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Jerry and I’ve had several conversations over the past two years about tools for thinking, knowledge sharing, and creativity. We recently reconnected and had a lot of new material to cover so we decided to hit record and make it public.We talked about how technology can unlock human potential and facilitate creativity, using AI for discovering new resources vs. extracting more out of existing ones, the challenges in bridging the gaps between human and machine intelligence, daring to reach beyond the status quo, and the importance of mindfulness, meditation, and other practices in getting us to the next levels of being.Thanks Jerry for always being a wonderful thought partner and conversationalist. Watch on Youtube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gooandprickle.substack.com

In this episode, Sam and I chat about his somewhat unconventional career path that led him to becoming a Scientist In Residence at Lux Capital, how institutions could support more alternative and unconventional roles for thinkers, we talk about objectives vs serendipity when it comes to how we relate with work, and what delightful computing means to us. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gooandprickle.substack.com

The podcast explores how to integrate humanities and technology, the impact of technology on creativity and work, the creation of Hypercal software and the role of Apple, fostering innovation over profit, prioritizing patience and long-term outcomes, the challenges of the startup world.

Ido speaks with Bruno Lloret about creativity, literature, and the development of ideas. They discuss the transformative power of books, childhood influences on creativity, capturing essence through quotes, redefining the future of work, and exploring creativity and transformation.

Jerry Michalski, a tech-industry trend analyst, discusses system thinking and second brains. He shares his journey of curating his brain, the future of work, and self-fulfillment. They explore the importance of trust and collective intelligence in addressing societal challenges. They also discuss different aspects of discourse and argumentation and highlight the need for a shared language. They touch on the concept of a 'second brain' and its benefits, as well as the future of work and ethical considerations in AI advancements.

In this first episode, I am speaking with Molly Mielke. Molly is the solo GP behind Moth Fund, an early-stage-focused venture fund that aims to increase the agency of exceptional individuals. She previously worked at Figma, Notion, Stripe, and the Browser Company, specializing in storytelling in all its forms. Molly is also a wonderful writer and essayist. You can get a glimpse into some of her work through her various Substacks: Mind Mud, Milky, and Moth Fund. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gooandprickle.substack.com

In this episode, Ida speaks with Andrew Hui about ruins and monuments functioning as collective memory. They discuss fragments, aphorisms, and humanity’s attempt at collective intelligence through the universal library. They also talk about how classifying knowledge means shaping the world, the pursuit of knowledge as a way to build identity, and what it means to read (and what it means to read too much).  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gooandprickle.substack.com

In this episode of Reverb, Ida speaks with Robert Long about his intellectual journey from philosophy to the study of consciousness and AI. They define some of the terminology in this space, such as what we mean by consciousness, sentience, and the hard problem of consciousness. They talk about the field of AI ethics and why it’s so important, and touch on some of the theory around how we can think about sentience and ethics when it comes to AI. Robert and Ida also discuss the semi-recent case with the Google Engineer who concluded that Lamda — a large language model — was a person that deserved rights. How that happened, and what kind of implications we face as a result of these kinds of incidents. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gooandprickle.substack.com

In this episode, Ida speaks with Anne-Laure Le Cunff about learning in public, mindful productivity, their own experiences with productivity, work, life, and balancing it all. They also discuss combinational creativity, aka idea sex, and a lot more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gooandprickle.substack.com

In this episode of Reverb, Ida speaks with Dave Cormier about rhizomatic learning, uncertainty, the educational’s systems obsession with right answers, informational abundance, and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gooandprickle.substack.com