Junto Club

It All Just Seems Like a Gamble

Welcome to the 35th meeting of Junto Club. 

On this episode, Si comes by to talk blockchain. We cover the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana white papers.

To start the episode, we discuss a Benji quote about doing you, a college experience that leaves you prepped for isolation in San Quentin, and how listening to a hamster could’ve made you rich.

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Pick a Side or Stay Out

Welcome to the 34th meeting of Junto Club. 

On this episode, Shu stumps us with a Benji quote that has something to do with friends, enemies, life and death.

We talk about a how crypto and our government are both trying to fix our roads….or at least Miami’s roads.

Finally, we dive into polarization in politics. We learn about how political parties were not a source of human tribalism in recent history, and we discuss how our political system might be able to function better even in the face of this relatively new found division.

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Everything from Kentucky to Niagara Falls

Welcome to the 33rd meeting of Junto Club. 

We return after over a month off thanks to Matt’s travel and Mike’s COVID

On this episode, we talk about the Shu’s soon to be gambling addiction, the Dave Chappelle controversy, and Matt’s experience at the DARPA Subterranean Challenge.

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The Calm Before the DARPA and Cytokine Storms

Welcome to the 32nd meeting of Junto Club. 

This episode was recorded over a month ago. 

On this episode, Matt gave us the down low on the upcoming DARPA challenge and talked about Tesla’s humanoid robot. Michael talked about sleep. 

When return with newly recorded content next week, Matt will talk about holding a million dollar check thanks to the DARPA challenge, and Michael will talk about sleeping thanks to a breakthrough case of COVID.

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The Many (?) Applications of Cryptocurrency

Welcome to the 31st meeting of Junto Club. 

We begin this episode without a quote from Benji; instead, hearing what Charlie Munger has to say about Bitcoin. 

This is in honor of our main topic, the practical applications of cryptocurrency. 

Shu tries to convince us that crypto will democratize and fundamentally reshape numerous financial industries and that crypto will not simply remain a store of value or a hustle.

We also get a little bit of a Matt rant on affordable housing in U.S. cities.

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Understanding What is Critical Race Theory?

Welcome to the 30th meeting of Junto Club. 

On this milestone episode, we start with Benji teaching us to be savers, and we wonder why more Olympic Games don’t force you to use your feet.

For our main topic, Matt, after much research and consideration, discusses critical race theory. 

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A to C Thinking - The Art of Being Good Surprising

Welcome to the 29th meeting of Junto Club. 

Shu and Matt start this episode with their minds in the gutter with an overly simplistic take when discussing a Benji quote about how to ride a man. Mike elevates their thinking in an episode-long discussion of A to C thinking. A to C thinking is the notion that humor and the ability to keep people engaged lives not in the immediately obvious response to a prompt, setup, or question, but in something one step removed from that obvious response.

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I Have a Robot to Sell You

Welcome to the 28th meeting of Junto Club. 

On this episodes, we talk about industries that can benefit from robots, businesses that are working to address those needs, and where Shu might be able to jump in with his own company.

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I Can Tell I'm Older...My Blood Is Changing

Welcome to the 27th meeting of Junto Club. 

On this episode, we briefly talk about doing what you should, getting energy from fusion rather than fission, and the mental model of first principle thinking.

Our main topic is aging, healing, and physical resiliency.

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Roboticist Unicycling on the City Mile

Welcome to the 26th meeting of Junto Club. 

On this episode, Benji tells us what we need to do to keep flies away, and we do some quick math to figure out how unique we are when ordering coffee at our local Starbucks. Our main topic is the future of transport in cities, personal electronic vehicles.

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