Topics:
(00:04:26) - Who are your influences?
(00:08:57) - When Facts Expire: The Half-life of Knowledge
(00:22:57) - The Playbook behind Boston Dynamics and DeepMind
(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?
(01:07:41) - Sci-Fi book recommendations
Links for more on Sam:
Sam on Tedx: The Half-Life of Facts
Sam’s books
Sam’s Website
Companies Mentioned:
Boston Dynamics
DeepMind
DARPA
Speculative Technologies
The Foresight Institute
Books Mentioned:
Why Greatness Cannot be Planned by Ken Stanley
The Three-Body Problem Trilogy by Cixin Liu
Neal Stephenson Books
Culture series by Iain Banks
Babel by R. F Kuang
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Don Swanson - Undiscovered Public Knowledge
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