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“The good lie is one where the recipient of the lie has a very powerful reason why they want to believe it.” — Alex Danco

“Life is cope, and we help each other cope…that’s actually the highest form of friendship.” Here’s Alex Danco on life’s “three levels of theater...”

Alex Danco returns for his seventh (yes, SEVENTH) appearance on Infinite Loops to discuss, as usual, pretty much everything other than the topics we had prepared in advance. This week, we discuss: The two types of lawyers, what Alex learned from reading Don Quixote, Elon the Reply Guy, the psychology…

Here’s Gurwinder Bhogal explaining why we often have to “fictionalize information before it appeals to us.”

Here’s Gurwinder Bhogal on why “a lot of our problems are to do with the fact that we can’t comprehend large numbers.”

“The moment you become certain about something, you stop thinking about it; you don’t grow any more. You’re basically putting a dead end on your learning.” — Gurwinder Bhogal

Here’s Gurwinder Bhogal on why he no longer trusts Wikipedia...

Gurwinder Bhogal is a writer and programmer who writes about the myriad ways in which technology and psychology conspire to fool us and how we can withstand the covert assault on our senses. Gurwinder is known for his epic Twitter ‘Megathreads’ which set out a series of powerful concepts for…

Here’s Ed Latimore on why, to achieve progress, we often have to experience pain...

“The way you approach a conversation is going to affect how the person feels about the conversation with you. And if you can make a person feel comfortable, you can go a lot further than ever.” -- Ed Latimore

“Being respected might not get you invited to a lot of parties, but you build real strong bonds. People trust you. People want to bring you around. People will have good things to say about you. Opportunities tend to find you.” — Ed Latimore

This week, we’re delighted to welcome Ed Latimore back for his second Infinite Loops appearance. Ed is a best-selling author, former professional heavyweight boxer, competitive chess player, Physics graduate, father, and husband. He joins us to discuss stoicism, progress & pain, demonstrating authenticity, being liked vs. being respected, and a…

“I want uncertainty because that means we are not confined to a perfect state that has already been predetermined for us.” — Edward Rooster

“I did my best. I gave my all. I was here.” — Edward Rooster

“I would say dystopia is…a little bit of the vaccine that drives us towards utopia.” — Edward Rooster

Edward Rooster is one of our favourite writers. His themes include the future, mythology, time and history. He has written two books, Box of Stars and Harvest, and he is currently working on a third. Edward joins the show to discuss embracing uncertainty, avoiding becoming Icarus, unsticking yourself from time,…

Venkatesh Rao argues some writers are “trapped in the Taylorist medium of thinking that essays have to be written a particularly factory-like way…” The result? “you’ll end up with this extremely boring Taylorist essay that nobody will wanna read.”

“Success can be so tragic for people who’ve been overcommitted to it.” Our guest Venkatesh Rao makes a case for being mediocre...

Here’s our guest Venkatesh Rao on why “learning to make meaning is the most intensely practical thing you can do..."

Venkatesh Rao is a writer, consultant, and author. He has been writing about indie consulting for years and has recently published The Art of Gig, Volumes 1 & 2, which together take an in-depth look at the gig economy. Venkatesh joins the show to discuss tragic luck, becoming slightly nonsensical,…

Ananyo Bhattacharya: “[Science is] a very social kind of enterprise…if you don’t run with the pack sometimes…it can punish you.”

“That was where he got his power, just unpicking what seems extraordinarily complex and laying it out in simple, logical terms and then just bulldozing his way through it.” Here’s Ananyo Bhattacharya on how von Neumann interacted with the world around him.

“[von Neumann] comes along at this…remarkable moment in the early 20th century, when so many things are just about to…explode into being.”

Our guest Ananyo Bhattacharya argues that von Neumann can be seen as the godfather of the open-source movement...