

Other Life
Justin Murphy
Experiments in philosophy and social science.
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Sep 2, 2021 • 1h 14min
Crowdfunding an Urbit Galaxy?
Discord for this project: https://discord.gg/W43KSNgWctThe Point DAO group on Urbit: ~winlud-dirnet/point-daoIf you need an Urbit planet, I can give you one at cost of gas fees: https://exit.otherlife.coJames of Zora.co✦ James on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/new_username_22Kenny Rowe✦ Kenny Rowe on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sicdev_pilnupJustin Murphy✦ I write a free newsletter to more than 6,000 academics, creators, founders, and investors: https://OtherLife.co✦ If you're working on long-term intellectual work outside of institutions, request an invitation at https://indiethinkers.org✦ If you're not already subscribed to the pod, subscribe at https://plnk.to/otherlifeJustin Murphy✦ I write a free newsletter to more than 6,000 academics, creators, founders, and investors: https://OtherLife.co✦ If you're working on long-term intellectual work outside of institutions, request an invitation at https://indiethinkers.org✦ If you're not already subscribed to the pod, subscribe at https://plnk.to/otherlife

Aug 27, 2021 • 1h 18min
The Psychedelic Century with Brom Rector
Brom Rector is a Youtuber, podcaster, and venture capitalist focused on the psychedelics industry. We discuss how he launched his creator brand and VC fund at the same time; the current FDA pipeline, which psychedelics are going to be mainstream medicine, in what order, and for what treatments; unknown psychedelic compounds that haven't been invented yet; the "picks and shovels" infrastructure that will boom as psychedelics go mainstream; how to track the space; why microdosing might be overrated and harmful; a serotonin receptor to improve long term memory; whether LSD can help ADHD; how the psychedelic industry is different from the cannabis industry; and how virtual reality is on a continuum with psychedelics.Brom Rector✦ Empath Ventures VC Fund: https://www.empath.vc✦ The Integration Conversation Podcast: https://www.theintegration.co✦ Brom on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/therealbromJustin Murphy✦ I write a free newsletter to more than 6,000 academics, creators, founders, and investors: https://OtherLife.co✦ If you're working on long-term intellectual work outside of institutions, request an invitation at https://indiethinkers.org✦ If you're not already subscribed to the pod, subscribe at https://plnk.to/otherlifeResources on the Psychedelics Industry✦ Clinical Trial Tracker: https://psilocybinalpha.com/data/psychedelic-drug-development-tracker✦ Database of Psychedelics Research and Companies: https://blossomanalysis.com/✦ Psychedelics Patent Tracker: https://psilocybinalpha.com/data/psilocybin-patent-tracker

Aug 9, 2021 • 1h 35min
DIY Gene Hacking, Genetic Bioweapons, and Crushing It on Substack with Razib Khan
Razib Khan writes the #1 Substack in the Science category. We talk about how to genotype your unborn baby, whether we can increase our intelligence and testosterone with CRISPR, whether Genghis Khan was good actually, how Razib is succeeding on Substack, and much more.Check out Razib's Substack at razib.substack.com. If you subscribe, tell him I sent you.➡️ Join 6,000+ who read the Other Life newsletter at OtherLife.co➡️ If you're working on long-term creative or intellectual work, request an invitation to IndieThinkers.org

Aug 3, 2021 • 1h 3min
The Testament of Ivan Illich with Biographer David Cayley
We talk with the preeminent biographer of Ivan Illich on the life and times of the great Catholic anarchist priest; Giorgio Agamben and the coronavirus; why friendship is the modern form of prophecy, and much more.➡️ Nina Power's course on Ivan Illich: IllichCourse.com➡️ Join 6,000+ readers of my newsletter at OtherLife.co➡️ If you're working on long-term creative or intellectual work, request an invitation to IndieThinkers.org

Jul 23, 2021 • 51min
How to Build a Tokenized Creator Community with Jess Sloss of Seed Club
Jess Sloss is a lead instigator of Seed Club, an incubator of tokenized communities—communities that use custom cryptocurrencies to align incentives and distribute value among stakeholders.Learn more about Jess Sloss and Seed Club✦ https://SeedClub.io✦ The Seed Club Discord https://discord.gg/42UjJskuEF✦ Jess Sloss on Twitter https://twitter.com/thattallguyLearn more about the $LIFE dao✦ Join my free Urbit group and get some $LIFE: https://exit.otherlife.coAre you working on a long-term creative project outside of institutions?✦ Request an invitation to https://IndieThinkers.org

Jul 15, 2021 • 1h 8min
The Abolition of Institutions: On Ivan Illich with LM Sacasas and Nina Power
LM Sacasas is a theorist of technology and expert on Ivan Illich. He writes a popular Substack called the The Convivial Society, and recently published a book entitled The Frailest Thing. We're joined by friend of the show Nina Power to discuss Ivan Illich's prescient theories of technology, institutions, and the senses.Learn more about LM Sacasas✦ Subscribe to LM's newsletter, The Convivial Society.✦ Read LM's book of collected essays, The Frailest Thing.Learn more about Ivan Illich✦ Download our free Ivan Illich reading list at https://IllichCourse.com✦ Apply to Nina Power's 8-week course on Ivan Illich at https://IllichCourse.comAre you working on a long-term creative project outside of institutions?✦ Request an invitation to https://IndieThinkers.org

Jul 5, 2021 • 1h 6min
Building an Idea Company on Youtube with David Fuller of Rebel Wisdom
David Fuller is a co-founder of Rebel Wisdom, a media company and community dedicated to ideas and independent sense-making.Rebel Wisdom’s newest course, Sensemaking 101, starts this Thursday. With guest faculty including Daniel Schmachtenberger, John Vervaeke and others participants will spend 8 weeks developing their judgment, thinking, speaking, and relating skills. David is giving Other Life listeners 10% off, just use the coupon code “Indie_10”.✦ Sensemaking 101: https://rebelwisdom.co.uk/sensemaking101✦ Rebel Wisdom on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/rebelwisdomOther Life✦ I write a free newsletter about philosophy, science, and tech to +6,000 academics, creators, founders, and hackers. Subscribe at https://otherlife.co✦ If you like the podcast, do me a favor and leave a review on Apple podcasts! https://otherlife.co/reviewIndieThinkers.org✦ Are you working on a long-term intellectual project? With about 400 members working on blogs, books, films, and more, IndieThinkers.org provides recurring work sessions to improve your productivity, monthly conferences to share your work, private workshops and Q&As with other successful indie thinkers, a content library with instructional material, and a curated network for finding collaborators. Request an invitation to IndieThinkers.org: https://bit.ly/3jH5DUg

Jun 28, 2021 • 1h 5min
McAfee $WHACKD? Ivan Illich, DAO, China
If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts: OtherLife.co/review✦ Get our Ivan Illich reading list at IllichCourse.com✦ Subscribe to the newsletter at OtherLife.co✦ If you're working on long-term intellectual work outside of institutions, request an invitation at IndieThinkers.org

Jun 17, 2021 • 1h 1min
Augustine, Girard, Closed Patreon, Bitcoin Maximalism
Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts: https://plnk.to/otherlife✦ Join the 6,000+ who read my writing on philosophy, science, and tech: https://otherlife.co✦ If you're an independent intellectual working on a serious long-term project, request an invitation at https://indiethinkers.org

Jun 4, 2021 • 1h 13min
How to Reboot the American Empire with Wolf Tivy, Editor-in-Chief of Palladium
Wolf Tivy is Editor-in-Chief of Palladium Magazine. We discuss Wolf's theory of how a network of outsider seed institutions can reboot the US government; Palladium's aesthetic of Luxury Political Theory; why Palladium is structured as a non-profit; how they're layering in community features via Patreon; and why cloud countries and charter cities are unlikely to succeed without going through the US government.✦ Wolf Tivy: http://wolftivy.com/✦ Palladium Magazine: https://palladiummag.com/✦ Get Palladium's beautiful print mag: https://www.patreon.com/palladium✦ I write a free newsletter to more than 6,000 academics, founders, investors, and indie thinkers. Subscribe at https://otherlife.co✦ Are you working on long-term intellectual work? Request an invitation to https://IndieThinkers.org