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In this crossover episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan Labenz joins Liron Shapira of Doom Debates, for a wide-ranging news and analysis discussion about recent AI developments. The conversation covers significant topics including GPT-4o image generation's implications for designers and businesses like Waymark, debates around learning to code, entrepreneurship versus job security, and the validity of OpenAI's $300 billion valuation. Nathan and Leron also explore AI safety organizations, international cooperation possibilities, and Anthropic's new mechanistic interpretability paper, providing listeners with thoughtful perspectives on the high-stakes nature of advanced AI development across society. All the links mentioned in the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LyFMLH5VpkhY7KfFBpgi2vhfbmdbDtQ4hh03KXEXyiE/edit?usp=sharing SPONSORS: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offers next-generation cloud solutions that cut costs and boost performance. With OCI, you can run AI projects and applications faster and more securely for less. New U.S. customers can save 50% on compute, 70% on storage, and 80% on networking by switching to OCI before May 31, 2024. See if you qualify at https://oracle.com/cognitive Shopify: Shopify powers millions of businesses worldwide, handling 10% of U.S. e-commerce. With hundreds of templates, AI tools for product descriptions, and seamless marketing campaign creation, it's like having a design studio and marketing team in one. Start your $1/month trial today at https://shopify.com/cognitive NetSuite: Over 41,000 businesses trust NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud ERP, to future-proof their operations. With a unified platform for accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR, NetSuite provides real-time insights and forecasting to help you make quick, informed decisions. Whether you're earning millions or hundreds of millions, NetSuite empowers you to tackle challenges and seize opportunities. Download the free CFO's guide to AI and machine learning at https://netsuite.com/cognitive PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing CHAPTERS: (00:00) About the Episode (02:58) Introduction and Guest Background (08:23) P Doom Discussion (13:15) Anthropic Leadership Concerns (Part 1) (19:50) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Shopify (21:04) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Shopify (23:00) Anthropic Leadership Concerns (Part 2) (29:34) GPT-4o Image Capabilities (Part 1) (29:43) Sponsors: NetSuite (31:11) GPT-4o Image Capabilities (Part 2) (38:19) AI Impact on Creative Work (48:26) Future of Software Engineering (01:02:10) NVIDIA Stock Discussion (01:09:21) OpenAI's $300B Valuation (01:17:37) AI Models and Safety (01:33:58) Packy's AI Concerns Critique (01:46:41) Emmett Shear's Organic Alignment (02:04:43) Anthropic's Interpretability Paper (02:17:53) International AI Cooperation (02:27:38) Outro

Packy talks about his service in the US Army. Permission To Start Dreaming (PTSD), an organization to help soldiers and first responders. Future of the Real Estate market. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonespeople/support

One of the most influential voices in tech explains how AI helps him write and invest.This episode is sponsored by Create. If you want to maximize your gains, both with your body and with ChatGPT, try creatinine gummies from Create. Place your order through this link to get a 30 percent discount: https://trycreate.co/products/creatine-monohydrate-gummies-270-count?discount=every24Packy McCormick's job is to find, articulate, and invest behind the next big idea.He writes Not Boring, a newsletter that analyzes technology and startups for 200,000 subscribers every week. He also invests in early stage companies through his fund Not Boring Capital and is an advisor at a16z crypto.I spent an hour with him to understand how he's baked AI into the way he thinks, writes, and invests. We get into: How he uses AI to understand dense concepts and refine his arguments His thesis around vertically integrated businesses being the future of tech How Packy uses Claude Projects to edit his newsletter How he makes interactive graphics that represent concepts from his essays The tools Packy uses to research, write, and edit Not Boring When he thinks the next crypto bull run will take place We also use Projects to build an AI tool that grades Packy's essays live on the show.This is a must-watch for writers, investors, and anyone trying to understand the cutting edge of technology.If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!Want even more?Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It's usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free.To hear more from Dan Shipper:Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribeFollow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipperTimestamps:00:00:00 - Teaser00:01:24 - Introduction00:02:40 - Packy's thesis about the future of technology00:07:42 - What Packy quick takes on your crypto portfolio00:14:31 - Use LLMs to validate your understanding of complex concepts00:18:26 - How Packy used Claude Projects to write an essay he published recently00:24:00 - Packy's process to make interactive visual graphics for his essays00:31:10 - How to use AI to be thorough in your research00:35:04 - How Packy uses Claude to edit his writing00:36:44 - The tools Packy uses to create his newsletter00:44:12 - Using Claude Projects to make a tool that grades Packy's essaysLinks to resources mentioned in the episode:Packy McCormick: https://twitter.com/packyMPacky's newsletter, Not Boring: https://www.notboring.co/Packy's fund, Not Boring Capital: https://www.notboring.co/p/introducing-not-boring-capitalOne of Packy's first essays, about natively integrated companies: https://www.packym.com/natively-integrated-companiesAnduril, the company Packy thinks is an example of a Techno-industrial: https://www.anduril.com/Packy's portfolio company that's integration crypto into its product: https://v2.oncyber.io/The interactive tool Packy made for a recent newsletter: https://goventvectorsum.replit.app/ for https://www.notboring.co/p/the-american-millenniumPacky's essay about America's tolerance for risk: https://www.notboring.co/p/riskophiliaPacky's essays about Blackbird: https://www.notboring.co/p/blackbird

Packy McCormick is known for his unique insights into technology and startups. As the founder of Not Boring, he's built a passionate audience of more than 200,000 people through his knack for deep analysis and genuine storytelling. Packy is a vibe-setter with a career spanning writing, investing, and podcasting (to name a few). Over the past four years, Packy has built Not Boring into one of the most trusted, hilarious, and unique publications covering the bleeding edge of deep tech startups working to solve hard but important problems. This week, Barrett talks with Packy about everything from the complexities of creating content that remains true to its roots while expanding to new audiences, to the personal growth that comes from never giving up. They discuss the financial and societal implications of investing in futuristic ideas, the significance of intellectual honesty in storytelling, particularly with contentious topics like nuclear energy, and the importance of optimism despite market downturns and societal challenges. Packy shares his optimistic vision for the future, fueled by technology and innovation, and his dedication to contributing to a world where work not only shapes individuals but drives prosperity for everyone. In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 02:12 - Packy's take on Not Boring's strategy 09:15 - The personal side of professional growth 15:11 - Embracing change and reflecting on success and the journey ahead 33:48 - An optimistic outlook in a downturn 36:32 - Reflecting on missed opportunities and fundraising challenges 38:20 - Rethinking venture capital 41:43 - VC vs charity for societal impact 47:05 - Imagining the future evolution of Not Boring 53:45 - Building an audience today 01:01:40 - The roots of optimism and its impact on entrepreneurship 01:10:43 - The state of journalism and public perception 01:13:57 - Exploring nuclear energy through podcasting 01:20:46 - Financial and creative dynamics of podcasting 01:24:53 - Reflections on nuclear energy and public sentiment 01:35:40 - Personal growth through creative work Get full show notes and links at https://GoodWorkShow.com. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrettabrooks.

Patrick “Packy” McMahon is a former provisional IRA bomb maker who was jailed after being caught in the act of manufacturing a 1,500 LB bomb.Packy tells us about growing up as the conflict raged and how his life-long battle with British soldiers began. We spoke about the in and outs of how the IRA manufactured its bombs/explosive devices from beginning to end, the materials used, how Packy avoided being blown up by his own work and the logistics of an IRA bombing operation. Packy shared stories about his time in Long Kesh, how he got caught, Mi5 attempting to recruit him and much more If you would like to help out the show please like, subscribe and share. I plan on doing bigger things with this show including walk through of areas, documentary-type videos and more.. if you would like to help fund these efforts please consider donating on Buy My a Coffee. (link below)Thanks a million!!https://buymeacoffee.com/goodlistenerpodcast00:00 Intro4:20 Joining junior-wing of the IRA07:35 BECOMING A B*MB MAKER 16:05 What type of b*mbs did Packy make?26:15 Ever get “bitten by his own work” ?27:10 What separates good b*mb-maker from a bad one ?28:45 Mi5 attempt to recruit Packy31:15 MAKING A B*MB 37:10 Shooting at British solider w/ a sniper rifle 38:35 Would you have known the loyalists?41:05 B*mb-making II47:55 CAUGHT MAKING B*MB & ARRESTED due to INFORMANT 1:01:55 Getting out of Long Kesh & life after the IRAANY  & ALL SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE GUESTS, TOPICS, DIFFERENT FORMS OF CONTENT ETC ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.. any theme or force within the conflict you'd like me to explore, any important people from the time, authors I haven't spoke to etcPLEASE DROP A COMMENT ON SPOTIFY (I can't reply to comments left on Spotify but leave your email address and I can get back to you) OR SEND ME AN EMAIL (thegoodlistenerpodcast@gmail.com) Thanks very much to everyone who has helped out so far!!!

Packy McCormick is proof that writing online can attract real-world opportunities you never dreamed of. He went from 20 Substack subscribers to a $40 million venture fund — and he's still growing. In this episode, we dive into the three main “how's” of Packy's growth. First, he has a distinct, unforgettable style. His business-meets-memes newsletter, Not Boring, has amassed 220,000+ subscribers because his “funny finance guy” flair gives him an edge. Not to mention, it all started when he took the first-ever cohort of Write of Passage. (I may be biased, but seriously, that's when it started.) Next, Packy shares his domain expertise. He sees writing and investing as the perfect one-two punch. His goal? Share what he knows, and make a behind-the-scenes world accessible to the average audience. And finally, Packy adds value to his readers. Relentlessly. Not by telling them what to think, but by trying to change the way they think. In a world filled with Beta content — cheap entertainment that disappears in 24 hours — Packy creates Alpha content — quality work that has long-term relevance. Style. Expertise. Value. This is just a sneak-peek into our conversation. If you want to find your distinctiveness in a modern digital world, this episode is for you. SPEAKER LINKS: Website: https://www.packym.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/packyM Newsletter: https://www.notboring.co/ WRITE OF PASSAGE: Want to learn more about the next class Write of Passage? https://writeofpassage.com/ PODCAST LINKS: Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Age of Miracles" Packy and Julia have spent the first five episodes of Age of Miracles diving into the past and present of nuclear fission—before jumping from the yin to the yang and covering nuclear fusion in the second half of this season, today we wanted to take a step back and talk about all the non-nuclear energy sources out there. We ask this icebreaker question to every guest we bring onto the show: "What does the pie chart of energy sources look like in the US in the year 2050?" From advocating for the widely accused fossil fuels like oil and gas, to the widely celebrated renewables like geothermal, solar, and wind, each guest brings a new perspective to the mix. In this episode, Packy and Julia hear out their cases, and afterwards, answer the infamous question themselves. Thank you to this episode's guests: Meredith Angwin, Mark Hinaman, Alex Epstein, Casey Handmer, Noah Smith, Angelica Oung, and Eli Dourado. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 10% off your first year of Secureframe: https://secureframe.com/packy Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Clean Air Task Force For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00:00) Energy in 2050 (00:08:29) Fossil fuels (00:28:41) Geothermal (00:36:53) Wind (00:56:54) Understanding the grid (01:03:30) Solar (01:25:02) Batteries (01:36:06) Episode Recap This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties, where experts talk to experts about tech, business, culture, and more.  Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Nancy Xu. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg. 

We can live in an Age of Miracles, but it's going to take a lot of work.  Energy abundance is the most important thing we can work towards as a species.  More than simply surviving climate change, we have the opportunity to unlock a new level of human thriving if we can successfully navigate this transition.  That's why we chose to do the first season of Age of Miracles on the energy sources of the future. In this episode of Age of Miracles, the final episode of season one, Packy and Julia reflect on the importance of energy abundance, how nuclear energy helps us unlock it, and what the future might look like when we do. Thank you to all of our guests this season for making this show possible—we're so grateful. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 10% off your first year of Secureframe: https://secureframe.com/packy Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Tegus: combine fragmented workflows under one roof and compete on your ability to analyze companies — not on how well you aggregate data. Learn more and start your free trial at tegus.com/miracles Clean Air Task Force: CATF is one of the few NGO's in the world paving the way toward the global demonstration and establishment of a fusion energy industry this decade. They are undertaking and commissioning fusion energy market studies, technology readiness assessments, and regulatory analysis, emphasizing areas for international collaboration. As an objective and independent resource for stakeholders in the fusion sector, CATF is working to raise awareness and accelerate the potential for fusion energy. Learn more and support their efforts at: https://www.catf.us/fusion-energy/ Range Fund Holdings For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00) The best way to create the future is to invent it (07:55) What can you do today? (16:09) Josh Wolfe on a future of abundance (18:29) Casey Handmer on a future of abundance (20:49) Angelica Oung on a future of abundance (23:22) Alex Epstein on a future of abundance (29:42) Final recap This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties, where experts talk to experts about tech, business, culture, and more.  Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Nancy Xu. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg. 

In the bizarro relay marathon that is the fusion race, the baton is firmly in the hands of the startups. The outcome, to be sure, is still uncertain, but the question isn't whether humanity will achieve commercial fusion, but which companies will, with which approaches, when? Fusion, many believe, will be one of humanity's greatest triumphs: we will be able to generate energy in the same way that stars do, right on earth. And in this episode, Packy and Julia talk to some of the people who are most likely to make it happen. They'll answer the question of “Why now?” for fusion, and for startups in particular, dive into their business models and the economics of a fusion plant, and discuss what a rollout of fusion across the globe might look like. Thank you to this episode's guests: David Kirtley, Sehila Gonzalez, Clay Dumas, JC Btaiche, Francesco Sciortino, Clea Kolster, Ryan Umstattd, Derek Sutherland, and Ian Hogarth. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 10% off your first year of Secureframe: https://secureframe.com/packy Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Tegus: combine fragmented workflows under one roof and compete on your ability to analyze companies — not on how well you aggregate data. Learn more and start your free trial at tegus.com/miracles Clean Air Task Force Range Fund Holdings For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00) The fusion race (04:54) Why now? What changed? (10:28) Commonwealth (13:21) Fuse Energy (23:35) Proxima Fusion (31:10) Zap Energy (39:09) Helion Energy (52:30) The unit economics of a fusion plant (1:01:24) Fusion commercial rollout (1:05:03) Recap This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties, where experts talk to experts about tech, business, culture, and more.  Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Nancy Xu. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg. 

Packy and Julia have spent the first five episodes of Age of Miracles diving into the past and present of nuclear fission—before jumping from the yin to the yang and covering nuclear fusion in the second half of this season, today we wanted to take a step back and talk about all the non-nuclear energy sources out there. We ask this icebreaker question to every guest we bring onto the show: "What does the pie chart of energy sources look like in the US in the year 2050?" From advocating for the widely accused fossil fuels like oil and gas, to the widely celebrated renewables like geothermal, solar, and wind, each guest brings a new perspective to the mix. In this episode, Packy and Julia hear out their cases, and afterwards, answer the infamous question themselves. Thank you to this episode's guests: Meredith Angwin, Mark Hinaman, Alex Epstein, Casey Handmer, Noah Smith, Angelica Oung, and Eli Dourado. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 10% off your first year of Secureframe: https://secureframe.com/packy Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Clean Air Task Force For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00:00) Energy in 2050 (00:08:29) Fossil fuels (00:28:41) Geothermal (00:36:53) Wind (00:56:54) Understanding the grid (01:03:30) Solar (01:25:02) Batteries (01:36:06) Episode Recap This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties, where experts talk to experts about tech, business, culture, and more.  Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Nancy Xu. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg. 

Today, we'll all learn about Captain Novolin, Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon, Packy and Marlon, and Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus, all released for the SNES in the mid 90s. As part of their story, we'll talk about the historical context in which they were created, discussing the 90s and the creation of the ESRB. We'll also briefly talk about how video games are used in medicine today by looking at the Therapeutic Gaming Department at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. So join us as we see how gaming contributes to healing on today's trip down Memory Card Lane.

On this episode of Okay, Computer. Dan Nathan and Deirdre Bosa discuss e-commerce stocks surging after Black Friday/Cyber Monday (2:30), Fashion Retailer Shein Files Confidentially for US IPO (5:00), the Temu & Shein effect on US retailers (10:00), the IPO market opening back up (14:00).  Later, Dan sits down with video journalist Cleo Abram and Packy McCormick, founder of Not Boring, for a conversation about being creators (18:00). Topics include: How Cleo conceptualizes “Huge If True” (20:00) Packy writing in long-form (22:15) Taking feedback (28:45) Monetization (35:20) Subscription models (40:00) Bitcoin/Crypto (45:00) The Mag7 stocks (48:00) --- View our show notes here Learn more about Ro body: ro.co/okay Email us at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod. We're on social: Follow @dee_bosa on Twitter Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia Subscribe to our YouTube page

On this episode of Okay, Computer. Dan Nathan and Deirdre Bosa discuss e-commerce stocks surging after Black Friday/Cyber Monday (2:30), Fashion Retailer Shein Files Confidentially for US IPO (5:00), the Temu & Shein effect on US retailers (10:00), the IPO market opening back up (14:00).  Later, Dan sits down with video journalist Cleo Abram and Packy McCormick, founder of Not Boring, for a conversation about being creators (18:00). Topics include: How Cleo conceptualizes “Huge If True” (20:00) Packy writing in long-form (22:15) Taking feedback (28:45) Monetization (35:20) Subscription models (40:00) Bitcoin/Crypto (45:00) The Mag7 stocks (48:00) -- View our show notes here Learn more about Ro body: ro.co/okay Email us at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod. We're on social: Follow @dee_bosa on Twitter Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia Subscribe to our YouTube page

This week, Packy and Julia take a break from our regularly scheduled narrative programming to look back on the past five episodes we've published focused on nuclear fission—and address news stories, feedback, and listener questions collected through this season so far. We cover: Illinois pushing back on the nuclear moratorium, Nuscale's cancelled contracts, COP 28 Why QA makes building new nuclear so difficult, solar cost curves, and more listener feedback on episodes 1-5 Investing in nuclear, nuclear waste recycling, how to create more political support for the AP1000, and more listener questions Thank you to this episode's guests: Jim Hopf, Robert Bryce, Brett Rampal, Heather Hoff, and Paris Ortiz-Wines. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 10% off your first year of Secureframe: https://secureframe.com/packy Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Clean Air Task Force For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00) Nuclear news: Illinois, Nuscale, COP 28 (8:27) Nuclear-specific QA standards (15:52) Comparing and contrasting other countries' nuclear programs (20:55) The truth about solar (23:50) What sectors win with nuclear? (24:55) Investing in nuclear (29:18) Does being "eco friendly" matter if we get energy right? (33:24) Nuclear waste recycling (36:03) Leading investors in nuclear (38:19) Policy playbook to shift investments to nuclear (41:07) Arguments for nuclear waste at dinner tables (42:20) How to get more political support for the AP1000 (45:25) Deeper dive into developing nuclear projects (48:46) How to get involved in nuclear This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties, where experts talk to experts about tech, business, culture, and more.  Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Nancy Xu. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg. 

"Age of Miracles" Key Takeaways  More energy means more humanity flourishing Nuclear fission is the cleanest and safest form of energy that we have As of 2022, nuclear energy accounts for 20% of the electric gridEnergy is a positive-sum game; the more we have, the better we do! A shift is occurring in the United States: In 2023, 57% of Americans say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity in the country, up from 43% who said the same in 2020What if you were told the nuclear industry was the only industry that managed its toxic waste… wouldn't you be impressed? All of the nuclear waste that has been produced in the United States can fit inside of a football field, stacked 10 meters high It is impossible to create nuclear weapons from nuclear fuelUsing more energy raises the floor and ceiling for humanity; it can bring the rest of the world up to the Western standard of living, and help power all of the futuristic technology that entrepreneurs will create The amount of radiation that leaked out of the Three Mile Island incident was about the same amount of radiation that you would be exposed to getting a chest X-ray at the doctor – a negligible amount The reaction to Fukushima was completely overblown: it is debated whether zero people or one person died from any sort of radiation at FukushimaWhile nuclear fission has matured from a technological perspective, it has gotten bogged down from a political, cultural, economic, and regulatory perspectiveSignificant strides are being made in nuclear fusion; it actually might be less than 30 years away! Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgWelcome to the first episode of the first season of “Age of Miracles”. This new show from Packy McCormick, investor and writer of the Not Boring newsletter, asks the question: how do we create a future of abundance? This season, we're exploring the future of energy – specifically, diving deep into nuclear energy, both fission and fusion. The world needs more energy, not less, argues Packy, and nuclear has been neglected as a clean, reliable source of energy for too long. Joining Packy as co-host this season is Julia DeWahl, who previously helped scale SpaceX's Starlink and Opendoor and is now co-founder of micro-nuclear reactor startup Antares.  In this episode, Packy and Julia set the stage for the season. They start with how they each got nuke-pilled and how the global narrative on energy has shifted, following events like the war in Ukraine and growing inflation. Next, they bust the three most common myths about nuclear energy: it's too unsafe, there's too much nuclear waste, and nuclear energy = nuclear weapons. And then they set the stage for the real challenges we'll tackle this season: the economics of nuclear power, regulation and the role of government, and the power of public perception.  If you're curious about the future of energy, technology, or how to get out of a doomer loop and start working towards an abundant future, join us. An age of miracles is within reach — if we're willing to work for it. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 20% off your first year of Secureframe by mentioning "Age of Miracles" during your free demo: https://secureframe.com/ Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Clean Air Task Force For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00) Why the world needs more energy (06:43) Preview of this season of Age of Miracles (10:03) Let's talk nuclear fission (19:15) Busting common nuclear myths: disasters, waste, and proliferation (30:22) The 201 challenges with nuclear energy (36:21) Could all the energy in 2050 just be fusion? (45:23) Closing thoughts This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties. Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Jake Salyers. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg. 

Let's dive into the world of advanced nuclear startups—where founders are playing entrepreneurship on hard-mode, and navigating how to build new reactor designs, sell to new markets, and forge new regulatory pathways. This episode is the second focused on nuclear fission startup founders—while last week Packy and Julia spoke with entrepreneurs who laser-focused on the problem of manufacturing ready-made designs at scale, this new crop of founders featured are tackling a seemingly even more difficult task of creating new forms of nuclear reactors from scratch. As a16z American Dynamism partner Katherine Boyle says, "to build a successful energy startup, you have to excel at math, deep technology, storytelling, recruiting, and regulatory." Tune in as Packy and Julia spotlight five founders taking radically different paths to bringing more nuclear online—from radioisotopes on the literal moon to the novel production of hydrocarbons. Thank you to this episode's guests: Katherine Boyle, Albert Wenger, Jake DeWitte, Isaiah Taylor, Matt Loszak, Tyler Bernstein, Jordan Bramble, Josh Wolfe, and David Ulevitch. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 10% off your first year of Secureframe: https://secureframe.com/packy Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Clean Air Task Force For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00) What are advanced reactors? (11:58) Introducing the startup founders (14:01) Oklo (17:55) Valar Atomics (25:27) Aalo (26:41) Zeno Power (30:07) Antares (37:18) Why we need a new playbook for nuclear (48:53) Selling to new markets and customers (1:07:00) On regulation (1:30:18) Nuclear startup operations (1:46:40) The importance of design (1:52:24) The advanced nuclear startup playbook This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties, where experts talk to experts about tech, business, culture, and more.  Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Jake Salyers. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg. 

Today on Upstream we're dropping a special episode of Age of Miracles which dives into the rise and fall of nuclear power in the 20th century, and what we can learn about pushing nuclear into the 21st century. Make informed decision for high impact donations with GiveWell, which is offering Upstream listeners donation matching up to $100. To claim your match, go to www.givewell.org ➡️ pick “Podcast” enter "Upstream with Erik Torenberg" at checkout. -- We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com. -- RELATED PODCAST To hear the next episodes of Age of Miracles, a narrative show that explores the complex industries that will play an important role in creating an abundant future for humanity, subscribe at https://link.chtbl.com/ageofmiracles or check out the series on YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@age-of-miracles -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST:  Every week investor and writer of the popular newsletter The Diff, Byrne Hobart, and co-host Erik Torenberg discuss today's major inflection points in technology, business, and markets – and help listeners build a diversified portfolio of trends and ideas for the future. Subscribe to “The Riff” with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg: https://link.chtbl.com/theriff -- SPONSORS: Shopify: https://shopify.com/torenberg for a $1/month trial period Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of all ecommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one ecommerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/torenberg GiveWell: https://www.givewell.org/ Have you ever wondered where your donation could have the most impact? GiveWell has now spent over 15 years researching charitable organizations and only directs funding to the HIGHEST-IMPACT opportunities they've found in global health and poverty alleviation. Make informed decisions about high-impact giving. If you've never donated through GiveWell before, you can have your donation matched up to $100 before the end of the year, or as long as matching funds last. To claim your match, go to https://www.givewell.org/ and pick “Podcast” and enter "Upstream with Erik Torenberg" at checkout. -- X / TWITTER: @packym (Packy) @juliadewahl (Julia) @eriktorenberg (Erik) @upstream__pod @turpentinemedia -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Episode Preview (00:50) Erik introduces Age of Miracles (03:03) Two narratives of nuclear energy (06:43) Nuclear's early history and rise (12:26) The start of the fall (15:20) Sponsors: Shopify | Oracle (23:08) Five key factors that led to nuclear's decline (23:30) Factor #1: the AEC (29:00) Factor #2: good old-fashioned economics (30:30) Sponsor: GiveWell (34:21) Factor #3: regulation (46:25) Factor #4: the environmentalists (54:05) Factor #5: the nuclear disasters (57:53) Recap of the historical lessons (1:02:49) Wrap -- Upstream is a production from Turpentine Producer: Sam Kaufman Editor: Graham Bessellieu For guest or sponsorship inquiries please contact Sam@turpentine.co

What if we treated building nuclear more like a manufacturing challenge than a construction challenge? How could nuclear benefit from the tried-and-true methodologies of other large industrial industries like ship-building and oil and gas to make nuclear as cheap as solar and wind to produce? In this episode – the first of two with leading nuclear fission startup founders – Packy and Julia talk to a new crop of nuclear entrepreneurs who are focused on manufacturing small modular reactors at scale. Drawing on best practices from very different industries like building reactors in shipyards or adapting the methods of offshore oil and gas rigs, these founders are taking a radically different approach from the incumbents in nuclear power plant construction. They're focused on bringing the experience curves for building nuclear way down But how will it actually work in practice? How do they balance pleasing regulators with innovating on new designs for more efficiency and manufacturability? How do they finance these businesses? What is the plan for connecting these power sources to the grid – or finding other “behind the meter” use cases? Tune in to go deep with the people turning theories about nuclear manufacturing into reality. Thank you to this episode's guests: Matt Slotkin, Nick Touran, Bret Kugelmass, Katherine Boyle, Josh Wolfe, and Jake DeWitte  Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 20% off your first year of Secureframe by mentioning "Age of Miracles" during your free demo: https://secureframe.com/ Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Clean Air Task Force For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00) Building a shipyard to manufacture nuclear reactors (06:22) The experience curve (11:00) Which industries can we steal ideas from? (19:40) Blue Energy with Matt Slotkin (25:10) Last Energy with Bret Kugelmass (31:40) Good strategy, bad strategy (38:41) Financing nuclear companies (44:00) Oklo going public (51:30) Recap This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties, where experts talk to experts about tech, business, culture, and more.  Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Jake Salyers. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg. 

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If we just tried to implement and scale the technology we have today for large scale nuclear reactors, with no innovation on reactor designs or business models, could we do it? How hard (or expensive) could it really be? Turns out, this question gets to the heart of the paradox of nuclear power in America: this incredible energy source, which has the potential to be the cheapest and cleanest of all, is currently the most expensive to build by orders of magnitude. To get more nuclear power on the grid as fast as possible, we need to dramatically change the economics of new reactors. The complex economics stem from three main intertwined issues: construction, financing, and regulation.  In this episode, Packy and Julia dig into the nitty gritty of these issues and look at what it actually takes to build a plant in America (and around the globe). They point out some opportunities to improve key problem areas like financing and workforce deployment. And they talk with nuclear experts, government financing officials, investors, and entrepreneurs who are all trying to figure out: how do we fix the economics of building large scale nuclear reactors? Some of the answers include innovations in financing and possible regulatory changes – and some get more creative, like floating shipyards and repurposing old coal plants. Tune in to go deep on the economics of nuclear power plants.  Thank you to this episode's guests:, Bret Kugelmass, Mark Nelson, Josh Wolfe, James Krellenstein, Emmet Penney, Julie Kozeracki, and David Ulevitch. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 20% off your first year of Secureframe by mentioning "Age of Miracles" during your free demo: https://secureframe.com/ Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Clean Air Task Force For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00) Why is building new nuclear in the U.S. so expensive? (07:40) How nuclear fission and nuclear plants work (16:50) Nuclear power plant economics (29:05) So, how do we fix the economics of building nuclear power plants? (41:45) What's actually holding industry executives back from ordering more projects? (48:12) Serialized construction and developer models (58:50) Why is nobody talking about regulation? (1:08:30) Acceleration through federal and popular support (1:16:32) Recap This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties, where experts talk to experts about tech, business, culture, and more.  Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Jake Salyers. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg.

Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg are joined by Packy McCormick of Not Boring and Julia DeWahl (founder of Antares, ex-SpaceX) to talk about the past, present, and future of nuclear energy. Packy and Julia co-host a new narrative series called Age of Miracles ( If you're looking for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR or HIPAA compliance, head to Vanta for $1000 off: https://www.vanta.com/zen SUBSCRIBE TO AGE OF MIRACLES: Podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/ageofmiracles | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@age-of-miracles – SPONSORS: VANTA | NETSUITE Are you building a business? If you're looking for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR or HIPAA compliance, head to Vanta. Achieving compliance can actually unlock major growth for your company and build customer loyalty. Vanta automates up to 90% of Compliance work, getting you audit-ready in weeks instead of months and saving 85% of associated costs. Moment of Zen listeners get $1000 off at: https://www.vanta.com/zen NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen and download your own customized KPI checklist. – Sign up for our newsletter to receive the full shownotes: https://momentofzen.substack.com/ –  X / TWITTER: @packym (Packy) @juliadewahl (Julia) @dwr (Dan) @eriktorenberg (Erik) @moz_podcast @TurpentineMedia – SELECT LINKS: Chart (Our World in Data) https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/death-rates-from-energy-production-per-twh Book: Ian Morris, Why the West Rules – for Now https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_the_West_Rules%E2%80%94For_Now MoZ featuring E/Acc's Beff Jezos and Bayeslord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbfviqlGy2U Article: Packy McCormick, The Henry Adams Curve: https://www.notboring.co/p/working-harder-and-smarter Article: Eli Dourado, Personal Aviation is About to Get Interesting : https://www.elidourado.com/p/personal-aviation  –  TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Episode Preview (01:46) Why the interest in nuclear energy? (05:45) Why does energy matter? (09:10) Greta Thunberg and environmentalism as religion replacement (12:08) Why France got it right in the 70s (14:48) Sponsors: Vanta and NetSuite (17:04) Myth-busting: nuclear waste and disasters (22:33) Why has the anti-nuclear movement been so potent? (26:46) Breaking down the incentives at play in regulation and the free market (39:00) How do you change the perception and safety?  (47:50) The opportunities to build in the nuclear space (56:50) Applying Elon's frameworks to building in the nuclear space (01:00:45) Safety culture and accountability (01:08:20) Opportunity for SMR companies from Microsoft and congress (01:10:20) Are we overestimating nuclear's impact versus other energy sources? (01:16:05) Capital markets and idea maze problem (01:23:00) How to get involved in opportunities in nuclear if you have no background

Welcome to the first episode of the first season of “Age of Miracles”. This new show from Packy McCormick, investor and writer of the Not Boring newsletter, asks the question: how do we create a future of abundance? This season, we're exploring the future of energy – specifically, diving deep into nuclear energy, both fission and fusion. The world needs more energy, not less, argues Packy, and nuclear has been neglected as a clean, reliable source of energy for too long. Joining Packy as co-host this season is Julia DeWahl, who previously helped scale SpaceX's Starlink and Opendoor and is now co-founder of micro-nuclear reactor startup Antares.  In this episode, Packy and Julia set the stage for the season. They start with how they each got nuke-pilled and how the global narrative on energy has shifted, following events like the war in Ukraine and growing inflation. Next, they bust the three most common myths about nuclear energy: it's too unsafe, there's too much nuclear waste, and nuclear energy = nuclear weapons. And then they set the stage for the real challenges we'll tackle this season: the economics of nuclear power, regulation and the role of government, and the power of public perception.  If you're curious about the future of energy, technology, or how to get out of a doomer loop and start working towards an abundant future, join us. An age of miracles is within reach — if we're willing to work for it. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 20% off your first year of Secureframe by mentioning "Age of Miracles" during your free demo. Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Clean Air Task Force For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00) Why the world needs more energy (06:43) Preview of this season of Age of Miracles (10:03) Let's talk nuclear fission (19:15) Busting common nuclear myths: disasters, waste, and proliferation (30:22) The 201 challenges with nuclear energy (36:21) Could all the energy in 2050 just be fusion? (45:23) Closing thoughts This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties. Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Jake Salyers. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg. 

Packy says that his differentiation "is that I'm going to be having more fun than most people”I've been a big fan of the energy he's brought to his writing over the past couple of years. But he didn't set out to have a popular newsletter.  His real plan was to launch an in-person community.  We chat about how the pandemic helped him figure out why that wasn't a good idea and how he's thinking about his solopreneur journey.The reason I asked him on the podcast is to talk about his recent newsletter on the future of work.  He argues that “Employees will ultimately make the decision” about what work looks like post-pandemic.  I think he is mostly right and we talk about what that might mean for people's lives.

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Erik Torenberg sits down with Packy McCormick of the newsletter Not Boring and Not Boring Capital. For many, Packy is the epitome of the single creator-led media empire.Riverside.fm is a presenting sponsor of Media Empires. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/MediaEmpires + use code MEDIAEMPIRES for 20% off individual plans.In this conversation, they discuss: how Packy evolved his content format, why a venture model is the business he wanted to build, and his plans for experimentation with Not Boring. They also analyze the opportunities for successful media businesses that should exist in the world.We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.RECOMMENDED PODCAST:Founding a business is just the tip of the iceberg; the real complexity comes with scaling it. On 1 to 1000, hosts Jack Altman and Erik Torenberg dig deep into the inevitable twists and turns operators encounter along the journey of turning an idea into a business. Hear all about the tactical challenges of scaling from the people that built up the world's leading companies like Stripe, Ramp, and Lattice. Our first episode with Eric Glyman of Ramp is out now: https://link.chtbl.com/1to1000RECOMMENDED PODCAST:Run the Numbers is a weekly podcast about financial metrics and business models, designed for ambitious people operating tech startups. It's a collection of things host CJ Gustafson (CFO at Partstech and writer of Mostly Metrics) has learned and thought about in the trenches as a tech CFO. Subscribe to listen on the platform of your choice: https://link.chtbl.com/runthenumbersMedia Empires is part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: turpentine.coTIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Episode Preview(01:00) Sponsor: https://creators.riverside.fm/MediaEmpires(03:07) The story and evolution of Not Boring(07:58) Breaking into venture through media(09:45) What have you chosen not to do with Not Boring?(12:11) ProductHunt for fundraise announcements(16:03) Packy's investing style and how its changed(20:46) How Packy's content has evolved(24:40) Content formats to experiment with in the future(26:29) A museum where you could see what the world is like in 2050(28:06) Rap Genius for S-1(30:30) Competing with Crunchbase or PitchBook(31:44) Not Boring in a universe where Packy didn't start a venture fund(34:30) If Packy built a tech media company today, how would he do it?(37:06) Topics in tech media to cover(39:48) Workweek vs Not Boring approach(41:07) Would Packy have taken a Workweek offer instead of starting Not Boring?(42:30) Investing in creators vs startups(45:08) Exploring other content platforms(46:21) The future of tech media(48:26) Is there a book in Not Boring's future?(50:26) Financing good businesses that are not venture-backable(52:31) The full-time fan and the idea of fans investing in media businessesLINKS:Not Boring: https://www.notboring.co/TWITTER:@eriktorenberg@packym@notboringco This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mediaempires.substack.com

Packy is the creator of Not Boring, the #1 Business Newsletter on Substack with over 200,000 subscribers. In addition to writing, Packy invests in early-stage startups with his fund, Not Boring Capital. He also serves as an advisor to a16z crypto. Follow Packy on Twitter @packyM. [0:00] - Packy's journey to becoming a full-time writer [4:18] - Packy's decision to forego business school and work for a startup instead [7:02] - Starting a newsletter and in-person business at the beginning of COVID [12:25] - How Packy's writing has evolved since starting the Not Boring newsletter [16:00] - Modeling Not Boring after Ben Thompson and Bill Simmons' writing [18:25] - Not Boring's innovative monetization model with sponsored posts [22:31] - Packy's early experiences investing in startups with Not Boring Capital [29:24] - Scaling Not Boring with software platforms, AI, and people [33:10] - Why Packy does not use Twitter as much as he used to [36:55] - How social media could be made better [44:48] - What's next for Not Boring [49:12] - Why Packy believes it is important to be optimistic homeofjake.com

Travel to the old, beloved land Kemet and drift off while listening to the story of ancient Egypt and the goddess Isis, divine feminine, on a quest to find her husband Osiris. Love conquers death in this ancient resurrection myth. 

This compilation of cosmic sleep stories will take you on a journey through space, the journey among the planets and moons of our solar system, exploring the marvels of the universe and its history as a shooting star guides you to answers and help you ease towards a night of restful and relaxing sleep.

Unwind and spark joy with the 5ht most boring story ever told - a tale of Zeus  - the very damaged Greek God - and his many… questionable exploits. Let this Greek mythology sleep story lull you into restful sleep. 

Zach Marks is the co-founder and CEO of Jia. Jia connects capital to small businesses in every corner of the world. Here's how Jia works: When business owners repay a loan, they drive value to lenders and the economy. They deserve to be compensated as owners of that economy. That's why Jia rewards borrowers with an ownership stake in Jia's long-term growth. Ownership leads to better borrower behavior, which benefits the entire ecosystem. Packy and Zach discuss how blockchain can help align incentives in emerging market lending, Jia's launch, and in a small-world moment, Jia's partnership with Oze (a company founded and run by Packy's sister, Meghan. You can learn more Jia and it's recent funding in this TechCrunch article. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/notboring/message

Unwind and find peace with a sleep story adaptation of Wuthering Heights. View love in a new light as you fall asleep in the English countryside with Heathcliff and Catherine in this romantic bedtime story. 

We caught up with Jimkata's Packy Lunn about their 2017 hiatis and how it led to their most recent release Bonfires.  @allthatjampod on IG, FB, and Twitter - Subscribe - leave a review - tell a friend. All That Jam is brought to you by Executive Producers Amanda Cadran and Kevin Hogan. Produced and edited by Amanda Cadran and Kevin Hogan. Mixed and Mastered by Kevin Hogan. Original Music by Aaron Gaul. Art by Amanda Cadran.

Transcript: https://wearenotsaved.com/2023/04/27/the-modern-landscape-of-harm/ It is not just our ability to cause harm, but our ability to mitigate harm which has grown in an unprecedented fashion. Life has done whatever it could get away with for billions of year, but in the last few hundred humans have come along able to inflict or prevent great harms and the consciousness to decide whether and how. Recent debates have pitted maximalists from both sides. Those who believe we need to do everything possible to prevent certain harms and those who thing that any attempt to prevent harm is likely to cause more harm because it stalls progress.

Dan Nathan and Deirdre Bosa, host of CNBC's TechCheck, discuss investors lining up for Instacart's private stock (2:00), Netflix's live ‘Love is Blind' reunion fiasco (5:00), Nvidia's double upgrade (13:00), Samsung considering ditching Google Search for Bing (16:30), the Fox/Dominion lawsuit (21:00), and Tesla (25:00). Later, Dan is joined by Joe Marchese of Human Ventures and Packy McCormick of Not Boring for a conversation about why artificial intelligence is the future (32:00), and the Twitter/Substack drama (1:12:30). Read Joe's post: Human Dot AI: How to Think About the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Brands, Commerce, and Culture Read Packy's post: Intelligence Superabundance View our show notes here Email us at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod. We're on social: Follow Dan Nathan @RiskReversal on Twitter Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia Subscribe to our YouTube page

Dan Nathan and Deirdre Bosa, host of CNBC's TechCheck, discuss investors lining up for Instacart's private stock (2:00), Netflix's live ‘Love is Blind' reunion fiasco (5:00), Nvidia's double upgrade (13:00), Samsung considering ditching Google Search for Bing (16:30), the Fox/Dominion lawsuit (21:00), and Tesla (25:00). Later, Dan is joined by Joe Marchese of Human Ventures and Packy McCormick of Not Boring for a conversation about why artificial intelligence is the future (32:00), and the Twitter/Substack drama (1:12:30). Read Joe's post: Human Dot AI: How to Think About the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Brands, Commerce, and Culture Read Packy's post: Intelligence Superabundance View our show notes here Email us at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod. We're on social: Follow Dan Nathan @RiskReversal on Twitter Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia Subscribe to our YouTube page

PACKY WINS! We are joined by now, PBA Tour champion, Packy Hanrahan! We talk about his current run from the Tournament of Champions into his first national title. We also recap a bunch of PBA regionals and we discuss if the Masters needs to change its format. 

We're very excited for this one. Part of our mission with Making Media is to highlight great content across the internet. Today, we're starting with business essays and to bring some wisdom to the conversation, we enlisted one of our favorite writers, Packy McCormick. Hear us break down our most influential business essays, read them through the links in the shownotes, and let us know what you think on Twitter or hello@joincolossus.com. Enjoy!   For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page here.    -----   Scribe is the presenting sponsor of this episode of Making Media and the magic behind the Colossus transcripts. One of the best decisions we made at Colossus was transcribing all of our audio into a searchable transcript library. We had been using another provider up until the summer of 2022 but we were constantly having issues with accuracy if our audio was just the slightest bit impaired. Whether it's training sessions, internal Q&As, or for media purposes, the value of transcripts is huge. And we are not alone. Scribe is the transcription service that powers all of S&P Global - like CapIQ - and the client list includes our friends at Tegus. Go to joincolossus.com/scribe to unlock 150 minutes of free transcription and test their capabilities.   -----   Making Media is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Making Media, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.   Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.   Follow us on Twitter: @ReustleMatt | @domcooke | @JoinColossus    Show Notes (00:02:59) - [First question] - The Not Boring back story and what he learned from his time at Breather (00:05:06) - Aggregation Theory by Ben Thompson (00:09:42) - The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by Paul Graham (00:13:45) - Letter to a friend who may start a new investment platform by Graham Duncan (00:17:05) - Positional Scarcity by Alex Danco (00:22:23] - The Three Sides of Risk by Morgan Housel (00:26:56) - Salary Negotiation by Patrick McKenzie (00:31:47) - Sam Hinkie's resignation letter (00:37:10) - Increasing Returns and the New World of Business by W. Brian Arthur (00:41:54) - 10 Tips on Writing by David Ogilvy (00:44:46) - The next big thing will start out looking like a toy by Chris Dixon (00:49:08) - The Tail End by Tim Urban (00:53:41) - 1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly (00:59:07) - Honorable mention: The Great Online Game by Packy McCormick (01:03:26) - Honorable mention: Excel Never Dies by Packy McCormick  (01:05:58) - Packy's closing thoughts and why he thinks people should read more Sci-Fi (01:08:37) - Honorable mention: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Packy an Anton discuss Chroma's (Anton's company) launch of Stable Attribution. Stable Attribution is a tool that let's anyone find the humans behind AI generated images. Given any image generated by Stable Diffusion, Stable Attribution is able to identify the images in the model's training set which most contributed to the generated image. Packy and Anton discuss the development of Stable Attribution, how to understand the data underlying these sophisticated AI models, and the implications of attribution for creators and artists. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notboring/message

Sam Levin is the co-founder and CEO of Melonfrost. Melonfrost is using the power of evolution and machine learning to launch the next generation of microbes that will revolutionize the fields of therapeutics, biomaterials, food, and agriculture. You'll learn more about what exactly that means in this conversation between Packy and Sam. Melonfrost, a Not Boring Capital portfolio company, recently announced its latest round of fundraising -- a $7M seed round led by Refactor Capital and Alexandria Venture Investments. Forbes did an awesome write up on the company and the round here. The company is one of the most ambitious and complex in the entire Not Boring portfolio, and is the exact type of company we are proud to back. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notboring/message

Packy and Anton breakdown one of the early, foundational artifical intelligence papers, "A logical calculus of the ideas immanent in nervous activity," which was first published in 1943. The researchers, Warren S. McCulloch and Walter Pitts, were trying to understand how the brain could produce such complex patterns by using basic, connected cells. Their work was foundational in understanding neurons, and l introduced the concept of the neural network which has since become a key concept in artificial intelligence. This was the oldest paper that Anton and Packy have discussed, and its naturally age led to a lengthy conversation on the history of artificial intelligence. That history -- like the history of many technological fields -- is spotted with long winters, golden ages, broken timeline promises, and sudden developments. Today, it seems, we may be in the middle of a golden age for artificial intelligence. LINKS: Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/MpBdVJEx2Aw A logical calculus of the ideas immanent in nervous activity: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~./epxing/Class/10715/reading/McCulloch.and.Pitts.pdf History of the First AI Winter: https://towardsdatascience.com/history-of-the-first-ai-winter-6f8c2186f80b AI Winter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winter#The_abandonment_of_connectionism_in_1969 Bitter Lesson: http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html Chroma: https://www.trychroma.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notboring/message

Audio Essay: Four Seasons Total Tech Link to full essay: https://www.notboring.co/p/four-seasons-total-tech Packy analogizes the Gartner Hype Cycle to the four seasons, to explain why some technology winters feel so long and cold while all summers feel pretty much the same. We're coming out of a many decades long winter for a bunch of frontier technology spaces (AI, Space, Nuclear, etc) seemingly all at once -- it's still spring, but Packy predicts that the we're about to enter a long, hot summer. Today's Not Boring is brought to you by… Oceans Oceans matches busy executives and high-growth teams with top EA+ candidates from global talent pools. Oceans recruits, vets, trains, and employs top talent and you get a high-quality, reliable EA+ for a fraction of the cost! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notboring/message

We're back! In Episode 2, Anton Teaches Packy about Deepmind's March 2022 paper, Training Compute-Optimal Large Language Models, or as it's more commonly known, Chinchilla. Prior to Chinchilla, the best way to improve the performance of LLMs was thought to be by scaling up the size of the model. As a result, the largest models now have over 500 billion parameters. But there are only so many GPUs in the world, and throwing compute at the problem is expensive and energy intensive. In this paper, Deepmind found that the optimal way to scale an LLM is actually by scaling size (parameters) and training (data) proportionally. Given the race for size, today's models are plenty big but need a lot more data. In this conversation, we go deep on the paper itself, but we also zoom out to talk about the politics of AI, when AGI is going to hit, where to get more data, and why AI won't take our jobs. This one gets a lot more philosophical than our first episode as we explore the implications of Chinchilla and LLMs more generally. If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe for more. We're going to try to release one episode per week, and we want to make this the best way to get a deeper understanding of the mind-blowing progress happening in AI and what it means for everything we do as humans. LINKS: Training Compute-Optimal Large Language Models: https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.15556 chinchilla's wild implications: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6Fpvc... Scaling Laws for Neural Language Models (Kaplan et al): https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.08361 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notboring/message

This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Packy McCormick, Founder of Not Boring and advisor at a16z. They talk about Ballbasket, foot babies, Catholic guilt, NOT responding on Twitter, “who needs a mouth?,” Mr. Monopoly's material assets, and that guy from that movie with the girl neighbor.You can find Packy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/packyM. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@nontechnicalpod.--This episode of Non-Technical is brought to you by Knock, the most powerful notifications infrastructure you'll never build. Designed for scale, Knock's single API empowers product teams to create delightful user notifications across all channels with minimal engineering upkeep. Get started today for free at knock.app/nontechnical

Packy McCormick is the founder and writer of Not Boring, a Web3 and startup newsletter. He's also an investor at Not Boring Capital.Packy and Auren dive into the tech landscape on a generational scale and talk about the loss of tech optimism and what's limiting technological progress today. They discuss how to evaluate early-stage companies as investments and Packy shares his insight on what he looks for in crypto and Web3 companies. World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts.You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Packy at @PackyM. 

Dan talks with Not Boring Founder Packy McCormick about managing paternity leave after the birth of his second child (1:49), the volatile emotions fueling public markets (5:31), finding proper valuations for startups (7:55), Ethereum's price slump after “The Merge” (12:44), Bitcoin's struggles to prove its value (14:15), Elon Musk's stunning announcement that he will buy Twitter after all (18:41), why Packy thinks the most exciting companies right now are in the private markets (27:17), and if big tech companies like Meta and Amazon have a path to get out of their slump (29:42). Later, Dan chats with FirstMark Capital's Rick Heitzmann about his takeaways from FirstMark's recent founders summit (39:34), if the market overcorrected from the surge in interest rates & the U.S. dollar (41:15), the potential fallout from redemptions in the private markets (45:35), Apple's strength in the U.S. versus overseas (48:50), when the IPO market may finally reopen (53:15), venture debt changing the landscape for startups (58:55), and how much longer capital may be sitting on the sidelines in private markets (1:05:50).  —- Email us at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod, and follow us @OkayComputerPod. We're on social: Follow Dan Nathan @RiskReversal on Twitter Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia Subscribe to our YouTube page

After spending 3 seasons with Hokieball, Packy Naughton was drafted in the 9th round of the 2017 MLB Draft to the Cincinnati Reds. He is now a reliever for the St Louis Cardinals and is on pace to have a career year. Pat and Bill catch up with him on his MLB journey and a bevy of other topics. 

Web3's ability to attach value and incentives to almost every part of human activity has radical implications not only for how businesses engage with their customers, but also for how people can self-organize to drive social change. Web3 investor and analyst Packy McCormick makes the case, in conversation with Azeem Azhar, that an optimistic outlook rooted in market dynamics can enable new sustainable businesses that operate for the public good.

For our next Arena Show guest announcement... we have not one, but TWO heavyweights of internet business culture. That's right, live and for one night only, the supergroup of liquid super teams is getting back together. Packy McCormick, Mario Gabriele, Ben and David - reunited in person at last!! We'll be kicking off the evening together with a live Idea Dinner recording, discussing each of our favorite stocks (of course for entertainment purposes, not investment advice!). Packy and Mario are both be flying in from NYC, and we're so excited to host our best internet buds IRL. You won't want to miss this!! Thanks again to our friends at PitchBook Data for making this amazing evening possible. Stay tuned for even more info to come... Link to register: https://acquired.fm/arenashow Date / Time: May 4, 2022, doors open at 5pm Venue: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle WA Cost: $20, and all proceeds will be donated to Climate Pledge Arena's One Roof Foundation

Packy McCormick is the writer of Not Boring, an investor at Not Boring Capital, and an advisor to the a16z Web3 Fund. Packy has a sharp intuition for general trends, and he puts in the work to understand and thoughtfully communicate his findings outward. Writing and creating content is a great way to learn and share knowledge—we would know. In this episode, we explore five of Packy's most salient articles orbiting around the crypto space. Unraveling the secret recipe for crypto (and life), managing the delicate balance between money and fun is the key to winning these games. Making money on the internet with friends is the new normal. As a talented writer and a great thinker, Packy is a born-again crypto enthusiast as of 2021. He is able to synthesize this chaotic space with fresh eyes, bringing prior knowledge to guide his understanding. ------ ✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/112-packy-debrief  ------