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All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla

This talk was recorded live at the All-In Summit 2023 at Royce Hall on UCLA's campus in Los Angeles. (0:00) Besties welcome Vinod Khosla to All-In Summit ‘23! (2:28) “Most VCs add negative value” (5:22) AI & OpenAI (10:37) “The need to work will disappear” (14:03) “Capitalism is by permission of democracy” (15:26) Universal basic income (17:04) AI value creation beyond LLMs (21:09) Incumbents don’t innovate (23:52) Fusion (27:07) Autonomous public transit (30:10) Asset bubbles and the state ...

Sep 26, 202337 min

All-In Summit: Elon Musk on Ukraine, X, the creator economy, China, AI, & more

This talk was recorded live at the All-In Summit 2023 at Royce Hall on UCLA's campus in Los Angeles. (0:00) Besties welcome Elon via Starlink (05:31) Ukraine and Starlink (19:10) green shoots of X (22:24) the creator economy and optimizing the X experience (26:43) the ADL, free speech, and advocating for peace (32:41) China (37:20) AI (44:30) where are we with self-driving?

Sep 19, 202348 min

All-In Summit: Ray Dalio on the rise and fall of nations and the changing world order

This talk was recorded live at the All-In Summit 2023 at Royce Hall on UCLA's campus in Los Angeles. (0:00) Besties welcome Ray Dalio to AIS! (2:30) Debt, economic policy, war and peace, catastrophic events, and the decline of empires (11:00) China, Plato, autocracies, and the changing world order (17:30) Ray’s assessment of China’s assessment of the “big storm rising” (23:20) “Radical disorder” over the next five years (30:36) Is America a late-stage empire – and is decline inevitable? (33:59) ...

Sep 19, 202342 min

Robert Greene - The Laws of Human Nature Part 4

We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and ...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 3Ep. 4

Einstein: His Life and the Universe Part 6

Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius.He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the univ...

Sep 12, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 6

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 17

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 202317 minSeason 4Ep. 17

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 16

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 16

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 15

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 15

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 14

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 14

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 13

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 13

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 12

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 12

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 11

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 11

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 10

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 10

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 9

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 9

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 8

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 9

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 7

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 7

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 6

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 6

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 5

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 5

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 4

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 4

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 3

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 3

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 2

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 2

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Part 1

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffere...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 4Ep. 1

Robert Greene - The Laws of Human Nature Part 3

We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and ...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 3Ep. 3

Robert Greene - The Laws of Human Nature Part 2

We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and ...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 3Ep. 2

Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning Part 5

'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped PyjamasA prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything c...

Sep 12, 202344 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning Part 4

'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped PyjamasA prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything c...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 2Ep. 4

Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning Part 3

'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped PyjamasA prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything c...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 2Ep. 3

Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning Part 2

'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped PyjamasA prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything c...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 2Ep. 2

Einstein: His Life and the Universe Part 5

Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius.He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the univ...

Sep 12, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 5
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