Talking Books

🤖 AI is here, and it’s evolving faster than we ever imagined. How do we adapt when the rules of the game are shifting under our feet? Is the future one of abundance, or are we heading toward disaster? 🌍 Are we missing the warning signs again? The world is changing fast, faster than we can keep up. From the pandemic to AI advancements, it feels like we’re all being caught off guard. But are we pa...

Dr. Neal Barnard discusses the potential benefits of eliminating certain foods from the diet for various conditions. While not everyone is sensitive to gluten or dairy, some may find relief by avoiding these foods. He suggests looking into supportive foods that can help bring the body back into balance. Dr. Barnard provides tips for improving sleep hygiene, recommending organic food and a cast-iro...

Jordan Peterson discusses the impact of technological revolutions on education and intellectual engagement, his motivation for writing his books, and his experiences with workplace unconscious bias training and the controversy surrounding his perceived transphobia. Peterson attributes his widespread influence to the technological transformation brought about by YouTube and podcasts, which have led...

(2:19) Defining the polarizing forces in American society (5:11) How institutions like the New York Times were captured by radicals, giving up "the heroin needle of prestige" (16:39) Avoiding audience capture while building The Free Press (22:09) Sacks's strategy to find reliable media sources (27:26) Ideological capture of medicine, building a new institution

(1:43) Joining Waymo, breaking down their approach vs competitors (9:57) Focus on reducing deaths, impact on Uber, creating an AV ecosystem (16:44) Thoughts on Cruise's issues in SF, operating at scale, unit economics (22:09) Selling to carmakers, US focus vs international (27:51) Hardest challenge while leading Waymo

Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: p...

For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why a...

(2:27) What Travis is working on at Cloud Kitchens (12:32) Travis's operating playbook (16:16) Strategy at Uber: Competing with Lyft, surge pricing, dealing with bad press (26:12) Being a "War time CEO" and competing in China (34:09) Travis reflects on getting ousted as CEO of Uber and his future

(2:32) Funding Shinya Yamanaka's research (11:38) Marc on building philanthropy into Salesforce (17:15) AI's impact on enterprise software and the cloud (27:56) Salesforce's AI approach

(1:19) Succeeding as an independent media personality (8:11) Thoughts on trans issues (15:30) Handicapping Trump's chances in 2024 vs 2016 and Kamala Harris compared to Hillary Clinton (24:05) Thoughts on legal action against Trump (30:10) How politicians have changed; improving life in America through community

Dedicated to Lewis’s friend and colleague J.R.R. Tolkien... The narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape, a devil high in the Infernal Civil Service, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior colleague engaged in his first mission on earth trying to secure the damnation of a young man who has just become a Christian. Although the young man initially looks to be a willing victim, he ch...

Neither plant nor animal, they are found throughout the earth, the air and our bodies. They can be microscopic, yet also account for the largest organisms ever recorded. They enabled the first life on land, can survive unprotected in space and thrive amidst nuclear radiation. In fact, nearly all life relies in some way on fungi. These endlessly surprising organisms have no brain but can solve prob...

Until it was pulled down, the Walled City was Hong Kong's most foreboding territory. It was a lawless place, dominated by the Triads, and which the police hesitated to enter. Strangers were unwelcome. Drug smuggling and heroin addiction flourished, as did prostitution and pornography, extortion and fear.

Until it was pulled down, the Walled City was Hong Kong's most foreboding territory. It was a lawless place, dominated by the Triads, and which the police hesitated to enter. Strangers were unwelcome. Drug smuggling and heroin addiction flourished, as did prostitution and pornography, extortion and fear.

Exploring love in all its forms from romance, friendship, and parenting to grief and heartbreak. 

Atlas of the Heart maps out a series of human emotions and their meaning  and explores the psychology behind a human's feelings and how they make up our lives.

A memoir by Lori Gottlieb highlighting the transformative power of therapy through Lori's personal journey and experiences working as a therapist.

(1:41) What Sergey is working on at Google (5:45) Is Google chasing a "God Model"? (8:49) Thoughts on the massive AI chip buildout (12:54) Future of human-AI interaction (14:58) Changing Google's conservative product culture (18:21) Is the "Race to AGI" overblown?

0:00 How This Conversation Happened 1:03 Simon and Trevor's Latest Obsession 2:40 The Sacrifice of Friendship for Success 6:15 Addiction and Community 8:20 Are You a Good Friend? 11:30 Maintaining Friendships While Traveling 14:18 The Power of Asking for Help 15:28 Do Women Understand Friendship Better Than Men? 16:25 The Rise of Angry, Isolated Men and The Global Crisis of Loneliness 19:21 Fr...

(3:15) America's innovation problem (4:46) Thoughts on Trump (8:35) Would JD Vance have certified the election in 2020? (11:44) Increasing government efficiency, shrinking the deficit, Vance's role as VP, thoughts on EOs (19:17) Political realignment: Dick Cheney endorses Kamala Harris, winners and losers of the last 30 years (23:40) Thoughts on Lina Khan clamping down on tech M&A and...

(4:01) The Battle of Free Speech (13:03) Potential government efficiency agency (30:23) SpaceX updates, overreaching regulations (38:48) Thoughts on Boeing's culture (41:05) The 80/20 AI Future (56:41) Elon and Jason share unaired SNL skits

(1:38) Leaving New York, Dave breaks down the 2016 Chernin deal (6:42) Barstool's explosive growth after 2016, how Dave evaluates talent (12:03) Breaking down the 2020 Penn deal (18:56) Dave's persona, how he's received by both sides (23:43) Thoughts on Trump and Kamala, moving forward as a society (31:56) Buying Barstool back from Penn for $1, going Founder Mode, lessons from CPG laun...

(1:10) What is the Deep State Party, and what are their goals? (13:35) Should America leverage its power against dictators? (21:45) The China threat: avoiding the escalatory path to nuclear war (35:47) India's growing role; are China's wounds self-inflicted? (46:45) Conflict in the Middle East and the path to peace

(1:03) Why he's not financially participating in the 2024 election (6:53) US relationship with China, is defending Taiwan worth risking WW3? (16:38) State of AI: Similar to the internet in 1999 (24:03) Innovation stagnation in the US (29:42) Thoughts on the current state of the US economy (32:50) The higher education bubble (39:09) Who will win AI, Nvidia's monopoly position going forward

“Nearly everything I know about love, I've learnt from my long-term friendships with women.” I know that love can be loud and jubilant. It can be dancing in the swampy mud and the pouring rain at a festival and shouting “YOU ARE AMAZING” over the band. It’s laughing until you wheeze. It’s walking along the street together on a Saturday night and feeling an entire city is yours. I also know tha...