Tim Urban is the author and illustrator of the popular blog ‘Wait But Why’. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
– Audible: to get $9.95 a month for 6 months
– Paperspace: to get $15 credit
– Coinbase: to get $5 in free Bitcoin
– InsideTracker: and use code Lex25 to get 25% off
– NetSuite: to get free product tour
EPISODE LINKS:
Tim’s Twitter:
Tim’s Website:
Tim’s Instagram:
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website:
Apple Podcasts:
Spotify:
RSS:
Full episodes playlist:
Clips playlist:
OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
0:38 – The big and the small
8:28 – Aliens
16:42 – The pencil problem
23:27 – Food abundance
25:31 – Extinction of human civilization
30:49 – Future politics of Mars
37:49 – SpaceX
43:49 – Elon Musk
1:09:17 – Nuclear power
1:13:43 – The higher mind
1:18:27 – Echo chambers and idea labs
1:21:39 – How our brain processes film and music
1:24:53 – Neuralink
1:33:07 – Future of physical interactions
1:37:18 – AI
1:44:38 – Free speech
1:48:41 – How to read more
1:55:23 – Spaced repetition
1:59:26 – Procrastination
2:26:18 – Goals for the future
2:31:36 – Meaning of life
SOCIAL:
– Twitter:
– LinkedIn:
– Facebook:
– Instagram:
– Medium:
– Reddit:
– Support on Patreon:
source