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18 episodes about science

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Key Insights on Science

"Mask up in between bites" on airplanes should have been the moment everyone realized COVID protocols were theater, not science - Adam

  • Research proposal involves 25 cerebral palsy patients over five years to test replicability of the transformation method
  • What to Make of a Life took Collins 12 years of research studying pairs of notable figures who faced similar 'cliff events' that forced life reconstruction
  • Research shows perceived inequality drives political radicalization more than actual inequality, with social media amplifying wealth exposure effects
  • Political efficacy research shows reducing polarization doesn't reduce violence support, but belief in democratic channels working does
  • UBI proposals may backfire by confirming economic decline fears rather than addressing trajectory concerns, according to sacred values research
  • OpenClaw research agent operates 24/7 to hunt for new AI use cases and categorize them as Primetime, Emerging, or Frontier
  • AI models have crossed from creative parlor tricks into genuine reasoning, solving problems in medicine, law, and science that seemed impossible 18 months ago

Episodes

Optimism Co-Founders: What Happened to the L2s? Ben Jones & Karl Floersch

Optimism Co-Founders: What Happened to the L2s? Ben Jones & Karl Floersch

Blockworks Acquires Messari

Blockworks Acquires Messari

How KelpDAO's $290M Exploit Nearly Killed DeFi | Stani Kulechov & Mike Silagadze

How KelpDAO's $290M Exploit Nearly Killed DeFi | Stani Kulechov & Mike Silagadze

A Quantum Fork is Coming to Bitcoin | Alex Pruden & Philip Martin

A Quantum Fork is Coming to Bitcoin | Alex Pruden & Philip Martin

How To Make DeFi Great Again | Adrian Cachinero Vasiljevic & Luca Prosperi

How To Make DeFi Great Again | Adrian Cachinero Vasiljevic & Luca Prosperi

Hivemind: Ceasefire In Iran, Is AI a Bubble & Drift Exploited For $280M

Hivemind: Ceasefire In Iran, Is AI a Bubble & Drift Exploited For $280M

Paxos CEO on Crypto Today & Why Stablecoins Are Exploding | Charles Cascarilla

Paxos CEO on Crypto Today & Why Stablecoins Are Exploding | Charles Cascarilla

Hivemind: State of The Market, Saylor’s End Game & AI Growth in China

Hivemind: State of The Market, Saylor’s End Game & AI Growth in China

How To Fix Crypto's Token Problem | Weekly Roundup

How To Fix Crypto's Token Problem | Weekly Roundup

State of The Market, Polymarket Insider Trading & a16z Raising $2B | Weekly Roundup

State of The Market, Polymarket Insider Trading & a16z Raising $2B | Weekly Roundup

Hivemind: Can Bitcoin Reclaim $80k, State of The Market & The AI Trade

Hivemind: Can Bitcoin Reclaim $80k, State of The Market & The AI Trade

Introducing: Inflection Point | The Crypto-TradFi Convergence

Introducing: Inflection Point | The Crypto-TradFi Convergence

Building The Perfect Portfolio In 2026 | Tushar Jain & Pranav Kanade

Building The Perfect Portfolio In 2026 | Tushar Jain & Pranav Kanade

Zero Just Made Blockchains 100x Better | Bryan Pellegrino & Raz Zarick

Zero Just Made Blockchains 100x Better | Bryan Pellegrino & Raz Zarick

Hivemind: Surviving Market Chop, Is Crypto Bottoming & Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2026

Hivemind: Surviving Market Chop, Is Crypto Bottoming & Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2026

MegaETH in 2026 & Ethereum's L2 End Game | Brett DiNovi & Lei Yang

MegaETH in 2026 & Ethereum's L2 End Game | Brett DiNovi & Lei Yang

AI Breaking Software Economics, CLARITY Bill, & Debating BitGo’s IPO | Weekly Roundup

AI Breaking Software Economics, CLARITY Bill, & Debating BitGo’s IPO | Weekly Roundup

Hivemind: Bitcoin Volatility, Perp DEX Trends, and Crypto Market Cycles

Hivemind: Bitcoin Volatility, Perp DEX Trends, and Crypto Market Cycles

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