The Rhys Show

Join us on The Rhys Show as we delve into the captivating realm of spatial cognition with renowned psychologist Barbara Tversky. In her groundbreaking book "Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought," Barbara challenges conventional wisdom by revealing the profound influence of movement on human cognition. Discover the intricate relationship between our physical surroundings, actions, and the way we think, create, and communicate. Explore the power of gestures, diagrams, and non-verbal communication in shaping our understanding and creativity. Uncover the implications of spatial cognition for design, collaboration, and effective reasoning. Don't miss this enlightening episode that will expand your perspective and deepen your understanding of the world. Don't forget to support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Full show notes at: www.roote.co/episodes/visual-thinking-and-spatial-cognition-with-barbara-tversky

In this episode, Jennifer Pahlka, a businesswoman and political advisor, joins us to delve into the failures of government in the digital age and how we can drive meaningful change. Her book "Recoding America" provides valuable insights into why government struggles with technology and offers solutions for improvement. Discover the complexities of government computer systems, the gap between policy intentions and outcomes, and strategies for enhancing service delivery. Join us as we explore the need for fundamental changes in the American government. Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation with Jennifer Pahlka! Don't forget to support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Full show notes at: https://www.roote.co/episodes/recoding-america-understanding-government-failure-in-the-digital-age-with-jennifer-pahlka

Join renowned economist Dr. Daron Acemoglu as he explores the intricate relationship between technology, power, and prosperity in this eye-opening episode. Discover why technological progress is not translating into widespread gains, delve into the history of technological advancements, and uncover the potential impact of AI on shared prosperity. Gain valuable insights on innovative approaches to create a more equitable distribution of benefits and learn about the key role of incentives, regulations, and government in shaping a brighter future. Don't miss this engaging conversation that will challenge your perspective on technology's impact on society. Don't forget to support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Full show notes at: www.roote.co/episodes/power-and-progress-with-daron-acemoglu

Join renowned astrophysicist and bestselling author Avi Loeb as he takes us on a mind-bending journey through the cosmos in this captivating episode. Discover the fascinating possibilities of advanced technology created by distant alien civilizations and its potential impact on our growth as a species. Delve into the Galileo project, an ambitious endeavor to track mysterious objects in our solar system, and unravel the profound questions surrounding the existence of aliens and their relationship to concepts like God. Prepare to expand your horizons and explore the frontiers of our universe in this thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Avi Loeb. Full show notes and resources at: www.roote.co/episodes/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-alien-technology-and-objects-in-space-with-avi-loeb Connect with Rhys: https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark https://twitter.com/roote_ https://twitter.com/RhysShow

In this thought-provoking episode, moral philosopher Peter Singer discusses the state of the modern animal rights movement, the urgent need to oppose factory farming, and the ethical obligations we have towards animals and the planet. Join the conversation as we delve into the harsh realities of factory farming, the environmental impact, the power of education, and exciting advancements in cell-based alternatives. Don't miss this eye-opening discussion on creating a more compassionate world. If you want to join an exclusive and enlightening series of live shows featuring Peter Singer on Animal Liberation Now, pls go to: https://thinkinc.org.au/pages/an-evening-with-peter-singer Don't forget to support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Full show notes at: www.roote.co/episodes/animal-liberation-now-exploring-the-ethics-of-animal-rights-with-peter-singer

In this episode, Claire Hughes Johnson, the corporate officer and advisor at Stripe, shares invaluable insights from her latest book "Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building." Join the conversation as Claire talks about her four operating principles, how to respond to inbound demands and manage hypergrowth, and advice for founders focusing on trusting instincts and moving faster. Learn the importance of building self-awareness, improving internal communications, and the difference between management and leadership. Discover how to replicate success, why vulnerability is key, and how to say things that are hard to say, like saying no. Tune in for a deep dive into company building and scaling, led by one of the tech industry's most experienced leaders. GET CLAIRE’S BOOK HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-People-Tactics-Management-Building/dp/1953953212 Don't forget to support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Full show notes at: www.roote.co/episodes/scaling-people-with-claire-hughes-johnson

In this episode, Freada Kapor Klein shares her expertise on investing in seed-stage tech startups that aim to close gaps of access, opportunity, and outcome for low-income communities and communities of color. As a venture capitalist, philanthropist, and author of "Closing the Equity Gap," Freada offers a comprehensive approach to making the tech industry more diverse and inclusive. She also discusses how investing in these gap-closing startups can lead to a more equitable future while generating profits. Tune in to learn about dispelling myths around investing and marginalized groups and the importance of "distance traveled" entrepreneurs. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation on how to make money by doing good. Full show notes at: www.roote.co/episodes/how-can-you-actually-make-money-while-closing-the-tech-gap-with-freada-kapor-klein Support the podcast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark. The Rhys Show - Insights from The Frontier https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark helps you become a live player building our solarpunk future. Join our fellowship https://twitter.com/roote_

In this episode, Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired and acclaimed author, joins us to discuss his latest book, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier. Kelly shares his insights on how to become better ancestors and create a better world for ourselves and future generations. His pocket-book with 450 mantras is filled with wisdom snippets he began to write down for his young adult children. Kelly offers guidance on living life the right way, setting ambitious goals, optimizing generosity, cultivating empathy, and creating family traditions and rites of passage. He also talks about memetic refactoring and AI, encouraging listeners to become experts in the field. Join us for this insightful conversation on how to live a better life by incorporating Kelly's snippets of wisdom into your mind. Full show notes at: https://www.roote.co/episodes/becoming-better-ancestors-wisdom-for-progressing-in-life-with-kevin-kelly Connect with Kevin Kelly: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevin2kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevin2kelly/?hl=en Web: https://kk.org/ Wired Web: https://www.wired.com/author/kevin-kelly/ The Rhys Show - Insights from The Frontier https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark helps you become a live player building our solarpunk future. Join our fellowship https://twitter.com/roote_

In this episode, Saffron Huang, technologist and researcher, discusses how to leverage collective intelligence to govern and benefit from transformative technologies such as AI. As the Co-Director at Collective Intelligence Project, Saffron explains how their organization is developing decision-making technologies and processes that expand a group’s capacity to construct and cooperate towards shared goals. She shares insights on value elicitation, how to aggregate conflicting values of groups, and how AI can help represent diverse groups. Join us as we explore the transformative technology trilemma and how collective intelligence can help build new institutions that keep up with rapidly evolving technologies. Full show notes at: https://www.roote.co/episodes/how-to-leverage-collective-intelligence-for-transformative-tech-governance-with-saffron-huang The Rhys Show - Insights from The Frontier https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark helps you become a live player building our solarpunk future. Join our fellowship https://twitter.com/roote_

In this episode, Elizabeth Weil, investor, advisor, entrepreneur, super-connector, ultra-marathon runner, and mother of three, talks about her more than two decade experience in the venture capital business and technology companies. We dive deep into her early stages in Twitter as it grew from 50 to 3000 employees, the importance of human elements to scale a business, and her path to venture capital. Elizabeth also discusses her own firm, Scribble Ventures, and how she started it during the tough times of Covid. Listeners can expect to learn how to grow technology startups and venture capital firms, connect startups with fortune 500 companies, the importance of the human component when scaling a business, how founders stand out, and much more. Resources and more at: https://www.roote.co/episodes/how-hypergrowth-startups-are-built-by-human-connection-with-elizabeth-weil The Rhys Show - Insights from The Frontier https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark helps you become a live player building our solarpunk future. Join our fellowship https://twitter.com/roote_

Join investigative reporter and author Christopher Leonard in this thought-provoking episode as he uncovers the dark side of the US Federal Reserve and its policies. Discover how the Fed's massive borrowing through quantitative easing policy has contributed to inflation, widened the wealth gap, and increased the risk system since the Great Recession of 2008. Leonard contextualizes the Fed's history and connects the dots between the easy money environment, the state of capitalism, and the reserve currencies. As the American easy money party comes to an end, get ready to explore the implications of the Fed's actions and what individuals can do in response. Tune in now to discover how the Fed's impact on the economy has jeopardized economic stability and accelerated income inequality. Full show notes at: https://www.roote.co/episodes/the-lords-of-easy-money-with-christopher-leonard Don't forget to support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark The Rhys Show - Insights from The Frontier https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark helps you become a live player building our solarpunk future. Join our fellowship https://twitter.com/roote_

In this episode, we sit down with Konrad Kording, a neuroscientist and professor who delves into the intersection of brains, AI, and causality. We explore the evolution of machine learning and delve into a deep learning-based view of the brain. Konrad shares his experiences coding neural networks 20 years ago and how he eventually arrived at the idea of gradient descent. We also discuss deconstraints in both biology and machine learning and how these systems allow for faster progress in AI. Finally, we reflect on the current state of LLMs and explore the potential evolution of physical embodiment in the next few years. Tune in for an insightful conversation with one of the leading voices in neuroscience and AI. Don't forget to support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Full show notes and resources at: https://www.roote.co/episodes

In this episode, Minn Kim, an early-stage investor, talent scout, and community builder, shares her insights on supporting technology talent that enables step changes in human agency. Minn is building Plymouth Street to help extraordinary talent immigrate to the US, she is the founder of Stealth and is the lead at Dialogue, a community and newsletter on accelerating technological, industrial and scientific progress; they bring you perspective and insights by builders, investors and policy makers pushing the frontier forward, and innovate collaboratively. Formerly, she was an investor at Ridge, Bloomberg Beta and On Deck, backing founders as early as possible. During the episode, Minn discusses her perspectives on community building and how it intersects with entrepreneurship. She also provides an overview of Dialogue and how it brings together practitioners who are driving innovation in technology that enables step changes in human agency. Additionally, the episode explores the topic of immigration and its importance in fostering innovation. Minn shares her views on the current state of the US immigration system and how it has collapsed. She talks about how Plymouth is working to make the system better, more transparent, and faster. Don't forget to support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark The Rhys Show - Insights from The Frontier https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark helps you become a live player building our solarpunk future. Join our fellowship https://twitter.com/roote_ Full show notes at: https://www.roote.co/episodes

In this episode, Andrés Gómez Emilsson, President and Director of Research at Qualia Research Institute (QRI), delves into the future of consciousness and what it really means. With a professional background in graph theory, statistics, and affective science, Andrés discusses QRI's mission to uncover the mathematical structure of consciousness, covering topics such as the blinding problem, boundary problem, and valence realism. We also explore how AI can become positively conscious and the use of psychedelics in his research program. Andrés is excited to announce QRI's first peer-reviewed paper, "The 'Slicing Problem' for Computational Theories of Consciousness," which has been published in Open Philosophy, and shares that they will soon be releasing a solution to the binding problem and more valence and psychedelic research. Finally, he invites those with substantial meditation or psychedelic experience in technical fields to reach out and grow the network. If you enjoy our content, please consider supporting us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark. Full show notes at: https://www.roote.co/episodes

In this episode, Vedika Jain, a Partner at Weekend Fund and Co-founder at Signature Block, shares insights on how to make an outsized impact and navigate the venture capital industry in the next 20 years. We delve into Vedika's work with Weekend Fund and Signature Block, and her investment strategy. We also discuss how they are demystifying venture capital, the emergence of new managers forming squads and collectives, and the thriving solo capitalism trend. Weekend Fund is an early-stage startup investment fund, while Signature Block is a newsletter that provides guidance on how to enter the venture capital industry and contribute to its ecosystem. They gather insights from experienced GPs and aim to become the go-to resource for fund managers. We also talk about the importance of pursuing your passion, identifying "rabbit hole diggers" who would be a good fit for venture capital, and how to make a significant impact by focusing on power law rules. If you enjoy our content, please consider supporting us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark. Connect with us: Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/rhysshow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5d2HmCVZ_12TRkyRp-I0Mw/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rhyslindmark Connect with Vedika Jain: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vedikaja_in?lang=en Weekend Fund: https://www.weekend.fund/about Signature Block: https://www.signatureblock.co/ Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/vedikajain The Rhys Show - Insights from The Frontier https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark helps you become a live player building our solarpunk future. Join our fellowship https://twitter.com/roote_

Mallun Yen, founder of Operator Collective (@OpCo_VC), joins us to talk about the future of startups, venture capital, and the role operators, the people who help, grow, and scale up these companies, play in them. Every job Mallun had gave her the tools and led her to create Operator Collective. But one thing stands out, learning the ability to build communities. And Operator Collective is all about it; a venture fund and dream team community of founders and operator LPs from diverse backgrounds who have built and scaled the world’s most successful tech companies. We go over her journey and delve into how collectives work, what operators are and the advantages of teaming up with them when building and growing a company. Operations (and operators) are a crucial piece. Additionally, we compare operators to the classic venture capital model, discuss diversity and gender in operations and analyze the future of startups, how they are built and how they grow. Finally, a little bit of fun. Are tech and diversity underrated or overrated? What do you think? SUPPORT US ON PATREON and get access to exclusive content and resources: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Connect with us https://twitter.com/RhysShow https://www.tiktok.com/@rhyslindmark Connect with Mallun Yen https://twitter.com/mallun https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallun/ OperatorCollective - https://www.operatorcollective.com/ Mentioned resources: Scaling People Book - https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-People-Tactics-Management-Building/dp/1953953212 The Rhys Show - Insights from The Frontier https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark helps you become a live player building our solarpunk future. Join our fellowship https://twitter.com/roote_

In this episode Steph Mui, founder and CEO of PIN, talks about how to democratize access to venture capital. Steph Mui is a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Financial Markets (Algorithmic trading, Statistics and Computer Science, and is a former VC. She is the co-founder of GSB 2020, an investment club seeking to democratize access to early stage investing and the founder and CEO of PIN, (Power in Numbers) a startup innovating the venture capital model through community funds. We talk about Steph’s passion in building PIN to make early stage startups more accessible and how to get exposure and access to the top deals in venture capital by joining some of these clubs. We dive deep into the difference between angellist syndicates and investment clubs, the future of VC's; hopefully they will lose power and these communities will gain power, power law, marketing access and why founders must have the ability of storytelling to raise VC. Get access to more. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Connect with Steph Mui: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephmui PIN Web: https://www.getpin.xyz/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmui Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/rhysshow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5d2HmCVZ_12TRkyRp-I0Mw

In this episode Pankaj Jain, founder and managing partner of Saka Ventures, talks about tech in India that is focussed on targeting large global markets. Pankaj has 25 years of international experience that integrates technology, finance, entrepreneurship, venture capital and blockchain. He views business models and startups through a cross-cultural lens coupled with an understanding of global markets. Jain has been an active angel investor as well as an advisor to venture capital funds, startups, governments and foundations. We talk about tech in India, Pankaj’s engagement for more than two decades in hedge funds, startups, and venture capital across India, what is happening in India and what will be happening in the future. We dive deep into the Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai markets as well as the UPI “Uniform Payment Interface” and how it enables new kinds of financial tech in India. Additionally we compare India to China and converse about markets that have an eye on India and how building tech products in India then leads to other markets such as Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia instead of America first. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PDAPkhNxrC Topics: Welcome Pankaj Jain to The Rhys Show!: (00:00:00) Goal for listeners: (00:02:47) Getting started in the Indian startup industry ten years ago: (00:03:12) Understanding Indian tech: (00:10:18) How does Bangalore´s geographic position change whether people live there or not: (00:16:02) About middle decade and tech hubs getting built: (00:18:55) Just back from trip to India: what Pankaj was excited about: (00:29:05) India ten years behind China?: (00:35:18) About global investments: (00:39:47) Underrated & overrated questions about IIT, Bangalore as a tech hub and new markets such as Africa, India and China: (00:45:08) Wrap Up: (00:51:14) Mentioned resources: UPI: https://www.npci.org.in/what-we-do/upi/product-overview IIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institutes_of_Technology Connect with Pankaj Jain: Twitter: https://twitter.com/pjain Saka Ventures Web: https://saka.vc/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajjain/

In this episode Pooja Shah, founder and CEO at Tephra Labs, talks about how decentralized human networks can address large-scale problems. Governments and corporations have failed to move the needle against many of humanity’s most important challenges and opportunities. Pooja believes that decentralized human networks have the right meta-coordinating structures to do so. These networks can captivate participants from everywhere and grow exponentially, and furthermore, don’t rely on a centralized direction-setting as governments and corporations do. We dive deep into the primitive form of human coordination all the way to the present on the internet and what the expectations are for the future. Additionally we converse about why hyper-scale decentralized networks will grow by engaging people as independent workers, rather than employees, about Tephra Labs and it’s first product Radius - a decentralized network that connects independent workers and teams to the best projects in web3 - and how Pooja is thinking about coordinating capital, talent and ideas together in Radius’ protocol. If you're interested in joining Tephra Labs or Radius, check out their open roles at https://tephra.com/careers. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PDAPkhNxrC Topics: Welcome Pooja Shah to The Rhys Show!: (00:00:00) Goal for listeners: (00:02:18) Where did Pooja’s curiosity for human coordination come from: (00:02:38) Core primitives of how we humans coordinate to do the things we do: (00:05:41) Pre web3: How people coordinate in the internet & what does internet enable us to do: (00:10:53) Web3: What is Pooja doing with Radius and Tephra Labs?: (00:16:43) Different levels of coordination scaling from 1 to a million: (00:24:39) Pooja’s thoughts on an independent work economy: (00:29:58) About Radius & Radius vs. other work platforms: (00:32:54) Other platforms at team level instead of personal level: (00:38:29) Future: Building a protocol for Radius in terms of ideas, capital and talent: (00:41:57) Underrated & overrated questions about job boards, reputation and the “meme” of human coordination: (00:48:46) Wrap-up: (00:52:12) Mentioned resources: “Flash Teams” Talk by Melissa Valentine & Michael Bernstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUqrQxs8SCE Connect with Pooja Shah: Twitter: https://twitter.com/pooja_eth Radius: https://www.radius.space/about Tephra Labs: https://www.tephra.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pooja01

In this episode, Patrick Mineault, a recognized AI researcher and neuroscientist, takes us through the field of AI and how it is connected to Neuroscience. He helps us understand the intersection between brain work and AI. He gives us an insight of how neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence interconnect and nourish each other. Patrick provides his perspective about ‘Brain on Demand’ which is a concept that states the AI modeling the brain to be able to use it for testing on content, health interventions, and it is expected (in the long term) to be good for humanity. The main idea of neuroAI is to test without resorting to human beings and see the impact things have on us. Join the episode now and learn more about the fantastic world of neuroAI. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PDAPkhNxrC Topics: ● Welcome Patrick Mineault to The Rhys Show! (00:00:00) ● Goal for listeners: (00:02:10) ● History of AI and neuroAI: (00:02:28) ● How neuroAI works and its different architectures: (00:08:30) ● Brain on demand or at service: (00:17:00) ● How close is neuroAI to be used as a brain?: (00:24:06) ● Patrick explains the difference between RNN and CNN: (00:28:17) ● What is the application of the images neuroAI provides? (00:32:45) ● Patrick´s NAI nomenclature plan (00:42:15) Suggested Articles ● AI’s Next Frontier: Brains on Demand by Patrick Mineault. https://future.com/applications-ai-models-of-the-brain-aka-neuroai/ ● What’s the Endgame of neuroAl by Patrick Mineault. https://xcorr.net/2022/05/18/whats-the-endgame-of-neuroai/ Connect with Patrick Mineault: Personal Web: https://xcorr.net/ Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/patrickmineault