Feeding Frenzy
Feeding Frenzy is a weekly post that is a collection of knowledge to absorb. Every week you can expect something worth listening to, reading, watching, and pondering. Think of this as a boost of the signal above the noise!
2021 Posts
In this edition, we have a podcast from Noah Feldman on the Tim Ferriss Show. Worth reading is an introduction to the Reality Lab at Meta (Facebook) and research into the haptic glove to better interface virtual reality. Then, as always, a few more ideas worth your time.
This edition was a pretty exciting week! There are two podcasts worth listening to this week. The first one is with Dr. Casey Means on the WHOOP podcast talking about metabolic health. The second podcast is with Steve Viscelli talking about the future of trucking and autonomous drive. Worth is a regenerative medicine breakthrough repairing a spinal cord injury in mice, and as always, a few other ideas worth your time!
In this edition, we have a podcast with Dr. Paul Conti on the Tim Ferriss show, sharing how trauma affects us and how we can heal from it. Next, worth reading is an excerpt from Think Fast and Slow about the two types of thinking systems. Finally, a video on The Goiania Incident is worth watching, one of the worst nuclear exposure accidents.
In this edition, we have episodic podcast Business Wars covering the rise of cryptocurrencies. Also worth reading is an article from The Guardian from a few years ago talking about the impact of the novel Dune! And always a few other ideas.
In this edition, worth listening we explore the mystery of mitochondria from Radiolab. For a deeper dive and future exploration, we have a conversation with Dr. Vamsi Mootha, an expert in mitochondrial biology. Worth reading we have an article exploring Freediving through the lens of Alexey Molchanov. And as always a few other ideas worth your time!
On this edition, worth listening is a podcast with ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter. Worth reading an article on how we generate new ideas. Worth watching is the first look at Rivian's new EV truck, the R1T.
In this week's edition, we have two podcasts. The first is with Jocko and his business partner Pete Roberts. Pete is the founder of Origin USA, and they discuss how they are reigniting American industry. The second is with Adam Grant on The Knowledge Project with Shane Parish. Worth reading is an article that pushes back how long humans have been on the North American continent by thousands of years. And as always, a few other ideas worth your time!
This edition of the Feeding Frenzy is a bit different than others I've done. Over the last week, I spent more of my time than even I expected reflecting on 9/11 and the events that would follow. At the time, I was only eight years old, so I was too young to fully grasp what had occurred except that many were called serve in the aftermath. This week's collection of content aims to provide the necessary context that leads up to and after 9/11. I am not here to argue right or wrong but rather to understand the complexities that have shaped American politics for the last two decades.
This edition worth listening to is a podcast with neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman on the Tim Ferriss Show. Next worth reading is an article from Marc Brackett titled The Color of Our Emotions. Finally, a video from the Corridor Crew is worth watching where they use AI to take an animated face and create the real version of it. And as always a few other ideas for you to explore.
2020 Archive
In this edition, we have a podcast with psychedelics researcher Matthew Johnson. Worth reading is the article "The Skeletons at the Lake" from The New Yorker. Worth watching we have a lecture with Jordan Peterson on the psychology of creativity. And a few more ideas for you to explore!
On this edition, we have a podcast with Mariana van Zeller a journalist and correspondent for National Geographic. Worth reading we have an article on Cancel Culture. An article from Whoop with a story from a doctor's heart rate while saving a life. Worth thinking about we have a quote from Aldous Huxley. And as always, a few other ideas for you to absorb!
In this edition, worth listening to, we have a podcast with the ever-wise Seth Godin. Worth reading, we explore the Gaia hypothesis. Worth watching; we dive into the history of food that built America. As always a few other ideas to absorb!
In this edition, worth listening to, we have an episode of Hardcore History, Painfotainment. Worth reading, we have an open letter from The Deep and an Inc. article on how to communicate better on Twitter. Worth watching; we have a video on the octopus, and as always, a few more ideas worth your time!
In this edition, we have two podcasts worth listening to; first up is Kermit Pattison on JRE talking about Ardi - the oldest human ancestor. Next up, we have founder and CEO of Arena Labs Brian Ferguson. Worth reading, we have 'The Science of Wisdom' from AEON, and an interesting article from The Atlantic 'Why Are Young People have So Little Sex?' Worth watching, we have a short video called 'Weekend Wednesday' and, as always, a few more ideas for you to absorb!
In this edition, we have two podcasts. One with BJ Miller on understanding death and Tristan Harris sits down with Joe Rogan. Worth reading, we have an article from Big Think on critical thinking stages and a new study from John Hopkins with psilocybin relieving major depression. And as always, a few other ideas for worth time!
In this edition of the Feeding Frenzy, we have a podcast with David Fravor, a primary witness to the most credible UFO sighting in history. The WHOOP podcast looks at how daylights savings affects us. Worth reading, we have a look inside Portland from Douglas Murray and Science of Nerdiness. Worth watching; we have a video on advanced prosthetic from Open Bionics and always a few more pieces worth your time!
In this edition, we have Zahed Amanullah on Your Undivided Attention explaining counter-terrorism campaigns and hunter and conservationist Steven Rinella on the Tim Ferriss Show. Worth reading, we have an essay 'Live not by lies' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and 'The Dark Side of Smart.' Rounding out the week, we have a quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald and, as always, more for you to explore.
In this edition worth listening to, we have a conversation between Joscha Bach and Lex Fridman, and World-class Photograph Nigel Barker joins the Whoop podcast. Worth reading, we have the sale of Stan the T. rex for $31.8 million. Worth watching, we have a break down of Childish Gambino's 3005. And as always, a few more pieces worth your time!
In this edition, we have a podcast with Beth Lewis on improving the movement. Worth reading, we have an article from The Atlantic on overlooked variables during the pandemic and an article from Forbes on slanting in Social Media regulation. Worth watching is Public Trust, a Patagonia documentary on the fight for America's public lands. And as always, a few more ideas worth your time!
In this edition, we have three podcasts worth listening too. We have a podcast on cognitive dissonance, Sal Kahn, creator of Kahn Academy, and Derek Sivers on the Knowledge Project. Worth reading, we have a story from Whoop how their device allowed a user to save their own life. Worth watching; we have videos on adjusting noise gate and compressor setting on the RodeCaster Pro. And as always, a few more topics worth your time.
In this edition, we have a podcast with Jason Hehir, Director of The Last Dance, and Guy Raz, former host of the TED Radio Hour. Worth reading, we have an article to think differently about our place within nature and introduction to Zen Koans. Worth pondering, we have a quote from Kevin Carroll and more!
This week's worth listening to, we have the music deep-dive podcast Dissect with Childish Gambino and Because of the Internet. Work reading, we have an analysis of the film Black Panther from Time and an analysis of how bots bought the stock of Nvidia 3080 Graphics Cards. Worth watching; we have principal Hamish Brewer changing education from the inside out and always more inside for you to explore!
This week we are packed with great content! This week on the podcast, we have Mike Tyson. Worth reading, we have an article written by an AI GPT3, and how different cultures view time. Worth watching, we have Our Social Dilemma on Netflix and a NOVA PBS special on the future of Genetic Science.
Here's some of what you can expect this week! Worth listening to, we have Bill Gates on The Armchair Expert Podcast. Some worth reading, we have a breathwork routine from Emily Abbate. Worth watching, we have a video from Linus Tech Tips covering Nvidia 30 series graphics cards' announcement. Plus, a few more things to keep you thinking through the week!
Welcome to the 35th edition of the Feeding Frenzy! Here's a glimpse at you can expect. Worth listening to, we have a podcast with cancer physician Siddhartha Mukherjee. Worth reading an article on why 70% of wealth is lost in the second generation. Another article from the Atlantic from a conversation with Johann N. Neem is troubled by the" Whiteness" category's direction. Last but not least, worth watching is Nueralink on its progress update and more.
In this edition, I share a podcast from NPR's Hidden Brain on Happiness. We have articles on Robin William and mental health. Worth watching this week, we have a TEDx Talk from Ericka Alston on recovery, acceptance, and HBO miniseries Chernobyl. As always, a few more exciting things that are worth your time!
A sneak peek into this edition, we have a podcast with Brad Feld. An article from Time on Sleep and Alzheimer's, an article posing a question on the stagnation of innovation. Last but not least, we have a quote from Therapist Lori Gottlieb and more!
In this edition, we have podcasts with Lori Gottlieb on mental health and Dr. David Fajgenbaum on having a purpose. We have an article on self-censorship and a video from the Compassion Prison Project called Step Inside the Circle. Plus, a few more juicy morsels!
In this edition of Feeding Frenzy, we have a podcast with Renee DiResta investigating the spread of disinformation across social networks. Another article from Paul Graham on Conformism. To watch, we have a new HBO Documentary The Weight of Gold that explores mental health challenges Olympic athletes often face away from the competition and more!
With the upcoming release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, I started thinking about an idea. How far away are we from being able to engineer Spider-Man.
Sure we can escape into sci-fi territory very fast, but what technology or research is being done that could plausibly get us to a Spider-Man-like ability set. In this Feeding Frenzy, we take stock of research being done to bring the powers of Spider-Man to our world.