"I'm a very big I guess there's kind of like different levels like how well known and how like one well known," he says. "The three body column trilogy obviously very well known but I think it's amazing." He is also partial to the Baroque cycle which is this like massive trilogy about scientific revolution, invention of modern monetary system and many other ideas. 'Those books are wild and strange and yeah I find them fascinating what they do'
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(00:28:36) - Research Orgs other than Academia, Govt, and Industry
(00:31:00) - DARPA and Speculative Technologies
(00:39:08) - Ink & Switch
(00:41:13) - Challenges of University Tech Transfer Offices
(00:47:42) - Transforming the future of Education
(00:52:20) - Using AI tools in day-to-day life
(00:55:40) - Sam’s job at Lux Capital
(00:58:07) - Overperforming and Underperforming Technologies
(01:02:33) - What mental models do you use most frequently?
(01:03:45) - How to corner the market on a high-tech skillset
(01:05:40) - Industries you’re watching that no one else is paying attention to?