The Rhys Show
Podcast by Rhys Lindmark
Episodes
June 26, 2023 • 53 mins
Join us on The Rhys Show as we delve into the captivating realm of spatial cognition with renowned psychologist Barbara Tversky. In her groundbreaking book "Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought," Barbara challenges conventional wisdom by revealing the profound influence of movement on human cognition. Discover the intricate relationship between our physical surroundings, actions, and the way we think, create, and communicate. ...
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June 19, 2023 • 48 mins
In this episode, Jennifer Pahlka, a businesswoman and political advisor, joins us to delve into the failures of government in the digital age and how we can drive meaningful change. Her book "Recoding America" provides valuable insights into why government struggles with technology and offers solutions for improvement. Discover the complexities of government computer systems, the gap between policy intentions and outcomes, and stra...
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June 12, 2023 • 54 mins
Join renowned economist Dr. Daron Acemoglu as he explores the intricate relationship between technology, power, and prosperity in this eye-opening episode. Discover why technological progress is not translating into widespread gains, delve into the history of technological advancements, and uncover the potential impact of AI on shared prosperity. Gain valuable insights on innovative approaches to create a more equitable distributio...
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June 5, 2023 • 63 mins
Join renowned astrophysicist and bestselling author Avi Loeb as he takes us on a mind-bending journey through the cosmos in this captivating episode. Discover the fascinating possibilities of advanced technology created by distant alien civilizations and its potential impact on our growth as a species. Delve into the Galileo project, an ambitious endeavor to track mysterious objects in our solar system, and unravel the profound que...
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May 29, 2023 • 55 mins
In this thought-provoking episode, moral philosopher Peter Singer discusses the state of the modern animal rights movement, the urgent need to oppose factory farming, and the ethical obligations we have towards animals and the planet. Join the conversation as we delve into the harsh realities of factory farming, the environmental impact, the power of education, and exciting advancements in cell-based alternatives. Don't miss this e...
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May 15, 2023 • 54 mins
In this episode, Claire Hughes Johnson, the corporate officer and advisor at Stripe, shares invaluable insights from her latest book "Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building." Join the conversation as Claire talks about her four operating principles, how to respond to inbound demands and manage hypergrowth, and advice for founders focusing on trusting instincts and moving faster. Learn the importance of building...
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May 8, 2023 • 54 mins
In this episode, Freada Kapor Klein shares her expertise on investing in seed-stage tech startups that aim to close gaps of access, opportunity, and outcome for low-income communities and communities of color. As a venture capitalist, philanthropist, and author of "Closing the Equity Gap," Freada offers a comprehensive approach to making the tech industry more diverse and inclusive. She also discusses how investing in these gap-clo...
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May 1, 2023 • 53 mins
In this episode, Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired and acclaimed author, joins us to discuss his latest book, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier. Kelly shares his insights on how to become better ancestors and create a better world for ourselves and future generations. His pocket-book with 450 mantras is filled with wisdom snippets he began to write down for his young adult children. Kelly offers guidance o...
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April 24, 2023 • 53 mins
In this episode, Saffron Huang, technologist and researcher, discusses how to leverage collective intelligence to govern and benefit from transformative technologies such as AI. As the Co-Director at Collective Intelligence Project, Saffron explains how their organization is developing decision-making technologies and processes that expand a group’s capacity to construct and cooperate towards shared goals. She shares insights on va...
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April 17, 2023 • 52 mins
In this episode, Elizabeth Weil, investor, advisor, entrepreneur, super-connector, ultra-marathon runner, and mother of three, talks about her more than two decade experience in the venture capital business and technology companies. We dive deep into her early stages in Twitter as it grew from 50 to 3000 employees, the importance of human elements to scale a business, and her path to venture capital. Elizabeth also discusses her ow...
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April 10, 2023 • 85 mins
Join investigative reporter and author Christopher Leonard in this thought-provoking episode as he uncovers the dark side of the US Federal Reserve and its policies. Discover how the Fed's massive borrowing through quantitative easing policy has contributed to inflation, widened the wealth gap, and increased the risk system since the Great Recession of 2008. Leonard contextualizes the Fed's history and connects the dots between the...
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April 3, 2023 • 52 mins
In this episode, we sit down with Konrad Kording, a neuroscientist and professor who delves into the intersection of brains, AI, and causality. We explore the evolution of machine learning and delve into a deep learning-based view of the brain. Konrad shares his experiences coding neural networks 20 years ago and how he eventually arrived at the idea of gradient descent. We also discuss deconstraints in both biology and machine lea...
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March 27, 2023 • 50 mins
In this episode, Minn Kim, an early-stage investor, talent scout, and community builder, shares her insights on supporting technology talent that enables step changes in human agency.
Minn is building Plymouth Street to help extraordinary talent immigrate to the US, she is the founder of Stealth and is the lead at Dialogue, a community and newsletter on accelerating technological, industrial and scientific progress; they bring yo...
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March 20, 2023 • 60 mins
In this episode, Andrés Gómez Emilsson, President and Director of Research at Qualia Research Institute (QRI), delves into the future of consciousness and what it really means. With a professional background in graph theory, statistics, and affective science, Andrés discusses QRI's mission to uncover the mathematical structure of consciousness, covering topics such as the blinding problem, boundary problem, and valence realism. We ...
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March 13, 2023 • 50 mins
In this episode, Vedika Jain, a Partner at Weekend Fund and Co-founder at Signature Block, shares insights on how to make an outsized impact and navigate the venture capital industry in the next 20 years.
We delve into Vedika's work with Weekend Fund and Signature Block, and her investment strategy. We also discuss how they are demystifying venture capital, the emergence of new managers forming squads and collectives, and the thri...
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March 6, 2023 • 47 mins
Mallun Yen, founder of Operator Collective (@OpCo_VC), joins us to talk about the future of startups, venture capital, and the role operators, the people who help, grow, and scale up these companies, play in them.
Every job Mallun had gave her the tools and led her to create Operator Collective. But one thing stands out, learning the ability to build communities. And Operator Collective is all about it; a venture fund and dream ...
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February 20, 2023 • 52 mins
In this episode Steph Mui, founder and CEO of PIN, talks about how to democratize access to venture capital.
Steph Mui is a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Financial Markets (Algorithmic trading, Statistics and Computer Science, and is a former VC. She is the co-founder of GSB 2020, an investment club seeking to democratize access to early stage investing and the founder and CEO of PIN, (Power in Numbers) a startup innovating the v...
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December 26, 2022 • 53 mins
In this episode Pankaj Jain, founder and managing partner of Saka Ventures, talks about tech in India that is focussed on targeting large global markets.
Pankaj has 25 years of international experience that integrates technology, finance, entrepreneurship, venture capital and blockchain. He views business models and startups through a cross-cultural lens coupled with an understanding of global markets. Jain has been an active ange...
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December 19, 2022 • 54 mins
In this episode Pooja Shah, founder and CEO at Tephra Labs, talks about how decentralized human networks can address large-scale problems.
Governments and corporations have failed to move the needle against many of humanity’s most important challenges and opportunities. Pooja believes that decentralized human networks have the right meta-coordinating structures to do so. These networks can captivate participants from everywhere an...
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December 5, 2022 • 51 mins
In this episode, Patrick Mineault, a recognized AI researcher and neuroscientist, takes us through the field of AI and how it is connected to Neuroscience.
He helps us understand the intersection between brain work and AI. He gives us an insight of how neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence interconnect and nourish each other.
Patrick provides his perspective about ‘Brain on Demand’ which is a concept that states the AI modeling ...
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