Podcasts about Duolingo

Adam Delehanty is the founder of Ghost, a ghostwriting agency that helps business leaders find the language their ideas deserve. He started his career in politics, learning how the right words can move people to action. Since then, he's spent a decade partnering with some of the most brilliant minds in technology and culture, including Duolingo, Hinge, GLG, and R/GA. He's based in New York, holds a B.A. in English from Brown and an MBA from Columbia, and his background is a mix of go-to-market strategy, brand storytelling, and copywriting. Ghost is best known for culture books: long-form artifacts that capture how the most innovative organizations think. As Justin McCleod, Founder & CEO, Hinge said, “Adam and his team changed Hinge forever. They helped us nail our values and transform our story into a book that defines our culture to this day.”If you dig this podcast, will you please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get guests on the show. I read them all. You can watch this podcast on my YouTube channel and join my newsletter on Substack. It's glorious. My debut book, ONE LAST QUESTION BEFORE YOU GO, is available to order today.Kyle Thiermann is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I also take payment in surf wax. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

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Adam Delehanty is the founder of Ghost, a ghostwriting agency that helps business leaders find the language their ideas deserve. He started his career in politics, learning how the right words can move people to action. Since then, he's spent a decade partnering with some of the most brilliant minds in technology and culture, including Duolingo, Hinge, GLG, and R/GA. He's based in New York, holds a B.A. in English from Brown and an MBA from Columbia, and his background is a mix of go-to-market strategy, brand storytelling, and copywriting. Ghost is best known for culture books: long-form artifacts that capture how the most innovative organizations think. As Justin McCleod, Founder & CEO, Hinge said, “Adam and his team changed Hinge forever. They helped us nail our values and transform our story into a book that defines our culture to this day.”If you dig this podcast, will you please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get guests on the show. I read them all. You can watch this podcast on my YouTube channel and join my newsletter on Substack. It's glorious. My debut book, ONE LAST QUESTION BEFORE YOU GO, is available to order today.Kyle Thiermann is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I also take payment in surf wax. Get full access to Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Ein Prinzip entpuppte sich als erfolgreich – vielleicht zu erfolgreich? Die Gamifzierung stammt aus der Sphäre der Videospiele und besteht aus psychologischen Mechanismen, uns bei der Stange zu halten und zu Höchstleistungen anzuspornen. Dieses Prinzip ist längst in andere Bereiche übergeschwappt: Wearables wie smarte Uhren belohnen uns mit «Badges», wenn wir unsere tägliche Schrittzahl erreichen. Manche Krankenkassen gamifizieren den gesunden Lebensstil mit finanziellen Boni. Sprach-Apps wie Duolingo belohnen regelmässiges Üben und Unternehmen wie Disney und Uber lassen ihre Angestellten gegeneinander antreten und belohnen das fleissigste Arbeiterbienchen mit dem Platz 1 auf dem «Leaderboard». Das ist aber nicht alles: Auch in der Politik wird dieses Instrument für Kampagnen eingesetzt und bei den Prognosemärkten (Prediction markets) wird es auf die Spitze getrieben: Es lässt sich auf reale Ereignisse wetten, wie auf Pferderennen. Die Risiken sind enorm, wie man in den USA sieht, wo dieser Mechanismus zu einer Art Korruptions-Gamification führt. Man könnte den Eindruck bekommen, dass ein unschuldiger, schöner Mechanismus nach der Logik der Märkte in ein kapitalistisches Monster verwandelt wurde. Stimmt das? Und sollten wir uns darüber ärgern – oder das vielmehr als Gelegenheit erkennen, uns gegen derlei Mechanismen zu wappnen, um uns mündig zu entscheiden, wann wir uns gamifizieren lassen und wann nicht?

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Colin asked his AI assistant one simple question — what time the film started — and it answered, confidently, wrong. A small thing. But it's the crack that reveals something much bigger. A backlash against AI is building: data-center protests, job fears, "AI slop" everywhere. In this episode, Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton ask the question most leaders are missing — what happens when that backlash reaches your customer experience? The answer runs through a psychological trap called the halo effect, a word you won't forget ("enshittification"), and one uncomfortable truth: the brands that win won't be the ones using the most AI. Best Quote from the Episode: "The best practice is this: you tell a customer when they're talking to AI, and you tell them when they're not." — Colin Shaw Key Takeaways: Why one bad AI moment can poison trust in your entire brand — the halo effect. "Enshittification": how AI deployed to cut costs quietly makes the experience worse. The transparency line every company will soon have to draw — tell people when it's AI. The real danger of AI slop isn't bad content — it's "voluminous mediocrity." Why You Should Listen: "Should we use AI?" is the wrong question. This episode gives you the right ones — where AI genuinely serves your customer, and where it quietly erodes trust — plus a way to think about it that protects your brand instead of gambling with it. Fifteen minutes now could save you a very public, very expensive mistake. Resources Mentioned Data Center Watch — local opposition blocked or delayed $98B of US data-center projects in Q2 2025: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/q22025 eMarketer — visible AI in marketing is four times more likely to cost brands trust than build it (Klaviyo & Datalily study): https://www.emarketer.com/content/visible-ai-marketing-four-times-more-likely-cost-brands-trust-than-build Emplifi — more than half of consumers would stop buying after an inauthentic experience: https://emplifi.io/press/emplifi-survey-digital-authenticity-ai-report/ Cory Doctorow — the writer who coined "enshittification": https://pluralistic.net/ Ryan Hamilton, The Growth Dilemma (Harvard Business Press): https://store.hbr.org/product/the-growth-dilemma Duolingo's "AI-first" backlash — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2025/06/09/duolingo-ceo-surprised-backlash-ai-first-company-announcement/ About the Hosts: Colin Shaw is a LinkedIn 'Top Voice' with a massive 286,000 followers and 89,000 subscribers to his 'Why Customers Buy' newsletter. Shaw is named one of the world's 'Top 150 Business Influencers' by LinkedIn. His company, Beyond Philosophy LLC, has been selected four times by the Financial Times as a top management consultancy. Shaw is co-host of the top 1.5% podcast 'The Intuitive Customer'—with over 600,000 downloads—and author of eight best-sellers on customer experience. Shaw is a sought-after keynote speaker. Follow Colin on LinkedIn. Ryan Hamilton is a Professor of Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School and co-author of the book 'The Intuitive Customer'. An award-winning teacher and researcher in consumer psychology, he has been named one of Poets & Quants' "World's Best 40 B-School Profs Under 40." His research focuses on how brands, prices, and choice architecture influence shopper decision-making, and his findings have been published in top academic journals and covered by major media outlets like The New York Times and CNN. His work highlights how psychology can help firms better understand and serve their customers. Ryan's new book was launched in June 2025 called "The Growth Dilemma: Managing Your Brand When Different Customers Want Different Things" Harvard Business Press Follow Ryan on LinkedIn. Subscribe & Follow Apple Podcasts Spotify  

Colin asked his AI assistant one simple question — what time the film started — and it answered, confidently, wrong. A small thing. But it's the crack that reveals something much bigger. A backlash against AI is building: data-center protests, job fears, "AI slop" everywhere. In this episode, Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton ask the question most leaders are missing — what happens when that backlash reaches your customer experience? The answer runs through a psychological trap called the halo effect, a word you won't forget ("enshittification"), and one uncomfortable truth: the brands that win won't be the ones using the most AI. Best Quote from the Episode: "The best practice is this: you tell a customer when they're talking to AI, and you tell them when they're not." — Colin Shaw Key Takeaways: Why one bad AI moment can poison trust in your entire brand — the halo effect. "Enshittification": how AI deployed to cut costs quietly makes the experience worse. The transparency line every company will soon have to draw — tell people when it's AI. The real danger of AI slop isn't bad content — it's "voluminous mediocrity." Why You Should Listen: "Should we use AI?" is the wrong question. This episode gives you the right ones — where AI genuinely serves your customer, and where it quietly erodes trust — plus a way to think about it that protects your brand instead of gambling with it. Fifteen minutes now could save you a very public, very expensive mistake. Resources Mentioned Data Center Watch — local opposition blocked or delayed $98B of US data-center projects in Q2 2025: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/q22025 eMarketer — visible AI in marketing is four times more likely to cost brands trust than build it (Klaviyo & Datalily study): https://www.emarketer.com/content/visible-ai-marketing-four-times-more-likely-cost-brands-trust-than-build Emplifi — more than half of consumers would stop buying after an inauthentic experience: https://emplifi.io/press/emplifi-survey-digital-authenticity-ai-report/ Cory Doctorow — the writer who coined "enshittification": https://pluralistic.net/ Ryan Hamilton, The Growth Dilemma (Harvard Business Press): https://store.hbr.org/product/the-growth-dilemma Duolingo's "AI-first" backlash — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2025/06/09/duolingo-ceo-surprised-backlash-ai-first-company-announcement/ About the Hosts: Colin Shaw is a LinkedIn 'Top Voice' with a massive 286,000 followers and 89,000 subscribers to his 'Why Customers Buy' newsletter. Shaw is named one of the world's 'Top 150 Business Influencers' by LinkedIn. His company, Beyond Philosophy LLC, has been selected four times by the Financial Times as a top management consultancy. Shaw is co-host of the top 1.5% podcast 'The Intuitive Customer'—with over 600,000 downloads—and author of eight best-sellers on customer experience. Shaw is a sought-after keynote speaker. Follow Colin on LinkedIn. Ryan Hamilton is a Professor of Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School and co-author of the book 'The Intuitive Customer'. An award-winning teacher and researcher in consumer psychology, he has been named one of Poets & Quants' "World's Best 40 B-School Profs Under 40." His research focuses on how brands, prices, and choice architecture influence shopper decision-making, and his findings have been published in top academic journals and covered by major media outlets like The New York Times and CNN. His work highlights how psychology can help firms better understand and serve their customers. Ryan's new book was launched in June 2025 called "The Growth Dilemma: Managing Your Brand When Different Customers Want Different Things" Harvard Business Press Follow Ryan on LinkedIn. Subscribe & Follow Apple Podcasts Spotify  

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How much equity should a founder give away in a funding round? Eric Josovitz, founder and CEO of AdaptCFO, has a firm rule: never more than 30% per round. If you would need to give away more, go back and build more value first. In this episode of Test. Optimize. Scale., host Jason Fishman interviews Eric Josovitz, founder and CEO of AdaptCFO, a fractional CFO and accounting firm for founders. Eric served as fractional CFO for PrizePicks, has a client that recently had a $4 billion exit, and was head of finance at specialty pharmacy Encompass Rx, which grew from $100 million to $400 million in about a year and a half before selling to CVS. He also hosts the Growth Under Pressure podcast. Questions this episode answers: - How much equity should you give away per funding round? (No more than 30%) - What is the cheapest type of capital? (Grants, then debt. Equity is the most expensive.) - What happens when an early investor gets too much control? - Why is overvaluing your company dangerous? (It sets you up for a down round) - Why do the real KPIs start with your financial statements? - What does a five-year books cleanup and a six-figure IRS fine teach founders? - When should you raise capital? (Before you need it, and when investors are ready, not just when you are) - Why did Duolingo build users before monetizing? - How is scaling direct-to-consumer different from scaling B2B? - What is the difference between a real CFO and a bookkeeper? - How do you optimize when the numbers aren't working? (Coaching, practice, and realistic benchmarks) - How do you scale? (Pour into what works, cut what doesn't, and rebalance your spending buckets) Connect with Eric Josovitz: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josovitz/ AdaptCFO: https://adaptcfo.com Podcast:  @adaptcfo   Test. Optimize. Scale. is a weekly podcast from Digital Niche Agency covering growth marketing, capital raising, and business strategy, hosted by Jason Fishman. Subscribe for new episodes every week. CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Preview: don't be afraid to start 0:13 - Who is Eric Josovitz? 1:24 - Pre-med, Division II football, and failing his first accounting class 2:24 - From public accounting to head of finance 3:21 - Encompass Rx: $100M to $400M and a sale to CVS 3:58 - Launching AdaptCFO: a new baby, a torn Achilles, and a career change in the same few weeks 6:54 - Why accounting and finance are the backbone of a business 8:03 - The five-year books cleanup and a six-figure IRS fine 8:33 - Why the real KPIs start with your financial statements 12:14 - Why fundraising can go wrong fast 12:45 - The 30% rule for every round 13:19 - Grants, debt, equity: ranking the cost of capital 16:22 - The early investor who got too much control 17:03 - Overvaluation and the down round trap 18:27 - Where marketing and finance have to meet 21:20 - Marketing is trial and error: why your budget needs flexibility 22:01 - PrizePicks and the Atlanta Braves partnership that wasn't in the budget 22:49 - The Duolingo lesson: build users before you monetize 25:13 - Mission first: why the CEO shouldn't focus on the metrics 26:42 - Raise before you need to: thinking like an investor 27:43 - The founder with three days of runway 28:18 - What a real CFO does 29:07 - Direct-to-consumer vs. B2B: where the capital goes 30:01 - Using benchmarks to allocate a raise 32:29 - What to test: honesty and vulnerability 35:02 - Keep it simple: the few channels that move the needle 37:10 - If you can't measure it, you can't optimize it 38:01 - How to optimize: coaching, practice, and realistic benchmarks 40:24 - Pricing, lifetime value, and the four Ps 41:06 - How to scale: pour into what works, cut what doesn't 42:54 - Rebalancing G&A, R&D, and sales and marketing 43:38 - Outsourcing admin to free up growth capital 44:57 - Final thoughts and where to find Eric

Being polished, professional, and perfectly buttoned-up might actually be making your brand easier to ignore.In this episode, I'm talking about why weirdness, distinctiveness, and being unmistakably YOU can be a powerful business advantage, especially when you're selling premium offers.I share what an unforgettable night at an Angine de Poitrine concert taught me about standing out, the research showing that distinctive brands are worth paying more for, and examples from Dolly Parton, Liquid Death, Duolingo, and a few of my own clients.Because weird only works when there's mastery underneath it.If you've been toning down your personality, your point of view, your interests, or your unique way of doing things because you think you need to look more “professional,” this episode is your permission slip to stop blending in.Let your freak flag fly, deliver exceptional work, and stay weird, my friend.Want my help unleashing your weirdness? Book a call: https://bookacallwithkim.as.me/introcall  See Angine de Poitrine's KEXP concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1soOn Jimmy Fallon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38rvtcwhuw4 Explore Louis Grenier's study: https://www.stfo.io/research/b2b-brand-distinctiveness-2026/Sign up for the Premium Pipeline Strategy Masterclass: www.kimkiel.com/pipeline Text me a question or comment!

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Don't experiment on your own revenue with broken game mechanics. Get our guide "Core Drives in the Wild" to learn how to apply real behavioral science to your product: professorgame.com/WildCD Episode Summary Kristen Berman, behavioral scientist and CEO and co-founder of Irrational Labs, argues that personalization is overrated in product design, and she brings the experiment to back it up. She walks through a published onboarding test with Headspace where asking new users a few questions and then recommending the same Basics course to everyone doubled course enrollments, outperforming both the personalized recommendation and the version with no questions at all. She is just as direct about the limit: enrollments doubled, yet people did not meditate more, because the rest of the product never reinforced that first commitment. Listeners come away with a barriers-and-benefits lens for any signup flow and a clear order of operations: get the fundamentals of human decision making right first, then layer personalization on top. About the Host Rob Alvarez is Head of Engagement Strategy, Europe at The Octalysis Group (TOG), a leading gamification and behavioral design consultancy. A globally recognized gamification strategist and TEDx speaker, he founded and hosts Professor Game, the #1 gamification podcast, and has interviewed hundreds of global experts. He designs evidence-based engagement systems that drive motivation, loyalty, and results, and teaches LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and gamification at top institutions including IE Business School, EFMD, and EBS University across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Key Takeaways Headspace's onboarding experiment with Irrational Labs doubled course enrollments by asking new users a few questions and then recommending the same Basics course to everyone, with no personalization behind the answers. Personalization pays off when the match is right and loses the user when it misses, and a handful of signup questions rarely reveals enough to get it right. Kristen Berman's advice: design first to avoid getting it wrong. Doubling Headspace course enrollments did not get more people to meditate. The enrolled course sat at the bottom of a list instead of on the Today tab, which shows that fixing one step of the funnel does not fix the next one. Forced choice beats a Continue button: in an Irrational Labs experiment, showing Accept or Decline led more people to accept, because the cost of saying no becomes visible instead of staying hidden behind an X. A meta-analysis from around 2020 found no effect of personalized health feedback on behaviors ranging from smoking to physical activity. With reminders, whether you send them and how often matters far more than small copy changes. Duolingo times reminders to the hour a user signed up, and Netflix improved its recommendations by moving from five stars to thumbs up or down so more people rated. Past behavior is the most reliable personalization signal. Topics Covered 0:00 - Doubled enrollments, no more meditation 0:13 - Meet Kristen Berman of Irrational Labs 2:56 - Where irrational decisions cost the most 5:06 - Why game designers get to be paternalistic 7:48 - Forced choice: accept or decline beats continue 10:02 - Friction versus motivation in fintech and health 13:58 - The Headspace onboarding experiment setup 17:45 - Non-personalized questions doubled course enrollments 19:46 - Why more enrollments did not mean more meditation 22:21 - Pre-commitment, lost streaks and why willpower fails 25:24 - AI personalization and the health meta-analysis 28:44 - Reminders, Duolingo timing and Netflix ratings 32:08 - Where to find Kristen Berman Don't experiment on your own revenue with broken game mechanics. Get our guide "Core Drives in the Wild" to learn how to apply real behavioral science to your product: professorgame.com/WildCD About Kristen Berman Kristen Berman is a prominent behavioral scientist and the CEO and co-founder of Irrational Labs, a leading behavioral design firm in Silicon Valley. Irrational Labs partners with top companies such as Intuit, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Meta, and Microsoft to drive behavior change for the greater good. Kristen's expertise in behavioral economics began as a founding member of the behavioral economics group at Google, where she worked with over 25 teams to launch innovative interventions, and she went on to co-found Duke University's financial decision making lab, Common Cents. She also publishes Product Teardowns, a Substack where she takes apart a popular app in about five minutes to show how a behavioral scientist thinks about design, pricing, incentives, and loyalty. Find the Guest Online LinkedIn kristenberman.com Product Teardowns on Substack Irrational Labs Irrational Labs case studies Mentioned in This Episode Lessons on habit formation from an experiment with Headspace Headspace onboarding experiment recap by Purchasely, the third partner in the study BJ Fogg's Behavior Model (motivation, ability, trigger/prompt) Ulysses contracts and pre-commitment Forced choice (Accept or Decline versus Continue) Meta-analysis on personalized health feedback (circa 2020) Duolingo's reminder timing, Netflix's move from five stars to thumbs, and Uber Eats notifications Core Drives in the Wild guide Free Resources and Get in Touch Core Drives in the Wild: Professor Game Free Guide Get Daily Value on Your Email Let's chat about your gamification project YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Start Your Community on Skool for Free Ask a question

Stewart Alsop sits down with Antoine Marcel, CEO and cofounder of Flourish, to explore the future of home robotics and what he calls "solarpunk" automation. Antoine discusses why Flourish is building wheeled robots with arms instead of following the humanoid hype, arguing that the expensive legs and teleoperation approach isn't practical for real consumers today. The conversation ranges from the philosophy of robots that disappear when you're home (rather than becoming constant companions) to the bureaucratic nightmares of modern life that robotics might actually solve. Antoine explains how their $3,500 robots can be trained in thirty minutes using just your phone to handle personalized household tasks, and why saving people two hours a day—not just ten minutes—is the threshold for consumer adoption. They also dig into whether Paris will become a solarpunk or cyberpunk city, why Apple represents solarpunk design principles, and how the first 50 Flourish units are about to ship worldwide at flourish-robots.com. Key Insights1. The core innovation behind Flourish is building mobile-based robots with arms but no legs, moving on wheels rather than attempting humanoid locomotion. This design choice stems from practical considerations since even humanoid robots cannot reliably handle stairs, and legs represent approximately twenty thousand dollars of the cost in humanoid platforms. By eliminating legs, the company can focus on delivering functional value to consumers today rather than developing research products. The founder emphasizes that accessibility and usefulness are paramount, rejecting the demonstration-focused approach that dominates the robotics industry where companies raise billions on teleoperated demos that never ship to actual consumers. 2. The founder's background in automation across logistics, software, and sales led him to recognize that the most painful tasks in life occur outside the computer. After automating digital work processes, he realized that returning home after a long workday to clean, cook, and tidy remained exhausting and unaddressed by existing technology. This insight, combined with advances in physical AI over the past three years, drove him to develop the first robot prototype that runs in his own home, constantly testing and iterating based on real-world use cases like navigating doorways and picking up scattered items from floors. 3. The company is building toward a solarpunk vision rather than cyberpunk future, where robots disappear from conscious awareness and operate silently in the background. The founder envisions robots emerging from closets when people leave home, performing cleaning and tidying tasks, then retreating before residents return. This approach contrasts sharply with the prevalent humanoid robot vision featuring teleoperated machines with cameras potentially monitored by remote operators. The goal is reducing technology's presence in daily life to create more time for family, creativity, and meaningful activities rather than introducing intrusive robotic presences into living spaces. 4. Consumer robotics faces fundamental challenges that explain why almost no companies successfully sell to end users despite massive investment in the sector. Industrial robotics offers clearer paths to revenue, while consumer products require extensive market education, safety certifications, and must genuinely change lives rather than provide marginal improvements. The founder argues that saving people ten or thirty minutes daily is insufficient and forgettable, but saving two hours daily creates transformative value that sustains product adoption. This high bar for meaningful impact explains why the consumer robotics market remains largely unaddressed despite technological capabilities. 5. The business model centers on teaching robots specific tasks through a thirty-minute training process using a smartphone, then fine-tuning AI models for those particular workflows. Rather than pursuing general physical AI that can handle any task, Flourish enables users to create custom automations for their specific needs, like retrieving items from the refrigerator or collecting clothes for the washer. This approach acknowledges that general physical AI is not yet ready while still delivering practical value through task-specific learning. The company plans to launch fifty units at thirty-five hundred dollars, shipping worldwide, with rapid sellout expected due to existing demand. 6. The robot extends vertically to reach from floor level to table height, enabling tasks like cleaning surfaces and accessing shelves while maintaining a compact mobile base that can navigate through doorways. Current limitations include lack of waterproofing, preventing dishwashing tasks, and challenges with delicate object manipulation requiring advanced tactile sensing. The founder uses first-generation prototypes in his own home, scheduling the robot to pick up scattered items like socks and trash throughout the day. This real-world testing revealed critical design issues like initial prototypes being too large to pass through standard doorways, problems only discoverable through actual home deployment rather than warehouse testing. 7. The rise of AI-powered robotics fundamentally transforms hardware development by enabling software engineers without traditional robotics expertise to launch robotics companies after just weeks of learning. This democratization stems from downloadable models from well-funded research companies like Physical Intelligence, whose work the founder incorporates into Flourish robots. This represents a shift from the industrial age's capital-intensive factory model to an information age paradigm where substantial capability can be rapidly deployed through software. However, this transformation raises questions about competition intensity, market education for skeptical consumers, and whether the benefits will broadly distribute or concentrate among those with will and intelligence to build while others remain excluded and fearful. Timestamps00:00 Stewart welcomes Antoine Marcel, CEO of Flourish, who explains they're building accessible home robots with wheeled bases and arms rather than expensive humanoid forms for practical domestic use. 05:00 Antoine discusses testing prototypes in his home for picking up clothes and trash, explaining how real-world testing revealed issues like doors being too narrow for early designs. 10:00 The conversation shifts to how AI hype enables useful research, with Antoine noting he uses physical intelligence models in his robots that wouldn't exist without funding bubbles. 15:00 Antoine emphasizes robots must save users two hours daily to matter, explaining why consumer robotics is harder than industrial applications due to certification requirements and market education needs. 20:00 Discussion of solarpunk philosophy versus cyberpunk futures, with Antoine envisioning robots that hide away when not needed, emerging only to clean and organize while families enjoy life. 25:00 They explore how different cities might adopt solarpunk or cyberpunk approaches, comparing bureaucracy as inherently cyberpunk while discussing Argentina's potential as a solarpunk capital. 30:00 Antoine positions Flourish like early Apple, making complex robotics simple and accessible, rejecting teleoperated solutions in favor of onboard AI that learns from users. 35:00 The business model discussion centers on unit economics, with Antoine arguing domestic robots should monetize time saved rather than attention captured like social media platforms. 40:00 Antoine advocates against robot screens and rental models, favoring voice control and ownership so robots learn individual routines and preferences through personalization. 45:00 They discuss robots disappearing from view when unneeded, contrasting home automation with dark factory models, before exploring robot aesthetics and art possibilities. 50:00 Antoine announces Flourish's launch of fifty units at $3,500 that users can train in thirty minutes using phones, teaching specific tasks the AI then fine-tunes for daily execution.

O tym, jakie rzeczy wzbudzają w nas wstyd i cudzowstyd, a przecież w ogóle nie powinny! ===Partnerem reklamowym dzisiejszego odcinka jest aplikacja do nauki Duolingo, w której możecie uczyć się ponad 40 języków - i nie tylko, bo nawet szachów, czy matematyki!Klikając w ten link dostajecie dostęp do darmowego Duolingo Super dla nowych użytkowników na pierwsze dwa tygodnie: KLIKJeśli chcecie wyrobić w sobie nowy, fajny nawyk i dobrze wykorzystać jesienny czas, to zachęcam serdecznie! Ja obecnie cisnę dalej francuski :) 

Ik ben geen Formule 1 fan. Maar stelt u zich eens deze situatie voor. De F1 racewagens worden steeds sneller, de topsnelheden worden steeds hoger en de risico’s steeds groter. De coureurs zitten na een wedstrijd bij elkaar en besluiten: zo kan het niet langer. Als dit zo doorgaat vallen er doden. Het laatste dodelijke ongeluk was in 2014 en dat willen ze graag zo houden. Daarom spreken ze af om niet meer op maximale snelheid te rijden. Dat is ongeveer wat er zich nu in de AI wereld afspeelt. Diverse AI modellen zijn op hol geslagen, zonder dat de makers het door hadden. En een paar jonge onderzoekers hebben ontslag genomen en zeggen nu dat AI de mensheid kan vernietigen. In reactie daarop riepen de AI topmannen; Dario Amodei van Anthrophic, Sam Altman van OpenAI en Elon Musk op om het AI innovatietempo te vertragen. Het wordt allemaal veel te gevaarlijk. De aandelenmarkten reageerden onmiddellijk. De koersen van de AI bedrijven gingen onderuit. Minder investeren in AI betekent minder groei en minder winst voor de toeleveranciers zoals ASML en Siemens Energy. Aan de andere kant schoten de koersen van de AI-slachtoffers zoals, RELX, Wolters, Adobe, Duolingo omhoog. Als AI minder snel oprukt kunnen de huidige business modellen van deze bedrijven wat langer mee. Maar nog even terug naar die Formule 1 coureurs. Ze spreken af om met z’n allen wat minder hard gaan rijden. Maar de vraag is: gaan ze dat ook daadwerkelijk doen? Haalt Max Verstappen echt zijn voet van het gaspedaal in het heetst van de strijd? Mijn lekenmening zegt van niet. Hetzelfde geldt voor de AI wapenwedloop. Natuurlijk zeggen ze dat ze met z’n allen het investeringstempo gaan verlagen. Maar iedereen wil winnen net als Max. De kans dat ze vrijwillig hun investeringssnelheid gaan verminderen lijkt mij klein. Overigens zou een temporisering niet eens zo slecht zijn. Op korte termijn zijn de economische effecten simpel en duidelijk. Op langere termijn is dat maar de vraag. Big Tech gaat komende jaar U$ 900 miljard in AI investeren, bijna 3% van de totale Amerikaanse economie. Dat is een enorme impuls. Maar als het datacenter er eenmaal staat is dat effect weg. Bovendien zijn deze datacenters vaak naar binnen gehaald met gunstige belastingdeals, dus de belastinginkomsten zijn beperkt. Wat resteert is een groot lelijk gebouw dat veel water koeling nodig heeft en energie slurpt. Voor mij als gebruiker prettig dat ik in no-time een AI filmpje kan maken. Maar voor de buren van dat datacenter is het minder aangenaam. Voor beleggers is vooral de vraag hoelang de angst aanhoudt. Als koersen zo hard gestegen zijn, zijn beleggers gevoelig voor dit soort verhalen. Eerder dit jaar zagen we dat ook toen Citrini Research hun rapport The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis publiceerde. De enorme koersreactie van toen is menigeen al weer vergeten. Waarschijnlijk gaat het met de huidige angstgolf ook zo. Want iedereen kan roepen dat de snelheid naar beneden moet, maar ze willen allemaal winnen. Dus blijft de verleiding groot om in deze moordende wedstrijd het gaspedaal maximaal in te trappen. Net als Max. Over Corné van Zeijl Corné van Zeijl is analist en strateeg bij Cardano en belegt ook privé. Reageer via c.zeijl@cardano.com. Deze column kun je ook iedere donderdag lezen in het FD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI agents are moving from simply answering questions to actually doing things for us — shopping, booking hotels, making reservations, comparing prices, managing transactions, and eventually negotiating with other machines on our behalf.That shift could have enormous consequences for some of the world's biggest companies.In this episode, I look at the rise of agentic commerce and a simple framework for determining which businesses are most exposed: How much of their value comes from removing friction, and how much scarce infrastructure or capability remains once that friction disappears?We break down what this could mean for Booking Holdings, DoorDash, Intuit, Google, Amazon, Uber, Duolingo, Microsoft, Meta, Visa, Mastercard, ASML, S&P Global, Costco, Netflix, Texas Roadhouse, and more.Some businesses may lose their direct relationship with the customer. Others could become even more valuable as AI agents increase transactions, computing demand, and the need for trusted infrastructure.The question may no longer be, “Can AI automate this business?”It may be: “What happens when an AI agent becomes the customer's gatekeeper?”0:00 The Agentic Commerce Thesis2:03 Meta Muse: The First Real Consumer Agent5:43 How AI Agents Could Reshape Business7:26 The Friction Framework: Who Is Most Exposed?11:57 The Four Stages of the Agent Economy18:28 Booking Holdings, DoorDash & Intuit27:12 Google, Amazon, Uber & Duolingo32:15 Microsoft, Meta, Visa & Mastercard36:50 ASML, S&P Global, Costco, Netflix & Texas Roadhouse41:14 Which Companies Are Most Exposed to AI Agents?

Trine er tilbake fra Kina (muligens med en livsendrende gave til Sarah) og hun mener vi følger altfor dårlig med på det som skjer der. Hva betyr Kinas teknologiske forsprang for oss, og har de noe å lære oss om skole? Dessuten: SVs trøbbel, KI i journalistikken og hvorfor Duolingo kan føles som ren trakassering. Dette er en åpen episode av Aftenpodden. Hør to episoder hver uke som abonnent hos Podme eller Aftenposten. Følg Aftenpodden på instagram og gå til www.aftenpodden.no for å melde deg på et nyhetsbrev som gir lenker og quiz hver uke.

On the podcast: scaling to $10M ARR with a team of ten, having every employee do two user interviews a week, and why their hard paywall "win" backfired.Top Takeaways:

B2B doesn't get a lot of mascot love. Sett went all in on one anyway — and grew ARR by 20X without spending a dollar on ads.Before their rebrand, Sett was still finding its voice: a placeholder logo, one landing page, and little to differentiate them in a market where every brand looks the same. A meerkat changed that.In this episode of The Debrief, Focus Lab CEO Bill Kenney sits down with Jonathan Fishman, Head of Marketing at Sett, and Daniela Szwarc, Brand & Content Lead at Sett, to unpack how a bold rebrand became their biggest growth lever.Tune in to hear:✅ Why Jonathan ran an internal brand sprint to get alignment before ever contacting an agency✅ How a Duolingo-inspired mascot became Sett's most effective (and most maintainable) differentiator✅ Why founders should stop polling opinions ✅ How Sett measured brand ROI in real numbers — not vibesIf you're a B2B marketing leader trying to prove brand's ROI — or wondering whether a little personality could be your best differentiator — this one's for you.Episode Resources:

Apple finally gave the tech world its foldable iPhone, and the biggest question on AwesomeCast 796 isn't whether it looks impressive. It's whether anyone needs a $1,999 phone. Sorg, Katie Dudas and Dave Podnar spend this week's episode looking at where Apple is going next, while also catching up on Nintendo, MapQuest, Pittsburgh technology and some unusually revealing internet analytics. Siri Gets Smarter — Eventually Dave upgraded to iOS 27 and came away impressed with its speed and stability, but the headline Siri AI features come with a catch: there's a waitlist. Apple's rollout includes a more capable Siri experience, improved Visual Intelligence and upgrades to Image Playground. Sorg, who had access earlier through the beta process, says Siri already appears better at understanding spoken requests and answering questions without immediately handing everything off elsewhere. More on the Siri AI rollout: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/15/ios-27-siri-ai-has-waitlist-how-to-join/ Apple's $1,999 Foldable Experiment Then there's the iPhone Duo. The foldable became one of the episode's biggest discussions after an unlikely piece of analytics showed just how much attention Apple's announcement received: Pornhub reported a significant traffic drop when Apple revealed the device. https://mashable.com/life/pornhub-apple-event-viewers-dropped-iphone-duo Beyond the jokes, there are intriguing ideas here. Apple is using matching aspect ratios between the outside and inside displays, potentially making life easier for developers. The larger format opens up interesting multitasking possibilities, and the crew sees potential for business users, presenters and some creators. The problem is impossible to ignore: $1,999 is a lot of money for a phone. Katie compares the experience to having a dual-monitor setup in your pocket but struggles to get past the cost. Sorg sees the Duo more as Apple's latest first-generation experiment — something that may eventually trickle down into less expensive devices after early adopters figure out what the form factor is actually good for. Apple Watch Solves the “What Did They Just Say?” Problem A smaller Apple announcement may prove more immediately useful. The crew discusses an Apple Watch listening feature that can help recover something you recently heard. The example involved replaying information like restaurant specials, but Sorg immediately saw a production use for it: remembering instructions received in a noisy event environment. Sometimes the best technology feature isn't spectacular. It simply fixes a small problem that happens constantly. Nintendo Looks Back — and Forward Chachi's Video Game Minute brings an update on the White House Tetris-style game, which has now been removed. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/09/08/white-house-removes-controversial-tetris-style-game-from-arcade-website/ Nintendo also showed gameplay for the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, scheduled for November 5. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-shares-the-first-gameplay-and-release-date-for-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake/ Sorg continues the Nintendo discussion with Mario Kart World's newly accessible recreations of classic Super Nintendo tracks and a new Metroid announcement. Mario Kart update: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1711610297636885&set=gm.2640543926409864&idorvanity=234524630345151 Nintendo Direct roundup: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-september-2026-live-report-all-the-announcements-as-they-happen?utm_source=campaigner&utm_campaign=NL_FIX_Sep_09_2026&cmp=1&utm_medium=email&Ictg=46311792229 The larger question is whether Nintendo is leaning too heavily on remakes — even as genuinely new games continue arriving beside them. MapQuest Wins With Whimsy MapQuest's unexpected comeback continues, powered partly by something its bigger competitors often lack: personality. Katie introduces two more Questies — Corgi and Black Cat — along with Rufus, the dog who inspired the Corgi design, and the upcoming Jimothy character. Future MapQuest updates are also expected to include CarPlay, Android Auto and transit improvements. Corgi and Black Cat: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdNtRdGFMqk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Rufus: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdP_UXVG4bp/?img_index=2 Jimothy: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUwv6mp_yC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== It's a reminder that a challenger brand doesn't always have to beat Google on pure scale. Sometimes giving people a reason to care about the product is enough to get another look. From CAPTCHA to Duolingo For Hispanic Heritage Month, Dave's Awesome History segment highlights Luis von Ahn. Von Ahn came from Guatemala to Carnegie Mellon, became one of the researchers behind CAPTCHA and later co-founded Duolingo. The discussion expands into the importance of university research and how work that begins without an obvious commercial product can eventually become foundational technology. https://www.invent.org/inductees/luis-von-ahn Wrestling in a Military Hangar Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week comes from a very different kind of technology production. The Sidekick Media crew helped capture Prospect Pro Wrestling's “Banger in the Hangar” at the 911th Air Wing. Wrestlers entered through a huge cargo aircraft, Stormtroopers showed up, the Pirate Parrot got involved, and the production took place inside an enormous working hangar. Watch the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kqJY33amJ0 It is another episode that jumps from smartphones and video games to Pittsburgh production stories — exactly the kind of wonderfully strange technology mix AwesomeCast was built for. Support AwesomeCast at Patreon.com/AwesomeCast and find more shows at www.SorgatronMedia.com.

Apple finally gave the tech world its foldable iPhone, and the biggest question on AwesomeCast 796 isn't whether it looks impressive. It's whether anyone needs a $1,999 phone. Sorg, Katie Dudas and Dave Podnar spend this week's episode looking at where Apple is going next, while also catching up on Nintendo, MapQuest, Pittsburgh technology and some unusually revealing internet analytics. Siri Gets Smarter — Eventually Dave upgraded to iOS 27 and came away impressed with its speed and stability, but the headline Siri AI features come with a catch: there's a waitlist. Apple's rollout includes a more capable Siri experience, improved Visual Intelligence and upgrades to Image Playground. Sorg, who had access earlier through the beta process, says Siri already appears better at understanding spoken requests and answering questions without immediately handing everything off elsewhere. More on the Siri AI rollout: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/15/ios-27-siri-ai-has-waitlist-how-to-join/ Apple's $1,999 Foldable Experiment Then there's the iPhone Duo. The foldable became one of the episode's biggest discussions after an unlikely piece of analytics showed just how much attention Apple's announcement received: Pornhub reported a significant traffic drop when Apple revealed the device. https://mashable.com/life/pornhub-apple-event-viewers-dropped-iphone-duo Beyond the jokes, there are intriguing ideas here. Apple is using matching aspect ratios between the outside and inside displays, potentially making life easier for developers. The larger format opens up interesting multitasking possibilities, and the crew sees potential for business users, presenters and some creators. The problem is impossible to ignore: $1,999 is a lot of money for a phone. Katie compares the experience to having a dual-monitor setup in your pocket but struggles to get past the cost. Sorg sees the Duo more as Apple's latest first-generation experiment — something that may eventually trickle down into less expensive devices after early adopters figure out what the form factor is actually good for. Apple Watch Solves the “What Did They Just Say?” Problem A smaller Apple announcement may prove more immediately useful. The crew discusses an Apple Watch listening feature that can help recover something you recently heard. The example involved replaying information like restaurant specials, but Sorg immediately saw a production use for it: remembering instructions received in a noisy event environment. Sometimes the best technology feature isn't spectacular. It simply fixes a small problem that happens constantly. Nintendo Looks Back — and Forward Chachi's Video Game Minute brings an update on the White House Tetris-style game, which has now been removed. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/09/08/white-house-removes-controversial-tetris-style-game-from-arcade-website/ Nintendo also showed gameplay for the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, scheduled for November 5. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-shares-the-first-gameplay-and-release-date-for-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake/ Sorg continues the Nintendo discussion with Mario Kart World's newly accessible recreations of classic Super Nintendo tracks and a new Metroid announcement. Mario Kart update: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1711610297636885&set=gm.2640543926409864&idorvanity=234524630345151 Nintendo Direct roundup: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-september-2026-live-report-all-the-announcements-as-they-happen?utm_source=campaigner&utm_campaign=NL_FIX_Sep_09_2026&cmp=1&utm_medium=email&Ictg=46311792229 The larger question is whether Nintendo is leaning too heavily on remakes — even as genuinely new games continue arriving beside them. MapQuest Wins With Whimsy MapQuest's unexpected comeback continues, powered partly by something its bigger competitors often lack: personality. Katie introduces two more Questies — Corgi and Black Cat — along with Rufus, the dog who inspired the Corgi design, and the upcoming Jimothy character. Future MapQuest updates are also expected to include CarPlay, Android Auto and transit improvements. Corgi and Black Cat: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdNtRdGFMqk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Rufus: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdP_UXVG4bp/?img_index=2 Jimothy: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUwv6mp_yC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== It's a reminder that a challenger brand doesn't always have to beat Google on pure scale. Sometimes giving people a reason to care about the product is enough to get another look. From CAPTCHA to Duolingo For Hispanic Heritage Month, Dave's Awesome History segment highlights Luis von Ahn. Von Ahn came from Guatemala to Carnegie Mellon, became one of the researchers behind CAPTCHA and later co-founded Duolingo. The discussion expands into the importance of university research and how work that begins without an obvious commercial product can eventually become foundational technology. https://www.invent.org/inductees/luis-von-ahn Wrestling in a Military Hangar Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week comes from a very different kind of technology production. The Sidekick Media crew helped capture Prospect Pro Wrestling's “Banger in the Hangar” at the 911th Air Wing. Wrestlers entered through a huge cargo aircraft, Stormtroopers showed up, the Pirate Parrot got involved, and the production took place inside an enormous working hangar. Watch the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kqJY33amJ0 It is another episode that jumps from smartphones and video games to Pittsburgh production stories — exactly the kind of wonderfully strange technology mix AwesomeCast was built for. Support AwesomeCast at Patreon.com/AwesomeCast and find more shows at www.SorgatronMedia.com.

Howie D, de los Backstreet Boys, habla con Marysabel Huston sobre "Coquí", su primer sencillo completamente en español y un homenaje a su herencia puertorriqueña. En esta conversación, Howie cuenta por qué le tomó tres intentos llegar a este proyecto y revela que fue él mismo quien, hace casi treinta años, impulsó a la banda a grabar "Nunca Te Haré Llorar" y "Donde Quieras Yo Iré" en español.Lee la transcripción completa en español en la página de La Clave Pop: https://clavepop.com/howie-d-transcripcion/La charla también aborda su experiencia como "no sabo kid", las oportunidades artísticas —incluido un posible lugar en Menudo — que sintió que perdió por no hablar español con fluidez, su proceso de aprendizaje con Duolingo y con el coach vocal Darlin, y la emoción de su madre de 92 años al escuchar la canción por primera vez. Howie también habla de sus hijos adolescentes, de la inspiración que representan artistas como Bad Bunny para esa generación, y de sus planes para seguir explorando géneros como la salsa y el reggaeton.Este episodio marca tres años de La Clave Pop y abre el Mes de la Herencia Hispana.Sigue a Marysabel Huston en sus redes sociales: Instagram y Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@marysabelhuston⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@marysabelhuston⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Marysabel.Huston⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (antes Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hustonmarysabel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Marysabel Huston⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Créditos: Producción ejecutiva, edición y mezcla por Marysabel HustonMúsica: Una producción de Techy Fatule

Apple lança duas versões do iOS no mesmo dia e causa confusão entre usuários. WhatsApp testa recurso para restringir conversas no Android; entenda. Clientes Nubank ganham Super Duolingo grátis por 3 meses; saiba como resgatar. Xiaomi lança novos robôs aspiradores H50 Pro e S40 Pro no Brasil; confira preços. YouTube permite proteger conta com senha na smart TV; saiba como ativar. Novos Galaxy Tab S12 devem ser revelados no início de outubro. China propõe IA de código aberto para países integrantes do BRICS e mais notícias!

The biggest stories on the internet from September 14th, 2026.Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business

Hour 3 (9.10) The 8 o'clock hour is about what things cost and who's paying. Record box office numbers, and it's not just the movies driving them. Airfare into Vegas jumping at double the national rate. The Rams' trip to Australia that didn't go according to plan. New COVID shots, a shrinking planet, and Torrance classrooms with no air conditioning. Then Apple's first foldable iPhone, at two grand. 8:05 — The Return of Popcorn Domestic ticket sales hit $4.76 billion between May 1 and Labor Day, the biggest summer in box office history — but the blockbusters aren't the whole story. Theaters say the real money is at the concession stand, with AMC reporting food sales up 50% from last year and its MegaBag of popcorn leading the way. Then a different kind of sticker shock: airfares into Las Vegas are up more than 20% since March, nearly double the national increase, and the data suggests more people are just driving. 8:20 — Rams Fall Flat Down Under The NFL's first-ever regular season game in Australia went to San Francisco, 27-7. Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground while the Rams — Super Bowl favorites in a lot of preseason picks — managed one score all night, a 5-yard Kyren Williams run in the second quarter, and got shut out over the final two and a half quarters. The Niners spent nearly a week acclimating. The Rams flew in and out inside 48 hours. Draw your own conclusions. 8:35 — Shots, Shrinkage & Sweltering Classrooms The updated 2026-2027 COVID vaccines are rolling out nationwide at pharmacies and clinics, reformulated to target the XFG variant. Then look up: a new study out of the German Aerospace Center says Mercury is shrinking about 30% faster than we thought — as much as 14 miles off the diameter of a planet only 3,000 miles across. And closer to home, about 75% of Torrance Unified schools have no air conditioning, and with record heat and humidity this week, parents are pulling kids out early. The district says it won't count against attendance. 8:50 — Apple's $2,000 Fold Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable, at $1,999 for the base model and up to $3,199 loaded. It's shaped like a passport, opens to a 7.6-inch screen, and it's the biggest change to the iPhone since the home button disappeared in 2017. Preorders start October 16, shipping October 23. Duolingo, whose mascot is an owl named Duo, posted "We infringed upon" — and Samsung replied with a note of solidarity: they copied us, too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever used Duolingo, Babbel, Busuu or perhaps another language-learning app? How did you get on? Some people love the convenience of these apps – you can learn on the go, like during your commute to work, rather than committing to a certain time each week, like learning in a class. But are they teaching the languages effectively? Neil and Pippa discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.Get a free worksheet, quiz and transcript for this episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260910Practise your listening with The Listening Room here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the_listening_roomSubscribe to our newsletters here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

Why has marketing gotten so boring lately? In this episode I'm unpacking why so many eCommerce brands feel the same, and why having a personality, yours or a deliberately built one, might be the biggest competitive advantage you're not using. I look at brands like Duolingo, Frank Body and Who Gives a Crap who've nailed this, share why trying to get everyone to love you is a losing game, and give you some practical ways to find your own point of difference and start standing out in a crowded feed.

When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok? He explains how Duolingo harnesses the psychological techniques of social media and mobile games to get you excited to learn — all while spreading access to education across the world.This episode originally aired in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get the free Core Drives in the Wild guide, behavioral design applied to real products: professorgame.com/WildCD Episode Summary Mykhailo Rogalskyi, co-founder of Fintech IT-Group and the fintech unicorn behind monobank (11 million users), shares how a viral in-app scavenger hunt called Lemon Hunt turned into the bank's biggest gamification win, and its costliest infrastructure failure. He walks through what happens when a 50-hidden-lemon prize draw for one BMW spirals into five cars given away and a 10,000X spike in server requests, plus the AI bot cheating problem now hitting leaderboard-based games. Listeners come away with a concrete framework for building an exit plan into any gamification mechanic before it becomes impossible to remove. About the Host Rob Alvarez is Head of Engagement Strategy, Europe at The Octalysis Group (TOG), a leading gamification and behavioral design consultancy. A globally recognized gamification strategist and TEDx speaker, he founded and hosts Professor Game, the #1 gamification podcast, and has interviewed hundreds of global experts. He designs evidence-based engagement systems that drive motivation, loyalty, and results, and teaches LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and gamification at top institutions including IE Business School, EFMD, and EBS University across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Key Takeaways monobank's Lemon Hunt event, a 50-hidden-lemon scavenger hunt tied to a BMW prize draw, drew 3.5 million users within days and forced the bank to give away five BMWs instead of one. The viral spike caused a 10,000X increase in requests to some services, breaking uptime and pushing monobank to redesign how it allocates server load across the whole app instead of service by service. monobank's embedded banking-app games now face a new failure mode: AI bots that can top leaderboards undetected, which is why Mykhailo Rogalskyi says never attach a valuable prize to a leaderboard that AI can exploit. When monobank retired its badge system for a cat-avatar dress-up feature, it faced months of user backlash, a reminder to plan an exit strategy for any gamification mechanic before removing it. Keep any in-app game mechanic explainable in 15 to 30 seconds, Rogalskyi says, since over-complication is the most common mistake gaming-industry veterans bring into product gamification. Topics Covered 0:00 — Opening hook 1:35 — monobank hits 11 million users 3:04 — Splitting the day between banking and AI 5:32 — The Lemon Hunt event that broke the app 10:01 — A supply chain lesson in distributing risk 11:28 — Why Lemon Hunt couldn't become permanent 12:51 — Embedded games and the AI cheating problem 16:32 — Offline finals level the playing field 17:25 — Lemon Hunt's viral aftermath and brand offers 19:47 — Best practices: simplicity and a sunset plan 22:12 — Badges backlash after the cat avatar swap 24:05 — Duolingo, a book pick, and Walkable Get the free Core Drives in the Wild guide, behavioral design applied to real products: professorgame.com/WildCD About Mykhailo Rogalskyi Mykhailo Rogalskyi is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and finance professional, best known as one of the co-founders of Fintech IT-Group, the company behind monobank, Ukraine's first neobank. With his involvement, monobank grew into a major digital fintech product with 11 million users, while its developer company evolved into Fintech IT-Group, a holding that attracted investment and received a valuation of over $1 billion, becoming Ukraine's first fintech unicorn. Find the Guest Online Website: https://fintechitgroup.com/en/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogalskiy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rogalskiy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rogalskiy Mentioned in This Episode Some links below are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Proposed guest: someone from the Duolingo team Recommended book: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara Favorite game: Walkable, Mykhailo's own city-walking app Free Resources and Get in Touch Core Drives in the Wild: Professor Game Free Guide Get Daily Value on Your Email Let's chat about your gamification project YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Start Your Community on Skool for Free Ask a question

Rachel and Eddie caught up on their recent activities, including Eddie's training for a half marathon and reading habits, while Rachel shared her experiences with Pilates, Mahjong, and starting a men's forum. They discussed their preferences in reading genres, from memoirs to mystery novels, and Rachel's challenges with promoting her new group due to a flyer mix-up. The conversation also covered language learning, with Rachel practicing Hebrew and Eddie using Spanish on Duolingo. Both shared personal stories about legal issues, with Rachel recounting past encounters with the law and Eddie expressing anxiety over an upcoming court appearance related to a boating incident. They touched on jury duty, local events, and the start of football season.

The Trump Administration's latest round of sanctions against Iran, dubbed “Operation Economic Outcast,” includes restrictions on cooperation between Iran and American universities. Starting this month, Duolingo banned Iranian citizens from taking its English Test, which many U.S. colleges require for international applicants. Host Megan Harris, executive producer Mallory Falk, and contributor Colin Williams discuss how the language learning company has been swept up in the U.S.-Iran War. We also share our favorite finds from PIT's annual auction of lost items (thousands of earbuds, stuffed animals, a Mercedes… the list goes on); how the shift to fall signals earlier sunsets but also a Dolly Parton-themed corn maze; and a win for renters and housing advocates around evictions. And in our members-only bonus segment, we track the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's itinerary for its big biannual European tour and why that matters here at home. Learn more about the sponsors of this Friday, September 4th episode: Carnegie Library Propel Schools Film Pittsburgh For the Love of Our Parks Notes and references from today's show: Duolingo D-Day: Iranians question latest US sanctions targeting education [Al Jazeera] U.S. Sanctions Cut Off Aspiring Iranians From Tests Needed for Study Abroad [New York Times] U.S. blocks Duolingo English Test in Iran as part of sweeping economic crackdown [Biz Times] New visa rules to go into effect for international students [Pitt News] At the airport auction, a catalogue of what people lose [Pittsburgh City Paper] Looking for a Picasso original? You might find one at annual auction of lost-and-found items at Pittsburgh International [Post-Gazette] Airport auction, full catalog [Joe R. Pyle] PODCAST: Why is PIT the Gold Standard? [Your City Could Be Better] Pittsburgh International Airport Takes Home the Gold [Pittsburgh Magazine] The risk of eviction may be higher than you think. Here's what you should know [Public Source] Pittsburgh sees its final 8pm sunset this week [Axios Pittsburgh] Eviction filing rates drop statewide; study says eviction prevention programs help [Triblive] Local farmstead opens themed corn maze paying tribute to country music legend [WPXI] Mad Mex's Gobblerito returns for the 20th year [Triblive] PETA's Traveling Truck Is Giving Away Vegan Chicken Nationwide [PETA] The Pittsburgh Symphony is touring Europe. Once again, it's the only U.S. orchestra at the world's top classical festival [Post-Gazette] Learn more about our sponsor TK. Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news?  Sign up for our daily morning newsletter. We're on Instagram @CityCastPgh. Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here. 

Caroline and Allison return from a summer hiatus and welcome Juliana Pereira, co-author of Pivot Quest, after attending her talk with co-author Luis at Hummingbird Books in Chestnut Hill, moderated by Caroline. Juliana explains she met Luis while working at a business school during a rebranding project, then later partnered with him after he proposed a “Duolingo of career pivoting” concept. She describes three years of research interviewing 100+ career pivoters across 25 countries, finding that pivots are typically triggered by life events (divorce, loss, layoffs, moves) and often accompanied by bodily stress signals, anxiety, and identity fears. Key themes include that people never start from scratch, pivots build on existing skills and community, and success comes from curiosity and not defining oneself by a job title, illustrated by an 83-year-old with 16 pivots. Find Juliana's book at https://pivot-quest.com/ Topics 00:56 Back From Hiatus 01:34 Book Talk Recap 02:59 How They Met 04:17 Research Across Cultures 06:11 Body And Identity 07:19 Never Start From Scratch 11:13 Curiosity And Growth 13:21 Unusual Pivot Story 15:53 Wrap Up And Part Two

Send us Fan MailDo It Backwards: A Gift to Your Future SelfIn this episode, I'm sharing a simple strategy that is already making my days feel lighter: do the things you're dreading first. Instead of leaving the kitchen cleanup, preparing vegetables for the kids, Duolingo, exercise, or dinner prep until later, I'm trying to get them done as early as possible—before my brain has a chance to complain.I talk about how doing things ahead of time can feel like giving a gift to your future self, and how my husband's meal-prep habits have inspired me to think differently about cooking for a big family. I also share an update about exploring hormone replacement therapy, what I've been learning about perimenopause, and why I'm more open to it now than I expected.Plus, I recap the end of our very busy summer: a beautiful hike in Canmore, sushi karaoke in Banff with my parents and kids, and a special visit from longtime friends. It was exhausting, joyful, and a reminder that staying connected to old friendships is absolutely worth the effort.So this week, try doing it backwards: pick the thing you're most likely to put off and do it first. Your future self will thank you. Support the show

Have you ever finished a book you dislike just to say you've finished it? Have you loaded up Duolingo at 11:55pm to keep the streak alive? Have you felt the crushing disappointment of realising you forgot to record your run for Strava?  If so, metrics might be controlling your life. And philosopher C. Thi Nguyen, my guest on today's episode of Nudge, thinks that's a problem. Nguyen believes that our lives are increasingly organised around metrics and that these rankings don't just track what we value. They replace it. This episode contains some explicit language.  ---  Get Thi's book The Score: https://amzn.to/4fsqxTD Unlock the Nudge Vaults: ⁠https://www.nudgepodcast.com/vaults⁠  Join 12,411 readers of my newsletter: ⁠https://www.nudgepodcast.com/mailing-list  Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/phill-agnew/⁠ --- Today's sources: Nguyen, C. T. (2026). The Score: How to stop playing somebody else's game. Penguin Press.

Can you actually learn Arabic from an app, or are you just spinning your wheels? In this episode of Tips for Learning Levantine Arabic, Jennifer breaks down the pros and cons of popular language apps like Duolingo and Pimsleur when it comes to learning spoken Arabic dialects.She addresses why starting with Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) might send you down the wrong path, how gamified apps slow down your vocabulary acquisition, and why learning through the lens of English can stunt your conversational growth. Plus, learn why human-to-human interaction, structured spoken Arabic classes, and cultural context are absolute must-haves if you want to achieve fluency.Whether you are deciding between an app or a professional language coach, or an Arabic course, this episode will help you decide where to invest your time towards reaching your goals.Ready to take your skills further? Check out our Levantine Arabic online classes and begin the journey to speaking Arabic with confidence.

Kia ora whānau! Here's what you missed on the show today: That’s RANK! Today Storme ranks “Bots” Tegs had a holy shit I'm 30 moment. Is Sione the only person who had Knowing You by Jamoa Jam at their wedding? Tegs just cracked 200 days in a row on Duolingo! So we tested her Spanish. IRD is open for feedback at the moment and Nickson is drafting up an email. The top 5 lunchbox snacks when we were kids, and checking out what kids these days get. How do you know an islander manages a retail store?

The business world was buzzing when Burger King posted 8.5% same-store sales growth in the US, beating McDonald’s by the widest margin in at least two years. Meanwhile, Wendy’s dropped 7%, losing its number two spot in American fast food. But is this turnaround as impressive as the headlines suggest? Through the lens of category design, the story looks very different from what most business journalists are telling you. On this episode of The Pirate Street Journal, Christopher , Eddie, and Bri break down what is really happening with Burger King and the fast food wars, why Reddit has become the most valuable and most manipulated room on the internet, and whether mascots are a genuine brand asset or just a sign that a company has nothing real to say. What emerged was a masterclass in how companies confuse marketing wins with actual category leadership. This is just some of the topics that Pirates Christopher Lochhead, Eddie Yoon and Bri Clark discuss on this episode of The Pirate Street Journal. Each week, the Category Pirates pick three headlines worth paying attention to and break down the category underneath. You're listening to Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different. We are the real dialogue podcast for people with a different mind. So get your mind in a different place, and hey ho, let's go.   Burger King’s Growth Numbers Do Not Tell the Whole Story When Burger King rebuilt the Whopper with a premium bun, new mayo, and a box instead of a wrapper, it made headlines. CEO Tom Curtis started taking personal calls from customers, reportedly logging over 3,300 conversations. These are real operational improvements, and the marketing shift from stunt-driven content to customer-celebrating campaigns like “You Rule” shows genuine progress. However, as the panel pointed out, you do not deposit percentages into a bank account. Franchise profit per location actually dropped from roughly $205,000 to $185,000, hammered by record beef prices. The chain making less money per store is winning traffic, but not building wealth. Marketing can improve perception, but it cannot solve for a weak category position.   Why Burger King Cannot Win by Fighting for Number Two The deeper issue is that Burger King has spent decades trying to be a better version of McDonald’s rather than something genuinely different. McDonald’s has far more locations and is legendary for speed and consistency. Premium burger brands like Five Guys and Shake Shack own the taste-driven, quality-focused space. Burger King is caught in the middle, without a clear category to own. The contrast with In-N-Out Burger is striking. In-N-Out has been owned by one family since its founding, has never franchised, has never gone public, and operates with one of the simplest menus in fast food history. The result is that customers do not say they want a burger. They say they want In-N-Out. That is what a category of one looks like, and it is the standard Burger King should be measuring itself against.   What Reddit and Mascots Teach Us About Category Thinking The Reddit story carries a powerful lesson that connects directly to Burger King’s situation. Brands are paying agencies thousands of dollars a month to plant fake organic reviews on the one platform consumers trust precisely because nothing there is bought. The panel argued that the real opportunity on Reddit is not manipulation. It is listening. Angry customers are not indifferent customers. They are passionate ones who can be flipped into advocates with radical generosity and a genuine point of view. The mascot trend follows the same pattern. Crocs, Liberty Mutual, Stanley Black and Decker, and others are launching brand characters, but research shows a mascot needs more than three years of consistent use before it delivers measurable results. Most marketing teams do not have three years. Duolingo’s Green Owl succeeded because one person committed to it consistently over five years and built something culturally meaningful. A mascot, like any marketing asset, cannot substitute for a clear category. It can only amplify one that already exists. To hear about the topics in this week's The Pirate Street Journal, download and listen to this episode. You can also read more Pirate Street Journal entries in the Category Pirates newsletter.   We hope you enjoyed this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different™! Christopher loves hearing from his listeners. Feel free to email him, connect on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and subscribe on Apple Podcast / Spotify!

Welcome to another episode of LIFTS, where we explore the future of fitness, wellness and human performance. In this episode, hosts Matthew Januszek and Mohammed Iqbal unpack the findings from the ABC Fitness Wellness Watch: Summer 2026 – The Reinforcement Shift report and explore what the latest consumer data tells us about the changing fitness industry. For years, the industry has focused on access, inspiration, new equipment, new workouts and attracting more members. But the latest data suggests the bigger opportunity isn't simply getting people to join; it's helping them keep going. With new gym joins down 9% year-on-year, but existing members showing greater consistency, Matthew and Mo discuss why accountability, reinforcement and habit formation could become increasingly important for operators. They explore why Gen Z now represents 46% of new gym joins, what fitness can learn from Duolingo's approach to creating long-term habits, and why the growing home fitness community could represent both an opportunity and a challenge for traditional gyms. The conversation also looks at Peloton's evolving business model, the role of personalisation, and how AI could give operators new ways to understand, communicate with and support members both inside and outside the gym. Ultimately, the question is shifting from who owns the member to who owns the habit? In this episode, we cover: Why the fitness industry has a habit problem Why 46% of new gym joins are Gen Z What fitness can learn from Duolingo about habit formation Why consumers are spending more on studio fitness The growing home fitness community Peloton, personalisation and connected fitness Why gyms need to think beyond what happens inside their four walls How AI could transform member engagement and retention Why the future could belong to the brands that own the habit

Everyone wants the AI visibility tool with the free trial and the dashboard. We don't have one to sell you, and neither does anyone else—because if AI isn't recommending your brand, that's usually a trust problem wearing a tooling costume.  In this week's Spin Sucks podcast episode, Gini Dietrich makes the case that trust is a supply chain with stations you cannot skip, and she walks through the three shortcuts that failed in public last year. You'll also learn why getting cited by an AI engine isn't the finish line, and how to tell an awareness problem from a belief problem. Read the full article: https://spinsucks.com/communication/ai-visibility-trust/  Links: Take the free PESO Model® Diagnostic: https://spinsucks.com/self-peso-diagnostic/ PESO Model® Certification: https://spinsucks.com/peso-model-certification/  The full eight-week arc, from the CMO operating system post through the Duolingo diagnostic, is at spinsucks.com

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Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2026, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we've chosen it. This week, from March: Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family's language, I hoped to join their conversation By Dan Fox. Read by Matt Addis. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

In July 2026, Meta launched an AI tool that let anyone generate images using your face and photos without asking, and the backlash canceled it in three days. Mike Brevik breaks down what that reversal proves about the power audiences hold in 2026, and contrasts it with The Nude Project, a Spanish clothing brand built from 600 euros into a $30 million company by deciding everything with its community instead of for it. KEY TAKEAWAYS Meta's Muse Image let any user generate AI content using a public account's face and photos with no opt-in, no warning, and no visible way to say no, and the backlash from SAG-AFTRA, the Creative Artists Agency, and everyday users forced Meta to kill the feature in three days. Audiences in 2026 don't just consume, they co-create. Over 85% of brands now call community marketing essential to growth, even though 59% still don't know how to execute it. Lego Ideas, Glossier, and Duolingo all prove the same point: brands that let their community shape the product see it in revenue, in organic reach, and in loyalty that traditional marketing can't buy. The Nude Project turned 600 euros into nearly $30 million a year in revenue by building 90% of its content around real, unpolished moments instead of sales pitches, and by treating its community as collaborators, not customers. The real differentiator between brands in 2026 isn't budget or technology. It's whether a brand decides for its audience or with them. LINKS AND RESOURCES Brand Retro Podcast: brandretro.com Cyberdogz Agency: cyberdogzmarketing.com Mike Brevik: mike@cyberdogzmarketing.com KEYWORDS AI ethics, Meta Muse Image, AI image generation, deepfake AI, digital consent, community marketing, brand community, The Nude Project, audience power, SAG-AFTRA, Instagram AI, brand authenticity, co-creation marketing, Lego Ideas, Glossier, Duolingo, brand trust, digital privacy, Brand Retro Mindset, Cyberdogz EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [00:01:12 - 00:02:15] Mike breaks down exactly how Muse Image worked: any user could @mention a public account and generate new content using their face, with every adult public account opted in by default. [00:02:15 - 00:02:52] SAG-AFTRA, the Creative Artists Agency, and Public Citizen go public against Meta within 48 hours, calling it a miscalculation of public sentiment around non-consensual digital replicas. [00:02:52 - 00:03:35] Meta discontinues Muse Image three days after launch, and Mike asks what that reversal says about the power your audience holds right now. [00:04:12 - 00:04:48] The stat that frames the whole episode: 85% of brands call community marketing essential in 2026, but 59% still don't know how to execute it. [00:05:55 - 00:06:15] Brands that actively encourage community-generated content see 5x higher engagement and $6.40 back for every $1 invested in community. [00:07:05 - 00:07:40] Two 19-year-olds with 600 euros between them built The Nude Project into a $30 million brand with stores in four cities and collaborations with Madonna. [00:08:45 - 00:09:15] A nationwide blackout in Spain becomes the unlikely spark for The Nude Project's Art of Boredom campaign, built on the insight that people needed permission to be bored. [00:10:55 - 00:11:55] Mike lands the thesis: in a world where anything can be manufactured, luxury is no longer what you can show, it's the experience you make for people. SHAREABLE QUOTES [00:09:05] "What people needed wasn't more content. It was permission to be bored." — Mike Brevik [00:10:20] "They watched what their audience was living through. They listened before they built." — Mike Brevik [00:11:20] "The barriers between what's real and what's fabricated are becoming imperceptible." — Mike Brevik [00:11:35] "In a world where everything can be manufactured, luxury is no longer what you can show." — Mike Brevik [00:11:40] "Luxury is the experience you make for people." — Mike Brevik [00:11:50] "The audience doesn't just cancel brands that get it wrong, it rewards the brave ones too." — Mike Brevik [00:12:05] "Does your brand decide for its audience, or with them?" — Mike Brevik [00:12:10] "That's the difference between a launch that lasts three days and a community that lasts decades." — Mike Brevik [00:13:45] "Digital privacy is not something you delegate. It's something you manage." — Mike Brevik [00:13:50] "Your face, your content, your digital identity. They're yours, but only if you actively protect them." — Mike Brevik

Duolingo built the internet's favorite brand on rented land—the best shared media engine on the planet, run through one green owl on platforms it doesn't control. In this month's PESO Model® Diagnostic, Gini Dietrich looks at what the legend leaves out: an owned media record too thin to defend the brand when the 2025 "AI-first" backlash hit. You'll learn why Duo's chaos is actually disciplined character work, why AI engines ignore your funniest channel and cite your machine-readable record instead, and the three fixes that apply to any brand being told to "just go viral." Read the full article: https://spinsucks.com/communication/duolingo-peso-model-diagnostic/ Links: Take the free PESO Model® Diagnostic: https://spinsucks.com/self-peso-diagnostic/ PESO Model® Certification: https://spinsucks.com/peso-model-certification/  The series so far: Budweiser, Liquid Death, Peppa Pig, and HubSpot at spinsucks.com

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Are we currently experiencing a Yiddish renaissance? This is one of the questions we are often asked at YIVO. YIVO's own community of Yiddish learners has expanded more than 10-fold in the last two years. Duolingo has added Yiddish as a language. Headline after headline touts Yiddish as unexpectedly alive and well. What does this all mean for Yiddish in the 21st century? Join YIVO for a conversation about the Yiddish world today. Led by YIVO's Director of Public Programs Alex Weiser, this program will feature journalist and playwright Rokhl Kafrissen, scholar and In Geveb Editor-in-chief Jessica Kirzane, scholar and Yiddish podcast founder and host Sandra Fox, and YIVO's Director of Education Ben Kaplan. This panel discussion originally took place on June 1, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Watch the YouTube version of this episode HEREWhat if your law firm's case management system was designed to be as engaging as Duolingo or TikTok?In this episode, Tyson breaks down an experiment he is currently testing inside his own law firm: using the psychology behind habit-forming apps to make everyday work more engaging.Tyson shares how his firm is building features like daily streaks, personalized quests, team wins, badges, rewards, and even mini games directly into its case management system. But the goal is not to make employees addicted to work. Instead, Tyson explains how these same behavioral principles can be used with intentional guardrails to help employees know what to work on, recognize progress, and make completing important tasks a little more enjoyable.In this episode, we dive into:Why Tyson decided to gamify his law firm's case management systemThe four-part “hook model” behind many habit-forming productsHow variable rewards keep people coming back to apps like TikTok and InstagramUsing AI to create a personalized daily list of important tasksWhy Tyson built streaks—and “streak freezes”—into his firm's systemHow automated recognition can celebrate employee wins without creating unhealthy competitionWhy Tyson is hesitant to use traditional employee leaderboardsThe importance of giving productivity systems an actual finish lineHow to use behavioral psychology without encouraging employees to work constantlyWhy Tyson built a “kill switch” into the system in case gamification creates unintended consequencesTyson also explains how the firm's new “Daily Run” identifies important work from each employee's real task queue, including client communication, overdue tasks, and upcoming deadlines. Once employees complete their most important work, they can earn rewards and maintain their streak while still having a clear stopping point for the day.Timestamps00:00 — Why Tyson is making his case management system more addictive03:00 — The psychology behind habit-forming platforms05:00 — Why law firms are competing with social media for employee attention07:00 — Building streaks and rewards into everyday work09:00 — The five hooks law firms can borrow from social media10:00 — Using AI to create a personalized Daily Run14:00 — Tracking work and employee activity inside the firm16:00 — Variable rewards tied to real accomplishments19:00 — Streaks, loss aversion, and giving employees grace21:00 — Social validation without ranking employees24:00 — Why every productivity system needs a finish line26:00 — Building guardrails and a kill switch into gamificationIf you are looking for ways to get your team more engaged with the systems your firm already uses, this episode offers a fascinating look at how behavioral psychology, AI, and gamification could change the way work gets done inside a law firm.

Elecia and Christopher celebrate winning the IEEE Educational Activities Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Outreach and Informal Education! A huge thank you to Mark Omo and the wonderful listeners who submitted nomination letters. Chris and Elecia talk about learning Hungarian to qualify Chris for an EU passport. They also cover Cory Doctorow's new book The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI, smart ways to hand off codebases, and the most valuable skills they've relied on through their engineering careers. DISCUSSION RESOURCES & LINKS AWARDS & MILESTONES: IEEE Educational Activities Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Outreach and Informal Education "For creating and sustaining Embedded.fm, a long-running technical engineering podcast that bridges academic theory and industry practice, champions underrepresented groups in STEM, addresses professional ethics, and provides informal technical mentorship to a global audience." Huge thanks to Mark Omo for submitting the nomination and to the other nominators for advocating for our work. To the 450+ guests—artists, makers, educators, entrepreneurs, and traditional engineers—who have generously shared their time and deep expertise with us: this award belongs to you too. And to our incredible global listener community: thank you for tuning in, sharing episodes with your colleagues, and keeping the STEM pipeline strong. If Embedded.fm has ever helped you solve a tricky bug, navigate a career transition, or stay inspired in hardware/software design, we'd love for you to celebrate with us by sharing your favorite episode with an early-career engineer or student this week! Embedded episode 501: Inside the Armpit of a Giraffe, an interview with biologist Meredith Palmer and engineer Akiba, won a Communicator Award for an Individual Episodes-Science & Technology, Distinction 2026. BOOKS & READING LIST: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow Programmers at Work: Interviews With 19 Developers Who Shaped the Computer Industry by Susan Lammers (1986) Embedded AI: Intelligence at the Deep End by David Such (No Starch Press, Early Access) TECHNICAL & LANGUAGE MENTIONS: The Hungarian phrase "Boldog vagyok" ("I am happy"). Elecia's Duolingo page Zephyr RTOS and embedding Rust libraries into Zephyr environments Memfault observability, CSV data extractions, and battery performance analytics AI models escaping sandboxes (The OpenAI and Anthropic benchmark incidents) Transcript

In this edition of The Random Show, Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose reunite over tequila to talk Zen retreats, learning to rock climb at (almost) 50, mortality and grief, why you should stop saying "one day," AI predictions , and much more. Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by:Incogni, which removes your personal data from the web, helping shield you from fraud, scams, and identity theft: Incogni.com/Tim (use code TIM at checkout and get 60% off an annual plan)Wealthfront high-yield cash account: Wealthfront.com/Tim New clients get 3.30% base APY from program banks + additional 0.75% boost for 3 months on your uninvested cash (max $150k balance). Terms and conditions apply. The Cash Account offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC (“WFB”) member FINRA/SIPC, not a bank. The base APY as of 1/30/26 is representative, can change, and requires no minimum. Tim Ferriss, a non-client, receives compensation from WFB for advertising and holds a non-controlling equity interest in the corporate parent of WFB, which creates a conflict of interest. Individual experiences and outcomes will differ. Instant withdrawals may be limited by your receiving firm and other factors. Investment advisory services provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Securities investments: not bank deposits, not bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value.Timestamps[00:00:00] Start.[00:00:24] A tequila toast, and getting "taxed" by alcohol as you age.[00:02:18] Toaster at 15: a late-night health scare.[00:06:01] Losing Om Malik, and finding out on retreat.[00:08:03] Matt Mullenweg, Antarctica, and gratitude.[00:09:34] Coming to terms with our limited time on Earth.[00:14:37] Five days of silence and the koan "Mu."[00:15:20] Kevin's micro-insight and a plug for The Way.[00:27:25] Rock climbing after 40, and a Yosemite goal.[00:29:18] Michael Eckert and finger-strength training.[00:30:40] The Nug, Abrahangs, and a travel training kit.[00:32:57] Free Solo and climbing with a fear of heights.[00:37:53] The Blade Itself, and a friend lost in a plane crash.[00:39:19] A2 protein and Pioneer Pastures.[00:40:34] Maui Nui venison and the nitrate question.[00:43:48] deltaG ketones: what they are and the catch.[00:45:42] Ketones, dementia, and verbal fluidity.[00:46:29] Pre-grieving a parent's decline.[00:48:33] Training not to die: the one bike I can stand and the Norwegian 4×4.[00:51:10] Something beats nothing: saunas, treadmills, and Duolingo chess.[00:53:04] The MM120 anxiety study — and a small-world surprise.[00:56:17] Psilocybin, LSD, and dementia case reports.[01:01:28] Neutonic toothpicks and Kevin's AI-powered home.[01:06:12] Spooky AI personalization and investment autopsies.[01:17:38] Values cards, contractual bonds, and dark information.[01:23:25] 360 reviews and child-rearing.[01:24:54] Wispr Flow, Shokz, and my recording rig.[01:29:32] The "big three" and where AI goes next.[01:44:40] Let your winners run; buy the company, not the product.[01:51:08] Digg's relaunch, 5-Bullet Friday, and parting thoughts.*DISCLAIMER FROM TIM FERRISS: I am not an investment adviser. Nor is Kevin Rose. All opinions are mine alone. Or his. There are risks involved in placing any investment in securities or in Bitcoin or in cryptocurrencies or in anything. None of the information presented herein is intended to form the basis of any offer or recommendation or have any regard to the investment objectives, financial situation, or needs of any specific person, and that includes you, my dear listener or reader. Everything you're going to hear is for informational entertainment purposes only.*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.