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Mentioned in 24 episodes

The Half-Life of Facts

Book •

Samuel Arbisman

Mentioned by

Marc Andreessen

Samuel Arbesman

Jim O’Shaughnessy

Mentioned in 24 episodes

Mentioned by

Ben Horowitz

as a book discussing the rate of decay of knowledge.

Rick Rubin: Vibe Coding is the Punk Rock of Software

Mentioned by

Jesse Michels

, referencing the idea that facts have a decay function.

#982 - Jesse Michels - UFOs, Aliens, Antigravity & Government Secrets

Referenced by

Jesse Michels

about how half of our received knowledge is wrong.

#2331 - Jesse Michels

Mentioned by

Marc Andreessen

as a book about how factuality of facts decays.

Rick Rubin: Vibe Coding is the Punk Rock of Software

Mentioned by

Jesse Michels

to illustrate how much of our current knowledge is likely incorrect.

#287 - UFO Whistleblowers, NASA Time Travel & Psychic Soldiers | Jesse Michels

Mentioned by

Samuel Arbesman

as the title of his book, discussing the idea that facts become obsolete over time.

Do facts have an expiration date? (with Samuel Arbesman)

Mentioned by

Morgan Housel

to illustrate the concept of the half-life of facts and how quickly knowledge becomes outdated.

Expiring vs. Permanent Skills

Discussed by

Samuel Arbesman

, who summarizes its core thesis regarding how knowledge changes over time.

Sam Arbesman: "The World is Made of Code"

Mentioned as the second book written by the guest,

Sam Arbesman

, which the host wants to read.

EP 304 Samuel Arbesman on The Magic of Code

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

as one of

Sam Arbesman

's books, along with "Overcomplicated" and "The Magic Life of Code".

Sam Arbesman — Science, Complexity and Humanistic Computation (EP.277)

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