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(2:45) Conversamos con César Muñoz Fontela (Instituto de Medicina Tropical Bernhard Nocht de Hamburgo) sobre o gromo do virus de Bundibugyo na República Democrática do Congo, unha enfermidade emerxente que pon a proba os protocolos sanitarios nun contexto de conflito e sen vacinas dispoñibles. (15:35) Efeméride do Calendario da Historia da Ciencia de Moncho Núñez (17:10) Os nosos estreleiros históricos Irene Vaspino e Martín Pawley comparten consellos prácticos para construír cámaras escuras caseiras coas que observar de forma segura e en familia a eclipse solar do 12 de agosto. Tamén exploramos a presenza das eclipses na cultura popular. (44:31) Borja Tosar achéganos ao paradoxo de Fermi.

Civilization is starving for macro-innovation. For our species to pass Fermi's great filter in the next few centuries, we need more of the kinds of scientific breakthroughs that occurred in the 20th century. But science and academia are broken, so the duty of innovation falls on the shoulders of the individual.And my guest, Dr. Andrew Colarik--a traveling scholar, nomad, and entrepreneurial academic--has a solution in the form of his Problem-to-Publication Method (P2P Method) for accelerated mastery.02:27 Meet Dr. Andrew Colarik and his background03:41 Why are we stuck in micro-innovation mode?07:32 The solution: The Problem to Publication Method17:09 Conducting a smart drug trial and its potential26:56 Making a better cup of tea: A scientific approach30:26 No love without truth, no truth without love33:19 Success stories: Mentees' achievements in 12 weeks40:48 The 12-week mastery program details46:46 Common mistakes in pursuit of mastery49:29 The danger of dogma and ideology55:10 Custom courses and personalized mentorship57:55 The five-day program option59:41 The value of independent thinking and critique01:02:53 Feedback on the book HourglassRead

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! En esta entrega de Universo de Misterios, analizamos el origen real de la famosa paradoja de Fermi, diseccionando cómo una pregunta casual durante un almuerzo en Los Álamos se transformó en un mito científico sobre la inexistencia de vida extraterrestre. Exploramos los argumentos de Michael Hart y Frank Tipler sobre la colonización galáctica, contrastándolos con las refutaciones de Carl Sagan y William Newman. Un recorrido por la astrobiología y las hipótesis, como la del bosque oscuro, que intentan explicar por qué el cosmos permanece en absoluto silencio. Aunque a algunas personas, a veces, puede proporcionar una falsa sensación de alivio, la ignorancia nunca es deseable. Pero eso, tú ya lo sabes... 441MACRAW Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

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Enrico Fermi ændrede verden to gange. Først da han modtog Nobelprisen for sin banebrydende forskning i atomkernen. Senere da han stod bag verdens første kontrollerede kædereaktion – et gennembrud, der gjorde atomkraft mulig og blev et afgørende skridt mod udviklingen af atombomben. Men Fermi huskes også for et helt andet spørgsmål: Hvis universet vrimler med liv, hvorfor har ingen så banket på? Det her er fortællingen om en mand, hvis forskning kom til at forme både vores forståelse af universet og menneskehedens egen skæbne.Afsnittet er skrevet og tilrettelagt af Daniel StagstedFortalt af Lauge Hendriksen. Tor Arnbjørn er producer. René Slott står for lyddesign og mixHvis du kan lide min fortælling, så husk at gå ind og abonnér, give en anmeldelse og fortæl dine venner om podcasten.www.sciencereport.dk www.rakkerpak.nu

Wat is die stappe wat 'n beskawing moet deurloop om van eensellige lewe tot interstellêre reisigers te ontwikkel? Ons vat 'n reis deur biologie om te ondersoek waar die Groot Filter moontlik lê.Nog Biologie: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3kE9CfmFIjywO4HiWeaQzTHoofstukke:00:00; Fermi Paradoks & Gravitasieput08:18; Begin van lewe19:11; Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic 26:29; Meersellig31:12; Seksuele voortplanting34:20; Mense40:25; Fermi idee vs Filter idee; Afstande49:52; Astrochicken en Berserker wapens ; Afsluiting

Adam and Adir discuss EasyJet and the economics of discount airlines, Telstra’s outage, Twinkies, protein mania, gambling, Norway’s sporting machine, work from home obesity, Nvidia and Fermi’s AI bubble, Bitcoin, TEG, Ticketek and Live Nation.Watch the Luton Airport Prank Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya_LluCl16k Join us on Substack for articles, news and more: https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 237 | In the 19th dialogue of the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series, an exploration of the final chapter of The Inner Journey Home, Hameed Ali looks at the evolution of Western culture and how it happened that soul, world, and God became divided as the culture developed. Hameed explains this was a necessary evolutionary step, an inherent part of our development, and though we lost our spiritual footing in the process (with secularization came a “gaping emptiness, meaninglessness, a lack of true fulfillment”), the separation of science and Church freed science and later psychology to take off on their own trajectories, leading to great strides in our understanding of our physical world and psychological make-up. The secularization of society turned out to have plenty of benefits, including improving the physical and economic well-being of many. But where does that leave us now, and what does the future hold? Will there be an integration of these disparate parts, where spiritual ground becomes a foundational piece of our next stage of evolution? Can the scientific perspective, with its precision and clarity of mind, be brought to bear on our inner life of spiritual inquiry as well as the outer nature of reality? In realizing that our soul needs life's encounters to mature—meditation alone is not enough—will we find the lost “pearl beyond price” individually and possibly collectively or in small groups? Hameed concludes by telling us that the Diamond Approach is about redeeming the mind: integrating the diamond clarity of the intellect with spiritual depth. He shares his vision of fully realized scientists merging a spiritual perspective with precise and penetrating inquiry, and ends with the wish for all human beings to know: “People who are listening… it's possible for you.” Recorded June 11, 2026.“The spiritual ground that science doesn't deal with is needed to complete the story.”Topics & Time StampsIntroducing dialogue #19 in the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series, in which Hameed Ali explores the final chapter of The Inner Journey Home (00:45)The development of Western culture & the idea that soul, God, and world are separate (03:27)The separation of God, soul & world was a necessary evolutionary step (05:39)This secularization of society allowed the scientific point of view to develop (09:15)The bifurcation happened also in the field of psychology, especially with the influence of Freud (14:49)Our inherent spirit of inquiry came to be applied to the outer world instead of the inner; with secularism, the spiritual perspective was left behind (17:50)With secularization came meaninglessness; capitalism & communism focused on economics (26:16)Will integration happen? Can secularization find its spiritual depth? (30:08)What does the future hold? Hameed thinks humanity's enlightenment is a LONG way off (34:47)Valuing autonomy is an outer reflection of the valuing of the uniqueness of the individual, the pearl beyond price (36:06)Gurdjieff thought humans don't live long enough to grow spiritually (40:12)Finding the lost pearl: the soul matures through encounters in life—not just in meditation (42:24)The complete pearl integrates the compassion, love & intelligence of boundless awareness: the personalization of the absolute (45:00)What are the possibilities of developing a cultural pearl or a species pearl? (47:00) The Fermi paradox, the future, AI, and the importance of personal experience (51:20)Can we teach AI to make truth the #1 priority? (56:22)Roger reads the epilogue of The Inner Journey Home, a beautiful distillation of the soul's journey (57:17)Having a few spiritual individuals living their true nature is what keeps humanity alive (59:49)Redeeming the mind: this teaching integrates the diamond clarity of the intellect with spiritual depth (1:00:23)Hameed's wish for all human beings (1:05:49)Resources & ReferencesA. H. Almaas (Hameed Ali), founder of The Ridhwan School, home of The Diamond ApproachA. H. Almaas, The Inner Journey Home: Soul's Realization of the Unity of RealityRoger Penrose, prize-winning physicist & philosopher of scienceIsaac Newton's occult studies, HermeticismBertrand Russell, philosopher, logician, mathematicianKen Wilber, Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Greatest Physicists Kieran Fox, I Am Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert EinsteinG. I. Gurdjieff, Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: All and EverythingA. H. Almaas, The Pearl Beyond Price: Integration of Personality into Being: An Object Relations ApproachThe Fermi paradox asks why, given the vast number of potentially habitable planets in our observable universe, there is no clear evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations---The A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series generally follows the sequence of Hameed's magnum opus, The Inner Journey Home (which John describes as psychoactive and spiritually, psychologically, and intellectually transformative), so listeners may want to get a copy of this book, to study and follow along on this exhilarating path of awakening.---Special Diamond Approach Course Discount for Deep Transformation ListenersIf you are interested in taking a course offered by Diamond Approach Online, Hameed's team at the Ridhwan School have offered a special 20% discount for Deep Transformation listeners. You can access the Course Catalog here: https://online.diamondapproach.org/catalog/. And enter the code DTP20 to receive your discount when you sign up.---Hameed Ali (A. H. Almaas) was born in Kuwait in 1944. At the age of eighteen, he moved to the U.S. to study at the University of California in Berkeley. Hameed was working on his Ph.D. in physics when he reached a turning point in his life and destiny that led him to inquire into the psychological and spiritual aspects of human nature rather than the physical nature of the universe. He left the academic world to pursue an in-depth journey of inner discovery, applying his scientific precision and discipline to personal, experiential research. This included study with different teachers in different modalities, extensive reading, and continuous study of his own consciousness in an effort to understand the essential nature of human experience and reality in general.Hameed's process of exploration led to the creation of the Ridhwan School and, with his colleague Karen Johnson, resulted in the founding and unfoldment of the Diamond Approach. He is the author of 20 books, including Nondual Love: Awakening to the Loving Nature of Reality, Love Unveiled: Discovering the Essence of the Awakened Heart, Keys to the...

Fermín Valenzuela, licenciado en historia y uno de los autores del libro "En busca de España", nos habla de un nuevo capítulo de la historia, en concreto de peleas religiosas que se dieron en España en el S. de Oro. ¡No te lo pierdas!

Programa completo del 'No son horas' con Gemma Ruiz. Hoy hemos hecho las maletas junto a Carlos Padilla para viajar al otro lado del charco con sus "Americanadas". Hemos acudido a la consulta del doctor Joaquín Álvarez Gregori para conocer un poco más sobre picaduras. Y el historiador Fermín Valenzuela nos ha contado algunas de las peleas religiosas que ocurrieron en España durante el Siglo de Oro.

Eating disorders don't appear overnight, they tend to build up over time, shaped by a mix of genetic, psychological and social factors. That's why early detection matters: the sooner the warning signs are recognised, the faster appropriate support can be put in place. And it's worth being clear, this isn't about occasional cravings or a slightly restrictive diet. Eating disorders are serious psychiatric conditions, typically taking three main forms: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. How are these disorders manifested? What are the societal factors that might explain the emergence of eating disorders? And what about the genetic factor in all this? Depending on the disorder, what changes can be observed in eating habits? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠⁠⁠What is the Fermi paradox?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠What's the Tinder Paradox ?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Could vanlife be a lifestyle choice for you?⁠⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parola d'ordine: prudenza. Si tratta dell'approccio migliore? Dal Paradosso di Fermi al materiale che già abbiamo inviato nello spazio. Facciamo insieme questo viaggio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Der er igen masser at tale om i denne udgave af RumNyt, der i øvrigt er den sidste i forårssæsonen (men vi har en RumSnak Bonus på vej også!). Vi lægger ud med opfølgning om Artemis-missioner, lækager på ISS og lidt andet godt, og så kaster vi os ud i nyhederne. Det skal blandt andet handle om exoplanter rundt om sorte huller, om Mælkevejens bule, og om jetstrømmen fra vores eget sorte hul, Sagittarius A*. Vi dykker dog også ned i mysteriet om signaler der jammer GPS-satellitter over Europa, siger ordentligt farvel til NASAs MAVEN-mission ved Mars, og ser på hvordan solstorme påvirker satellitter i kredsløb om Jorden. Lyt med

Sono state trovate e stanno bene Alisya e a Sarah le due sorelle di 12 e 16 anni scomparse la notte tra il 6 e il 7 giugno scorsi da una casa famiglia di Civitella Alfedena (L'Aquila). Erano nell'abitazione di una parente della madre a Formia. Rintracciate grazie a una videochiamata. Fermati la mamma, il suo compagno e il nonno.

L'Iran festeggia la vittoria, Trump festeggia la vittoria. Ma chi ha ragione? Con Brian Katulis, senior fellow al Middle East Insitute, ripercorriamo i 14 punti del memorandum di intesa che ha posto fine alla guerra tra Iran e Stati Uniti.Al G7 chi ha portato a casa una vittoria è sicuramente il presidente Volodymyr Zelensky che ha avuto conferma del pieno sostegno dell'Europa e ha strappato una cessione di licenza per la produzione dei Patriot dal presidente americano Donald Trump. Commentiamo con Micol Flammini, Giornalista de Il Foglio, e con Alessandro Marrone, responsabile del programma “Difesa, sicurezza e spazio” dello IAI, l’Istituto Affari Internazionali.

Programa completo 'No son horas' con Gemma Ruiz. Hoy hemos hablado de algunas muertes inoportunas de reyes y príncipes españoles con el historiador Fermín Valenzuela. También hemos hecho las maletas junto a Carlos Padilla y sus "Americanadas" para saber lo que ha pasado estos días al otro lado del charco. Y hemos acudido a la consulta del doctor Joaquín Álvarez Gregori para saber un poco más sobre las enfermedades de trasmisión sexual.

Fermín Valenzuela, licenciado en historia y uno de los autores del libro "En busca de España", nos habla de un nuevo capítulo de la historia, el de las muertes inoportunas de algunos reyes y príncipes españoles. ¡Muy interesante!

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 492. https://youtu.be/wORPhS6dTv4?si=m01gSOxqjHJ3vDEW This is my interview by Matthew Geiger of the Carl Menger Institute for Menger Institute Podcast #6 (recorded June 11, 2026). Shownotes and transcript below. Related tweet: at 13:20, defending the late Millennials and early Gen Z against snide criticisms of their plight--living with their parents, working at Starbucks, playing video games, not having kids, and so on--by the older generations who did this to them. Inflation, shitty schools, the debt… — Stephan Kinsella (@NSKinsella) June 14, 2026 Related links TBD Shownotes (Grok) Podcast Show Notes Episode Title: Stephan Kinsella: From Patent Attorney to Anarcho-Libertarian Theorist – Property Rights, IP, Bitcoin, and the Future of Liberty Guest: Stephan Kinsella – Retired patent attorney, prolific libertarian writer, anarcho-libertarian legal theorist, and key figure associated with the Mises Institute and Property and Freedom Society. Episode Summary: Matthew Geiger sits down with Stephan Kinsella for a deep, wide-ranging conversation covering Kinsella's personal journey into libertarianism, the philosophical foundations of libertarian thought, the critical importance of property rights, the case against intellectual property, generational challenges, technological disruption, foreign policy critiques, and an optimistic long-term vision for human freedom. Topics & Timestamps Introduction 0:00 Matthew Geiger welcomes listeners to the Menger Institute podcast and introduces Stephan Kinsella as a retired patent attorney and libertarian writer. Kinsella expresses his excitement about the conversation. How Stephan Kinsella Discovered Libertarianism 0:19 Matthew Geiger asks Kinsella to share his personal story, including his work with Murray Rothbard and Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Kinsella recounts growing up in a conservative Louisiana household with little political or economic knowledge. A librarian gave him The Fountainhead in high school, sparking his interest in philosophy, individualism, and free-market economics. He read voraciously, quickly became a libertarian, then an Austrian, and eventually an anarchist during college and law school. He practiced oil & gas, international, and eventually patent law for 30 years while pursuing libertarian theory as an avocation, attending Mises Institute events since 1995. Libertarian vs. Anarchist: Definitions and Preferences 2:17 Matthew Geiger asks about the distinction between calling oneself a libertarian versus an anarchist. Kinsella explains different axes of libertarianism (activism vs. theory vs. personal conduct) and argues that libertarianism is a consistent extension of classical liberalism centered on self-ownership and Lockean property rights. He details why the Non-Aggression Principle (NAP) is actually a shorthand for a deeper cluster of property rules — homesteading, contract, and rectification — rather than a standalone axiom. He makes the case that the most consistent libertarians are anarchists, while minarchists are libertarians with an asterisk, and classical liberals are close intellectual cousins but not true libertarians. Matthew Geiger on Labels and Consistency 10:19 Matthew Geiger shares his own thoughts on the dilution of the term “libertarian” and his preference for “anarchist.” He discusses taking the label back from the left and echoes Hoppe's view that the state is always socialist. Geiger and Kinsella agree that the most principled position is anarcho-libertarianism (or Austro-libertarianism), which recognizes the natural emergence of hierarchy, authority, norms, and social consequences in a free society — things many modern libertarians mistakenly reject. Younger Generations, Cultural Shifts, and Advice 13:23 Matthew Geiger asks about cultural and political trends among younger generations, referencing Javier Milei's popularity, and requests advice for them. Kinsella sympathizes with Gen Z and Millennials, blaming previous generations for poor education, inflation, debt, and making normal life unaffordable. He advises libertarians to adopt a long-term perspective, read Albert Jay Nock's Isaiah's Job, focus on being part of the “remnant,” maintain balance in life (career, finances, family), and avoid burning out on short-term activism. He also reflects on how the libertarian movement has grown larger, more international, and more radical since the 2008 Ron Paul campaign, though newer adherents tend to be less well-read. Optimism About Technology, Fragmentation, and the Future 21:40 Matthew Geiger expresses optimism about technology, the internet, AI, and the erosion of state monopolies on force and information. Kinsella shares a cautious but ultimately hopeful outlook. He discusses the benefits of media fragmentation (less centralized propaganda), the logic of Bitcoin succeeding on its own merits rather than activism, and why liberty, if achieved, will be because it is natural and inevitable. He touches on the Fermi paradox and great filter while maintaining long-term civilizational optimism. Foreign Policy, Economics, and IP Imperialism 31:59 Matthew Geiger circles back to connections between culture, foreign policy, and monetary policy, critiquing U.S. aid to Israel and mercantilist justifications. Kinsella delivers a sharp analysis of Pax Americana, dollar hegemony, the military-industrial complex, and how the U.S. exports inflation while benefiting certain industries. He describes “IP imperialism” — patents and copyrights — as tools that allow Hollywood, Big Pharma, and defense contractors to extract wealth from the rest of the world. Stephan Kinsella on Decentralization, IP, and the Future of the State 36:14 The conversation continues with Matthew Geiger noting decentralization in music production. Kinsella explains how technology (internet, streaming, piracy) has already weakened copyright and predicts 3D printing, robotics, and AI could eventually undermine pharmaceutical patents. He launches into a passionate critique of intellectual property as one of the most anti-libertarian, innovation-harming policies in existence. He envisions technology enabling greater self-sufficiency, causing the state to gradually wither away like the British monarchy — becoming largely ceremonial while private enterprise and civil society take over most functions. Kinsella ends on a hopeful, if long-term, note about humanity maturing beyond tribalism and primitive superstitions. Closing Thoughts and Resources 55:08 Stephan Kinsella promotes the Property and Freedom Society's annual conference in Turkey, the new book Rothbard at 100, and his “Universal Principles of Liberty” project (a concise statement of libertarian legal principles). Matthew Geiger thanks Kinsella and expresses interest in attending future events. Links & Resources: Stephan Kinsella: stephankinsella.com Property and Freedom Society: propertyandfreedom.org Rothbard at 100 (pre-order available) Mises Institute Episode Length: Approximately 58 minutes This episode offers a rich blend of personal history, rigorous libertarian theory, sharp cultural commentary, and forward-looking optimism. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Austrian economics, property rights, critiques of intellectual property, and the future of freedom. Transcript Introduction 0:00 Matthew Geiger: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Menger Institute podcast. We have a very special guest. We have with us a retired patent attorney and libertarian writer, Stephan Kinsella. Welcome to the Menger Institute podcast. Stephan Kinsella: Thanks for having me. Yeah, I'm very excited to talk to you. How Stephan Kinsella Discovered Libertarianism 0:19 Matthew Geiger: I want to begin, I think, with how you got into libertarianism, your work with Murray Rothbard and Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and yeah if you could tell us your story. Stephan Kinsella: Well I am, as you mentioned, retired. I did patent law, I did various types of law for about 30 years in private practice in the US: oil and gas law first and then international law and then patent law. So I've done a variety. In the later part a lot of high-tech law. But on the side, I also did a lot of libertarian writing and thinking because I've been interested in it since about high school. I am from Louisiana. I just came from a conservative household but had zero political or economic knowledge or even historical knowledge. But a librarian gave me The Fountainhead to read in high school and I read it and that got me interested in philosophy and free market economics and individualism. So I started reading voraciously and very soon became a libertarian and then of course reading the Austrians like Mises and Rothbard and the others pretty soon became an Austrian libertarian and then an anarchist. And I've been like that since college or law school. In law school and after I started trying to expand or develop the theories I've been reading to make some progress where I thought I could. And so that's sort of been my avocation all these years as a lawyer and now it's my main hobby or interest. So that's how I got interested in it and I started attending Mises Institute events in 1995 and did that for many years. Libertarian vs. Anarchist: Definitions and Preferences 2:17 Matthew Geiger: This may be a question of semantics but you say libertarian and I want to know what your distinction is or preference for describing yourself as libertarian or anarchist. Stephan Kinsella: Yes, I've always been, so in my view there are two types of libertarians in the sense of your interest. One is activism, that is being part of some movement trying to make change, and then the other is just being interested in the ideas, and then the other is just being a libertarian, like acting in a peaceful way and following those rules....

On Sunday 14 June, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazine, was joined by Amy Downie - Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens RBGV; Fermi de Sousa - Alpine Garden Society member; and Merryle Johnson - Seedscape Seeds;Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

Dirige y presenta: Juan Carlos Baruque Hernández Sumario del programa ALBA LOBERA *Teoría UFO - La paradoja de Fermi. Nuestra Web: https://mundoinsolitoradio.es Contacta: +34 687 39 80 12 - Solo WhatsApp mundoinsolitoradio@hotmail.com Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Programa completo del 'No son horas' con Gemma Ruiz. Hoy hemos acudido a la consulta del doctor Joaquín Álvarez Gregori para conocer un poco más sobre las intoxicaciones alimentarias propias de la época estival. También hemos hablado del café con la nutricionista Lara Marín y junto al historiador Fermín Valenzuela hemos hecho un repaso de los distintos papas que se han relacionado con nuestro país.

El historiador Fermín Valenzuela hace un repaso de los distintos papas que se han relacionado con nuestro país. ¡Muy interesante!

Peter Diamandis has built more of the future than almost anyone alive. He founded XPRIZE. He co-founded Singularity University with Ray Kurzweil. He started Human Longevity with Craig Venter. And in his new book with Steven Kotler, We Are as Gods, he argues that artificial intelligence isn't just changing what we can do. It's changing what it means to be human. I'm not so sure. This is Peter's fifth time on Into the Impossible, and the conversation I've been waiting years to have. His thesis: AI will deliver not just intelligence at scale, but wisdom — and humanity is already crossing the threshold into godlike capability, whether we're ready or not. My pushback: an experiment one of my students and I ran shows large language models trained only on pre-1911 physics cannot reproduce what Einstein did with the same data. If wisdom were just scale, that shouldn't be true. We go after it for an hour. No hedging, no softening. What you'll hear: — Whether AGI can manufacture genuine wisdom or just better simulations of it — The pre-1911 Einstein test and what it reveals about the ceiling of current AI — The "five forks of humanity": longevity, BCI, off-planet speciation, creators vs. consumers, and uploading — What happens to human purpose when scarcity disappears — Why Peter thinks India dominates the next twenty years of science and technology — Peter's Fermi paradox theory and why he thinks we may be someone else's biosphere experiment — The Future Vision XPRIZE and how dystopian training data may be making AI more dangerous — David Sinclair's epigenetic age-reversal trials, now underway in human eyes Peter says what you did between breakfast and dinner would be godlike to your grandparents. We just stopped noticing. Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation. CHAPTERS 00:00 Diamandis: AGI will generate wisdom by simulating billions of outcomes 04:07 Brian's counterargument: wisdom requires embodiment, not just simulation 07:07 The GPU + LLM architecture may already be a local maximum 09:48 AI is outpacing most math PhDs but the ceiling is still unknown 15:30 Diamandis fires back at the doomers 17:59 AI will eventually untangle the legal systems blocking the future 23:18 The Singularity has religious qualities and both hosts take that seriously 29:37 Post-scarcity splits humanity into creators and consumers 36:08 Peter's Fermi paradox theory: we may be someone else's biosphere experiment 43:07 Dystopian AI training data may be causing misalignment 51:46 Human trials are underway for epigenetic eye age reversal ——— Get the transcript, fascinating bonus content, and my Monday M.A.G.I.C. Message: https://briankeating.com/yt Have a .edu email and live in the USA? You automatically win a meteorite: https://BrianKeating.com/edu Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Support Into the Impossible on Patreon — get my weekly M.A.G.I.C. Message, unfiltered bonus content, and live monthly Office Hours with me: https://www.patreon.com/drbriankeating Join this channel for perks, monthly Office Hours, and your name in the Member Roster at the end of every episode: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join My books: Losing the Nobel Prize (memoir): http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://a.co/d/03ezQFu Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://a.co/d/hi50U9U Galileo's Dialogue (first-ever audiobook): https://a.co/d/iZPi9Un More: Peter Diamandis Moonshots Podcast: https://www.diamandis.com/podcast Peter Diamandis Substack: https://metatrends.substack.com/ Future Vision XPRIZE: https://futurevisionxprize.com/ Book We Are as Gods: https://a.co/d/0bfz2pBo Peter Diamandis YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peterdiamandis Follow Peter on X: https://x.com/PeterDiamandis Twitter/X: https://x.com/BrianKeating Substack: https://briankeating.substack.com Blog: https://briankeating.com/blog Audio-only: https://briankeating.com/podcast #intotheimpossible #briankeating #science #physics #astronomy #cosmology #podcast #universe #peterdiamandis #ai #agi #singularity #abundance #longevity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tras tres meses de vacacións, Duarte trae por fin un tema. E que mellor forma de celebralo que cun dos sospeitosos habituais do podcast: os aliens. Nesta ocasión detémonos nas posibilidades de contactar con vida extraterrestre a través das teorías da ciencia ficción, tratando de dar resposta á Paradoxa de Fermi e explorando a hipótese do Bosque Escuro.

Are Aliens Demons, Our Cosmic Neighbors, or Something Stranger?   Host Curtis Chang and author Andy Crouch explore the theological implications of UFOs, extraterrestrial life, and the possibility that humans are not the only created beings in the cosmos. They ask whether aliens should be understood as material creatures, angels and demons, image bearers, or cosmic neighbors—and what Scripture, Christian theology, and even Aquinas suggest about our human uniqueness. Along the way, they consider whether first contact would reveal Christian love, humility, and wonder—or our instinct toward fear and domination.   00:47 - Introduction to Alien Life and Declassified UFO Reports 02:19 - Do Aliens Exist? 08:32 - The Value of Pondering Alien Life 13:02 - Aliens vs. Angels and Demons 23:18 - God's Mysterious Creatures in Scripture 27:42 - The Octopus Dilemma and Human Specialness  38:26 - Missional Work and Alien Life? 44:26 - The Nature of God's Love 48:49 - Domination or Love : The Human Response to Aliens 50:58 - Andy Imagines Worshipping with Cosmic Neighbors   Turn on Apple Podcasts Automatic Downloads: Go to the Settings app on your iPhone. Tap Apps, then tap Podcasts. Tap Automatically Download, then tap an option. Tip: To automatically download episodes from a particular podcast, go to the Podcasts app on your iPhone, tap Library, then tap Shows. Touch and hold the show, then tap Settings. Tap Automatically Download to limit automatic downloads to a certain number of episodes or a timeframe. Sign up for the Anxiety Opportunity Course Use the code: Goodfaith   Scriptures Referenced: Job 1–2 (ESV) Job 38–41 (ESV) Genesis 1–2 (ESV) Genesis 4 (ESV) Ephesians 2 (ESV) 2 Peter 1:4 (ESV) Romans 8 (ESV) Isaiah 11 (ESV) Romans 10 (ESV)   Mentioned in This Episode: UFO-related declassified files UAP disclosure Meghan Sullivan and Notre Dame's DELTA project What is the Fermi paradox? Eleanor Stump's Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering C.S. Lewis's Perelandra Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary: A Novel A scene from Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind A scene from Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial A scene from Denis Villeneuve's Arrival St. Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica: reason / will / dominion Salvation as Theosis: The Teaching of Eastern Orthodoxy (article) Isaiah's peaceable kingdom  Thunderbird in Native American traditions Do octopus brains work like humans'? (article) Pythagoras and Johannes Kepler's Musica Universalis or the Music of the Spheres   More From Andy Crouch: Check out Andy's website Check out Andy's work at Praxis Read Andy's book: The Life We're Looking For   Follow Us: Good Faith on Instagram Good Faith on X (formerly Twitter) Good Faith on Facebook   The Good Faith Podcast is a production of a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization that does not engage in any political campaign activity to support or oppose any candidate for public office. Any views and opinions expressed by any guests on this program are solely those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Good Faith.  

durée : 00:04:43 - Les Matins de France Culture - par : Alexandra Delbot - Les supernovas superlumineuses sont, comme leur nom l'indique, des explosions d'étoiles particulièrement brillantes. Grâce à la détection de rayons gamma de l'une d'entre elles par le télescope Fermi, une nouvelle étude révèle qu'un magnétar serait à l'origine de cette luminosité extrême. - invités : Fabio Acero Astrophysicien au CEA Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Fermín, un oyente de Más de uno, ha escrito angustiado a nuestro filósofo Jorge Freire para que le ayude a escapar del ritual al que tiene que acudir cada día al salir del trabajo.

Ever met someone… and forgotten their name almost instantly? Awkward, right, especially after chatting for a few minutes. But if that happens to you a lot, you're definitely not alone. One reason is that first names don't really mean anything on their own. They don't tell you what someone looks like, what they do, or what they're like. And our brains are much better at remembering information when it's tied to something concrete. So, why does this happen? So why do we remember some names but not others? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠⁠What is the Fermi paradox?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠What's the Tinder Paradox ?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Could vanlife be a lifestyle choice for you?⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Mekhi Dhesi is a space industry executive at Slingshot Aerospace and a space communicator. She joins the show to discuss orbital mechanics, rocket science, black holes, the Fermi paradox, and more. Follow her on Instagram @cosmic_mekhi!

Astrobiology: The Search for Life Beyond Earth In this special edition of Space Nuts, hosts Andrew Dunkley and Professor Jonti Horner delve into the captivating field of astrobiology. With Professor Fred Watson away, Jonty brings his expertise to explore the complexities of life beyond our planet, the conditions necessary for its existence, and the ongoing quest to find it.Episode Highlights:- The Evolution of Exoplanet Discovery: Andrew and Jonty discuss the advancements in technology that have allowed astronomers to discover thousands of exoplanets, with a particular focus on Earth-like planets that could potentially harbour life.- The Challenges of Finding Life: The hosts address the difficulties in the search for extraterrestrial life, including the implications of the absence of evidence and the complexities of distinguishing between life forms.- Life in Our Solar System: Jonty shares insights on why we might find life within our solar system, particularly on Mars and the icy moons of the outer planets, and how robotic exploration is key to this search.- Defining Habitable Zones: The conversation shifts to the criteria that define a habitable zone around stars and the importance of factors such as stellar type, distance, and planetary characteristics in the search for life.- Philosophical Implications: The hosts ponder the philosophical questions surrounding the existence of life and the potential for advanced civilisations, and whether humanity is prepared for contact with extraterrestrial intelligence.For more Space Nuts, including our continuously updating newsfeed and to listen to all our episodes, visit our website. Follow us on social media at SpaceNutsPod on Facebook, Instagram, and more. We love engaging with our community, so be sure to drop us a message or comment on your favourite platform.If you'd like to help support Space Nuts and join our growing family of insiders for commercial-free episodes and more, visit spacenutspodcast.com/about.Stay curious, keep looking up, and join us next time for more stellar insights and cosmic wonders. Until then, clear skies and happy stargazing.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.Chapters:- Introduction to Astrobiology- Technological Advances in Exoplanet Discovery- Searching for Life in Our Solar System- Defining Habitable Zones and Their Importance- The Philosophical Questions of Extraterrestrial Life

Terry Adair argues the Fermi Paradox has an energy answer. Advanced civilizations require photosynthesis, fossil fuels, and a brutal timeline. We might be alone because the requirements are impossibly rare.The thesis: We got here because of coal, oil, and gas. No civilization reaches our level without hundreds of millions of years of photosynthesis creating stored solar energy. Took 2 billion years to develop, then had to run long enough to create forests that became coal, phytoplankton that became oil.Without photosynthesis, planets never develop complex life. Not enough energy. Uranium can't fuel biology—destroys organic molecules. Only ongoing energy source: sunlight captured through photosynthesis.Cambrian explosion happened because genetics had surplus energy to experiment. Intelligence isn't evolution's goal—DNA only wants to reproduce. Human brain: 2% of body mass, 20% of resting energy. Super expensive. Without advantage, intelligence never evolves.Fossil fuels aren't optional. Can't reach our tech level without them. Renewables can't bootstrap industrial revolution. Nuclear requires already-advanced civilization. Energy ladder is fixed.Fermi answer: Most planets never develop photosynthesis. Those that do might not run it long enough. Those that do might not have accessible fossil fuels when intelligence emerges. Energy filter is brutal.

Hoy hemos viajado al pasado de la mano del historiador Fermín Valenzuela para conocer un poco más al apóstol Santiago el Mayor. ¡Muy interesante!

Programa completo del 'No son horas' con Gemma Ruiz. Hoy hemos viajado al pasado de la mano del historiador Fermín Valenzuela para conocer un poco más al apóstol Santiago el Mayor. Con las maletas ya hechas, nos hemos ido al otro lado del charco con Carlos Padilla en su sección 'Americanadas', y también hemos charlado con el doctor Joaquín Álvarez Gregori sobre la epilepsia.

Since January 2026, Afghanistan has been operating under a new Code of Criminal Procedure, and for women, the situation has deteriorated further. In some cases, the law now allows a husband to legally administer corporal punishment to his wife. The provision comes from a new legal text introduced by the Taliban, published on January 4, 2026. The Afghan human rights NGO Rawadari obtained a copy and released an analysis later that month. In what cases is this allowed? So where does domestic violence come in? So is domestic violence ever punished under this code? Why introduce measures like these? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠⁠⁠What is the Fermi paradox?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠What's the Tinder Paradox ?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Could vanlife be a lifestyle choice for you?⁠⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

España pierde a Fermín para el Mundial y el Real Madrid prepara la despedida de Dani Carvajal. Además, nos visita Alfredo Relaño para presentar su último libro, '366 futbolistas', y repasamos toda la actualidad deportiva con Toni Nadal.

These days, with the internet and social media, we're exposed to fake news more than ever, misleading or false information presented as fact, sometimes to influence opinion or create confusion. Sometimes it's easy to spot… but not always. And it gets even trickier when it comes from someone we like or trust, like an influencer. With their reach and visibility, they can spread this kind of content, on purpose or not, and we often trust them more than the average user. So why do we trust influencers so much? What does that look like in real life? So why did so many people buy into it? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠⁠⁠What is the Fermi paradox?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠What's the Tinder Paradox ?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Could vanlife be a lifestyle choice for you?⁠⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Programa completo del 'No son horas' con Gemma Ruiz. Hoy hemos hablado de la hipertensión con el doctor Joaquín Álvarez Gregori, aprendido un poco más sobre el ayuno intermitente con la nutricionista Andrea Carucci y viajado por la historia con Fermín Valenzuela para conocer los reinados más breves de la Historia de España.

Fermín Valenzuela, licenciado en historia y uno de los autores del libro "En busca de España", nos habla de los reinados más breves de la Historia de España. ¡No te lo pierdas!

The future of AI isn't a smarter chatbot. It's a model that watches your screen, listens to the room, and acts on what it sees. We dug into Thinking Machines' new interaction model, what it means for compute, and the layoff wave that's already here.This week's roundtable: Anastasios Angelopoulos (CEO of Arena, formerly LMArena), Nick Harris (CEO of Lightmatter, photonic computing chips), and Philip Johnston (CEO of StarCloud, building megawatt data centers in space).Thank you to our exclusive sponsor:PayPal Open, One Platform for All Business: http://paypalopen.com/Timestamps:0:00 Cold open1:21 Welcome to Episode 132:51 Is China closing the AI gap? Arena's data5:16 Lightmatter and the photonic interconnect bottleneck9:42 StarCloud 2, Nvidia Space Ruben 1, and orbital data centers17:24 Thinking Machines' interaction model: what's actually new28:22 Whisper Flow and the 3-pedal desk setup33:48 Real-time desktop and camera awareness as the real unlock40:25 Why this 100x's compute demand42:43 The polarization of compute and $10M personal data centers49:25 The layoff wave: Cloudflare, PayPal, Coinbase, Upwork54:48 The 10x gap between AI-first and non-AI-first employees59:52 Unlimited agency and the abundance future1:00:46 Anthropic's Project Luna runs a retail store1:03:45 Decoupling labor from value creation1:05:03 P(doom) round

Six guys walk into an Airbnb in the mountains of Tennessee. Phones on airplane mode. Men who say they're with the U.S. government. A warning that what's coming will "shake the foundations of human civilization."A week later, the government drops 162 files. And it's… a triangular smudge over the moon, a football-shaped blob near Japan, and a 1947 weather balloon.Dave and Cody are joined by their first-ever guest scientist, Evan, for a free-flowing conversation about pastors, aliens, the loudest nothing-burger of 2026, and why we keep falling for it.Plus: the Drake Equation, the Fermi paradox, Project Hail Mary callbacks, the X-Files comparisons that write themselves, and a Lobby segment full of alien sidekicks.Episode 227. Welcome to Pop Culture Pastor.https://linktr.ee/PopCulturePastorPod

Have you ever picked up clothes or random items on a whim, because you were stressed, bored, or just felt like celebrating? That's what experts call impulse buying. It feels good in the moment, but it often leaves you with regret, and a lighter bank account. On top of that, it fuels overconsumption and harms the environment. So how do you actually resist the urge? Are there any simple ways to stay in control? What about the bigger picture? So how do you deal with that? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠⁠What is the Fermi paradox?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠What's the Tinder Paradox ?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Could vanlife be a lifestyle choice for you?⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Picture this: your boss asks you to do something that feels unfair or pointless. You disagree… but you go along with it anyway. It happens all the time. Most of us comply simply because we don't want to risk conflict or consequences. Why is saying no so difficult? But how far can that instinct go? So why don't we push back more often? Is it just about avoiding trouble? So is disobedience impossible? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠⁠⁠What is the Fermi paradox?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠What's the Tinder Paradox ?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Could vanlife be a lifestyle choice for you?⁠⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At some point in life, most people experience grief, whether after losing a loved one or at the end of an important relationship. We tend to associate mourning with death. But sometimes grief begins before a person has died. This experience is often referred to as anticipatory or ambiguous loss, a form of grief felt when someone is still physically present but psychologically or cognitively changed. But what exactly does that mean? So what impact can ambiguous loss have on the people going through it? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠What is the Fermi paradox?⁠ ⁠What's the Tinder Paradox ?⁠ ⁠Could vanlife be a lifestyle choice for you?⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Download SAILY in your app store and use our code nothingmajor at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/nothingmajorIf you've got a question, need some life advice, or just want to share something with the guys, head over to the Fan Participation section: https://www.nothingmajorshow.com/On this Friday episode of Nothing Major, the guys interview lefty Cincinnati semifinalist Terence Atmane (“The Magician”) about doing card tricks, starting tennis at 7 after playing Wii, going all-in at 14, and nearly switching to Fortnite/Call of Duty esports during COVID. He shares taking a six-hour IQ test (158), learning to manage overthinking and anger on court, and what clicked during his Cincinnati run, confidence from qualifying, playing free as an underdog, and a “delusional” mindset of being the favorite. Atmane also discusses the Fermi paradox and believing in aliens, French-player camaraderie (including Gaël Monfils), sneaker culture, and a Pokémon collection he values around $500k–$600k. The show wraps with fan questions and life advice!00:00 Friday Show Kickoff00:34 Meet Terence Atmane01:14 The Magician Nickname03:09 From Wii to Tennis04:17 Going Pro at 1405:06 Esports Detour05:55 Crafting His Style07:36 158 IQ and Emotions11:09 Quantum Physics Talk11:53 Challenger Grind Reality14:09 Math Test Chaos14:59 Cincinnati Breakthrough17:17 Delusional Confidence Mindset18:55 Fermi Paradox Explained23:55 Aliens and Mars vs Major30:16 Clay Season Shoe Talk30:41 Pokemon Collection Origins32:18 Buying Selling Strategy34:01 Watches Rewards Budgeting35:54 Pikachu Card Vs French Open39:40 Fan Question Doubles Comeback41:12 College Tennis Foreigners Debate45:45 Club Rival Gear Bully47:41 Work Meeting Fart Fallout50:14 Wrap Up

Plus: Shares of Fermi plunge on executive departures. And Chinese humanoid robot Lightning beats human world record for best half-marathon time. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

durée : 00:03:47 - Un monde connecté - par : François Saltiel - Deux fermières du Kentucky refusent 26 millions de dollars pour vendre leurs terres à une entreprise d'IA voulant y construire un data center. Un choix, symbole de la résistance entre monde rural et expansion du numérique, sur fond de tensions écologiques et politiques autour de ces infrastructures.

Daredevil Michelle Khare lives life to the extreme in Challenge Accepted, amassing more than 6 million followers and more than 1 billion views. Across the show, you'll see Michelle attempt everything from Tom Cruise's Deadliest stunt to Harry Houdini's water torture cell to trying to earn a black belt in taekwondo in only 90 days.This episode is brought to you by:Fin powerful AI Agent for all your customer service: Fin.Ai/TimMonarch track, budget, plan, and do more with your money: Monarch.com/Tim Momentous Fiber+ 3-in-1 formula with soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, and Solnul® resistant starch: LiveMomentous.com/TimAG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/TimTIMESTAMPS:[00:00:00] Start.[00:00:24] Challenge Accepted: The logline and why breakdowns stay in the edit.[00:03:05] Growing up in Shreveport, LA: Friday night movies, the AFI Top 100, and interning on Snitch.[00:06:15] Podcasting: While “easier” than writing books, it's a heck of a lot more work than meets the ear.[00:21:24] Quality over quantity: 8–10 episodes a year, scarcity as strategy, and building a defensible moat.[00:31:47] “Hard choices, easy life.” — Jerzy Gregorek, calling the FAA 300 times, and why no one copies you when the barrier is insanity.[00:35:32] Dartmouth to Google.org: the Fermi estimation faceplant and not getting the job.[00:37:10] BuzzFeed as graduate school of the internet.[00:40:37] Work for someone else first: My case against starting a company right out of school.[00:47:28] The stolen book: Michelle pulls out a battered 2016 copy of The 4-Hour Workweek and reads her fear-setting chart aloud.[00:51:10] “I've never designed my own rubric of success” — the nightmare, the repair plan, and what Michelle was putting off out of fear.[00:56:59] Practicing poverty: studio apartment, stripped-down life, moonlighting for a year, then the three-month-savings leap.[01:06:58] Kebab-shop destiny: meeting stunt coordinator Steve Brown in L.A. — now he does Avatar and straps Michelle to planes.[01:09:04] Surface area for luck: Bill Gurley, Kevin Kelly's sleeping bag, and Seneca on voluntary discomfort.[01:12:44] Coach, mentor, cheerleader: the three-person Formula One team you actually need.[01:17:20] The art of the cold email — and cold-calling the FBI tip line to meet “The Hollywood Guy.”[01:21:55] Michelle's three-paragraph, six-sentence formula for emails that open any door.[01:26:15] My cold email playbook: the “via” trick, include your damn cell number, and why “Yo, Ferriss” is an auto-archive.[01:36:24] The fake Tim Ferriss Podcast phishing scam: Zoom calls, screen access, and hijacked Facebook pages.[01:40:58] Emailing Hank Green, Brandon Sanderson's unpublished novels, and why your first cold emails are just practice reps.[01:46:37] Michelle's storytelling syllabus: Survivor, Snyder's Save the Cat, and peer review of whatever went viral last week.[01:48:44] The magic of Jeff Probst, and dissecting the bones of storytelling.[01:53:12] John McPhee's red-ink writing class at Princeton.[01:58:38] Six Thinking Hats broke Michelle's pessimism; Radical Candor taught her how to give feedback.[02:07:20] The slinky org chart: Seven full-timers that balloon to 50 for a shoot, then compress right back.[02:21:21] Scope creep, saying no to big checks, and why Michelle has never hit creator burnout.[02:30:34] My No Book teaser: 850 pages on renegotiating commitments and getting back on the wagon.[02:33:31] The Mindy Kaling manifesto: @MindyKalingFan, The Office, and shattering expectations for Indian women in entertainment.[02:40:38] Wishlist shout-out: Norland College, where Mary Poppins meets Secret Service.[02:42:48] Episodes Michelle would pay to relive.[02:47:40] Episodes Michelle would pay to skip.[02:52:15] Seven marathons, seven continents, one week.[02:57:10] Free Solo, Alex Honnold in the creepy van, and things both of us would never do.[03:00:38] Books gifted most: Radical Candor, The Great CEO Within, and Adam Grant's Originals.[03:01:21] Michelle's billboard.[03:02:45] A primetime Emmy run and parting thoughts.*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.

Amarillo City Councilman David Prescott is a business owner, doctoral candidate, and someone who brings both expertise and candor to public service. David owns Talon LPE, an environmental cleanup company that operates across several states, and that real-world experience shapes how he thinks about the city's biggest challenges. But as he shares in this conversation, serving on council has come with its share of new challenges to address. We talk honestly about what that's looked like — the pressure, the criticism, and the reality of making decisions when there isn't an easy answer. David doesn't shy away from the harder parts of the job, including how certain votes have played out and what it's like to navigate those moments publicly. Our conversation also turns to some of the biggest issues facing Amarillo right now, from long-term water concerns to the ongoing discussion around the Fermi data center, and what it will take for the city to build something sustainable and lasting. David has a way of making complex topics feel approachable without oversimplifying them. He's thoughtful, direct, and willing to say what he actually thinks — even when it's uncomfortable. And somewhere in the middle of all that, he's also pretty funny. This is a conversation about leadership, responsibility, and what it really takes to move a city forward.

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Drift off with calm bedtime reading designed to help quiet the mind and guide you toward sleep, especially if insomnia or restless nights have been keeping you awake. This peaceful bedtime reading explores the Fermi Paradox while creating a calm atmosphere for sleep and easing the tension that insomnia can bring. Tonight, we gently explore one of the universe's most fascinating questions: if the galaxy contains billions of stars and likely many Earth-like planets, why haven't we encountered signs of extraterrestrial civilizations? As the episode unfolds, you'll slowly discover the ideas behind the Fermi Paradox, from the vast scale of the Milky Way to possible explanations like the Great Filter, rare life, or civilizations that simply remain quiet. Benjamin reads in a soothing, steady cadence designed to help your thoughts slow down as you learn something new. There's no whispering or sudden sounds, just calm, fact filled educational reading that gradually fades into the background as sleep approaches. If anxiety, stress, or insomnia makes it difficult to drift off, this gentle exploration of cosmic mystery offers the perfect balance of curiosity and calm. Press play, relax your mind, and allow the quiet wonder of the universe to carry you softly toward sleep. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Fermi Paradox, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices