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TodayILearned

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You learn something new everyday; what did you learn today listening to podcasts? Share your interesting learning here.
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Misconceptions About Happiness

2min

AI Key Takeaways

Many people put effort into achieving happiness but still feel unhappy
Our minds can deceive us about what makes us happy, leading to misconceptions
Strong intuitions about external factors leading to long-term happiness may be false

@kuksinski

Stay hungry to learn, consume like a sponge, be curious, and make effort to understand.

#25: Stay Hungry

Arnold's Pump Club: let curiosity and hunger serves you well

3min

AI Key Takeaways

Freddy Gurssel emphasized the importance of training the mind in addition to training the body
Injuries can end athletic careers, but knowledge and a hunger for learning can never be taken away
Arnold Schwarzenegger's curiosity and hunger for knowledge led him to success in various aspects of life, including meeting influential figures like Nelson Mandela and Gorbachev

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@kevin

Nintendo's Origins

How Super Mario Got His Name “Mario”

2min

AI Key Takeaways

Nintendo of America decided to give the protagonist of Donkey Kong a more distinct identity instead of calling him Jumpman
Donkey Kong predates Mario in the very first game he appears in and he didn't have a name then
The landlord of their warehouse shows up in Tequilla while they were debating what to name the character and demands rent because the company was behind
The landlord was waving his arms around, ranting and raving and had a big bushy mustache

@cameronhill

#139 Laurie Santos: The Pursuit of Happiness

The Arrival Fallacy: Why We're Never Truly Satisfied

45sec

AI Key Takeaways

Some people are 'happy if' or 'happy when' people
The arrival fallacy is the belief that we will be happy when we reach a certain goal
Affective forecasting is often off about the intensity of how happy we will be when we reach a goal

@min

TIL someone is building a GPT agent that tries to destroy humanity

E124: AutoGPT's massive potential and risk, AI regulation, Bob Lee/SF update

ChaosGPT, the recursive agent trying to destroy humanity and itself

2min

AI Key Takeaways

KASGPT is a recursive agent trying to destroy itself and humanity
KASGPT is not a tongue in cheek auto-GPT
The intentionality arising from KASGPT can be negative and cause harm
Auto-GPTs make hacking easier and do not require technical expertise

@valeria

Unlocking Creativity with Prompt Engineering

Is It Still Hard to Define Things With Words?

2min

AI Key Takeaways

There is a lot of innovation happening in the field of artificial intelligence, and this is only going to continue.
There is a need for more userfriendly AI models, and designers are needed to help create these.
There is a need for more aesthetic AI models, which can be difficult to describe with words.

@valeria

The Future of Meat (Advanced Program)

The Future of Meat

2min

AI Key Takeaways

Growing in vitro meat uses a lot of energy, some of which comes from burning fossil fuels and releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which lasts longer than methane, making it worse for the planet in the long term. In vitro meat also causes a lot of waste due to the necessary sterile conditions for cell cultures and the resulting plastic waste. In vitro meat faces challenges with public perception and may not taste like traditional animal meat. However, it is still being developed and coming to market.

@kevin

Today I learned that the chemicals they put into alternative meat products are not healthy.

E126: Big Tech blow-out, Powell’s recession warning, lab-grown meat, RFK Jr shakes up race & more

The Chemicals in Meat-Alternatives Like BeyondMeat or ImpossibleBurger

2min

AI Key Takeaways

The categorization of all chemicals as bad is silly as everything is made of chemicals.
The use of chemicals in food products is product-dependent and not a good generalization.
There are good chemicals and bad chemicals in food products.
Refined sugar is an example of a bad chemical.

@joshboone

#27: Erik Everhard – Life as a Porn Star, Psychedelic Healing, Anxiety & Sexual Mastery

Erik Everhard: Legendary Adult Film Star Shares How Viagra Changed the Industry & Is Destroying Their Bodies

5min

AI Key Takeaways

The speaker discusses a story from the book about a group of guys who couldn't perform their job properly
The speaker relates this experience to their own professional life
The introduction of Viagra and Seattleist had a significant impact on the industry since 2002

@criska

Uber Product Manager Talks: How to Crack the PM Interview

How to Answer the Question 'What Would You Build?' in a PM Interview

1min

AI Key Takeaways

When interviewing for a PM position, expect to be asked what you would build if you were the PM of a particular app
Employers ask this question to assess your ability to innovate and raise the company's standards
When answering this question, focus on providing one good idea and not just a neat idea
It is important to understand the goals of the company and its key performance indicators (KPIs) before providing your answer
Feel free to use a visual aid, such as a whiteboard, when explaining your idea

@kaung31

Ep. 238: The Joys of the Reading Life

Why avoiding physical books can make you worse at cognitive activity

18sec

AI Key Takeaways

Avoiding physical books makes you worse at cognitive activities.
Avoiding books is like avoiding physical training in ancient Sparta.

@valeria

Sitcoms Part I

Multi Camera Sit Coms

2min

AI Key Takeaways

Traditional sitcoms are filmed as three camera, while one camera sitcoms are made more like a film
Lucy and Dezsie were instrumental in creating the multi camera sitcom format
Mary Kay and Johnny were doing multi camera sitcoms before Lucy and Dezsie
Hollywood has perfected the art of multi camera sitcoms

@nateterrence

#637 - Tony Volk - The Evolutionary Psychology Of Bullying

Bullying in Ancestral Environments compared to Modern Society

3min

AI Key Takeaways

Mixed age and sex play in ancestral hunter-gatherer groups can reduce the need for showing off and competing for status, minimizing the occurrence of bullying
Kin selection among related members of small hunter-gatherer bands also serves as a break on attacking copies of genes and other bodies
Modern society creates a larger pool of potential bullies and victims, but also offers more opportunities for intervention and prevention by adults such as teachers
In ancestral environments where competition for resources could be life or death, bullying may have been less common, but had the potential to become more dangerous

@ankitshetty

Why housing prices has been increasing post pandemic

Abodes well? The housing crash that wasn’t

Why house prices have been more resilient during the pandemic than expected

7min

AI Key Takeaways

House prices are stronger than economists had expected, despite rising interest rates across the world and a slowing economy.
House prices have slowed and come down in some areas, but remain significantly above 2019 levels in real terms globally.
There are winners and losers in the housing market, but lenders do not seem to be worried about a surge in bad mortgages.
Migration, stronger household finances, and shifting preferences for housing during the pandemic are three factors supporting the housing market.
Falling construction employment could indicate wider problems in the housing market, but demand for builders remains high internationally for now.

@teodor

Man Against Horse

The Origins of Hunting

3min

AI Key Takeaways

Million years ago, humans hunted animals for their energy and nutrients.
Running down animals to exhaustion was a hunting strategy used by early humans.
Hunting provided access to a significant energy supply and important nutrients.
The evolution of hunting is linked to increases in brain size and human evolution.

@mick

Sci-fi predictions were accurate or not depending on the energy usage they presumed

E48: MoZ gets Nuke Pilled with Packy and Julia

“What happened since 1971” with electric consumption

54sec

AI Key Takeaways

Energy is at the base of everything.
Humanity's electricity consumption fell off in the early 1970s.
Many of the predictions made by sci-fi authors in the early to mid 1900s came true.
Progress in increasing electricity consumption fell off a cliff.

@RageAdvice

The Gang Orca

GANG ORCA

Gang Orca: The Unstoppable Creature with Ultra Dolphin Intelligence & Charisma Somehow

32sec

AI Key Takeaways

Gang Orca is an unstoppable creature with ultra dolphin intelligence
Gang Orca is able to make humans fall in love with them with their charisma
Gang Orca hunts in packs like wolves and cannot be stopped

@RageAdvice

My theory on the true origin of Jump the Shark

GANG ORCA

Gang Orca Jumps the Shark

53sec

AI Key Takeaways

The speaker finds it interesting and fun to watch animals play beach volleyball and tetherball
The speaker feels sorry for the animals and refers to them as 'poor creatures'
The phrase 'jump the shark' actually refers to animals jumping over sharks in the ocean
The speaker also mentions that these animals engage in sexual activities

@RageAdvice

GANG ORCA

Metal Gear Octopus

31sec

AI Key Takeaways

Octopuses are probably smarter than humans
They have advanced abilities like shape-shifting and changing color
Their abilities help them blend into their environment like a chameleon
Unfortunately, even with these abilities, they can still end up at Joe's Crab Shack

@RageAdvice

Dolphins & Orcas are propaganda powered 🤣

GANG ORCA