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Every Monday, three robotics Ph.D.s discuss the news of the day, philosophy and anything else that might interest them in an effort to better understand themselves along with the people and the world around them.
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Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Welcome to meeting 58 of the Junto Club (recorded March 16, 2025).
On this episode, we start by talking about the best way to give council.
For our main topic, Shu teaches us all about the Jensen Huang and the Nvidia Way.
We wrap by discussing a highly controversial quote on time.
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
Welcome to meeting 57 of the Junto Club recorded on December 15, 2024. On this episode, Shu shares some wise words from a modern, up-and-coming philosopher. Then he teaches us all about the most important genius you may never have heard of, Claude Shannon.
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Welcome to meeting 56 of the Junto Club, recorded on November 3, 2024. Today is Election Day. On Sunday, we discussed the race, some background on how the U.S. elections work, and we guessed at who was going to win.
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Welcome to meeting 55 of the Junto Club, recorded on July 14, 2024. On this episode, we talk a lot about finding success in competitive situations. This begins with our quote discussion on how in some situations success can beget success, and it concludes with our main topic, the prisoner's dilemma game and game theory, where we discuss one-off situations as well as repeated games.
Saturday May 11, 2024
Saturday May 11, 2024
Welcome to Meeting 54 of the Junto Club recorded on April 21, 2024.
On this episode, we discuss how some of the shortest words we say require the most consideration, and Shu teaches all he can about the wisdom of Charlie Munger.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Welcome to meeting 53 of the Junto Club (recorded March 31, 2024).
On this episode, we begin by talking about the need for clear communication in any relationship and the tv show the Physical 100. Our main topic covers advancing green technologies.
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Welcome to Meeting 52 of Junto Club (recorded March 10, 2024).
On this episode, we talk about when to go at things alone and when a team is needed. We also discuss recent news about humanoid robots and Reddit's IPO. Finally, our main topic is how live happier lives through mindfulness.
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Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Welcome to Meeting 51 of the Junto Club. This was our first recording in over 8 months (recorded February 18, 2024). On this episode, we talk briefly about the Super Bowl, enhanced sporting, and generative AI. Shu leads the discussion on our main topic, generating wealth, based on a book by Eric Jorgenson
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
This is meeting 50 of the Junto Club. It was recorded June 19, 2023. On this episode, we talk about science vs. religion. We also talk about the book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Bill Gifford and Peter Attia.
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
This is the 49th meeting of the Junto Club recorded April 9, 2023. On this episode, we discuss the generative large language AI model that took the world by storm ChatGPT.