölner Untergrund-Location debattierten auch bekannte Unternehmer mit diesen Politikern. Insgesamt fanden drei GesprĂ€chsrunden statt. Schauen Sie nun die dritte Runde mit dem Thema âErleben wir durch Trump, Musk und Zuckerberg eine Zeitenwende? - Was erwartet uns nach der Bundestagswahl?â Teilnehmer sind Steffen GroĂe...
2025-02-06
54 min
The Paranormies
The Nationalist Enquirer: A Gay Yidiopathic Bear Trap
>Owen Benjamin will forever be known as Oven BenJEWman>Oven is gay>Wow is he gay>We had no idea he was this gay>There's lots more, but this is all you really needPanel: Johnny, Reinhardt, JackBreak Music: Always, by All Under HeavenNecronormiecon: The evolution cruncher chapter 2, pt 1, read by Jack
2024-06-28
2h 00
Idea Machines
Speculative Technologies with Ben Reinhardt [Macroscience cross-post]
Tim Hwang turns the tables and interviews me (Ben) about Speculative Technologies and research management.Â
2024-05-27
30 min
Idea Machines
Industrial Research with Peter van Hardenberg [Idea Machines #50]
Peter van Hardenberg talks about Industrialists vs. Academics, Ink&Switch's evolution over time, the Hollywood Model, internal lab infrastructure, and more! Peter is the lab director and CEO of Ink&Switch, a private, creator oriented, computing research lab. References Ink&Switch (and their many publications) The Hollywood Model in R&D Idea Machines Episode with Adam Wiggins Paul Erdós Transcript Peter Van Hardenberg [00:01:21] Ben: Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Peter van Hardenbergh. Peter is the lab director and CEO of Inkin switch. Private creator oriented, competing research lab...
2024-02-10
46 min
Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories
David and Moses: Season Five Finale
Join us for a deep dive into 'loss' with David Benjamin (guest:Season Two) and Moses Farrow (guest:Season Five). To find David BenjaminTo find Moses FarrowMagic Mind - The Worldâs First Productivity ShotâąUse code: ADOPTION20 to save on your subscription.Available in all Sprouts in January 2024To find NPE StoriesThank you to our sponsor S12F.
2023-12-19
56 min
Idea Machines
MACROSCIENCE with Tim Hwang [Idea Machines #49]
A conversation with Tim Hwang about historical simulations, the interaction of policy and science, analogies between research ecosystems and the economy, and so much more. Topics Historical Simulations Macroscience Macro-metrics for science Long science The interaction between science and policy Creative destruction in research âRegulationâ for scientific markets Indicators for the health of a field or science as a whole âMetabolism of Scienceâ Science rotation programs Clock speeds of Regulation vs Clock Speeds of Technology References Macroscience Substack Ada Palmerâs Papal Simulation Think Tank Tycoon Universal Paperclips (Paperclip maximizer html game) Pitt Rivers Museum ...
2023-11-27
57 min
Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories
Allison: An Adoptee Who Adopts Discusses the Complexities
Allison Olson is an adoptee from a closed adoption in 1979. She is also an adoptive parent, raising awareness of current harmful narratives in childrenâs adoption books. To Find Allison: Social Media = @kidsbooksbyallisonolson (FB, Instagram, and TikTok)IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award WinnerA Momâs Choice AwardsÂź RecipientSurrounded by Love: An Open Adoption Story on Amazonwww.ouradoptionbooks.comKirkus ReviewLearning about My Friend's Adoption on AmazonTo go directly to Allison's interview, you can go to the timestamp: 14:13Also in thi...
2023-10-17
1h 11
SOSV Climate Tech Podcast
s03e01 - Carbon Removal with Charm Industrial, Heirloom and Verdox
In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three founders of carbon removal startups discuss the importance of carbon removal in achieving sustainable goals and the challenges of scaling up carbon removal technologies. They also touch on the need for community engagement, permitting, and the creation of a market for carbon removal. The panelists emphasize the need for innovation, cost reduction, and long-term commitments to drive the growth of the carbon removal industry. Finally, they highlight the potential of advanced market commitments and the importance of workforce development in this field.
2023-10-17
32 min
Transport Yourself to Another World With Full Audiobook
Schweigende Seele Hörbuch von Andrea Reinhardt
Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos beihttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 656832 Titel: Schweigende Seele Autor: Andrea Reinhardt ErzĂ€hler: Benjamin Brunken Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 9:42:02 Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-21-23 Herausgeber: Bookwire Kategorien: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Zusammenfassung: Was siehst du da in dem Spiegel? Mich. Schau genau hin. Was siehst du? Ich möchte kein Merkmal fĂŒr die Besonderheit haben. Ich will einfach nur normal sein. Lisas Bruder Ben verschwindet mit dreizehn spurlos vom GrundstĂŒck seiner Eltern. Als er nach drei Jahren plötzlich zurĂŒckkehrt, kann Lisa ihr GlĂŒck kaum fassen. Doch es wird getrĂŒ...
2023-02-21
9h 42
Embark On A Sensational Full Audiobook On Your Commute.
[German] - Schweigende Seele by Andrea Reinhardt
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656832to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Schweigende Seele Author: Andrea Reinhardt Narrator: Benjamin Brunken Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: »Was siehst du da in dem Spiegel?« »Mich.« »Schau genau hin. Was siehst du?« »Ich möchte kein Merkmal fĂŒr die Besonderheit haben. Ich will einfach nur normal sein.« Lisas Bruder Ben verschwindet mit dreizehn spurlos vom GrundstĂŒck seiner Eltern. Als er nach drei Jahren plötzlich zurĂŒckkehrt, kann Lisa ihr GlĂŒck kaum fassen. Doch es wird getrĂŒbt, denn Bens EntfĂŒhrerin hat ihn g...
2023-02-21
9h 42
Full Trial Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense
[German] - Schweigende Seele by Andrea Reinhardt
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Schweigende Seele Author: Andrea Reinhardt Narrator: Benjamin Brunken Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: »Was siehst du da in dem Spiegel?« »Mich.« »Schau genau hin. Was siehst du?« »Ich möchte kein Merkmal fĂŒr die Besonderheit haben. Ich will einfach nur normal sein.« Lisas Bruder Ben verschwindet mit dreizehn spurlos vom GrundstĂŒck seiner Eltern. Als er nach drei Jahren plötzlich zurĂŒckkehrt, kann Lisa ihr GlĂŒck kaum fassen. Doch es wird getrĂŒbt, denn Bens EntfĂŒhrerin hat...
2023-02-21
03 min
Download Top Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense
[German] - Schweigende Seele by Andrea Reinhardt
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656832to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Schweigende Seele Author: Andrea Reinhardt Narrator: Benjamin Brunken Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: »Was siehst du da in dem Spiegel?« »Mich.« »Schau genau hin. Was siehst du?« »Ich möchte kein Merkmal fĂŒr die Besonderheit haben. Ich will einfach nur normal sein.« Lisas Bruder Ben verschwindet mit dreizehn spurlos vom GrundstĂŒck seiner Eltern. Als er nach drei Jahren plötzlich zurĂŒckkehrt, kann Lisa ihr GlĂŒck kaum fassen. Doch es wird getrĂŒbt, denn Bens EntfĂŒhrerin hat ihn g...
2023-02-21
9h 42
Politik Spezial - Stimme der Vernunft - Der Podcast
Menschen werden zu Staats- und MedienglÀubigen ausgebildet! Helmut Reinhardt im Interview
Dieses Interview erschien zuerst auf dem YouTube-Kanal der Atlas Initiative: https://www.youtube.com/@atlasinitiativefurrechtund7114 Heute spricht Benjamin Mudlack mit Helmut Reinhardt. Herr Reinhardt hat sich autodidaktisch den Finanzthemen gewidmet und begonnen sĂ€mtlichen Themenbereichen auf den Grund zu gehen. Freuen Sie sich heute auf ein sehr persönliches und sehr authentisches GesprĂ€ch mit einem AufklĂ€rer aus Leidenschaft! #Politik #Geschichte #Meinungsfreiheit #Inflation 00:00:10 BegrĂŒĂung 00:00:00 Wie es dazu kam, sich mit Finanzthemen zu beschĂ€ftigen 00:02:54 Das Zusammentreffen mit Dirk MĂŒller 00:07:01 Die Erkenntnis, dass Geld...
2022-12-01
44 min
Politik Spezial - Stimme der Vernunft - Der Podcast
Ein digitaler Euro hat fatale Konsequenzen | Im GesprÀch mit Benjamin Mudlack
Ein digitaler Euro hat fatale Konsequenzen | Im GesprĂ€ch mit Benjamin Mudlack In der vergangenen Woche habe ich Benjamin Mudlack vom Vorstand der Atlas-Initiative im MĂŒnsterland besucht. Benjamin hatte die Idee auch mich zu interviewen und so haben wir gleich zwei GesprĂ€che aufgezeichnet. Ich war es bisher immer gewohnt die Fragen zu stellen, musste nun aber selbst Rede und Antwort zu Fragen nach meinem Werdegang stehen. Das Video ist auf dem Kanal der Atlas-Initiative unter folgendem Link abrufbar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOcQMQ5bb-A Ich wĂŒnsche Ihne...
2022-11-27
21 min
Idea Machines
Idea Machines with Nadia Asparouhova
Nadia Asparouhova talks about idea machines on idea machines! Idea machines, of course, being her framework around societal organisms that turn ideas into outcomes. We also talk about  the relationship between philanthropy and status, public goods and more. Nadia is a hard-to-categorize doer of many things: In the past, she spent many years exploring the funding, governance, and social dynamics of open source software, both writing a book about it called âWorking in Publicâ and putting those ideas into practice at GitHub, where she worked to improve the developer experience. She explored parasocial communities and reputation-based economies as an...
2022-10-03
55 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Zahnputzsanduhr (mit Gast Ralf)
Wir haben es geschafft und endlich wieder einen Gast an den Start gebracht. Ralf, Vater der 3jĂ€hrigen Eva, spricht mit Christian und Benny ĂŒber das ZĂ€hneputzen mit den Kindern, ĂŒber (wie sollte es auch anders sein) den Urlaub an der Ostsee und welche Rolle der Fernseher bei den Kleinen schon eine Rolle spielt.
2022-09-13
1h 20
Idea Machines
Institutional Experiments with Seemay Chou
Seemay Chou talks about the process of building a new research organization, ticks, hiring and managing entrepreneurial scientists, non-model organisms, institutional experiments and a lot more! Seemay is the co-founder and CEO of Arcadia Science â  a research and development company focusing on underesearched areas in biology and specifically new organisms that haven't been traditionally studied in the lab.  Sheâs also the co-founder of Trove Biolabs â a startup focused on harnessing molecules in tick saliva for skin therapies and was previously an assistant professor at UCSF. She has thought deeply not just about scientific problems themselve...
2022-09-01
1h 13
Idea Machines
DARPA and Advanced Manufacturing with William Bonvillian
William Bonvillian does a deep dive about his decades of research on how DARPA works and his more recent work on advanced manufacturing. William is a Lecturer at MIT and the Senior Director of Special Projects,at MITâs Office of Digital Learning. Before joining MIT he spent almost two decades as a senior policy advisor for the US senate. Heâs also published many papers and a detailed book exploring the DARPA model. Links William's Website The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies Transcript [00:00:35] In this p...
2022-08-02
48 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
BettvergröĂerung
Benny hat eine Liegewiese fĂŒr seine Familie gebaut, die komfortablen Schlaf fĂŒr die Zwillinge bietet und auch Charlize schlĂ€ft in einem neuen Bett, dass Christian ungewöhnlich hoch erscheint. Nebenher gibt es auĂerdem jede Menge Geschichten vom Schlafverhalten der Kinder und wie man nĂ€chtliche WutanfĂ€lle unkonventionell lindern kann.
2022-07-21
59 min
Idea Machines
Philanthropically Funding the Foundation of Fields with Adam Falk [Idea Machines #45]
In this conversation, Adam Falk and I talk about running research programs with impact over long timescales, creating new fields, philanthropic science funding, and so much more. Adam is the president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,  which was started by the eponymous founder of General Motors and has been funding science and education efforts for almost nine decades. Theyâve funded everything from iPython Notebooks to the Wikimedia foundation to an astronomical survey of the entire sky. If youâre like me, their name is familiar from the acknowledgement part of PBS science shows. B...
2022-07-02
1h 05
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
ZurĂŒck
Wir sind wieder dahaaa! Ja, lang ist es her, doch die Mikrophone sind entstaubt und die GlĂ€ser gefĂŒllt. Es gibt einiges zu erzĂ€hlen, was die letzten Wochen so passiert ist und auĂerdem gibt es eine spannende Neuigkeit, die Christians Leben noch mal ordentlich WĂŒrze verleihen wird. PS: Es gab ein kleines Problem mit Bennys Mikro, deshalb klingt die Aufnahme eher solala. In Folge 33 geloben wir Besserung. Ist auch fĂŒr uns alles Neuland
2022-06-21
41 min
Idea Machines
Managing Mathematics with Semon Rezchikov [Idea Machines #44]
In this conversation, Semon Rezchikov and I talk about what other disciplines can learn from mathematics, creating and cultivating collaborations, working at different levels of abstraction, and a lot more! Semon is currently a postdoc in mathematics at Harvard where he specializes in symplectic geometry. He has an amazing ability to go up and down the ladder of abstraction â doing extremely hardcore math while at the same time paying attention to *how* heâs doing that work and the broader institutional structures that it fits into. Semon is worth listening to both because he has great ideas and...
2022-05-31
57 min
Idea Machines
Scientific Irrationality with Michael Strevens
Professor Michael Strevens discusses the line between scientific knowledge and everything else, the contrast between what scientists as people do and the formalized process of science, why Kuhn and Popper are both right and both wrong, and more. Michael is a professor of Philosophy at New York University where he studies the philosophy of science and the philosophical implications of cognitive science. Heâs the author of the outstanding book âThe Knowledge Machineâ which is the focus of most of our conversation. Two ideas from the book that we touch on: 1. âThe iron rule of...
2022-01-18
1h 03
Idea Machines
Distributing Innovation with The VitaDAO Core Team
A conversation with the VitaDAO core team. VitaDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization â or DAO â that focuses on enabling and funding longevity research. The sketch of how a DAO works is that people buy voting tokens that live on top of the Etherium blockchain and then use those tokens to vote on various action proposals for VitaDAO to take. This voting-based system contrasts with the more traditional model of a company that is a creation of law or contact, raises capital by selling equity or acquiring debt, and is run by an executive team who are responsible to a...
2022-01-02
1h 13
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
UrlaubsgrĂŒĂe
Wie zwei Rentner reden Christian und Benny in dieser Folge ĂŒber Krankheiten. Nicht ihre Krankheiten, sondern die die ihre Kids in den vergangenen Wochen durchleben mussten. Hand-FuĂ-Mund-Krankheit, Fieber, Durchfall und Erbrechen. Aber auch schöne Erlebnisse gab es. Vor allem fĂŒr Charlize auf Sizilien sowie auf der Geburtstagsfeier von William und Finnley.
2021-12-13
1h 16
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
KinderorthopÀdie
Kurz vor dem Urlaub in Italien muss Charlize fĂŒr zwei Wochen in QuarantĂ€ne und hat auĂerdem einen seltsamen Stich im Gesicht. Die Zwillinge leveln im Kindergarten auf. Finni stĂŒrzt auĂerdem die Treppe hinab und als wĂ€re das nicht alles schon genug, muss der arme Bursche auch noch zum KinderorthopĂ€den.
2021-10-07
1h 05
Idea Machines
The Nature of Technology with Brain Arthur
Dr. Brian Arthur and I talk about how technology can be modeled as a modular and evolving system, combinatorial evolution more broadly and dig into some fascinating technological case studies that informed his book The Nature of Technology. Brian is a researcher and author who is perhaps best known for his work on complexity economics, but I wanted to talk to him because of the fascinating work heâs done building out theories of technology. As we discuss, thereâs been a lot of theorizing around science â with the works of Popper, Kuhn and others. But thereâs been l...
2021-10-03
1h 54
Idea Machines
Philosophy of Progress with Jason Crawford
In this Conversation, Jason Crawford and I talk about starting a nonprofit organization, changing conceptions of progress, why 26 years after WWII may have been what happened in 1971, and more. Jason is the proprietor of Roots of Progress a blog and educational hub that has recently become a full-fledged nonprofit devoted to the philosophy of progress. Jasonâs a returning guest to the podcast â we first spoke in 2019 relatively soon after he went full time on the project . I thought it would be interesting to do an update now that roots of progress is entering a new stage of i...
2021-09-29
46 min
Idea Machines
Fusion, Planning, Programs, and Politics with Stephen Dean
In this conversation, Dr. Stephen Dean talks about how he created the 1976 US fusion program plan, how it played out and the history of fusion power in the US, technology program planning and management more broadly, and more. Stephen has been working on making fusion energy a reality for more than five decades. He did research on controlled fusion reactions in the 60s and in the 70s became a director at the Atomic energy commission which then became the Energy Research and Development Administration which *then* became the department of energy. In 1979 he left government to form...
2021-08-30
1h 07
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Neue KinderÀrztin
Wer ist alles auf âAaaabeitâ und was ist ein Dabbdabb? Wie fĂŒhlt sich Charlize bei ihrer neuen KinderĂ€rztin und warum hat sie die Praxis gewechselt? Diese und viele weitere Fragen werden in dieser Episode geklĂ€rt.
2021-08-27
1h 08
Idea Machines
Policy, TFP, and airshiPs with Eli Dourado
Eli Dourado on how the sausage of technology policy is made, the relationship between total factor productivity and technological progress, airships, and more. Eli is an economist, regulatory hacker, and a senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University. In the past, he was the head of global policy at Boom Supersonic where he navigated the thicket of regulations on supersonic flight. Before that, he directed the technology policy program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.. Eliâs Website Eli on Twitter Transcript au...
2021-07-27
1h 06
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Zwei Jahre
Christian hat ein Feuerwerk an Geschichten mitgebracht. Charlize ist zwei Jahre alt geworden und schon ganz schön selbststÀndig. William hat in der Kita ein anderes Kind gebissen und Finnley sucht sich Nachts alternative SchlafplÀtze.
2021-07-13
1h 22
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Absturz
Charlize ist jetzt bei den groĂen Kleinkindern in der Kita. Zudem hat sie von ihrem Papa eine Sonnenbrille bekommen und liebt diese ĂŒber alles. William und Finnley lassen Dinge abstĂŒrzen und stĂŒrzen selber ab.
2021-06-14
50 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Allmorgendliche Kindergartensituation
Seit der letzten Ausgabe ist so viel passiert. Sooo viel. Die Zwillinge laufen nun endlich. Das freut den Papa. Charlize tanzt auf jeden Gullideckeln den sie finden kann. Und welche Probleme entstehen, wenn man sein Kind bzw. seine Kinder morgens mit dem Auto in die Kita bringt, erfahrt ihr in Folge 26.
2021-04-26
1h 10
So geht Startup â der GrĂŒnderszene-Podcast
#68 Nachhaltigkeit als Trend? â Benjamin Sadler, Erlich Textil
So geht Startup â der GrĂŒnderszene-PodcastBenjamin Sadler und Sarah Heuberger | Benjamin Sadler ist der GrĂŒnder von Erlich Textil. Seit 2016 produziert das Startup nachhaltige Kleidung und Dessous. Damals war Nachhaltigkeit noch eine Nische, inzwischen ist das Thema Mainstream geworden. Davon hat Erlich profitiert. Mittlerweile prĂ€sentieren aber auch viele groĂe Konzerne ihre grĂŒne Seite. Sadler zeigt sich davon wenig beeindruckt. Dennoch hat er sich mit anderen Nachhaltigkeits-Startups wie Everdrop zu der Initiative âStartups for Tomorrowâ zusammengeschlossen.Erlich Textil ist bislang nur gebootstrapt, das soll auch erst mal so bleiben. Ob sich Nachhaltigkeit und Wagniskapital fĂŒr Sadler...
2021-03-16
35 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Dicke FĂŒĂe
Zum 25. EpisodenjubilĂ€um bringen wir nicht nur kleine Tonprobleme im Podcast unter, sondern auch eine FĂŒlle an Themen. Charlize hat ihren Lernturm bezogen und im Schnee ihren getunten Schlitten ausprobiert. William macht tatsĂ€chlich die ersten freihĂ€ndigen Schritte. Er und sein Bruder tun sich aber immer noch schwer die passenden Schuhe zu finden.
2021-02-23
49 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Das Töpfchenlied
Ein neues, spanendes Jahr liegt vor Charlize, William, Finnley und den Eltern der drei Wonneproppen. Charlize bekommst demnĂ€chst einen Lernturm, damit sie in der KĂŒche âhelfenâ kann. Die Zwillinge rackern ĂŒbers Sofa, ĂŒbergeben sich aufs Elternbett und bekommen bei Oma Dinge, die sich eigentlich gar nicht bekommen dĂŒrfen. Und Weltexklusiv, nur in diesem Podcast, eine ganze Zeile aus dem Töpfchenlied.
2021-01-25
59 min
Idea Machines
In the Realm of the Barely Feasible with Arati Prabhakar
In this conversation I talk to the Amazing Arati Prabhakar about using Solutions R&D to tackle big societal problems, gaps in the innovation ecosystem, DARPA, and more. Aratiâs career has covered almost every corner of the innovation ecosystem - sheâs done basically every role at - DARPA she was a program manager, started their Microelectronics Technology Office, and several years later returned to server as its Director. She was also the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and was a venture capitalist at US venture partners. Now sheâs launching Actuate - a no...
2021-01-25
53 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Blutige Lippen
Charlize erlebte ihren ersten gröĂeren Unfall und musste ins Krankenhaus. Die Zwillinge waren an Weihnachten viel unterwegs und haben ordentlich Geschenke abgesahnt.
2020-12-31
1h 06
Idea Machines
Shaping Research by Changing Context with Ilan Gur
In this conversation I talk to Ilan Gur about what it really means for technology to âescape the labâ, the power of context to shape the usefulness of research, the inadequacies of current institutional structures, how activate helps technology escape the lab *by* changing peopleâs context, and more. Ilan is the CEO and founder of Activate, which is a nonprofit that runs a fellowship enabling scientists to spend two years embedded in research institutions to mature technology from a concept to a first product. In the past, he has also served as a program director at ARPA-E...
2020-12-18
1h 11
Idea Machines
Your Equity is a Product with Luke Constable
In this conversation I talk to Luke Constable about the complicated tapestry of finance, funding projects, incentives, organizational and legal structures, social technologies, and more. Luke is the founder of the hedge fund Lampa Capital and publishes a widely-read newsletter full of fascinating deep dives. Heâs also trained as a lawyer and historian so he looks at the world with a fairly unique set of lenses. Disclaimer: nothing Luke says is an offer to buy or sell a security or to make an investment Links Luke on Twitter Lampa Capital Theory of...
2020-11-25
1h 24
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Elternzeit mit Zwillingen
Charlize fĂŒhlt sich in ihrem neuen Kindergarten pudelwohl und die TrĂ€nen der ersten Eingewöhnung sind vergessen. Die Zwillinge waren beinah 4 Wochen krank und Papa Benny hat die beiden in seiner Elternzeit zuhause gehĂŒtet. AuĂerdem gibt es neue Kack- & Sachgeschichten sowie die Antwort auf die ewige Frage âWas fĂŒr ein Wesen ist Pittiplatsch?â.
2020-11-23
57 min
Idea Machines
Venture Research with Donald Braben [Idea Machines #34]
In this conversation I talk to Donald Braben about his venture research initiative, peer review, and enabling the 21st century equivalents of Max Planck. Donald has been a staunch advocate of reforming how we fund and evaluate research for decades. From 1980 to 1990 he ran BPâs venture research program, where he had a chance to put his ideas into practice. Considering the fact that the program cost two million pounds per year and enabled research that both led to at least one Nobel prize and a centi-million dollar company, I would say the program was a success. De...
2020-11-09
59 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
SchlÀfchen im Einkaufswagen
Die Zwillinge haben ihren ersten Geburtstag, mit ordentlich Kuchen und vielen Geschenken, gefeiert. AuĂerdem hat Finnley den Einkaufswagen fĂŒr ein Powernap genutzt. Charlize ist in die Heimat ihres Papas umgezogen und das war fĂŒr alle Beteiligten eine ziemliche Herausforderung.
2020-10-26
1h 06
Idea Machines
Focusing on Research with Adam Marblestone [Idea Machines #33]
A conversation with Adam Marblestone about his new project - Focused Research Organizations. Focused Research Organizations (FROs) are a new initiative that Adam is working on to address gaps in current institutional structures. You can read more about them in this white paper that Adam released with Sam Rodriques. Links FRO Whitepaper Adam on Twitter Adam's Website Transcript [00:00:00] Â In this conversation, I talked to Adam marble stone about focused research organizations. What are focused research organizations you may ask. It's a g...
2020-10-26
1h 06
Idea Machines
Hanging Out in the Valley of Death with Michael Filler and Matthew Realff
Michael Filler and Matthew Realff discuss Fundamental Manufacturing Process innovations. We explore what they are, dig into historical examples, and consider how we might enable more of them to happen. Michael and Matthew are both professors at Georgia Tech and Michael also hosts an excellent podcast about nanotechnology called Nanovation. Our conversation centers around their paper Fundamental Manufacturing Process Innovation Changes the World. If youâre in front of a screen while youâre listening to this, you might want to pull up the paper to look at the pictures. Key Takeaways Sometimes you need...
2020-10-19
56 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Angst
Die Zwillinge haben in Dresden Bekanntschaft mit zwei groĂen Hunden gemacht und dĂŒrfen nun endlich im Kindersitz im Auto mitfahren. Charlize bekommt ihr zweites paar Schuhe und hilft Christian beim aufrĂ€umen.
2020-09-30
55 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
MĂŒtend
Charlize lĂ€uft nun endlich sicher und allen davon. William zieht sich, wo es nur geht, hoch und winselt dabei. Finnley ist nicht selten mĂŒtend und schwimmt mit seinem Zwillingsbruder im Salzwasser. Das und vieles mehr in dieser Episode.
2020-09-14
1h 04
Idea Machines
The Decline of Unfettered Research with Andrew Odlyzko [Idea Machines #31]
A conversation with Professor Andrew Odlyzko about the forces that have driven the paradigm changes weâve seen across the research world in the past several decades. Andrew is a professor at the University of Minnesota and worked at Bell Labs before that. The conversation centers around his paper âThe Decline of Unfettered Researchâ which was written in 1995 but feels even more timely today. Key Takeaway The decline of unfettered research is part of a complex web of causes - from incentives, to expectations, to specialization and demographic trends. The sobering consequence is that any single explanation is prob...
2020-09-01
48 min
Idea Machines
On the Cusp of Commerciality with Eleonora Vella
A conversation with Eleonora Vella about getting the right people in the room, finding research on the cusp of commercializability, and generally how TandemLaunchâs unique system works. Eleonora is a Program director at TandemLaunch. Tandemlaunch is a startup foundry that builds companies from scratch around university research. This is not an easy task - check out Episode 15 with Errol Arkilic, Episode 19 with Mark Hammond, or Episode 21 with Eli Velazquez if you need convincing. Given the challenges, TandemLaunchâs successes suggest thereâs a lot to learn from their processes. Key Takeaways - An und...
2020-08-23
40 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
TrÀnen in der Kita
Die Kita-Eingewöhnung von Charlize liegt in den letzten ZĂŒgen, jedoch flieĂen einige TrĂ€nen. Die Zwillinge waren an den heiĂen Tagen am Strand und William hatte einen bösen Absturz.
2020-08-21
1h 01
Idea Machines
Innovating Through Time with Anton Howes
A conversation with Dr Anton Howes about The Royal Society of Arts, cultural factors that drive innovation, and many aspects of historical innovation. Anton is a historian of innovation whose work is expansive, but focuses especially on England in the 18th and 19th centuries as a hotbed of technological creativity. He recently released an excellent book that details the history of the Royal Society of Arts called âArts and Minds: How the Royal Society of Arts Changed a Nationâ and he publishes an excellent newsletter at Age of Invention. Notes Aton on Twitter: @AntonHowes A...
2020-08-06
1h 01
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Kacki Stufe lV
In dieser kurzen, aber vollgepackten Folge von âDaddys mit ohne Ahnungâ sprechen Christian und Benny ĂŒber Windelinhalte, Geburtstage und wie wohl sich Charlize in der Kita fĂŒhlt.
2020-07-31
36 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Kindergartenvorbereitung
DemnÀchst kommt Charlize in den Kindergarten. Als optimale Vorbereitung auf diese Zeit, haben wir André, dessen Tochter Nele bereits seit Anfang des Jahres den Kindergarten besucht, eingeladen und mit Fragen gelöchert.
2020-07-16
1h 02
Idea Machines
Inventors, Corporations, Universities, and Governments with Ashish Arora
A conversation with Ashish Arora about how and why the interlocking American institutions that support technological change have evolved over time, their current strengths and weaknesses, and how they might change in the future. Ashish Arora is the Rex D. Adams Professor of Business Administration at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. His research focuses on the economics of technology and technical change and we spend most of this conversation focused on his recent paper: âThe changing structure of American Innovation - some cautionary remarks for economic growth.â I tried an experiment this episode and wrote notes on t...
2020-07-09
55 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Kleinkind
Charlize hat ihr erstes Lebensjahr mit Bravour gemeistert und darf sich jetzt Kleinkind nennen. Die Zwillinge hingegen rollen nun durchs Leben und hatten ihren ersten Zahnarztbesuch.
2020-07-03
50 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Episode 14 - Drei-Tage-Fieber
Die Zwillinge sind das erste mal Krank geworden und bekamen hohes Fieber, Charlize feiert Pizza-Premiere und es gibt Neuigkeiten zum gestohlenen Kinderwagen. AuĂerdem erfahren wir von einer interessanten Angst und ein Stargast (oder wie Benny sagt "Gaststar") hat sich in diese Episode eingeschlichen.
2020-06-05
56 min
Idea Machines
Invention, Discovery, and Bell Labs with Venkatesh Narayanamurti
In this episode I talk to Venkatesh Narayanamurti about Bell Labs, running research organizations, and why the distinction between basic and applied research is totally wrong. Venkatesh has led organizations across the research landscape: he was a director at Bell Labs during its Golden Age, a VP at Sandia National Lab, the Dean of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara and started Harvardâs engineering school. Our discussion touches on the ideas in his book Cycles of Invention and Discovery. In it, he argues the the pipeline model of basic research leading to applied research leading to commercialization is not ho...
2020-05-29
53 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Episode 13 - Diebstahl am helllichten Tag
Sage und schreibe fĂŒnf Wochen sind seit der letzten Podcast-Episode ins Land gegangen. Klar ist in Zwischenzeit viel bei Christian, Benny und den Kindern passiert. Erst vor kurzem wurde, mitten am Tag, Charlize Kinderwagen gestohlen, den Zwillingen wurde ein doofer Spruch gedrĂŒckt und es wird gekuschelt.
2020-05-22
1h 01
Idea Machines
Roadmapping Science with Adam Marblestone
In this episode I talk to Adam Marblestone about technology roadmapping, scientific gems hidden in plain sight, and systematically exploring complex systems. Adam is currently a research scientist at Google DeepMind and in the past has been the chief strategy officer at a brain-computer interface company and did research on brain mapping with Ed Boyden and did his PhD with George Church. He has a repeated pattern of pushing the frontiers in one discipline after another - physics, biology, neuroscience, and now artificial intelligence. I wanted to talk to Adam not just because itâs fascinating when people are ab...
2020-04-20
51 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Episode 12 - Das groĂe Babyfakten-Quiz
Gut drei Wochen haben Christian und Benny nicht gecastet, deshalb gibt es viel zu berichten. Die Zwillinge essen nun Brei und Charlize hat ihren Sportbuggy gesattelt. Im zweiten Teil der Folge stellt sich Christian einem Quiz rund um das Thema Babys bzw. Kinder. Kleiner Disclaimer: Manche Fragen und Antworten im Quiz sind aus Ermangelung an Zeit nicht voll und ganz reÂcherÂchieÂrt. In der nĂ€chsten Episode wird es deshalb möglicherweise noch 1-2 ErgĂ€nzungen geben.
2020-04-15
1h 17
Idea Machines
Distributed Innovation with Jude Gomilla
In this episode I talk to Jude Gomilla about distributed innovation systems focused especially around the bottom-up response to the coronavirus crisis. Jude is a physicist, founder and CEO of the knowledge compilation platform Golden, and a prolific angel investor. Heâs also been in the thick of the distributed response to the coronavirus response from day one. Key Takeaways - Thereâs a clear gap between market-based distributed systems and a top down systems coordinated by the government but itâs not clear how to fill it. - Twitter is shockingly important as a coordi...
2020-03-30
58 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Episode 11 - Dinge, die man als frischgebackene Eltern gar nicht oder doch braucht
Zum ersten mal greift das Konzept, welches wir uns ursprĂŒnglich fĂŒr diesen Podcast erdacht haben. Wir reden ĂŒber viele nĂŒtzliche und unnĂŒtzliche Dinge, auf die man als frischgebackene Eltern verzichten kann oder man doch im Haushalt haben sollte.
2020-03-26
1h 17
Idea Machines
Analogies, Context, and Zettleconversation with Joel Chan
Intro In this episode I talk to Joel Chan about cross-disciplinary knowledge transfer, zettlekasten, and too many other things to enumerate. Joel is an a professor in the University of Marylandâs College of Information Studies and a member of their Human-Computer Interaction Lab. His research focuses on understanding and creating generalizable configurations of people, computing, and information that augment human intelligence and creativity. Essentially, how can we expand our knowledge frontier faster and better. This conversation was also an experiment. Instead of a normal interview thatâs mostly the host directing the conversation, Joel and I actua...
2020-03-17
1h 25
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Episode 10 - Masern! Ach ne Windpocken
Charlize bekam in der letzten Woche die Windpocken, die Zwillinge waren bei einem Erste Hilfe Kurs und Christian berichtet weiterhin von seinem Urlaub mit Baby und Frau.
2020-03-13
1h 13
Idea Machines
Funding Breakthrough Research with Anna Goldstein
In this episode I talk to Anna Goldstein about how the ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) model works and what makes it unique. We focus on ARPA-E: the department of Energyâs version of DARPA that funds breakthrough energy research. Anna is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the author of the paper âFunding Breakthrough Researchâ that systematically breaks down how the ARPA model works based on research at ARPA-E. Anna is full of insights about the ARPA model and innovation systems in general. Key Takeaways Different innovation systems depend...
2020-02-26
49 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Episode 9 - Fernreise mit Baby (1)
Christian ist zurĂŒck von seiner groĂen Reise nach SĂŒdostasien. Zusammen mit seiner Frau und Charlize hat er einiges dabei erlebt. Wie man mit einem Baby 7 FlĂŒge in 4 Wochen ĂŒbersteht und was die Hitze mit so einem kleinen Geschöpf anstellt, erfahrt ihr in dieser Folge.
2020-02-25
1h 09
Idea Machines
Systems of Progress with Jason Crawford
In this episode I talk to Jason Crawford about his work on the history of progress, funding and incentivizing inventions, ideas behind their time, and more. Jason is the author of the Roots of Progress blog, where he focuses on telling the story of human progress in an amazingly accessible way. Â Key Takeaways Funding *structures* are understudied as a progress-enabling mechanism *Why* inventions happen is not so straightforward as we might think Culture may matter more than we think for building the future and there are concrete things we can do to build a culture of p...
2020-02-16
1h 04
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Episode 8 - BrĂŒderchen & Schwesterchen
Christian ist auf ferner Exkursion. FĂŒr ihn springt Jan vors Mikrophon und redet, gemeinsam mit Benny, ĂŒber seine zwei Monate alte Tochter und wie liebevoll sein vierjĂ€hriger Sohn mit seiner kleinen Schwester umgeht.
2020-01-15
55 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Episode 7 - On Tour kurz vor Weihnachten
2019-12-25
24 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Windelschokolade
Die in der Episode angesprochene Windeltorte.
2019-12-16
49 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Episode 5 - Misch- und Sachgeschichten
Christian und Benny sprechen ĂŒber anmischen von Milchpulver, FĂŒttern im allgemeinen und speziellen und wie man einen Kinderreisepass beantragt. Ein Hinweis noch in eigener Sache: Wir sind mit dieser Episode auf technisch qualitativer Basis beinah dort angekommen, wo wir mal ursprĂŒnglich hinwollten. Klar ist noch Platz nach oben, aber zumindest können wir den Podcast nun von der Seite her uneingeschrĂ€nkt empfehlen.
2019-12-06
43 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Bahngeschichten
Christian nimmt euch, plus Kind und Kegel, mit auf eine Bahnfahrt von Hamburg in unsere gemeinsame Heimat.
2019-11-25
49 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Die Geburt der Twins (2)
Wir fĂŒhren die Geschichte der Premieren-Episode fort. Was passierte in der ersten Woche im Krankenhaus, nach dem die Zwillingen den KreiĂsaal verlassen hatten. Wochenbettstationsdrama, Fotoshooting und ganz irgendwas mit Autos.
2019-11-14
48 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Danebengegangen
Nach der Sonderfolge, die sich nur um die Geburt der Zwillinge gedreht hat, gehen Christian und Benny auf alltĂ€gliche Dinge ein, die sie in den letzten Tage mit ihren Kids erlebt haben. Nasse Bodys, Kratzer ĂŒberm Auge und im Auge.
2019-11-08
37 min
Daddys mit ohne Ahnung
Die Geburt der Twins (1)
In dieser ersten Episode unseres Podcasts, besprechen wir den Abend, an dem die Zwillinge, William und Finnley, das Licht der Welt erblickt haben. Wie hat Benny, der Vater der beiden Jungs, den Abend erlebt. Welche Vergleiche kann Christian zur Geburt seiner Tochter ziehen und was ist eigentlich das Kindspech?Verzeiht noch in dieser und den nÀchsten Folgen die etwas schaudrige AudioqualitÀt. Wir testen gerade noch verschiedene Aufnahme-Setups.
2019-10-27
36 min
Idea Machines
Seeding Ecosystems with Eli Velasquez
In this episode I talk to Eli Velasquez about creating startup ecosystems, commercializing research, especially when it's not necessarily venture-backable, and how the US government thinks about startups. Eli is the head of Venture Development at VentureWell - a non profit organization that funds and trains faculty and student innovators to create businesses. VentureWell helps run I-corps, which talked to Errol Arkilic about in Episode 15. Currently, Eli runs all over the world helping create fertile ground of startup ecosystems and in the past he's worked with intellectual property both in industry at Boeing and Academia at Texas...
2019-10-13
46 min
Idea Machines
Bubbly Innovation with Bill Janeway
In this episode I talk to Bill Janeway about previous eras of venture capital and startups, how bubbles drive innovation, the role of government in innovation. Bill describes himself as "theorist-practitioner": he did a PhD in Economics, was a successful venture capitalist in the 80's and 90's with the firm Warburg Pincus and is now an affiliated faculty member at Cambridge and the member of several boards. Key Takeaways Bubbles have arguably been the key enabler of infrastructure-heavy technology. Venture capital may be structurally set up to only be useful for computing and...
2019-09-23
1h 11
Idea Machines
Venturing into "Deep" Tech with Mark Hammond
In this episode I talk to Mark Hammond about how Deep Science Ventures works, why the linear commercialization model leaves a lot on the table, and the idea of venture-focused research. Mark is the founder of Deep Science Ventures, an organization with a fascinating model for launching science-based companies. Mark has many crisply articulated theses about holes in the current system by which research becomes useful innovations and what we might do to fill them. Key Takeaways: There are many places where innovation is slow and incremental because everybody is focused on individual pieces: batteries...
2019-09-14
46 min
Idea Machines
Promoting Science Patronage with Alexey Guzey
Alexey Guzey is an independent researcher focusing on how to systemically increase the rate of biology discoveries and the idea that reviving the patronage system may be a way to do that. We spend most of our time talking about the project he's been working on for the past year but also touch on some of his thinking around connecting with people, which he's written about extensively. Key Takeaways Most people doing biology research are embedded in a system that incentivizes incremental consensus steps and divides researcher time There are some institutions that s...
2019-09-06
1h 03
Idea Machines
"Other" Options in Science and Companies with Cindy Wu and Denny Luan
Cindy Wu and Denny Luan are the founders of experiment.com - a platform that allows anybody to request funding for a science project and anybody to fund them. It's fascinating because it stands completely outside of the grant funding and publication system that drives most science today. In this podcast we discuss how the current system prevents the creating of new fields, why science communication may be even more important that science funding, and new models for company governance. Key Takeaways The incentives built into the grant system make it hard for new fields to e...
2019-06-17
55 min
Idea Machines
Bridging Labs and Markets with Errol Arkilic
In this episode I talk to Errol Arkilic about different systems involved in turning research into companies. Errol has been helping research make the jump from the lab to the market for more than fifteen years: he was a program manager at the National Science Foundation or NSF, Small Business Innovation Research or SBIR program, where he awarded grants to hundreds of companies commercializing research. He started the NSF Innovation Corps, a program that gives researchers the tools they need to make the transition to running a successful business. Currently he is a partner at M34 capital...
2019-06-02
49 min
Idea Machines
Compounding Ideas with Sam Arbesman
In this conversation Sam Arbesman and I talk about unlocking cross-disciplinary innovations, long term organizations, combinatorial creativity and much more. As you might expect from someone with Generalist Thinking as a main area of interest, Sam has out-of-the-box insights in a ton of domains and he's amazing at capturing them in tight concepts like "knowledge mining" and "jargon barriers." By day Sam is the Scientist in Residence at Lux Capital. Don't cite me on it but I think he may be the only person with that job title in the world. In the past he's done research...
2019-05-24
53 min
Idea Machines
Unleashing Talent with Matt Clifford
In this episode I speak to Matt Clifford about talent investing, how big long term projects can start small, and financial innovations. Matt is the CEO and co-founder of Entrepreneur First. Entrepreneur First, abbreviated as EF, is a fascinating system. It starts with cohorts of around fifty to a hundred ambitious, talented people who want to start companies but might not even have an idea to build around. Key Takeaways The mental model of predictable vs. unpredictable value. The idea that hypothesis testing speed predicts success even in projects where you won't see real...
2019-05-12
51 min
Idea Machines
Sciencing Science with Evan Miyazono [Idea Machines #13]
In this episode I talk to Evan Miyazono about tackling metaresearch questions, how novel physical phenomena go from "oh that's cool" to devices that harness cutting edge physics, and how we could better incentivize the creators of innovations where traditionally it's hard to capture value, like open-source software and early-stage research. Evan is a research scientist at Protocol Labs where he helps lead their research efforts - coordinating researchers both inside and outside the company. Protocol labs is best known for Filecoin: a blockchain application for distributed storage. At the same time they also have a much...
2019-04-02
58 min
Idea Machines
Inside (Publishing) Baseball
In this episode I talk to William Gunn about the guts of science publishing, changing incentives in science, and the relationship between publishing and funding. William is currently the Director of Scholarly Communication at Elsevier. He joined Elsevier when they acquired Mendeley, which is a platform designed to help researchers share papers and notes about them. Before that he was an academic researcher himself and, for a time, a professional chef. Key Takeaways Science publishers aren't idiots - they realize that the internet is making anything free that can be free and are trying...
2019-03-13
36 min
Idea Machines
Innovating in Big Healthcare
In this episode I talk to Torben Nielsen about creating new products and systems in health insurance. We touch on the tension between insurer's well-founded risk aversion and trying new things, the process of insurance companies working with startups, and how to even know if things are working. Torben runs programs at Premera Blue Cross with both internal teams and external startups to build new products and systems. Premera is one of the largest health insurers in Alaska and the northwest US, so even small changes can impact many people. Torben spent many years working in healthcare...
2019-03-05
50 min
Idea Machines
Medical (d)Evolution with Dr. Robert McNutt
In this episode I talk to Dr Robert McNutt about medical innovation, medical research and publishing, and patient choice. Robert has been practicing medicine for decades and has published many dozens of medical research papers. He is a former editor of JAMA - the Journal of the American Medical Association. He's created pain care simulation programs, run hospitals, sat on the national board of medical examiners, taught at the university of North Carolina and Wisconsin schools of medicine, and published dozens of articles and several books. On top of all of that he is a practicing oncologist...
2019-02-12
1h 09
Idea Machines
Hacking Politics with Craig Montouri
In this episode I talk to Craig Montouri about nonprofits and politics. Specifically their constraints and possibilities for enabling innovations. Craig is the executive director at Global EIR - a nonprofit focused on connecting non-U.S. founders with universities so that they can get the visas they need to build their companies in America. Craig's perspective is fascinating because contrary to the common wisdom that innovation happens by doing an end run around politics, he focuses on enabling innovations through the political system. It's eye opening conversation about two worlds I knew little about so I hope...
2019-01-13
52 min
Idea Machines
NASA, Crowdsourcing, and Starshots with Mason Peck
Overcast Link. My Guest this week is Mason Peck, Professor of Aerospace and Systems engineering at Cornell University and former Chief Technologist at NASA. Previously Mason was a was a Principal Fellow at Honeywell Aerospace and has an extremely colorful history we get into during the podcast. The topic of this conversation is how NASA works, alternatives to the current innovation ecosystem - like crowdsourcing and philanthropy, and also the interplay between government, academia, and private industry. Key Takeaways You can have an organization full of smart motivated people that doesn't produce great results i...
2019-01-01
53 min
Idea Machines
Bypassing Systems with Gary Bradski
In this episode I talk to Gary Bradski about the creation of OpenCV, Willow Garage, and how to get around institutional roadblocks. Gary is perhaps best known as the creator of OpenCV - an open source tool that has touched almost every application that involves computer vision - from cat-identifying AI, to strawberry-picking robots, to augmented reality. Gary has been part of Intel Research, Stanford (where he worked on Stanley, the self driving car that won the first DARPA grand challenge), Magic Leap, and started his own Startups. On top of that Gary was early at Willow...
2018-12-30
58 min
Idea Machines
Accelerating Biotech with Jun Axup
Link to this Episode in Overcast In this episode I talk to Jun Axup about accelerating biotechnology, how to transition people and technology from academia to startups, the intersection of silicon valley and biology, and biology research in general. Jun is a partner at IndieBio - a startup accelerator specializing in quickly taking biotechnology from academic research to products. She has both started companies and did a PhD focused on using antibodies to fight cancer. This experience gives her a deep understanding of the constraints in both the world of academia and equity-funded startups and...
2018-12-25
59 min
Idea Machines
Rethinking R&D with Adam Wiggins
My Guest this week is Adam Wiggins, the cofounder of Ink & Switch â an independent industrial research lab working on digital tools for creativity and productivity. Â The topic of the conversation is the future of product-focused R&D, the Hollywood Model of work in tech, Ink & Switchâs unique organizational structure, and whether it can be extended to other areas of research. Â Links Adam Wigginsâ Home Page Adam on Twitter Ink & Switch's Home Page A presentation on Ink & Switch's Structure Sloan Review Article...
2018-12-18
51 min
Idea Machines
Changing How We Do Science with Brian Nosek
My guest this week is Brian Nosek, co-Founder and the Executive Director of the Center for Open Science. Brian is also a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia doing research on the gap between values and practices, such as when behavior is influenced by factors other than one's intentions and goals. The topic of this conversation is how incentives in academia lead to problems with how we do science, how we can fix those problems, the center for open science, and how to bring about systemic change in general. Show Notes
2018-12-08
58 min
Idea Machines
Venture Capital Meets Fusion Power with Malcolm Handley
My Guest this week is Malcolm Handley, General Partner and Founder of Strong Atomics. The topic of this conversation is Fusion power - how itâs funded now, why we donât have it yet, and how heâs working on making it a reality. We touch on funding long-term bets in general, incentives inside of venture capital, and more. Show Notes Strong Atomics Malcolm on Twitter (@malcolmredheron) Fusion Never Plot Fusion Z-Pinch Experiment. ARPA-e Alpha Program ITER - International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. NIF...
2018-12-07
1h 19
Idea Machines
NASA vs DARPA with Mark Micire
My guest this week is Mark Micire, group lead for the Intelligent Robotics Group at NASAâs Ames Research Center. Previously Mark was a program manager at DARPA, an entrepreneur, and a volunteer firefighter. The topic of this conversation is how DARPA works and why itâs effective at generating game-changing technologies, the Intelligent Robotics Group at NASA, and developing Robotics and technology in high-stakes scenarios. Links Intelligent Robotics Group DARPA Camp Fire DARPA Defense Sciences Office First DARPA Grand Challenge Footage - looks like a blooper reel...
2018-12-07
58 min
Y Combinator Startup Podcast
#93 - Peter Reinhardt
Peter Reinhardt is cofounder and CEO of Segment.  Segment helps companies capture data from every customer touchpoint and send it to the tools where it can be used most effectively.They were part of the YC Summer 2011 batch.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.***Topics00:26 - What is Segment?1:56 - Segmentâs first customers3:31 - Their YC application4:26 - Going through YC5:56 - Realizing their first product didnât work10:56 - Launching Analytics.js...
2018-09-06
49 min
Radio atelier
No. 1 â 18 juin 2018
Vous pouvez tĂ©lĂ©charger lâĂ©pisode ici! Entrevue Steve Bates, au sujet de son exposition Of all the hearers prĂ©sentĂ©e par la Galerie Leonard & Bina Ellen du 14 mai au 16 septembre 2018. GĂ©nĂ©rique :La voix de Steve Bates est interprĂ©tĂ©e par Marc-Alexandre ReinhardtLa narration de la trame sonore est interprĂ©tĂ©e par jake moore et Marc-Alexandre Reinhardt Pour en connaĂźtre davantage sur Hubert Airy, vous pouvez lire cet article. Au sujet des images de Georges Didi-Huberman, voir Quand les images prennent po...
2018-06-05
55 min
Das E&U-GesprÀch
Folge 040 â Alison Bechdels âFun Homeâ & âDas schwarze Lochâ
Markus hat Alison Bechdels Comic âFun Homeâ gelesen, diskutiert anhand dessen die Implikationen von âbeing in the closetâ und fragt sich, wie camp als Existenzweise und GeschmacksprĂ€ferenz zusammenhĂ€ngen. Benjamin spricht ab 51:42 ĂŒber den Film âDas schwarze Lochâ (1979), Disneys seltsam gescheiterten Versuch vom Star-Wars-Hype zu profitieren. Ab 1:41:00 gibt es einen lĂ€nglichen Nachklapp. Folge 040 â jetzt abspielen Alison Bechdel (*1960), Fun Home (2006), Dykes to watch out for (1983-2008), Ralf König, der Bechdel-Test, Closeted Gay, Are You My Mother (2013), das Musical zu Fun Home (2013), die Stonewall-Riots, die Serie Six Feed Under, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Der Wind in den...
2017-09-06
00 min