Episodes

Jan. 26, 2023

Mark Nelson — Nuclear Power: Change the Memes, Change the Future (EP.…

Mark Nelson is the Managing Director of Radiant Energy Group, a consultancy which advises governments, nonprofits and industry about nuclear energy. He joins the show to discuss Chernobyl the memes vs Chernobyl the molecules, introducing nuclear...

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Jan. 19, 2023

Sam McRoberts — The Grand Redesign (EP.143)

Author, CEO of VUDU Marketing and digital nomad Sam McRoberts returns for his second appearance on Infinite Loops. This week, Sam and Jim discuss Sam’s latest book ‘The Grand Redesign’. Part science-fiction, part operating manual for upgrading...

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Jan. 12, 2023

Cliff Asness — FTX, Hedge Funds and the Value Spread (EP.142)

Cliff Asness is the Founder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management. Prior to co-founding AQR Capital Management, he was a Managing Director and Director of Quantitative Research for the Asset Management Division of...

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Jan. 5, 2023

Ben Tossell — Opportunities in AI (EP.141)

Ben Tossell writes Ben’s Bites, a daily newsletter on AI that’s read by over 15,000 others from Google, a16z, Sequoia, Amazon, Meta and more. He previously founded Makerpad, a no-code education side which was acquired by Zapier in March 2021. ...

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Jan. 1, 2023

O’Shaughnessy Ventures is Here (EP.140)

We’ve landed. After 3 months of stealth mode, sneak-peeks, and surprise announcements, we have finally hit launch day. In this special episode of Infinite Loops, hosted by Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Jim chats through the rationale behind founding...

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Dec. 29, 2022

Tom Morgan & Brett Andersen — Intimations of a New Worldview (EP.139)

Tom Morgan returns for his third appearance on Infinite Loops with Jim, Infinite Loops’ own Ed William and special guest Brett Andersen, an evolutionary psychology PhD student at the University of New Mexico. We discuss the implications of the...

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Dec. 22, 2022

Brom Rector — Investing in Psychedelics (EP.138)

Brom Rector is the founder of Empath Ventures, a VC fund that in invests in early-stage psychedelics startups. Prior to founding Empath, Brom sent several years as a portfolio manager and quantitative researcher. Brom joins the show to discuss the...

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Dec. 15, 2022

Johnathan Bi — René Girard and the Philosophy of Innovation (EP.137)

Ahead of the release of the next episode of his lecture series on René Girard, Johnathan Bi returns for his second appearance on the show. He and Jim discuss Girard, prestige, innovation, AI, and much more. Enjoy! Important Links: Show Notes:...

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Dec. 8, 2022

Rohit Krishnan — Unleashing Curiosity (EP.136)

Rohit is a VC and essayist who writes fascinating, thought-provoking essays on complexity, progress, innovation and technology over at . He joins the show for a second time to discuss the lessons learned from the FTX meltdown, why there isn’t a...

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Dec. 1, 2022

Julia Bonafede — A Deep Dive into Deep Reinforcement Learning (EP.135)

Julia is the co-founder of Rosetta Analytics Inc, “an alternative asset manager that is pioneering the use of advanced artificial intelligence to build and actively manage liquid investment strategies.” Prior to co-founding Rosetta, Julia served...

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Nov. 24, 2022

Liberty RPF — On Creation and Curation (EP.134)

Creator and curator Liberty RPF returns for his second appearance on Infinite Loops. He and Jim discuss the art of curation, the opportunities and risks of AI, the curse of creativity, the future of learning, and MUCH more!

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Nov. 17, 2022

Lulu Cheng Meservey — Going Direct: What Founders can learn from K-Po…

Title:  Description: Lulu Cheng Meservey is the Chief Communications Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Activision Blizzard. She joins Infinite Loops to provide us with a masterclass in communications for startups. A...

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Nov. 10, 2022

Tinkered Thinking — White Mirror (EP.132)

“With enough curiosity, self-confidence is irrelevant.” Tinkered Thinking is a writer, artist, author and creator. He is also the worthy winner of our ‘’ competition. His writing includes a series of ‘Lucilius Parables’, short stories...

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Nov. 3, 2022

Edward Slingerland — Trying Not to Try (EP.131)

Edward Slingerland is a University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. He has authored a number of books, including ‘Trying Not to Try’ and ‘Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to...

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Oct. 27, 2022

Jeremiah Lowin — Make Original Mistakes (EP.130)

Jeremiah Lowin is the founder & CEO of Prefect, a dataflow automation company. Jeremiah joins Jim for his second appearance on Infinite Loops to discuss executing, storytelling, artificial intelligence and, of course, puns. Important Links: ...

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Oct. 20, 2022

Herbert Lui — Creative Doing (EP.129)

Herbert is a writer and editorial director who has been writing online since he was 15. He is the editor of 'The World According to Kanye' and has written for publications such as Forge, TIME and Quartz. Herbert joins the show to discuss his book...

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Oct. 18, 2022

Emad Mostaque — The Future of AI (EP.128)

Emad Mostaque is the founder and CEO of Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion. Emad joins Stability AI’s recently announced Executive Chair of the board of directors Jim O’Shaughnessy to discuss the future of AI, the benefits of open...

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Oct. 13, 2022

David Senra — Pick The Right Heroes (EP.127)

“To get me stop, they’re going to have to pry the microphone out of my cold dead hand”. Hot on the heels of his hugely popular appearance on ‘Invest Like The Best’, David Senra joins a marathon episode of Infinite Loops to discuss...

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Oct. 6, 2022

Liz Wallenstein + Dr Michael Donnino — The Mind-Body Connection (EP.1…

Dr Michael Donnino is the founder/director of the Psychophysiologic Research Group, and the first person in the country to complete a residency/fellowship program leading to board certification in internal medicine, emergency medicine, and critical...

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Sept. 29, 2022

Kyla Scanlon — Cultivating Vibes (EP.125)

The brilliant Kyla Scanlon returns for her second appearance on Infinite Loops. As well as being a prolific creator, curator and writer, Kyla is the founder of the financial education company Bread. Kyla joins the show to discuss the vibecession, her...

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Sept. 22, 2022

Trung Phan + Rob Henderson — Talking Television (EP.124)

Is this the greatest crossover event in history? Fresh from their individual appearances on Infinite Loops, Trung Phan and Rob Henderson join forces to discuss TV, film, and why Rob still hasn’t seen Apocalypse Now. Important Links: Show...

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Sept. 15, 2022

Nick Gillespie — The Lou Reed of Libertarianism (EP.123)

Nick Gillespie is the host of the Reason Interview and an editor at large at Reason. Nick is one of the most interesting libertarian thinkers in America, and has been described by the New York Times as being to libertarianism “what Lou Reed is to...

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Sept. 8, 2022

Will Storr—The Status Game (EP.122)

Will Storr is an award winning journalist and author. His book ‘The Status Game’ transforms our understanding of human nature by demonstrating how our unconscious desire for status ultimately drives our behaviour. Important Links: Twitter: ...

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Sept. 1, 2022

Vitaliy Katsenelson—Soul In The Game (EP.121)

Vitaliy Katsenelson is the CEO of a value investment firm IMA, author of two books on investing, and a recently published non-investing book named “Soul In The Game”. Known for his uncommon common sense, Forbes magazine called him "The New...

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