TechZing

Justin and Jason discuss Justin's Soylent experiment and the diabetes-friendly shake he's settled on called Keto Soy, finding the right diet plan, why Justin is splitting time between home and Cross Campus, Jason's super madness and his new policy against taking on projects that originate from other people, the latest development processes implemented at Modern Teacher – leveraging Laravel's ORM, test-driven development, hot-seat peer reviews, pull requests and Code Ship, recruiting mathematicians to serve as instructors for the Math Academy and the latest with the software platform, how Elon Musk is having the best week ever with the unveiling and pre-ordering of the Model 3 and the vertical landing of a SpaceX rocket on a drone ship, Ted Cruz’s Simpsons audition, Craig Venter’s minimal cell, why a rising number of startups have no plans to IPO, more evidence that the building blocks of life may have originated from interstellar space, the astrobiologist collecting unrecognizable beings from the stratosphere, recently discovered bacteria that eat pure electrons and plastic bottles, programming cells with Cello, the prospect of a proactive version of Alexa that asks questions and anticipates needs, the review of the HTC Vive, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the Cheney’s One Percent Doctrine, the human-robot trust paradox, Alphabet’s two-legged robot, why Google is selling Boston Dynamics, whether software development itself will be automated, services that validate a physical address, an email address and a phone number, why the seeds of your destruction have been sown, The Walking Dead, how the FBI director puts tape over his webcam, the upcoming launch of Kite.com and Jason's Catalina UFO tour.

Justin and Jason discuss the latest with Math Academy – Jason's class, the district program and the software, temperpedic beds, the problem of living in the middle of a "fun" area of town, why Jason doesn't want stuff and what he does want, Justin's new "super router", why getting a storage unit is generally a mistake, Phil's hack for how to emotionally detach from books he needs to get rid of, the evolutionary advantage and repercussions of human curiosity, Duolingo and granular learning, why Jason thinks learning a foreign languages is rarely worth the time, Justin's new work-at-home situation, how website design work is drying up, why future actors will have to compete with CGI versions of actors of the past, Justin's idea to create AI from the DNA level, the path and prospect of strong AI, Jason's desire to create a synthetic hedge fund using Collective2 and the prospect of a Trump presidency.

Justin, Jason and Phil discuss the Math Academy software and the latest with the rollout of the program, the silly idea that children are incapable of abstract thought at age 11, how to raise a creative child, Phil's experience as an analyst for an angel fund and as a head TA in business school, learning from failure and success, what's required in terms of a business plan or financial model to get funding, why Jason prefers to ignore competitors, the non-competition between Microsoft and Google, business models, not following for the aesthetic trap and various winning strategies, a brief history of Uber's rollout, Justin's futuristic UI concept for Twitter (think Minority Report) and the article where Jason was recently quoted about algorithmic trading.

Justin and Jason discuss why they decided not to publish that last show, Jason's Christmas debacle, how we're living in the future, the documentary An Honest Liar, how Dean Kamen is solving the world’s drinking water problem, solving problems solution first, the First Robotics competition, Jason's recent addiction to the mobil game Hex Fvr, Gone Girl, the Bastard Executioner, Homicide Hunter, the Nerdist Podcast interview with Joe Kenda and the Detective podcast, why Jason receives so many emails about his algorithmic trading blog post, Justin's new project, Jason's idea of aggregating a handful of trading strategies on Collective2 into a fund of funds, Wealthfront and Betterment, the man who had virtually no brain, Jason's new math class, the progress with the Math Academy and the software that's going to power it, the financial pluses and minuses of working for a startup, the stress of running Slack, why Justin thinks the engineers at Slack might snoop on conversations and why Jason is skeptical, treating human disease with the CRISPR technique, The Strain, Nick Bostrom, Super Intelligence, the Open AI initiative and whether true artificial intelligence would have to be imbued with a fear of death.

Justin, Jason and Phil discuss the demise of Spoke.

Justin, Jason and Phil discuss how Phil got fit and why he got an MBA, the explanatory power of incentives, Jason and Phil's time together in college, how nanobots in our brains will make us ‘Godlike’, why uploading your conscience will not make you immortal, creating an earth-sized virtual world, why we may not be able to find any alien neighbors, the anti-aging NAD fad, why Justin decided to kill Spoke and his one-month challenge. Executive Producer: Ben Reyes

Justin, Jason and Colby discuss Colby's strength training program, his view on the accelerated math class and why he designed his own football helmet and defensive playbook, the latest on the Math Academy, Justin's 7-minute workout and his reinvention of Weight Watchers, Jason's progress on Operation Superhero and his 3-week sprint concept and the latest on Spoke and Givetronic.

Justin and Jason discuss their decision to continue doing the show, why streaming is a pain in Justin's ass and why the last show was so painful for him, Justin's path to his latest project – Spoke, Jason's jury duty service, getting Colby started on "lion-cub training", the latest with MV Code Club, finding a developer for Givetronic, Colby's defensive playbook, the latest with Operation Superhero, Justin's new 7-minute workout and chiropractor, Jason's criticism ofFear the Walking Dead, the book and upcoming movie The Martian, how most popular songs are written by a duo of middle-aged, Norwegian songwriters and the role of obsessiveness in achieving success.

Justin and Jason discuss why Jason thinks it may be time to put an end to the show, why Justin stopped working on Lyte and why he quit his low-calorie diet, the Chrome plug-in for motivation, nearsourcing work to Mexican consulting firms, Aaron Francis' commentary on Entreporn, finding a developer for Givetronic, Jason's thoughts on Bitcoin, the latest with the Math Academy, strength training Colby and why you don't have to "protect" your startup idea.

Justin talks to Gabriel Weinberg about the re-release of his book Traction and the latest news on DuckDuckGo.