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Smart Funny TorturedSMART – Why Outsiders Are the New GeniusesTOPICS COVERED:- Jeffrey Hinton and the rise of AI irrelevance- Pattern recognition, synthesis, and cognitive flexibility- Douglas Hofstadter, Steve Jobs, Joy Buolamwini, and Tony Stark as intelligence templates- Why generalists win in an era of disruption- The Human OS for nonlinear, post-AGI thinkers MENTIONED THINKERS & SOURCES:- David Epstein – Range- Douglas Hofstadter – Gödel, Escher, Bach- Joy Buolamwini – Coded Bias- James Flynn – The Flynn Effect START HERE...2025-07-1111 min
Smart Funny TorturedThe SFT Podcasts of 2022 - the look back epsiodeWell, it's 2023 - we made it! As we gather receipts and do an audit on times past while looking forward; I wanted to gather bits and pieces of the past year's conversations in which my guests' brilliance took us places profound, hilarious and enlightening.What we talked about...Bisexuality and coming out (with Zachary Zane)Understanding Happiness (with Tal Ben-Shahar)Undeniable wisdom from a retired sex worker (with Rylee Rabbit)the warnings about the slow rot of American authoritarianism (with Sarah Kendzior)Finding one's Self (with John Kim)How our biographies directly affect our biology (with...2023-01-011h 11
Smart Funny TorturedJeffrey Gurian on Comedy, Fate and DentistryPaul sits down with Jeffrey Gurian to talk about being one of the most beloved people in the world of comedy, self-limiting beliefs and picking the right outfit before the ambulance arrives.People often refer to him as a “Renaissance Man”, because he’s involved in so many things. But he’s really a Mensch. A wonderful Yiddish term that defines a person as someone who can be relied upon to act with honor and integrity. Who is kind and considerate; admired within the small circle who know them well. Well, that small circle includes people li...2022-10-2844 min