Podcast Episodes

In this episode, I conclude my deep dive through Fukuyama's "The End of History?" essay, briefly discuss the Nietzschean concept of the Last Man he alludes to, and introduce Samuel P. Huntington, beginning a deep dive into his essay, "The Clash of Civilizations?"

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In this episode, I recount the story of the research interests that culminated in the establishment of my first business, the experiences of running that operation and the lessons I drew from it all, how it ultimately ended, and its legacy thereafter.

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In this episode, I continue my deep dive through Fukuyama’s “The End of History?” essay, particularly focusing on the contrast between the liberalization of the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union, and the directions they were potentially heading.

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In this episode, I begin a deeper dive into Fukuyama’s “The End of History?” essay, including his discussion about Hegel as interpreted by Kojève, the role of culture on the adoption of Liberalism, and the case study and potential counterpoint of contemporary Japan.

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In this episode, I briefly introduce Francis Fukuyama, the concept of the end of history he popularized, and the immediate historical context which motivated his writing, as a first step towards understanding the modern American psyche and disposition.

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In this episode, I interview developer and creator Nathan A.M., discussing everything from his work with artificial intelligence, robotics, and home manufacturing, to the landscape of the metaverse, to neurodiversity in society and the corporate world.

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In this episode, I begin a subseries describing my creative process when creating music, as I produce a brand new song from start to finish.

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In the sixth and final episode of this subseries, I go into further detail about the similarities between artificial neural networks and of the human mind, and how the same dynamics of learning are used to influence our behavior and perception of reality.

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In the fifth and penultimate episode of this sub-series, I discuss the 2013 Flash Crash, sentiment analysis, my inroads into business analysis, and the phenomenon of neural overfitting.

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In the fourth episode of this subseries, I discuss one of the variables in my experiments with artificial neural networks in algorithmic trading and what it taught me about intelligence, ideas, and policy.

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In the third episode of this subseries, I discuss some of my experiments with artificial neural networks in algorithmic trading and what one particularly interesting experiment taught me about the nature of anxiety.

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In this episode, I interview audio producer and lyricist Virtual (aka Replica Federation), who released his latest EP this week. We discuss the inspiration and themes in his work, audio production, and his musical collaborations.

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In the second episode of this subseries, I recount the beginnings of my interest in artificial intelligence, my early experimentation with artificial neural networks, and how this experimentation came to intersect with finance.

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In this episode, I begin a subseries reflecting on on my work with artificial neural networks, discussing observations and conclusions that were drawn from the experience.

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In this inaugural episode, I introduce the podcast, what it intends to cover, and personal reasons for the project.

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In this episode, I interview Roc Zacharias, the CEO of Lunar Digital Assets and cofounder of QuickSwap. In our conversation, we discuss topics including his incubation of Polygon and its many contributions to the industry, the impact of QuickSwap on Polygon’s ecosystem, UTXO-L2 interoperability, and various other projects he has worked with. He also shares his philosophy on a wide range of subjects including artificial intelligence, privacy, and biomedical science.

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In this episode, I interview software architect Paul Snow, discussing everything from his current work with Accumulate Network, to his formative contributions to the blockchain industry including Bitcoin and Ethereum, the significance of decision table rules and auditability in both public policy and decentralized software, and his long-standing interest in threaded interpreters which unites it all.

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