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The Next Iteration Podcast
Hosted by Fuad Ali & Damien Joseph · EN
Enabling you to build the best iteration of yourself. www.nextiterationpod.com
Formerly Into the Adultverse.
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#96 - Monads, Humor, and the Last Great Polymath - Dr. Jeff McDonough, Philosophy Dept. Chair, Harvard
1w ago01:13:31Tap to summarizeWhat does a 17th-century polymath have to say about ChatGPT? More than you'd expect. We're joined by Dr. Jeffrey McDonough — Harvard philosophy chair and one of the world's leading scholars on Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the man who co-invented calculus, designed the binary system, and is considered to be the last great polymath. We tackle why there's something rather than nothing, Leibniz's claim that this is the "best of all possible worlds," and an unexpected parallel between his monads and the tokens powering today's AI. Then we turn to Jeff's sabbatical project on the philosophy of humor: what makes something funny, why thinkers from Plato onward distrusted laughter, and whether you can ever really separate the art from the artist. Chapters (02:00) — Why is there something rather than nothing? (07:00) — Leibniz's theodicy and the best of all possible worlds (12:00) — Epicurus and the problem of evil (17:00) — Is there really a "best" world? (31:30) — Monads and AI tokens (38:00) — Determinism, free will, and compatibilism (46:00) — Where did all the polymaths go? (51:00) — The philosophy of humor (56:00) — Can you separate the art from the artist?
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#95 - Building in the Age of AI: Product, Careers, & Mental Fitness - Aman Khan
Nov 1900:50:13Tap to summarizeToday's guest is Aman Khan, Head of Product at Arize AI Hear him on Lenny's Podcast: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/becoming-an-ai-pm-aman-khan https://arize.com/ Timestamps (1:50) - Is it Turtles (AI) all the way down? 🐢 (12:00) - What exactly is an AI PM? (16:20) - Aman’s career journey (24:30) - How job roles will change with AI (32:00) - Do we need mind gyms in the age of AI? 🏋🏽♀️ (44:00) - Journalling as a cornerstone habit
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#94 - Cybersecurity vs Agentic AI: The Big Picture & Practical Tips - Sai Huda, CEO of CyberCatch
Sep 1700:56:58Tap to summarizeFind Sai here: https://www.saihuda.com/ Read his bestselling book: https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Cybersecurity-Detect-Signals/dp/1943386412 Timestamps: (5:00) - Actual advice to make you more secure (9:00) - The PR issue of Cybersecurity -> Risk and Compliance (20:00) - What does CyberCatch do? (24:00) - Russian CyberGangs, The Lazarus Group (31:00) - A tale as old as time: Agent on Agent Violence // Security in the Age of AI (42:00) - MFA is your Biggest Security Weapon (48:00) - How do we Incentivize Hacking for “Good”?
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#93 - Genes, Dreams, & Nobel Schemes - Michael Trinh, Artist & Researcher
Jul 3001:31:20Tap to summarizeGo listen to Michael's album, Briefly Alive. here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6CNUPGwU0xVC3azQrMo80r?si=qjYP_UZjTOKOgtDEPU028A Nucleate Dojo: https://dojo.nucleate.xyz/ Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/michaeltrinh18?s=21 Timestamps: (3:39) – Genetic engineering as a film genre (5:59) – He Jiankui and gene editing (19:19) – Michael’s origin story (35:09) – The Canadian dream (42:39) – 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics (47:49) – If you could do a PhD on anything, what would it be (50:49) – Your body stores memories (52:11) – Gut microbiome (56:56) – Reductionism in scientific research (1:00:28) – Nobel laureates and creative hobbies (1:04:24) – Michael and music
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#92 - Conviction and Thesis Driven Investing - Lotti Siniscalco, Emergence VC
Jun 20, 202500:58:09Tap to summarizeTimestamps (8:45) - Being the black sheep and non-consensus opinions (15:30) - Immigrating to the US from Italy at 17 (20:45) - Is America still the land of opportunity, or should we all move to Europe? (28:30) - Thesis-driven investment and conviction areas (38:50) - Emotional Intelligence: the difference between a good and a great VC (43:45) - What do you do as a board member? (49:00) - How to get more women into VC
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#91 - Mental Health in the Military and Beyond - Dr. Anne Naclerio, CMO, Veteran
May 21, 202501:07:28Tap to summarizeTimestamps (2:55) - What does War teach us about the human mind? (12:45) - The journey to chief surgeon (23:35) - DEI and DOGE (29:13) - Research and the Government budget cuts (37:56) - Going from Military to Industry (49:50) - PTSD in the Digital Warfare Era
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#90 - The Future of Psychedelic Therapy - Doug Drysdale, CEO of Cybin
Jan 22, 202501:03:26Tap to summarizeTune in to hear how psychedelics are being operationalized to treat depression and many other medical conditions Doug's had an amazing journey, through raising $4 billion of capital, being named Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year, and becoming the CEO of https://cybin.com/ Timestamps: (6:40) - Food as Medicine (10:00) - Opportunity and exposure (16:00) - Connection as a superpower (28:00) - Earning the ability to choose (36:01) - Molecular changes to Shrooms (46:20) - Ancient knowledge (51:00) - Regulatory considerations (58:00) - BUY CYBIN STOCK $$$
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#89 - Crypto, Regulation, and The New Regime - Keeyan Ravanshid
Dec 11, 202401:42:58Tap to summarizeOh boy you guys are not ready Timestamps: (2:00) To Be or Not To Be a Crypto Bro? (8:40) Why are you interested in entrepreneurship? (20:10) Why Crypto? (29:00) Why does crypto mean the monetary system has to change? (40:00) A RENEWAL - Things Need to Change (48:00) The BITCOIN Act in Congress (55:00) Real world examples of Blockchain (1:09:00) Bitcoins energy consumption index (1:24:00) The State of Canada
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#88 - Science As Structured Play - Sebastian Cocioba
Nov 7, 202401:18:50Tap to summarize#88 - Science As Structured Play - Sebastian Cocioba Timestamps (8:30) - AI Tools for Researchers (22:00) - Science is Structured Play (31:00) - How to Grow Almost Anything (35:00) - Flowers for Everyone (41:00) - Designing Science Education (49:00) - Explore for the Sake of It (1:09:00) - Go for a Beer with Failure | Links: - asknature.org - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastiancocioba/ - https://x.com/atinygreencell
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#87 - Defense Tech, Ukraine, and the Valley of Death - Nathaniel and Rasmus of Apollo Defense
Aug 1, 202401:05:26Tap to summarizeAll about defense. This is arguably one of the most difficult and interesting conversations we've ever had on the podcast. Enjoy the listen :) Timestamps (2:10) - What are Segundo Bros? (5:30) - What can young people do in Defense? (11:44) - $1000 drones taking out 3 billion dollar ships (25:20) - Deterrence Theory and Francis Fukuyama (40:50) - The Valley of Death for Defense Startups (55:00) - The Trickle Down Effect of Defense Tech
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