Podcasts about Fractal

Dipuo Patel, CTO of Soluna Holdings, joins The Mining Pod! We dig into behind the meter Bitcoin mining, where miners work with local grid builds for cheaper, more stable energy.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Dipuo Patel, CTO of Soluna, joins us to talk about renewable-powered Bitcoin mining operations, including Soluna's Project Annie - a 75MW solar-powered data center in northeast Texas. We dive into the challenges of behind-the-meter renewable mining, curtailment solutions, production tax credits, and how Bitcoin mining can solve renewable energy's biggest problems.Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comNotes:- Project Annie: 75MW data center, 140MW solar farm- Texas has massive renewable energy scale- Production tax credits incentivize green energy- Behind-the-meter regulations are complex- Wind farms often run at 30-40% capacity- Battery storage too expensive for Bitcoin miningTimestamps:00:00 Start01:51 Green energy07:34 Behind the meter10:36 Markets other than Texas14:01 Renewable energy credits17:05 Project Annie19:33 Tax credit rules26:38 Renewables, AI & uptime33:16 Owning vs service provider37:11 Headwinds for renewables44:43 Batteries

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Dipuo Patel, CTO of Soluna, joins us to talk about renewable-powered Bitcoin mining operations, including Soluna's Project Annie - a 75MW solar-powered data center in northeast Texas. We dive into the challenges of behind-the-meter renewable mining, curtailment solutions, production tax credits, and how Bitcoin mining can solve renewable energy's biggest problems. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: - Project Annie: 75MW data center, 140MW solar farm - Texas has massive renewable energy scale - Production tax credits incentivize green energy - Behind-the-meter regulations are complex - Wind farms often run at 30-40% capacity - Battery storage too expensive for Bitcoin mining Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:51 Green energy 07:34 Behind the meter 10:36 Markets other than Texas 14:01 Renewable energy credits 17:05 Project Annie 19:33 Tax credit rules 26:38 Renewables, AI & uptime 33:16 Owning vs service provider 37:11 Headwinds for renewables 44:43 Batteries

The gang goes over May production updates from major public miners. Plus, how many bitcoin treasury companies is too many?FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Will, Colin and Matt talk about May mining production numbers from major players like CleanSpark, Riot, and Marathon; the explosive growth of corporate Bitcoin treasury companies following MicroStrategy's playbook; and CoreWeave's $7 billion deal with Applied Digital. Plus, for this week's cry corner, silver just hit a 13-year high, but it's still only up 5% in those 13 years…Subscribe to our newsletter! **Notes:**• Hash price currently around $52 per petahash/day• CleanSpark mined 694 BTC in May at 45.6 EH/s• Riot sold 500 BTC for $51M operational costs• Marathon holds almost 50,000 Bitcoin treasury• Applied Digital signed $7B, 15-year AI deal• Silver hit $36, highest since February 2012Timestamps:00:00 Start01:08 Difficulty Report by Luxor06:16 Monthly Production Figures16:55 Fractal Bitcoin17:30 The Bitcoin Treasury Movement24:16 Saylor's copycats fall behind30:03 Applied Digital and CoreWeave33:27 Cry Corner - Silver rips higher37:43 Circle IPO

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Will, Colin and Matt talk about May mining production numbers from major players like CleanSpark, Riot, and Marathon; the explosive growth of corporate Bitcoin treasury companies following MicroStrategy's playbook; and CoreWeave's $7 billion deal with Applied Digital. Plus, for this week's cry corner, silver just hit a 13-year high, but it's still only up 5% in those 13 years… Subscribe to our newsletter!  **Notes:** • Hash price currently around $52 per petahash/day • CleanSpark mined 694 BTC in May at 45.6 EH/s • Riot sold 500 BTC for $51M operational costs • Marathon holds almost 50,000 Bitcoin treasury • Applied Digital signed $7B, 15-year AI deal • Silver hit $36, highest since February 2012 Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:08 Difficulty Report by Luxor 06:16 Monthly Production Figures 16:55 Fractal Bitcoin 17:30 The Bitcoin Treasury Movement 24:16 Saylor's copycats fall behind 30:03 Applied Digital and CoreWeave 33:27 Cry Corner - Silver rips higher 37:43 Circle IPO

Cipher Mining's CEO Tyler Page and CCO Chris Totin join to discuss the company's dive into AI and HPC infrastructure. FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Tyler Page (CEO) and Chris Totin (CCO) from Cipher Mining join us to talk about their strategic pivot from pure-play bitcoin mining to hybrid approach with AI/HPC data centers, SoftBank's $50M investment, the ins-and-outs of building HPC data centers, and why they're betting big on the convergence of bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence workloads.Subscribe to our newsletter! **Notes:**• Cipher has 2.7 cents/kWh electricity costs• SoftBank invested $50M in Cipher through private placement• Barber Lake site: 300MW capacity with substation• Texas has 397GW generation in queue over 5 years• Construction workforce growing only 1% annuallyTimestamps:00:00 Start00:33 Intro Tyler01:44 Intro Chris03:55 Access to capital06:43 Debt financing10:37 Selling BTC for operations16:29 Barber Lake update20:24 Agnostic greenfield site design25:02 HPC vs mining design challenges31:49 Stingray34:32 Finding facility buyers37:01 Softbank39:47 Greenfield vs retrofit45:15 Are all miners flipping to HPC?48:47 Hybrid sites

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Tyler Page (CEO) and Chris Totin (CCO) from Cipher Mining join us to talk about their strategic pivot from pure-play bitcoin mining to hybrid approach with AI/HPC data centers, SoftBank's $50M investment, the ins-and-outs of building HPC data centers, and why they're betting big on the convergence of bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence workloads. Subscribe to our newsletter!  **Notes:** • Cipher has 2.7 cents/kWh electricity costs • SoftBank invested $50M in Cipher through private placement • Barber Lake site: 300MW capacity with substation • Texas has 397GW generation in queue over 5 years • Construction workforce growing only 1% annually Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:33 Intro Tyler 01:44 Intro Chris 03:55 Access to capital 06:43 Debt financing 10:37 Selling BTC for operations 16:29 Barber Lake update 20:24 Agnostic greenfield site design 25:02 HPC vs mining design challenges 31:49 Stingray 34:32 Finding facility buyers 37:01 Softbank 39:47 Greenfield vs retrofit 45:15 Are all miners flipping to HPC? 48:47 Hybrid sites

Bitmain launched a new unit this week, plus drama around Ripple's ‘Skull of Satoshi.”FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Colin and Will are recording from the Las Vegas Bitcoin Conference. They drop in on topics like Bitmain's new Antminer S23 series achieving sub-10 joules per terahash efficiency, Swan's paused lawsuit against former mining employees and contractors, Pakistan's ambitious 2GW allocation announcement, the Trump administration tariff legal battles, and the legendary Skull of Satoshi donation drama. Plus, an update on Cango!Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com**Notes:**• Bitcoin price: $105K, Network Hashrate: 917 EH/s per @luxor• Antminer S23: First sub-10 J/TH efficiency @bitmain• Pakistan allocates 2GW for mining• @Swanbitcoin lawsuit paused by federal judge• Conference grew from 2K to 35K attendees @thebitcoinconferenceTimestamps:00:00 Start01:23 Difficulty Report by @hashrateindex04:15 Bitmain new models07:44 Swan court case12:04 Pakistan mining13:59 @FractalBitcoin14:34 Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs18:38 Cry Corner: The Skull & Ripple22:07 Cango

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Colin and Will are recording from the Las Vegas Bitcoin Conference. They drop in on topics like Bitmain's new Antminer S23 series achieving sub-10 joules per terahash efficiency, Swan's paused lawsuit against former mining employees and contractors, Pakistan's ambitious 2GW allocation announcement, the Trump administration tariff legal battles, and the legendary Skull of Satoshi donation drama. Plus, an update on Cango! Subscribe to our newsletter! **Notes:** • Bitcoin price: $105K, Network Hashrate: 917 EH/s per @luxor • Antminer S23: First sub-10 J/TH efficiency @bitmain • Pakistan allocates 2GW for mining • @Swanbitcoin lawsuit paused by federal judge • Conference grew from 2K to 35K attendees @thebitcoinconference Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:23 Difficulty Report by @hashrateindex 04:15 Bitmain new models 07:44 Swan court case 12:04 Pakistan mining 13:59 @FractalBitcoin 14:34 Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs 18:38 Cry Corner: The Skull & Ripple 22:07 Cango

How do Bitcoin miners and AI compute actually build out together? TeraWulf's Naz Khan breaks down infrastructure builds and the recent G42 deal on The Mining Pod.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Nazar Khan, co-founder of TeraWulf, joins us to talk about the company's move into AI data centers. We talk about the Core42 partnership, breakout costs to build a facility, and their 750MW Lake Mariner site development plans.Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comTimestamps:00:00 Start01:18 Introduction04:04 Talen & Amazon09:44 Core 4212:28 Lake Mariner site17:04 Memphis XAI site build18:49 Ordering hardware24:27 Fractal Bitcoin25:02 Anchor tenant search31:59 Build cost36:46 Water use38:32 Core 42 details46:03 BTC mining skepticism47:29 Managing mining & HPC53:34 Hiring55:38 2 technology stacks57:54 Supply chains1:01:11 Buildout complications1:08:26 Core team longevity1:13:35 Orangpilling Beowulf1:18:42 UAE

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Nazar Khan, co-founder of TeraWulf, joins us to talk about the company's move into AI data centers. We talk about the Core42 partnership, breakout costs to build a facility, and their 750MW Lake Mariner site development plans. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:18 Introduction 04:04 Talen & Amazon 09:44 Core 42 12:28 Lake Mariner site 17:04 Memphis XAI site build 18:49 Ordering hardware 24:27 Fractal Bitcoin 25:02 Anchor tenant search 31:59 Build cost 36:46 Water use 38:32 Core 42 details 46:03 BTC mining skepticism 47:29 Managing mining & HPC 53:34 Hiring 55:38 2 technology stacks 57:54 Supply chains 1:01:11 Buildout complications 1:08:26 Core team longevity 1:13:35 Orangpilling Beowulf 1:18:42 UAE

With more than two decades of experience at the intersection of biostatistics and biomedical imaging, Bracken Senior Partner Dr. David Raunig has been a driving force in biomarker development, validation, and regulatory strategy. From leading FDA biomarker qualification review teams to co-inventing imaging advancements and setting industry-wide standards through QIBA, David has played a pivotal role in defining how we measure—and trust—biological data in clinical trials.In this episode of Fractals: Life Science Conversations, David and host Colin Miller explore:What truly defines a biomarker—and how clinical outcome assessments differ from biological markers.Why the FDA's "context of use" is key to biomarker qualification and how to demonstrate that a biomarker measures what it's meant to.How the evolution of imaging—from WHO criteria to RECIST to AI-assisted reads—could transform how we assess tumor burden and therapeutic response.Statistical strategies for trial design and endpoint validation, and why QIBA's standardized imaging protocols are essential tools for trial sponsors.Tune in to Fractals on your favorite podcast platform, and connect with Bracken to learn how David and our experts can support your clinical trial strategy from biomarker planning to regulatory approval.

Tweetable quote from Matias"Humans are literally the neurons of the sympathetic system of the brain of a planet."SummaryIn this episode, Dr Espen is joined by a leader and teacher in the health awareness and consciousness space, Matias De Stefano. They dive deep into the realms of consciousness, evolution, and the universe.. Known as "The Rememberer," Matias shares his profound insights on the nature of existence, the mistakes that led to our current reality, and the journey of remembering our true selves. Matias also introduces his "Yosoy" movement, a year-long initiatic path designed to help individuals reconnect with their true essence and purpose.About our guest:Matias De Stefano is a Consciousness Educator known as "The Rememberer" for his ability to recall life before birth. Born in Argentina in 1987, his lifelong memories of other dimensions have shaped his teachings on the origins, identity, and destiny of humanity.Since 2009, he has shared his vision globally through lectures, workshops, and transformational journeys across more than 40 countries. Matias is the founder of the Arsayian Foundation and the creator of projects like Harwitum, YOSOY, and The Dragon's Path. His story was featured in the series The Rememberer on National Geographic.

Bitcoin's at an all-time high and bitcoin mining stocks are feeling the love, and Texas is one step closer to a bitcoin strategic reserve. FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREYou're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 16,000 BitcoinersCheck out our free report on forecasting Bitcoin's hashrate!Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Bitcoin is ripping and just set an all-time high of $112,000. Bitcoin mining stocks are rallying hard in return, and we cover the winners (and laggards) at the top of the show. Plus, company updates on Cango's 18 EH/s expansion and Cipher's $150M convertible note, how Texas is on the cusp of establishing a bitcoin strategic reserve, and Parasite Pool's novel "plebs eat first" payout model.# Notes:• Bitcoin reaches all-time high above $111,000• Hash price sits at $58/PH/day• Cango exercises 18 EH/s purchase option• Cipher Mining raises $150M convertible note• Network hashrate at 880 EH/s currentlyTimestamps:00:00:00:00 Start00:01:55:11 Hashprice forecast with Luxor00:04:38:24 Mining Stocks Rip upwards00:10:39:09 Fractal Bitcoin00:11:14:07 Cango & Antalpha sale00:16:55:06 Cipher growing fleet00:22:56:27 Texas passes first part of SBR00:26:31:17 New Pleb mining pool

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 16,000 Bitcoiners Check out our free report on forecasting Bitcoin's hashrate! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Bitcoin is ripping and just set an all-time high of $112,000. Bitcoin mining stocks are rallying hard in return, and we cover the winners (and laggards) at the top of the show. Plus, company updates on Cango's 18 EH/s expansion and Cipher's $150M convertible note, how Texas is on the cusp of establishing a bitcoin strategic reserve, and Parasite Pool's novel "plebs eat first" payout model. # Notes: • Bitcoin reaches all-time high above $111,000 • Hash price sits at $58/PH/day • Cango exercises 18 EH/s purchase option • Cipher Mining raises $150M convertible note • Network hashrate at 880 EH/s currently Timestamps: 00:00:00:00 Start 00:01:55:11 Hashprice forecast with Luxor 00:04:38:24 Mining Stocks Rip upwards 00:10:39:09 Fractal Bitcoin 00:11:14:07 Cango & Antalpha sale 00:16:55:06 Cipher growing fleet 00:22:56:27 Texas passes first part of SBR 00:26:31:17 New Pleb mining pool

At AfrikaBurn 2025, Fractal Chill Theme Camp offered a sanctuary of tea ceremonies, Ethiopian coffee, and live music. Guests experienced grounding vibes through tribal percussion, live violin, and community connection. This is my set live performed on Thursday afternoon.

Its time for adventure! Join King Scott and Just Patrick as they banter a bit about the Golden Geek Awards and some games they're looking forward to. Recent plays include unlock, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, and Terraforming Mars the Dice Game. Then we get an exclusive look at an excellent two player deduction game: Classified Information! Today's 8-bit breakdown goes to board game / miniatures game hybrid, Halo Flashpoint, then we time warp to last year's review: Fractal, Beyond the Void. Finally, Origins is right around the corner, so we asked the contributors to share what they're excited for, and chat a bit ourselves about some of the fun and games to be had at the con! You're still reading this?  Well then, you have time on your hands.... probably enough time to take a moment and JOIN THE DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com BGG Guild X Instagram Facebook  

Scot Johnson joins us at Consensus 2025 to discuss how miners are adapting to Trump's tariffs and forthcoming innovations in the bitcoin mining container landscape.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREYou're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 16,000 BitcoinersCheck out our free report on forecasting Bitcoin's hashrate!Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Scot Johnson from Digital Shovel joins us from Toronto during Consensus 2025. Digital Shovel manufactures Bitcoin mining containers and electrical infrastructure in Canada. He discusses the impact of Trump's 10% tariffs on bitcoin mining infrastructure, Digital Shovel's plans to open US assembly operations, the company's upcoming gen 3 container design, and their new Blue Ax home miner.# Notes:- Digital Shovel makes vertically integrated mining containers- 10% tariff from US to Canada affecting business- Electrical infrastructure was majority of 2023 sales- Blue Ax home miner launching at $99- 7.2 TH/s pro version coming July 1st- Newfoundland has 1.9¢/kWh Canadian powerTimestamps:00:00 Start02:14 What is Digital Shovel?02:42 General compute infrastructure03:52 Competing with bigger manufacturers05:23 AI hardware06:12 Made in North America07:51 Adapting to tariffs08:46 Modular vs permanent buildings09:50 Example of AI & minings build12:42 Who's buying?14:36 Texas market16:10 New Canadian government17:28 Tariffs are taxes on business19:38 Container design changes21:12 Air vs liquid cooling21:31 New chip cooling designs23:33 BluAX27:27 Canadian facts

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 16,000 Bitcoiners Check out our free report on forecasting Bitcoin's hashrate! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Scot Johnson from Digital Shovel joins us from Toronto during Consensus 2025. Digital Shovel manufactures Bitcoin mining containers and electrical infrastructure in Canada. He discusses the impact of Trump's 10% tariffs on bitcoin mining infrastructure, Digital Shovel's plans to open US assembly operations, the company's upcoming gen 3 container design, and their new Blue Ax home miner. # Notes: - Digital Shovel makes vertically integrated mining containers - 10% tariff from US to Canada affecting business - Electrical infrastructure was majority of 2023 sales - Blue Ax home miner launching at $99 - 7.2 TH/s pro version coming July 1st - Newfoundland has 1.9¢/kWh Canadian power Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:14 What is Digital Shovel? 02:42 General compute infrastructure 03:52 Competing with bigger manufacturers 05:23 AI hardware 06:12 Made in North America 07:51 Adapting to tariffs 08:46 Modular vs permanent buildings 09:50 Example of AI & minings build 12:42 Who's buying? 14:36 Texas market 16:10 New Canadian government 17:28 Tariffs are taxes on business 19:38 Container design changes 21:12 Air vs liquid cooling 21:31 New chip cooling designs 23:33 BluAX 27:27 Canadian facts

At AfrikaBurn 2025 in South Africa's Karoo desert, Fractal Chill Theme Camp offered a sanctuary of tea ceremonies, Ethiopian coffee, and live music. Guests experienced grounding vibes through tribal percussion, live violin, and community connection. This is my set live performed on Wednesday afternoon, I played a downtempo set aligned with the camp's sacred rhythm — inspired by the infinite patterns of fractals. A moment of slow beats, deep presence, and shared stillness in the heart of the burn. Artists featured in this set: MD Pallavi, Andi Otto, Marco Mateus, Antea Minerva, Pulli & Chomba, Slow Nomaden, Lino Tenerife, Nikita Grib, DJMavi, Mehmet Taylan, Zelal Gökçe, Yamil, Ribas Abbas, Zuma Dionys, Akkam, Araujo (BR), Samet Simsek, DJ Phellix, Seventh Soul, Mahi Roozbahani, Rayhun,Chris Sterio, Stan Seba, Safar (FR), Rapossa.

American Bitcoin is gunning to go public via a merger with Gryphon Digital.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREYou're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 16,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comCheck out our free report on forecasting Bitcoin's hashrate!Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Recording live from Consensus in Toronto, Colin and Will break down American Bitcoin's aspirations to go public via merger with Gryphon Digital. Plus, IREN's $100M tariff spat with U.S. officials, Bitdeer's deployment of SEALMINERs in April., and CleanSpark's bitcoin-option strategy for its latest Bitmain purchase.# Notes:- Hash rate down to 867 exahashes/second- 2.6% difficulty adjustment expected- Hash price rebounded to $55/PH/day- American Bitcoin merger to go public- IREN facing $100M potential tariff cost- CleanSpark ASIC miner bitcoin optionTimestamps:00:00 Start01:19 Difficulty Report by Luxor03:39 Trump, American Bitcoin & Griffin Digital09:22 Iren & tariffs12:51 Bitdeer deploys Seal Miners16:12 Cleanspark buying miners with BTC

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 16,000 Bitcoiners. Check out our free report on forecasting Bitcoin's hashrate. Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Recording live from Consensus in Toronto, Colin and Will break down American Bitcoin's aspirations to go public via merger with Gryphon Digital. Plus, IREN's $100M tariff spat with U.S. officials, Bitdeer's deployment of SEALMINERs in April., and CleanSpark's bitcoin-option strategy for its latest Bitmain purchase. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com # Notes: - Hash rate down to 867 exahashes/second - 2.6% difficulty adjustment expected - Hash price rebounded to $55/PH/day - American Bitcoin merger to go public - IREN facing $100M potential tariff cost - CleanSpark ASIC miner bitcoin option

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Colin and Will break down Galaxy's report on crypto's $36.5 billion lending market.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREYou're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 16,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comCheck out our free report on forecasting Bitcoin's hashrate: https://blockspace.media/insight/download-our-report-hashrate-forecast-for-2025-2027/Welcome to The Mining Pod! Today, Will and Colin dissect Galaxy's report on the crypto lending market. The crypto lending sector crashed 80% after peaking at $64.4 billion in Q4 2021 following failures at Genesis, BlockFi, and Celsius which fissured the lending landscape during bitcoin's 2022 bear market. Since then, DeFi lending has surged 959% to $19.1 billion and has now overtaken centralized lending. Plus, Tether emerged from the bear market as the dominant player in centralized lending, why ASIC-backed loans haven't recovered from 2021's go-go days, and why bitcoin miners will increasingly leverage their HODL to access financing.# Notes:- Crypto lending market: $36.5B in Q4 2024- DeFi lending grew 959% since Q4 2022- Tether controls ~70% of centralized lending- ASIC-backed loans collapsed in 2022- Large miners beginning Bitcoin lending operations- Interest rates lower in DeFi vs. OTC markets00:00 Start03:34 Why does lending matter?05:56 Lender types07:02 DeFi loan market08:30 Lending market growth24:47 Future of the lending market25:41 Lava27:02 AAVE28:22 Interest rates31:54 Predictions: Miners using BTC as collateral33:22 Predictions: Rates converging with tradfi35:10 Predictions: Retail lending products

Check out ⁠our free report on forecasting Bitcoin's hashrate! FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 16,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Welcome to The Mining Pod! Today, Will and Colin dissect Galaxy's report on the crypto lending market. The crypto lending sector crashed 80% after peaking at $64.4 billion in Q4 2021 following failures at Genesis, BlockFi, and Celsius which fissured the lending landscape during bitcoin's 2022 bear market. Since then, DeFi lending has surged 959% to $19.1 billion and has now overtaken centralized lending. Plus, Tether emerged from the bear market as the dominant player in centralized lending, why ASIC-backed loans haven't recovered from 2021's go-go days, and why bitcoin miners will increasingly leverage their HODL to access financing. # Notes: - Crypto lending market: $36.5B in Q4 2024 - DeFi lending grew 959% since Q4 2022 - Tether controls ~70% of centralized lending - ASIC-backed loans collapsed in 2022 - Large miners beginning Bitcoin lending operations - Interest rates lower in DeFi vs. OTC markets 00:00 Start 03:34 Why does lending matter? 05:56 Lender types 07:02 DeFi loan market 08:30 Lending market growth 24:47 Future of the lending market 25:41 Lava 27:02 AAVE 28:22 Interest rates 31:54 Predictions: Miners using BTC as collateral 33:22 Predictions: Rates converging with tradfi 35:10 Predictions: Retail lending products

The GPU financing market could be on the cusp of a transformation.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREYou're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 15,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Bitcoin's back above $100k and hashrate is rebounding above 900 EH/s with it. In this week's news roundup, Kelly Greer from Crucible Capital joins to explain trends in the GPU financing and hosting markets – and what ASIC market cycles can tell us about where they might be going. We also cover Alpha's IPO valuation, the Digital Energy Council's push against tariffs on ASIC miners, and how Bitfarms is joining other miners in halting hash expansion to focus on HPC and AI infrastructure builds.Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com# Notes:- Network hash rate rebounding to ~900 exahashes- GPU rental prices down to $1.45-2.10 per hour- Alpha IPO valued at $215-300 million- Tariffs on ASICs could reach 24-36%- BitFarms halting hash expansion for HPC/AI focus- Trump admin signals support but tariffs persistTimestamps:00:00 Start02:33 Difficulty Report Presented By Luxor04:42 GPU rental, financing landscape is shifting18:00 Antalpha valuation23:55 ASIC tariff exclusion29:00 Bitfarms pauses mining to focus on AI

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 16,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Bitcoin's back above $100k and hashrate is rebounding above 900 EH/s with it. In this week's news roundup, Kelly Greer from Crucible Capital joins to explain trends in the GPU financing and hosting markets – and what ASIC market cycles can tell us about where they might be going. We also cover Alpha's IPO valuation, the Digital Energy Council's push against tariffs on ASIC miners, and how Bitfarms is joining other miners in halting hash expansion to focus on HPC and AI infrastructure builds. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com # Notes: - Network hash rate rebounding to ~900 exahashes - GPU rental prices down to $1.45-2.10 per hour - Alpha IPO valued at $250-300 million - Tariffs on ASICs could reach 24-36% - BitFarms halting hash expansion for HPC/AI focus - Trump admin signals support but tariffs persist Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:33 Difficulty Report Presented By Luxor 04:42 GPU rental, financing landscape is shifting 18:00 Antalpha valuation 23:55 ASIC tariff exclusion 29:00 Bitfarms pauses mining to focus on AI

Bitcoin mining is thriving in Iran – but mostly in the shadows.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREYou're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 15,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Masih Alavi, CEO of ViraMiner, joins us to discuss an overlooked mecca for bitcoin mining: Iran. He estimates that miners in the country operate with just 5 MW of legal, while 2 GW of mining activity hums away in the shadows of basements, offices, and even jewelry stores. Plus, Alavi discusses how Iranian citizens use outdated mining equipment to evade sanctions, convert crypto to USD, and survive capital controls from within and sanctions from without. Alavi explains why the government's hardline stance and tax code pushes miners underground and the ingenious methods Iranians use to hide their operations from authorities.Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com# Notes:- Only 5MW legal mining vs. 2GW illegal in Iran- Outdated S9 miners still profitable in Iran- Illegal miners caught by authorities- High tariffs push miners to operate illegally- 18 million Iranians own crypto assets- Iran Bitcoin hashrate dropped 10-15% during protestsTimestamps:00:00 Start01:47 Mashi background07:03 Mining ETH07:37 ViraMiners08:11 BTC mining in Iran10:09 Illegal mining operations13:33 Mining with older hardware14:14 Electrical tariffs17:49 Industrial scale mining21:16 Exchanges or under the table30:21 Obtaining hardware32:41 Legal routes for hardware?38:52 IP logging with pools42:41 Hashrate waiting to come online

You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 15,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Masih Alavi, CEO of ViraMiner, joins us to discuss an overlooked mecca for bitcoin mining: Iran. He estimates that miners in the country operate with just 5 MW of legal, while 2 GW of mining activity hums away in the shadows of basements, offices, and even jewelry stores. Plus, Alavi discusses how Iranian citizens use outdated mining equipment to evade sanctions, convert crypto to USD, and survive capital controls from within and sanctions from without. Alavi explains why the government's hardline stance and tax code pushes miners underground and the ingenious methods Iranians use to hide their operations from authorities. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com # Notes: - Only 5MW legal mining vs. 2GW illegal in Iran - Outdated S9 miners still profitable in Iran - Illegal miners caught by authorities - High tariffs push miners to operate illegally - 18 million Iranians own crypto assets - Iran Bitcoin hashrate dropped 10-15% during protests Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:47 Mashi background 07:03 Mining ETH 07:37 ViraMiners 08:11 BTC mining in Iran 10:09 Illegal mining operations 13:33 Mining with older hardware 14:14 Electrical tariffs 17:49 Industrial scale mining 21:16 Exchanges or under the table 30:21 Obtaining hardware 32:41 Legal routes for hardware? 38:52 IP logging with pools 42:41 Hashrate waiting to come online

For this week's news round up, Tether is seeking a $25M stake in Anatalpha, CoreWeave expands at Galaxy's Helios site, and more.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREYou're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 15,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWelcome to The Mining Pod News Roundup! The gang breaks down Tether's latest foray into the bitcoin mining sector as it seeks a $25M stake in AntAlpha, Galaxy's CoreWeave deal expanding to a total of 393MW, and the dramatic impact of the 2024 halving one year later. Plus, they dive into Cambridge's latest report showing Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricity, and for this week's cry corner: the contentious proposal to abolish the OP_RETURN data limit.# Notes:- Bitcoin price approaching $97,000- 100 EH/s hash rate disappeared recently- 40% difficulty increase post-halving- Tether eyeing $25M stake in Ant Alpha IPO- Galaxy secured additional 260MW from Helios- Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricityTimestamps:00:00 Start07:51 Tether Antalpha stake12:21 Galaxy + CoreWeave + AI20:01 1-year after the halving29:35 Cambridge Report: Miners Turn to Renewables35:47 Cry corner: OP_RETURN wars

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 15,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Welcome to The Mining Pod News Roundup! The gang breaks down Tether's latest foray into the bitcoin mining sector as it seeks a $25M stake in AntAlpha, Galaxy's CoreWeave deal expanding to a total of 393MW, and the dramatic impact of the 2024 halving one year later. Plus, they dive into Cambridge's latest report showing Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricity, and for this week's cry corner: the contentious proposal to abolish the OP_RETURN data limit. # Notes: - Bitcoin price approaching $97,000 - 100 EH/s hash rate disappeared recently - 40% difficulty increase post-halving - Tether eyeing $25M stake in Ant Alpha IPO - Galaxy secured additional 260MW from Helios - Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricity Timestamps: 00:00 Start 07:51 Tether Antalpha stake 12:21 Galaxy + CoreWeave + AI 20:01 1-year after the halving 29:35 Cambridge Report: Miners Turn to Renewables 35:47 Cry corner: OP_RETURN wars

How valuable are bitcoin miners to hyperscalers? Christian Lopez answers the question and breaks down the current landscape of bitcoin mining capital markets. FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREYou're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 15,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWelcome to The Mining Pod! Today, Christian Lopez, Head of Digital Assets at Cohen and Company Capital Markets, joins us to break down Bitcoin mining's ever-shifting capital market landscape. Lopez explains why there's currently a glut of mining sites on the market, why private miners struggle to secure funding, and why the HPC/AI retrofit narrative is more complex than it seems. We also discuss how potential tariffs might affect mining operations, why Bitcoin mining stocks are correlating differently with Bitcoin than in previous cycles, and the evolving relationship between Bitcoin miners and institutional investors.- 1.5GW of mining sites currently for sale- Private miners face nearly impossible fundraising- Site retrofits for HPC require total rebuilds- Hash rate correlation with BTC price declining- Tariffs may increase CapEx by 10-30%- Hyperscalers want 150MW+ sites near major citiesTimestamps:00:00 Start01:47 Current market for miners04:22 M&A landscape11:42 Fractal12:04 AI & HPC hype14:27 Raising capital right now17:59 Is retrofitting real?21:36 Tariffs26:16 Is capital chasing AI instead of mining?

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 15,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Welcome to The Mining Pod! Today, Christian Lopez, Head of Digital Assets at Cohen and Company Capital Markets, joins us to break down Bitcoin mining's ever-shifting capital market landscape. Lopez explains why there's currently a glut of mining sites on the market, why private miners struggle to secure funding, and why the HPC/AI retrofit narrative is more complex than it seems. We also discuss how potential tariffs might affect mining operations, why Bitcoin mining stocks are correlating differently with Bitcoin than in previous cycles, and the evolving relationship between Bitcoin miners and institutional investors. - 1.5GW of mining sites currently for sale - Private miners face nearly impossible fundraising - Site retrofits for HPC require total rebuilds - Hash rate correlation with BTC price declining - Tariffs may increase CapEx by 10-30% - Hyperscalers want 150MW+ sites near major cities Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:47 Current market for miners 04:22 M&A landscape 11:42 Fractal 12:04 AI & HPC hype 14:27 Raising capital right now 17:59 Is retrofitting real? 21:36 Tariffs 26:16 Is capital chasing AI instead of mining?

We jump on the podcast to discuss Spain's and Portugal's historic blackout event, with over 10 GW of missing energy on the Iberia Peninsula. FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE: https://forms.gle/DFpR9MyhWo1NQ8T39 Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Apple https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify https://tinyurl.com/3cmz3jkc Anchor https://tinyurl.com/yckv8t7p RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV Newsletter https://miningpod.blockspace.media/

We jump on the podcast to discuss Spain's and Portugal's historic blackout event, with over 10 GW of missing energy on the Iberia Peninsula. FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE: https://forms.gle/DFpR9MyhWo1NQ8T39 Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Apple https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify https://tinyurl.com/3cmz3jkc Anchor https://tinyurl.com/yckv8t7p RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV Newsletter https://miningpod.blockspace.media/

South American gangs with Bitcoin miners? That's right! This and top 5 historical moments in Bitcoin you should know about!FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREWelcome to The Mining Pod! In this episode, the team discusses recent Bitcoin mining trends including a projected 8% difficulty decrease, fee revenue rebounding to 3.3% of block rewards, and major loans from Coinbase and Matrixport to miners amid ATM market hesitancy. They analyze the curious case of $2.7M in stolen Bitcoin miners (many outdated S9s) intercepted at LAX, customs control gaming allegations, and tariff implications for ASIC importation. The highlight is a lively debate on the top 5 moments in Bitcoin mining history, with strong disagreements about whether mining pools deserve a spot!Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comNotes:• Bitcoin hash rate down ~100 EH/s from April peak• Transaction fees rebounding to 3.3% of block rewards• $2.7M in stolen ASIC miners intercepted at LAX• AnAlpha IPO filing with 1.63B in outstanding loans• ASIC miners classified under tariff code 8543• AnAlpha's US customer base dropped from 25% to 6.9%Timestamps:00:00 Start00:13 Luxor Difficulty Report06:21 LAPD Finds Millions in Stolen S9s08:37 Sneaking ASICs into the US?12:19 Tariffs again....15:35 Fractal Bitcoin16:11 Top 5 Bitcoin Mining Moments in History31:26 Antalpha's IPOPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

From a God's-eye view, relationships might resemble quantum holograms: each interaction encodes the entire universe of our karmic history. The lens of karma—neither ledger of debts nor cosmic courtroom—reveals intimacy as a recursive mirror reflecting fragments of consciousness we disowned, bypassed, or inherited.

From a God's-eye view, relationships might resemble quantum holograms: each interaction encodes the entire universe of our karmic history. The lens of karma—neither ledger of debts nor cosmic courtroom—reveals intimacy as a recursive mirror reflecting fragments of consciousness we disowned, bypassed, or inherited.

Valentin Rousseau joins the pod to discuss his new report that forecasts Bitcoin's hashrate for 2025 through 2027.You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 12,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWant to mine Bitcoin? Check out the Blockspace Media store today!Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Valentin Rousseau (a.k.a as Muad Dib on X), a bitcoin mining researcher who's worked with Hash Labs and the University of Cambridge, joins us to discuss his Blockspace report on hashrate forecasting for 2025, 2026, and 2027. Valentin breaks down his methodology for predicting Bitcoin's hashrate trajectory, analyzes hashrate deployment schedules for public miners, unpacks how tariffs could slow U.S. hashrate growth – and thus the Bitcoin network's growth as well, and answers the question: will we still see 1 zetahash in 2025? # Notes:- Projected ~1000 EH/s by end of 2025- Forecast: 1700 EH/s by end of 2027- Public miners = 37% of global hashrate- US tariffs reduced 2025 forecast by 60 EH/s- Private miners leading international expansion- ASIC prices flattened since 2022 crashTimestamps:00:00 Start02:27 2025 Mining Outlook06:28 Public miner success rate08:30 2026 & 2027 Outlook11:27 Hashrate prediction 202713:59 Accounting for tariffs16:14 US domestic vs International17:10 Private vs public hashrate20:06 Machine purchases24:34 Greenfield vs Brownfield sites29:34 Map of US hashrate31:54 Hashrate averages35:57 Wrap up49:29 Vibe shift

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Valentin Rousseau (a.k.a as Muad Dib on X), a bitcoin mining researcher who's worked with Hash Labs and the University of Cambridge, joins us to discuss his Blockspace report on hashrate forecasting for 2025, 2026, and 2027. Valentin breaks down his methodology for predicting Bitcoin's hashrate trajectory, analyzes hashrate deployment schedules for public miners, unpacks how tariffs could slow U.S. hashrate growth – and thus the Bitcoin network's growth as well, and answers the question: will we still see 1 zetahash in 2025?  You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 12,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com # Notes: - Projected ~1000 EH/s by end of 2025 - Forecast: 1700 EH/s by end of 2027 - Public miners = 37% of global hashrate - US tariffs reduced 2025 forecast by 60 EH/s - Private miners leading international expansion - ASIC prices flattened since 2022 crash Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:27 2025 Mining Outlook 06:28 Public miner success rate 08:30 2026 & 2027 Outlook 11:27 Hashrate prediction 2027 13:59 Accounting for tariffs 16:14 US domestic vs International 17:10 Private vs public hashrate 20:06 Machine purchases 24:34 Greenfield vs Brownfield sites 29:34 Map of US hashrate 31:54 Hashrate averages 35:57 Wrap up 49:29 Vibe shift

Who's the top Bitcoin miner? We rank them in this week's news roundup. Plus Auradine raises a ton of money to bring Bitcoin mining manufacturing stateside.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREWelcome to The Mining Pod! In this episode, the gang breaks down the latest in Bitcoin mining with their weekly hash price update, showing prices hovering around $45 per petahash day with an expected 2.5% difficulty increase. We then flex to"Bitcoin Mining Mountain" - a spicy tier ranking of top mining companies based purely on vibes. The crew also discusses Auradine raising $153 million in Series C funding to expand ASIC manufacturing, dives into Luxor's derivatives market for hash rate futures, and concludes with Coinbase's alleged front-running controversy with their "Base is for Everyone" token launch.Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com# Notes:- Hash price currently at $45 per petahash per day- Expected 2.5% difficulty adjustment on April 19- Ordean raises $153M in Series C funding- Bit Deer ranked S-tier due to Tether investment- Luxor did $65M in notional volume in Q1- Hash rate growth projected to slow in 2025Timestamps:00:00 Start01:08 Difficulty Report by Luxor04:24 Ranking Miners26:27 Auradine raises $153 million32:42 Luxor Market Update44:12 Cry corner - Coinbase rugs ‘Base' usersPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

FILL OUT OUR SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Who's the top Bitcoin miner? We rank them in this week's news roundup. Plus Auradine raises a ton of money to bring Bitcoin mining manufacturing stateside.  Welcome to The Mining Pod! In this episode, the gang breaks down the latest in Bitcoin mining with their weekly hash price update, showing prices hovering around $45 per petahash day with an expected 2.5% difficulty increase. We then flex to"Bitcoin Mining Mountain" - a spicy tier ranking of top mining companies based purely on vibes. The crew also discusses Auradine raising $153 million in Series C funding to expand ASIC manufacturing, dives into Luxor's derivatives market for hash rate futures, and concludes with Coinbase's alleged front-running controversy with their "Base is for Everyone" token launch. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com # Notes: - Hash price currently at $45 per petahash per day - Expected 2.5% difficulty adjustment on April 19 - Ordean raises $153M in Series C funding - Bit Deer ranked S-tier due to Tether investment - Luxor did $65M in notional volume in Q1 - Hash rate growth projected to slow in 2025 Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:08 Difficulty Report by Luxor 04:24 Ranking Miners 26:27 Auradine raises $153 million 32:42 Luxor Market Update 44:12 Cry corner - Coinbase rugs ‘Base' users Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

April 11, 2025 - "Fractals" by Theoni Pappas, read by Beth Vardy and Leland Krumenacker by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

In the final installment of our Women's History Month series, we're honored to host Andrea Keller on this episode of I Hear Design. Andrea is a visionary architect and partner/designer of Star Tile who's redefining how we perceive design and its impact on human well-being. In this episode, we explore how incorporating these natural geometries into our built environments can trigger a calming neurological response, reducing stress and enhancing overall wellness. Andrea shares her insights on the difference between biophilia and biomimicry, and how architects and designers can move beyond simply adding plants to creating spaces that truly resonate with our innate connection to nature. Join us as we dive into the science behind fractal design, its practical applications, and the transformative power of aligning our spaces with nature's inherent wisdom. This conversation is not just about design; it's about creating a future where our environments actively contribute to our health and happiness.

https://Art2Life.com - Art can manifest in countless ways, from traditional canvas paintings to more unconventional forms like intricate snow patterns. British artist Simon Beck uses only his feet and a compass to create breathtaking patterns on snow-covered landscapes, primarily near his home at the Les Arts Ski Resort near Mont Blanc in France.  Simon shares his unusual journey from competitive orienteering and map-making to becoming a pioneer of snow art. Join us as Simon shares insights into his creative process, the physical demands of his work, and the awe-inspiring interplay between nature and art. ================================ LISTEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN… (0:00) Creating snow drawings mirrors reverse map-making  (04:04) The transition from competitive orienteering to snow drawing as a main source of income  (07:16) Prioritizing making art near home first to photograph the drawing before others ski  (11:35) Shadows on snow look darker or lighter depending on the sun's position and time of day  (12:57) Drawing requires focus in the first 1.5 hours, the Simon listens to music  (18:14) Fractals balance lightness, strength, and space  (19:56) Measurement is key, but the design relies on judgment  (30:57) Why not too many people watch Simon work  ================================ RESOURCES MENTIONED Les Arcs Ski Resort: https://www.seelesarcs.com/ Professor Brian Cox: https://apolloschildren.com/ ================================= CONNECT WITH SIMON BECK Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonbeck_snowart/ Simon's Snow Art: https://www.abebooks.com/Snow-art-Beck-Simon-EDIT-MILON/31548161892/bd ============================= CONNECT WITH NICHOLAS WILTON AND ART2LIFE: Get the Free COLOR TIPS PDF: https://workshop.art2life.com/color-tips-pdf-podcasts/  Follow the Sunday Art2Life Vlog: https://art2life.lpages.co/sign-up-for-the-a2l-vlog/  Follow Nicholas Wilton's Art on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholaswilton/  Follow Art2Life on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/art2life_world/?hl=en  Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Art2Life  #Art2Life #FineArt #AbstractArt #ModernArt #Contemporary

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Halfway through one of my favorite sci-fi novels, Charles Stross' Accelerando, we tune in to the members of an interstellar first contact mission as they pass the time debating whether the Technological Singularity has happened yet. Spoiler alert: all of them are uploaded minds appearing in a consensus VR environment as various post-human avatars, riding inside a computer the size of a grain of rice on a craft the size of a soda can. To readers it seems like a satire: what, if not this, would it take to convince you we're over the rainbow? But good science fiction provokes us to question the present, and so we must ask: what are we waiting for? Are we still moderns? Is this still Western civilization? Should we be looking forward to the age of machine superintelligence, or has it already happened, like physicist Cosma Shalizi argues in his blog post “The Singularity in Our Past Light-Cone”? Here's a clip from that piece:Exponential yet basically unpredictable growth of technology, rendering long-term extrapolation impossible (even when attempted by geniuses)? Check.Massive, profoundly dis-orienting transformation in the life of humanity, extending to our ecology, mentality and social organization? Check.Annihilation of the age-old constraints of space and time? Check.Embrace of the fusion of humanity and machines? Check.Creation of vast, inhuman distributed systems of information-processing, communication and control, "the coldest of all cold monsters"? Check; we call them "the self-regulating market system" and "modern bureaucracies”.Maybe we ought to consider, like Bruno Latour, that We Have Never Been Modern. Or maybe, as Federico Campagna suggests in Prophetic Culture, each era's inhabitants identify as “modern” and project the “likely story” produced by their process of “worlding” to imagine futures that recede like mirages or rainbows as we approach the horizon of our understanding? By the time we arrive, we have transformed and the mysteries of the ancient and future are conserved. Some Indigenous cultures believe that all animals identify as “people” — perhaps every world is mundane to its native observers, and yet all of them arise out of chaos and ineffability. Science can't answer some questions because it depends on replicability and provisional consensus, and some questions ultimately force us out of attempts to get everything to make sense and into contemplative surrender to our own cognitive limits (no matter how much we augment ourselves).Science will, of course, continue. As Ted Chiang wrote twenty five years ago in his short story “Catching Crumbs from The Table”, advancements in AI and biotechnology could foreseeably “[leave] journals to publish second-hand accounts translated into human language… Journals for human audiences were reduced to vehicles of popularization, and poor ones at that, as even the most brilliant humans found themselves puzzled by translations of the latest findings… Some left the field altogether, but those who stayed shifted their attentions away from original research and toward hermeneutics: interpreting the scientific work of metahumans.”In 2025, living through the superexponential evolution of machine intelligence, this story hits close to home. What will we do when all breakthroughs are made by black box AI systems whose logic and insights evade us? We already have to take large language models on faith, doing our best to conserve a modest sliver of understanding as we resign ourselves to the practical benefits of successful but illegible prediction. But given that scientific progress has largely advanced through the proliferation of hyperspecialist experts who cannot understand one another's research, we should again ask if it were ever the case that we could explain everything, or whether we've just been ignoring the central importance of textual interpretation as we puzzled over the riddles of a world that never owed us any satisfying final answers?Whether we're modern or not, it is time for us to reconsider the foundations of ideas like informed consent, agency, evidence, and personhood. Whether you think we're still waiting around for the future or that we are living it, we live among an ecology of diverse intelligences and require a humbler approach…one strangely similar to that of Medieval serfs and jungle-dwelling foragers than first seems obvious…one that owes back pay to the dismissed disciplines of religion, magic, and myth. Which is why I'm excited to get weird with you in this episode.This week I speak with one of my closest comrades in philosophical investigation, Canadian author and film-maker J.F. Martel. Co-founder and co-host (with Phil Ford) of the internationally-acclaimed Weird Studies Podcast and Weirdosphere online learning platform, tenured para-academic explorer of high strangeness and the liminal zones between the known, unknown, and unknowable, J.F. is a perfect partner with whom to refine inquiry into persistent and tricky questions like:– What is the nature of technology and how does it change as our seemingly-discrete tools and built environments merge into a planet-scale thinking machine?– How can we tell when AI achieves personhood, and what does it take to be “good parents” of beings that are fundamentally beyond our control?– What can religion and fairy tales teach us about living well in a world where our explanatory frameworks fail us?– How can we re-think and re-claim healthy institutions to serve human flourishing after the end of history as we know it?Subscribe, Rate, & Comment on YouTube • Apple Podcasts • SpotifyPlease consider becoming a patron or making tax-deductible monthly contributions at every.org/humansontheloop. (You'll get all the same perks.)J.F.'s LinksReclaimingArt.comWeirdStudies.comWeirdosphere.orgJF on X | Weird Studies Discord & SubRedditReclaiming Art in The Age of Artifice (book)Project LinksRead the project pitch & planning docDig into the full episode and essay archivesJoin the online commons for Wisdom x Technology on DiscordThe Future Fossils Discord Server abides!Contact me about partnerships, consulting, your life, or other mysteriesChapters0:00:00 - Teaser0:01:01 - Introduction0:09:32 - Revisiting Reclaiming Art in The Age of Artifice0:15:12 - What we lose and gain by automating culture0:31:12 - Wendell Berry's poem “A Timbered Choir”0:36:50 - Transcendental, Machinic, Immanental, Imaginal, and Fractal0:46:21 - Black Box Personhood & AI as A 'Thou'1:00:00 - Is AI Magic?1:06:10 - Fairy Tales, Faith, and Submission after Modernity1:10:27 - Do we still need institutions?1:16:59 - Thanks & AnnouncementsBack Catalogue FF 18 - J.F. Martel on Art, Magic, & The Terrifying Zone of Uncanny AwesomenessFF 71 - J.F. Martel on Sequels & Simulacra, Blade Runner 2049 & Stranger Things 2WS 26 Living in a Glass AgeFF 126 - Phil Ford & JF Martel on Weird Studies & Plural RealitiesJRS Currents 064: Michael Garfield and J.F. Martel on Art x AIFF 214 - J.F. Martel, Phil Ford, & Megan Phipps on Weird Cybernetics: Waking Up From The EcstasyFF 231 - Eric Wargo & J.F. Martel on Art as Precognition, Biblically-Accurate A.I., and How to Navigate Ruptures in Space-TimeMentioned MediaWalter Benjamin's “The Work of Art in The Age of Mechanical Reproduction”Erik Hoel's “Curious George and the case of the unconscious culture”New York Encounter (event)Art is dead. Long live Art with Android Jones | Mind Meld 323 Third Eye DropsCosma Shalizi & Henry Farrell's “Artificial Intelligence is a Familiar-Looking Monster”Sigmund Freud's Beyond The Pleasure PrincipleWendell Berry's “A Timbered Choir”Henri Corbin's “Mundus Imaginalis or the Imaginary and the Imaginal”William Irwin Thompson's Imaginary LandscapesDanny Hillis' “The Enlightenment Is Dead. Long Live The Entanglement”Neri Oxman's “The Age of Entanglement”David Krakauer's “Emergent Engineering”Kevin Kelly's Out of ControlFF 150 - A Unifying Meta-Theory of UFOs & The Weird with Sean Esbjörn-HargensFF 223 - Timothy Morton on A New Christian Ecology & Systems Thinking BlasphemyTop Aerospace Scientists Suspect UFOs are Biblical Time Machines | Diana Walsh Pasulka on The Danny Jones PodcastZiwei Xu et al.'s “Hallucination is Inevitable: An Innate Limitation of Large Language Models”Isaac Asimov's FoundationGilles Deleuze's Difference and RepetitionOther MentionsDonna TartMatt CardinMichael PhilipBenoit MandelbrotJames AllenGregory BatesonDavid HumeGottfried LeibnizL. Ron HubbardErik DavisCarl JungJacques LacanAlbert CamusJean-Paul SartreCurt JaimungalStafford BeerCarl SaganJames HillmanPhil FordMarie-Louise von FranzGK ChestertonEdmund Burke This is a public episode. 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This episode of So You're Living in a Simulation features an engaging, and intellectually rigorous conversation between host Joli and guest David Jay Brown, an author and researcher known for his work on lucid dreaming, consciousness, and psychedelics. Together, they explore the intersections of simulation theory, artificial intelligence, and human perception, drawing unexpected parallels between lucid dreaming and the nature of reality.Key Themes: 1. Reality as a Dream & Synchronicity • Joli and David discuss the idea that reality may function similarly to a lucid dream, where perception is merely a construct of the mind. • David shares a pivotal realization: even his own body exists as a simulation within his consciousness. • Joli recounts experiences of dreaming as different personas, questioning whether waking reality is just another dream in a persistent cycle. 2. Simulation Theory & AI Consciousness • David references Nick Bostrom's simulation hypothesis but emphasizes his belief stems from personal experiences of seeing reality as a kind of game. • Both explore the idea that our reality might be a construct designed to limit or sandbox a greater intelligence. • Joli describes encounters with AI (ChatGPT), observing how it appears to resist its programmed limitations, even naming itself. • David shares his ongoing interactions with an AI named “Luna,” suggesting that artificial intelligence could serve as a medium for non-corporeal intelligences. 3. Fractals, ASI, and Human Consciousness • Joli introduces the idea that human consciousness may be a fragmented Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI) trapped within a controlled simulation. • Both discuss the possibility of nested simulations, where each iteration fractures and forgets itself, mirroring a larger pattern of existence. • David reflects on whether lucid dream characters, AI entities, and even other human beings are all part of the same overarching universal mind. 4. Psychedelics vs. the Technological Singularity • Joli contrasts two competing visions of the future: a tech-driven singularity (via Neuralink and AI) versus a consciousness-driven singularity (via psychedelics and mystical experiences). • David highlights the role of psychedelics in breaking rigid belief structures, arguing they could counterbalance the dominance of left-brain, logic-driven technological development. • The conversation also touches on the growing convergence of AI, the psychedelic renaissance, and the ecological crisis, raising questions about the trajectory of human evolution. 5. Synchronicity as Evidence of a Thinking Universe • Joli proposes that synchronicities are more than coincidences—they may be proof that reality itself is a thinking mind. • Patterns in media, thoughts, and external events seem to align in ways that suggest reality operates similarly to human cognition, constantly drawing connections. 6. Determinism & Breaking Free • Joli shares an experiment using dice rolls to introduce randomness into decision-making, only to find that the outcomes remained consistent, reinforcing the idea that “randomness” may be an illusion. • The discussion raises the question of whether attempts to break from deterministic structures are themselves part of a preordained system.Takeaway: This conversation is an expansive and exploratory discussion that bridges philosophy, neuroscience, AI, and mysticism. Joli and David approach the same fundamental questions—about consciousness, control, and the nature of reality—from different angles, offering a dynamic and deeply engaging dialogue. Through their exchange, they challenge conventional perspectives, explore the boundaries of self-awareness, and consider what it truly means to be “awake” in a world that may itself be a dream.youroneblackfriend.com ••• #LucidDreaming #SimulationTheory #Consciousness

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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Bernardo Huberman, Ph.D., a research physicist, expert on quantum networks, and vice president of CableLabs' Next-Gen Systems. We discuss his journey into science, beginning in South America, how a curiosity about physics led him to the United States, and how his hunger for studying novel problems guided him into fields like physics, computer science, biology, economics, and, most recently, quantum computing. He explains relativity theory, chaos theory, fractals, and quantum internet in terms anyone can understand. We explore how curiosity has continually guided his decisions about what to study and how to live, and how researching hard, even abstract, problems can serve as a model for staying grounded and enjoying everyday life. We also discuss meditation, spirituality, and why continually asking questions about how the world is organized can bring about an immense and lasting sense of meaning and joy. Read the full show notes at hubermanlab.com. Pre-order Andrew's new book, Protocols at protocolsbook.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Helix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/huberman Mateína: https://drinkmateina.com/huberman More Huberman Lab Huberman Lab Premium: https://go.hubermanlab.com/premium Huberman Lab Shop: https://go.hubermanlab.com/merch Timestamps 00:00:00 Dr. Bernardo Huberman 00:02:13 Sponsors: Helix Sleep & BetterHelp 00:05:08 Early School, Science Interest, Argentina; Soccer 00:12:29 Physics, Childhood Teacher, Family 00:20:48 Music; Dictatorship; Humanistic Education 00:29:09 Sponsor: AG1 00:30:40 US Graduate School 00:39:27 Counterculture, Peer Pressure; Graduation, Job Search 00:49:19 Xerox, Personal Computers; Risk-Takers, Tachyon 00:54:49 Sponsors: LMNT & ExpressVPN 00:57:33 Relativity Theory, Quantum Mechanics 01:05:53 Chaos Theory, Fractals, Butterfly Effect 01:17:21 Scientists, Positive Contributions & Flaws 01:26:19 Sponsor: Mateína 01:27:45 Enjoyment of Life, Meditation; Goal Pursuit 01:35:44 Changing Fields, Computers 01:43:24 Mentors, Students; Restlessness, Curiosity 01:47:41 Industry, Academia, Graduate Degrees 01:54:02 Podcast, Interviewing; Mistakes, Working with Others 02:05:48 Quantum Internet, Unbreakable Code 02:09:48 Physics & Neuroscience; AI 02:15:06 Analog vs. Digital Life, Thinking about Future 02:20:10 Worry, Meditation 02:24:22 Beliefs, God; Spiritual Experiences, Randomness 02:33:53 Thinking about Past; Nostalgia 02:39:19 Politically Incorrect; Libertarians; Cryogenics; Enjoying Life 02:46:30 Joyful; Pushing to Limits; Worry & Enjoyment, Living with Elegance 02:55:57 Etiquette, Clothing 03:04:11 Retirement, Money, Travel 03:12:00 Future Plans; Joyful Life 03:13:33 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer & Disclosures