1h 14mEric Schmidt & Daniel Huttenlocher in conversation with Martha Minow at Live Talks Los AngelesLiveTalksLA17 viewsThere is a growing trend among young computer science students to demand education on the ethical and societal implications of AI, indicating a shift in how the next generation of technologists approaches their work.takeaway
1h 13mArthur Brooks in conversation with Simon Sinek at Live Talks Los AngelesLiveTalksLA42 viewsArthur Brooks and Simon Sinek explore the science of happiness, arguing that happiness and unhappiness are distinct neurological processes requiring different strategies.summary
1h 19mSiddhartha Mukherjee in conversation with D.A. Wallach at Live Talks Los AngelesLiveTalksLA24 viewsThe conversation concludes with reflections on the complexity of multicellularity, the potential for synthetic biology, and the importance of storytelling in science.summary
1h 25mRandall Munroe in conversation with Conan O'Brien at Live Talks Los AngelesLiveTalksLA17 viewsMany fundamental scientific phenomena, such as the triboelectric effect (why rubbing a balloon on hair creates static), are not fully understood by science despite being known for millennia, highlighting the limits of cutakeaway
1h 8mSimon Winchester in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr at Live Talks Los AngelesLiveTalksLA19 viewsThe value of experiential learning: Winchester argues that direct experiences (like being stung by a wasp or expelled for a science experiment) teach empirical knowledge and resilience better than rote memorization.takeaway
1h 19mBill Maher in conversation with Larry Wilmore at Live Talks Los AngelesLiveTalksLA18 views“When historians look back on us at this point they will do what historians always do when they talk about civilizations they won't divide us into the camps that we're in now... we are the Republicans did pioneer the antquote
1h 14mMichael Lewis in conversation with Sam Sanders at Live Talks Los AngelesLiveTalksLA17 viewsPublic anger and mistrust stem from visible inequality, illustrated by social science experiments showing that perceived unfairness (like one monkey getting a banana while another gets a cucumber) triggers intense negatitakeaway
1h 35mWTF is Artificial Intelligence Really? | Yann LeCun x Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF Ep #4Nikhil Kamath54 views“Science is never a sort of individual pursuit. You make progress by the collision of ideas from multiple people.”quote
2h 18mNikhil Kamath x Kumar Birla | People by WTF Ep #5Nikhil Kamath115 views“Management turns from being a science into an art when a company reaches scale.”quote
1h 36mHey Vsauce, Does Anything Exist?Alex O'Connor205 viewsLimits of Scientific Explanation: Science describes relationships and predictions (functionalism) but cannot explain the 'why' of existence. Newton's 'hypothesis non fingo' illustrates that even with perfect mathematicaltakeaway
24mAttorney Melanie Little & the Blatant Disregard for Truth in The Karen Read TrialHot Mics with Billy Bush68 views“The Commonwealth wants the jury to believe that John O'Keefe's arm shattered that tail light. It magically exploded into 47 pieces and all at the same time scratched his arm to look exactly like dog bites. It is under tquote
23mRetired Canton PD Sergeant Says There’s Foul Play in Karen Read CaseHot Mics with Billy Bush37 viewsMurphy argues the defense won by relying on hard science (biomechanics/accident reconstruction) rather than witnesses, stating 'Evidence doesn't lie. People lie.'takeaway
1h 1mRob Lowe Spills on Sobriety, West Wing Exit, Hair Secrets & That AARP CoverHot Mics with Billy Bush29 viewsSocial Media Curation: Instead of avoiding social media, Mandel 'rightsizes' his relationship with it by curating his feed to focus on science, technology, and politics, using the algorithm to learn rather than doom-scrotakeaway
48mHow To Keep Hope Alive | Dr. Peluso | Sharp Tongue Podcast Ep. 326Jessimae Peluso29 viewsTHC variability: The onset and effect of edibles are not an exact science but depend on individual factors like metabolism, blood pressure, tolerance, sleep quality, and recent food intake.takeaway
51mThe Most Expensive Lesson | Jessimae Peluso | Sharp Tongue Podcast Ep. 418Jessimae Peluso18 views“It's not fancier it's not any better it's just physics it's science... at home your ice tends to be foggy or cloudy due to impurities in tap water... regular people have dirty ice sure you want a Brit of your ice go ahequote
