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00:00:30 How Alexander and his co-author Jan have managed to produce such an enormous (and prophetic) body of written work over the last 20 years00:04:43 What Alexander thinks about postmodernism?00:09:01 What are ‘Netocrats‘? How is the world changing due to the Internet? Who is ready for the digital future and who is not?00:14:01 What is the future of (representative) democracy and politics in general? What is a ‘sensocracy‘?00:19:30 How should a ‘world government‘ work? How much subsidiarity will it allow? What role will ‘charter cities‘ play?00:24:15 Will we be able to switch between city state benevolent dictatorships (i.e. will countries/ cities be run like companies) as part of our life?00:27:01 Why was Jesus Christ actually killed & the surprising utility of ’empires’.00:30:42 How our future laws are already emerging throughout Internet.00:34:31 Is competition increasing for companies? Should we react with more collaboration to improve our competitiveness?00:42:31 What role do Internet platforms play? Do they actually have a monopoly?00:45:21 Is marketing as a whole evil? How has it changed over the years and how it is connected to ‘attentionalism‘? We will abolish advertising soon to protect our ‘sacred space’?00:51:01 Why is productivity growth so low? Are we not daring enough? Is the focus on marketing (‘useless products’) to blame?00:58:43 Why wars (as terrible as they are) are good measures of productivity and ideology.00:59:55 After the ‘Death of God’ and the ‘Death of the Individual’ how are we now orient ourselves?01:07:32 Why ‘native tribes’ don’t see a crisis of meaning or depression currently? Why some religions are more static than others.01:11:23 What is our best bet for a future religion? Is it likely to emerge or will we have to live with many parallel truths? Will we see ‘weird activism’ instead?01:18:11 Why the world will look more like India and Singapore soon?01:24:12 What surprised Alexander the most (compared to his predictions) the within the last 20 years?01:26:58 What will happen in 2038? Will AGI actually emerge by itself?01:31:01 Are we (co-)created by an alien intelligence? Is the multiverse theory useful? Should we investigate spacetime more thoroughly? You may watch this episode on Youtube – #96 Alexander Bard (The philosophy of everything). Alexander Bard is a musician, author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, political activist and philosopher. Alexander is co-author of a number of books incl. Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age, The Futurica Trilogy and Digital Libido. Big Thanks to our Sponsors! ExpressVPN – Claim back your Internet privacy for less than $10 a month! Mighty Travels Premium – incredible airfare and hotel deals – so everyone can afford to fly Business Class and book 5 Star Hotels! Sign up for free! Divvy – get business credit without a personal guarantee and 21st century spend management plus earn 7x rewards on restaurants & more. Get started for free! Brex – get a business account, a credit card, spend management & convertible rewards for every dollar you spend. Plus now earn $250 just for signing up (Terms & Conditions apply).
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) is joined by Alexander Gallego (@emaxerrno) for an examination of Redpanda, the source available event streaming platform designed as a drop-in replacement for Kafka. Redpanda’s storage engine is attractive to developers for its performance and simplicity, removing the complexity of running Kafka to scale and deploying with a single binary. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about how Alexander and the team at Vectorized are looking to advance the conversation around streaming into the future. In this episode we discuss: What Alexander means when he says that hardware is the platform for data streaming The 3 things that turn a data stream into a data product Comparing Redpanda to Kafka and Pulsar A difference in product philosophy between selling to data teams vs app developers How Alexander approached the challenge of monetizing data infrastructure Links: Redpanda Vectorized Apache Kafka Apache Pulsar Apache Spark Apache Beam Apache Storm Apache Flink Elastic CockroachDB Other episodes: TensorFlow with Rajat Monga Scylla with Dor Laor
Alexander Corsini is the Founder and CEO of Alex's Awesome Sourdough. After discovering sourdough's unique health benefits following an autoimmune diagnosis in 2016, he set out to build a brand celebrating all things sourdough fermentation. In 2017, he launched the natural foods brand with a focus on the nourishing qualities of sourdough, bringing thoughtfully sourced organic food back to the family table. As a result, Alexander and his team were the first USDA Organic and Non-GMO Verified pizza on the market! Before starting Alex's Awesome Sourdough, Alexander was the Enterprise Account Executive at Whil Concepts and Strategic Account Manager at Twilio. He is from San Francisco. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: Alexander Corsini shares his background and his love for sourdough Why Alexander decided to build a CPG business around sourdough, how he started in a commercial kitchen, and how he delivered his goods to buyers The challenges Alexander faced while distributing and selling refrigerated products How Alexander found a co-manufacturer, the strategies he used to grow his sales team, and how he expanded his market reach Where to learn more about Alex's Awesome Sourdough How Presence Marketing has been helping Alexander reach more buyers The number of SKUs from Alex's Awesome Sourdough and how the company found suppliers Are more suppliers and buyers becoming receptive to sourdough? How the company has been handling product trials and sampling during the pandemic Alexander talks about his future product lines and the biggest challenge he faced growing the business In this episode… Sourdough is known to be more digestible and nutritious compared to regular white bread—but, why? Sourdough is made by fermenting dough using a culture that gives it a sour taste, better quality, and gut-friendly bacteria. When Alexander Corsini was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, he turned to sourdough—and was impressed by the results. He started baking his own bread at home and later decided to start a CPG business around sourdough to promote its consumption and to help provide better nutrition to other people. In this week's episode of NexxtLevel Podcast, Alexander Corsini, the Founder and CEO of Alex's Awesome Sourdough, sits down with G. Steven Cleere to talk about the benefits behind sourdough and how he eventually founded Alex's Awesome Sourdough. He talks about the challenges he faced growing his business, the types of products he sells, and why he chose to build a CPG business instead of starting a pizza parlour. Subscribe and Listen on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Play Deezer iHeartRadio TuneIn Radio Public Amazon Music Resources Mentioned in this episode Kitchen2Shelf NexxtLevel Marketing Alex's Awesome Sourdough Alex's Awesome Sourdough Pizzas Alexander Corsini on LinkedIn Whole30 Horizon Specialties Mike Hudson Distributing Andy's Local Market Nugget Markets Safeway Presence Marketing/Dynamic Presence Sponsor for this episode... Our podcast today is sponsored by Kitchen2Shelf, the educational arm of NexxtLevel Brands. Kitchen-2-Shelf provides online and in-person courses and workshops for CPG entrepreneurs at any stage of growth. Whether you're an early-stage startup, a local growing business, or if you want to just expand your distribution to a national level, Kitchen-2-Shelf can help you learn what you need to know to grow. Visit their website to get access to some free tools that can help you understand where your business stands. Contact them today to find out how they can help you grow your brand and expand your business to reach its full potential.
In this episode I speak to Alexander Rozental about procrastination and perfectionism. Alexander Rozental is a Licensed Psychologist in Sweden, with a PhD from the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University, and he is presently a Post Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for Psychiatry Research at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. Alexander has published research and a book on the subject of procrastination and perfectionism. We talk about - 05:11 How Alexander got into this area of study 05:46 Using CBT to combat perfectionism 07:56 Why do people procrastinate? 09:09 The connection between perfectionism and procrastination 11:50 The effects of procrastination 15:09 A model to change this behaviour 20:01 Using apps to limit distractions 21:20 Goal setting and sub-goals 23:58 Does Alexander procrastinate? 26:27 How procrastination can affect couples' relationships 28:56 Alexander's take away for you Do you procrastinate because you feel overwhelmed? Download my free guide to calm the overwhelm here: www.thethomasconnection.co.uk/calm Order my book at Amazon here. Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk Instagram: @the_thomas_connection Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media
Episode Summary Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show co-founders of Babylon MicroFarms, Alexander Olesen and Graham Smith. Alexander and Graham met at the University of Virginia where they first designed a low-cost micro-farm to provide nutritious produce for food-insecure refugees in the Middle East. They were initially inspired by the desire to bring benefits of sustainable hydroponic farming to those who need it the most. In this episode, Harry talks to Alexander and Graham about the genesis of Babylon MicroFarms, why AgTech and vertical farming are critical to the advancement of our society and technological developments that have been made in vertical farming. Episode Sponsor Ceres Greenhouse Solutions Key Takeaways 03:22 – Harry welcomes to the show Alexander Olesen and Graham Smith, co-founders of Babylon, who share their intriguing origin stories 05:41 – Alexander and Graham discuss their initial educational pursuits and what led them to AgTech 11:41 – Where the inspiration came from to start Babylon MicroFarms and challenges and obstacles Alexander and Graham faced along the way 18:46 – How Alexander and Graham decided where to focus their resources in vertical farming 22:38 – Alexander and Graham share how they’ve grown their team and why they chose to set up shop in Virginia 25:17 – The impact COVID-19 has had on Alexander and Graham’s business 27:17 – Alexander and Graham discuss Networking in AgTech 29:09 – Graham talks about his passion for making products that make people happy and Alexander explains why vertical farming is so important in today’s society 38:06 – What excites Alexander and Graham the most about the future of AgTech 41:36 – A tough question Alexander and Graham have had to ask themselves recently and mentors in the AgTech space that they admire 43:48 – Harry thanks Alexander & Graham for joining the show and let’s listeners know where they can connect with them Tweetable Quotes “We were just genuinely interested and motivated by the sustainability methods of hydroponics.”(07:53) “I think pretty early on we saw that for these smaller scale farms to succeed they required a very different set of problems to be solved than that of a large-scale commercial farm.”(17:50) “We have really benefited from being in a smaller startup ecosystem. Charlottesville and Richmond both have very supportive networks and we’ve benefited from that.”(24:41) “Food has always been a really important thing to me.”(30:47) “I really think that there is a global opportunity to grow the majority of highly perishable produce indoors. And wouldn’t it be amazing to be one of the companies doing that?”(33:38) “I think one of the technology advancements that I’m particularly excited about is using cameras to automate the collection of what we call ‘target variables.’”(38:46) Links Mentioned Babylon Micro-Farms Website Alexander’s LinkedIn Graham’s LinkedIn
SUMMARY: Season 3 kicks off with an introduction to the Gospels. In this episode, Robby and Chris talk about John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus and give a brief overview of each of the gospels. TIME STAMPS: 4:21 (What the word gospel meant) 5:20 (How Alexander the Great came to Jerusalem) 7:35 (What happens when Alexander the Great met the High Priest) 10:52 (John the Baptist as Jesus’s herald) 12:40 (The Gospel’s) 14:23 (What should happen every day) LINKS: Resources for Long Hollow Group Leaders Click here to receive Replicate’s discipleship resources for your home, group, and church If you are a church leader, join our Replicate Network at ReplicateNetwork.com
"Not all who wander are lost" - J.R.R. Tolkien In todays episode, we'll talk about: The cycle of growth, from novice, to master, and back to novice Why we need chaos in our lives in order to obtain order How Alexander the Great tamed his horse and why the obstacle is the way
All Things Vocal: Podcast for Singers, Speakers, Voice Coaches and Producers
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com. Today I interview Alexander Technique Practitioner Peter Jacobson. Listen to this episode to learn about this healing work created originally by Australian Frederick Mattias Alexander, and learn some fascinating things about how you can cooperate with your design to do all kinds of things better... including singing! Peter is the Founder and Executive Director of Total Vocal Freedom, the world’s largest online Alexander Technique learning community. He is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, conductor, music educator and an AmSAT-certified (American Society of the Alexander Technique) teacher of the Alexander Technique. He discovered the Alexander Technique over 13 years ago after suffering from back pain and tendinitis while pursuing his music studies. Jacobson has earned advanced degrees in Conducting from the University of Illinois, the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and is a Certified Transformative Coach (Michael’s Neill Supercoach Academy Europe – Class of 2019). This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, . Subscribe and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review where you like to listen! REVIEWS ARE MUCH NEEDED and APPRECIATED! If you want the best vocal training proven to maximize vocal ability and conquer strain, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses. Subjects covered in this episode include: What Alexander Technique is. Peter's three-part formula for artistry... desire + coordination + technique. How desire and intention change outcome in both Peter's and my work with students. The elusive 'quick fix' for laryngitis or other vocal issues; instant help and life-long improvement with experimentation, curiosity and deeper learning. How Alexander fixed his voice. Judy's story of vocal recovery. Conquering guarding stance and fear with freedom of choice. Coordination = cooperating with our design. Curiosity: Getting slow and being observant. Using tools of anatomy (the truth about the design) and imagery (mind pictures to direct anatomy) for vocal training. Why Alexander Technique prefers to use thinking vs feeling. The importance of freely moving joints for the voice. Changing conception by changing perception, such as using the balance pad, Bosu ball or trampoline. Hands: touch communication. How teachers can use hands to help the student hold on to a new idea a little longer. Why the happy voice needs happy feet! (Who knew?) How we can help the voice heal itself by harnassing our innate intelligence The kindness in our design, the kindness we need to show ourselves. Links mentioned in this podcast include: If you'd like to do some training in Alexander Technique, Peter is offering my listeners a special deal, available at this link: https://www.totalvocalfreedom.com/atv
Alexander Feldt has spent the last decade working as an Arctic guide both on land and on expedition cruise ships in Russia’s Far North and Northern Norway, as well as serving as a Park Ranger for the Russian Arctic National Park. Originally from Arkhangelsk on Russia’s northern coast, he's spent his entire career focused on learning about and sharing his love for the history of this region. Along with his insight into the recent history of the area, hear his stories of when he was on the world's strongest icebreaker and they hit an iceberg larger than the ship itself, and of being stranded with 40 guests on land - in dense fog - right in the thick of polar bear country. Photo: stranded in the fog at Cape Fligely Queue up today's podcast to get the inside scoop on this little known, and less-traveled part of our world. HIGHLIGHTS 3:10 – How Alexander got started in his career as a Park Ranger 5:00 – The background of recently-developed tourism in the Russian High Arctic 8:00 – The only ways you can reach Franz Josef Land, one of the most remote archipelagos in the world 10:40 – There are only a handful of people who actually get to the Russian High Arctic each year - a truly exclusive and remote travel experience 13:30 – What it was like during the early days of tourism development (1990’s) and then the advent of the Russian Arctic National Park in 2011, with the first rangers starting to manage the human presence and maintain historical buildings 16:30 - The huge task of cleaning the Russian Arctic National Park from the leftovers of the military presence 18:50 – How the Park Rangers hitch a ride on the Icebreaker to “get to work” in this remote area 21:00 – On the development of guidelines to manage wildlife (polar bear) encounters based on AECO rules developed for Svalbard 23:00 – The critical importance of having park rangers with you in this remote and wild region 25:45 – How rangers deter polar bears when they are doing their conservation work on-site in the Park 30:00 – The challenges of managing a National Park that’s so huge and hard to monitor 32:00 – Alex shares a story of when the Russian Icebreaker 50 Years of Victory hit an iceberg that was higher than the icebreaker itself 36:00 – When Alex was stranded on land at the northernmost tip of Europe, Eurasia, and Russia at Cape Fligely in the fog with 40 passengers right in the thick of polar bear country 42:00 – Alexander’s “hobby” of protesting a landfill in Shies in the Russian North 50:00 – On the success of protests against landfills and the growing swell of support LINKS The Russian North is Not A Dump (Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/poligonamnet/ Appeal to Leaders and Organizations in the Barents Region - https://www.facebook.com/poligonamnet/posts/492523018195851 AntArctic Stories is brought to you by Twin Tracks Expeditions - your experts in small-ship expedition cruises and unique adventures to the Arctic and Antarctica. We love sharing our insider knowledge to help you find your next polar adventure. Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/twintracks Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/twintracksexpeditions Our website - http://twintracksexpeditions.com
Today's guest is Alexander Avanth who is a former monk, experienced meditation teacher, has done a Tedx talk with the title Navigating digital mindfulness and today helps companies and individuals in the role he defines as Spiritual Technologist. It is a very honest talk where Alexander shares his experience about life not always being Instagram perfect but actually difficult and having anger. He shares how he uses meditation to deal with challenges and negative emotions. He shares some of his routines and practices for living a mindful life. He also touch on how to use technology in a mindful manner that improves your life. I hope you get as much out of the interview as I did. I have definitely reflected on several of his point and already downloaded one of the apps he mention. You can find links in the show notes to the different tools that Alexander reference throughout the podcast. So lets jump into the conversation. Show notes: - Why Alexander is being called a spiritual technologist. 2:25 - How Alexanders Thai heritage among other things brought him to become a Buddhist monk. 4:30 - How to get accepted to study as a monk. 6:58 - How some monks use technology. 13:25 - What Alexanders Tedx was about. 14:56 - How Alexander uses social media. 16:34 - Calling people instead of texting. 18:40 - Tracking phone use to stay mindful of how the phone is used. 19:00 - Tracking your time spend on a computer. 19:46 - Setting a timer to stay focused and be productive. 20:23 - The app Alexander use for motivation. 22:02 - Setting intentions for the day in turbulent times. 24.20 - A routine for journaling and what to write down. 25:23 - Finding out what makes you happy. 26:30 - How Alexander got started with meditation and how it helped him through depression. 33:20 - Why you should meet your anger and then let it go. 37:45 - How Alexander currently meditate and why you should not start with that practice when being new to meditation. 40:43 - Figure out your reason for meditating. 45:16 - A powerful way to meditate with a partner. 47:30 Links to selected resources: Alexanders Tedx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBjtgGqNcLg https://inthemoment.io/ https://www.rescuetime.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motivate-daily-motivation/id1068278823?mt=8 https://drjoedispenza.com/collections/books/products/breaking-the-habit-of-being-yourself-paperback-book https://www.headspace.com/ https://www.calm.com/ https://insighttimer.com/ Links to people mentioned: Joe Dispenza - https://drjoedispenza.com/ One ending tip from Alexander: Pursue the mission of becoming the best version of yourself. You can start by sitting down and thinking about a time when you were the best version of yourself. Then reflect on what the circumstances where at that point. If you cannot come up with a time you were the best version of yourself. Then it is an opportunity to explore and take risks to test out what it takes to be the best version of yourself. If you right now in time is the best version of yourself then congratulations my friend. That joyful situation means you have a responsibility to yourself and society to nurture this state so you can continue to stay in this wonderful situation and contribute to others. The best time to fix your roof is when it is not raining. Links to Alexander: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avanth/ https://www.instagram.com/avanthgarde https://www.avanth.io/ More info at www.growthisland.io
The vast majority of yoga teachers are freelancers, teaching at multiple studios and gyms. And following your favorite teacher can mean navigating multiple websites for access to classes and events. What if there was a platform where you could follow your favorite teachers and studios, getting all of your information in one place? And what if you could make a small investment in the platform, owning a part of the startup that is creating that community? Alexander Klein is the co-founder and CEO of Yoga Trail, a global yoga network that connects yogis with their favorite teachers in an effort to make the world a healthier and happier place. The platform provides yoga teachers with free tools to manage and grow their business, while students can find and book classes online in one convenient location. Alexander has a diverse background that ranges from punk musician to sound engineer to plasma physicist. After a failed attempt to build a fusion reactor that would provide the planet with unlimited clean energy, Alexander had the opportunity to travel with his wife for a year. They got hooked on yoga during their first stop in India and sought out yoga classes in every new country along the way. Alexander’s wife got the idea for Yoga Trail in 2008, and after sitting in on a business course at the University of Thailand, they launched the platform in 2012. Today, Alexander shares his take on learning to live with less, explaining how his approach to life fits with his experience in plasma physics. He speaks to the specifics of the Yoga Trail platform, discussing how it works to empower teachers to run their businesses independently. Listen in to learn about the Yoga Trail equity crowdfunding campaign, and find out how you can become an ambassador—and own a portion of this global platform! Topics Covered [0:36] Alexander’s background in plasma physics Tried to build fusion reactor, provide planet with unlimited clean energy Proved couldn’t be done [2:46] Alexander’s take on learning to live with less Trying to ‘consume ourselves into sustainability’ Problem will automatically self-correct [3:57] How Alexander conceived Yoga Trail Opportunity to travel for year Learned yoga at first stop in India Practiced in every new location Sat in on business class at University of Thailand [5:47] How Alexander got hooked on yoga First classes in Kerala Eased back pain, improved state of mind Global community, perfect for travel [7:46] Alexander’s move to Thailand Planned to stay one week in Chiang Mai Took job at University, then started Yoga Trail [8:50] The Yoga Trail platform Free tools for teachers to manage, grow business Students follow favorite teachers, studios Book classes and events online [11:15] How Yoga Trail generates revenue 7% fee for bookings Teachers have option for paid marketing plan [11:57] The businesses that use Yoga Trail Smaller studios with handful of teachers [13:16] How Yoga Trail benefits teachers Traditionally depend on studios/gym for marketing Studios/gym take most of revenue Empowers teachers to manage business independently [14:38] Yoga Trail’s mission to make the world a healthier, happier place ‘More people to the yoga mat more of the time’ Envision future where teachers organize small classes in alternative venues More opportunities for teachers, attract more people to yoga [16:23] Alexander’s strategy for attracting endurance athletes to yoga Building referral program, free class if bring new student [17:54] Yoga Trail’s startup business model Equity crowdfunding campaign Investors buy portion of company $300K goal, $1M max Money used for technology, marketing [21:55] How yoga trail can be used to hire teachers Plans for job board in future Can use search function, message directly [22:41] The number of Yoga Trail users 60K teachers, 200K yogis 5M site visitors [23:41] The fundamentals of investing in Yoga Trail $500 minimum Learn More About Alexander Klein Yoga Trail Invest in Yoga Trail Yoga Trail on Facebook Yoga Trail on Twitter Alexander on LinkedIn Resources MINDBODY Software