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In 1727, Benjamin Franklin organized a group of friends to create a club for mutual improvement. Inspired by Franklin's Junto club, we are following in the tradition, and look to discuss topics around science, philosophy, politics, business, and anything else that might be of interest, in an effort to better understand ourselves and the world.
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Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024
1hr 3 min
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.

Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024
1hr 16 min
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.

May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024
1hr 44 min
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.

Apr 9, 2024
Apr 9, 2024
1hr 24 min
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.

Mar 17, 2024
Mar 17, 2024
1hr 36 min
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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Feb 20, 2024
Feb 20, 2024
1hr 31 min
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

Feb 13, 2024
Feb 13, 2024
1hr 12 min
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.

Jan 28, 2024
Jan 28, 2024
1hr 6 min
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.

Jan 16, 2024
Jan 16, 2024
53 min
This is meeting 48 of the Junto Club (recorded February 5, 2023). On this episode, we examine how people think.

Jan 5, 2024
Jan 5, 2024
1hr 23 min
Recorded almost a year ago (January 8, 2023), Shu discusses L. David Marquet's book,
