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#063 Turning Discoveries Into Companies with Sam Arbesman of Lux Capital

Apr 25, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
Who Are Your Heroes?
04:01 • 5min
3
The Half-Life of Facts
08:35 • 3min
4
The Importance of Verifiable Viability in Science
12:02 • 5min
5
The Lindy Effect and the Half Life
16:43 • 4min
6
The Uncertainty of Science
20:23 • 2min
7
The Future of Business Models
22:03 • 3min
8
The Importance of Timing the Transition Between Research and Startup
25:22 • 3min
9
The High-Dimensional Space of Research Organizations
28:36 • 2min
10
The Role of DARPA in Speculative Technologies
31:01 • 4min
11
The Importance of a Tech Tree
34:51 • 3min
12
The Importance of Thinking and Switch
37:42 • 3min
13
How Tech Transfer Offices Fit Into the Alternative Research World
41:05 • 3min
14
The Disadvantages of University Tech Transfer
43:35 • 4min
15
The Future of Education
47:34 • 5min
16
The Semiotic Physics of Language Models
52:19 • 3min
17
What Is Your Role as a Scientist in Residence at Lux Capital?
55:40 • 2min
18
Lux's 10 Year History
57:29 • 4min
19
The Evolution of Fitness
01:01:34 • 2min
20
How to Corner the Market on Academic Excellence
01:03:36 • 2min
21
The Space Between Physics and Complexity Science and Artificial Life
01:05:31 • 2min
22
The Influence of Neil Stevenson on Sci-Fi
01:07:37 • 2min
23
Banks's Culture Novels
01:09:15 • 3min
24
The Lens Report: A Snarky Humerice Look at the Headlines That Fill Your Timeline Every Day
01:12:06 • 3min