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Clear all filters- The Diary Of A CEO1h 34m
Dr Sampson: Your Oral Microbiome Is Linked To This Disease!
Dr Sampson, Dr Victoria Sampson, Steven
This event details a pivotal shift in medical understanding by establishing direct causal links between oral pathogens like *Porphyromonas gingivalis* and severe systemic conditions including Alzheimer's, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Victoria Sampson's lab advances this field by introducing saliva testing protocols that analyze specific bacterial strains and inflammation markers to enable personalized, preventive treatment for conditions ranging from infertility to stroke risk. Ultimately, the presentation advocates for a fully integrated healthcare model where routine oral diagnostics become standard medical practice to detect and mitigate widespread health crises early.
- Milken Institute22 min
A Conversation with FDA Commissioner Robert Califf | Future of Health Summit 2023
Robert Califf, Conrad Kiechel, Esther Krofah
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf highlighted a critical gap in U.S. health outcomes, noting that despite high spending, life expectancy has fallen to 76.4 years while fragmented post-market evidence systems fail to answer key treatment questions. To address this, Califf proposed a unified ecosystem involving the CMS, NIH, and FDA to leverage real-world data and AI for generating rigorous post-approval evidence while incentivizing clinicians to participate in large-scale research. Additionally, the agency plans to combat persistent public distrust and medical misinformation through plain-language communication and a broad coalition of academic, industry, and community partners.
- Milken Institute16 min
A Conversation with US Senator, Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota | Future of Health Summit 2023
Senator Chris Coons leveraged his father's diagnosis of late-onset Alzheimer's to champion bipartisan legislation that has increased Alzheimer's research funding to over $3.7 billion while securing NIH grants for clinical trials. Beyond medical advocacy, Coons and Senator Josh Hawley introduced bills to ban deepfake election ads and collaborate with colleagues to integrate AI into healthcare without replacing human caregivers. This work aims to address the "sandwich generation" crisis and ensure technological innovation balances national security with the protection of voter integrity and workforce equity.
- All-In Podcast1h 43m
Trump wins! How it happened and what's next
Trump, Chamath, Jason, Friedberg, Tim Waltz, Sax, David, J. Cal, Nick
Following Donald Trump's 2024 presidential victory driven by economic concerns and significant demographic shifts, Republicans are projected to secure Senate and House majorities to advance deregulation and appoint officials like RFK Jr. to dismantle the administrative state. This outcome has already catalyzed conservative wave elections in California, where voters overturned previous sentencing laws and rejected establishment candidates, signaling a broader rejection of identity politics and legacy media narratives. Upcoming policy moves focus on massive government transparency initiatives and the reversal of Chevron deference, aiming to restore originalist constitutional principles within the next two decades.
- 80,000 Hours1h 36m
Parenting insights from Rob and 8 past guests
Luisa Rodriguez, Rob Wiblin, Ezra Klein, Holden Karnofsky, Emily Oster, Russ Roberts, Spencer Greenberg, Elie Hassenfeld, Bryan Caplan, Nita Farahany
Holden Karnofsky discusses his surprising positive experience with early parenthood, noting stable sleep and increased well-being despite prevailing societal narratives of decline. The conversation integrates expert advice from figures like Emily Oster and Ezra Klein regarding the trade-offs between career demands and childcare, emphasizing that foundational stability outweighs specific parenting choices. Key themes include the methodological flaws in measuring parental regret, the biological realities of gamete quality, and practical strategies for balancing work, identity shifts, and child safety.
- Y Combinator47 min
How To Build The Future: Sam Altman
Sam Altman characterizes the current era as the optimal time for launching technology companies, projecting that Artificial Superintelligence could emerge within a decade if deep learning progress continues to compound. He outlines a five-level roadmap where AI evolves from basic chatbots to autonomous organizational managers, emphasizing that energy abundance and rapid iteration are the critical inputs for unlocking material prosperity. While acknowledging past strategic pivots and leadership turbulence at OpenAI, Altman maintains that speed and conviction allow startups to outmaneuver established corporations in achieving AGI.
- The Economist27 min
Look at who’s talking: divining Trump’s Middle East plans
Trump, Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, Greg Karlstrom, Andy Laidlaw, Tom Sass, Anne Lowe
Donald Trump's anticipated second term presents a complex Middle East dynamic where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks relief from diplomatic pressure while Iranian leaders brace for potential nuclear sanctions and a return to "maximum pressure" tactics driven by a fractured advisory circle. Concurrently, Western European nations face a severe prison overcrowding crisis, prompting British officials to reject the long-standing "prison works" ideology in favor of decarceration models proven effective in the Netherlands and select US states. The era is further marked by the passing of Quincy Jones at 91, whose career broke racial barriers in music and film while producing historic works like *Thriller* and the charity single "We Are The World."
America's New Consumer: CPG, Sports, Four-Wall | Jason Fiedler, Left Lane Capital
Left Lane Capital has pivoted its strategy to target high-growth physical and consumer brands in stagnant markets, leveraging a disciplined, data-driven framework inspired by SaaS metrics to evaluate opportunities in sectors ranging from beverage to sports. With assets exceeding $2 billion and a portfolio including leaders like Olipop and League One Volleyball, the firm actively sources minority stakes in Series A companies by combining aggressive outbound networking with rigorous unit economics analysis. Managing partners like Jason Fiedler prioritize businesses with strong defensibility and repeat purchase potential, aiming to capture value as legacy incumbents fail to adapt to shifting consumer preferences for healthier and more efficient solutions.
- Goldman Sachs23 min
What Trump’s win means for markets and portfolios
Trump, Christian Mueller-Glissmann, Brian Garrett, Alison Nathan
Following Donald Trump's presidential victory, U.S. stocks, bond yields, and the dollar surged sharply as clients rapidly shifted from underweight to long positions in banks, technology, and energy sectors. Goldman Sachs analysts project a potential S&P 500 rally to 6,100 by mirroring 2016 post-election patterns, while noting that European equities and renewable energy stocks face immediate pressure from tariff fears and policy changes. Although the VIX dropped to historic lows due to suppressed hedging, the firm maintains an equity-overweight strategy with a neutral duration outlook, warning that sustained yield spikes or reflation frustration could eventually trigger market indigestion.
- The Economist24 min
Do the after math: how Trump won
Trump, Jason Palmer, Dan Rosenheck, Slavia, Vishnu Padmanabhan
Kamala Harris conceded the 2024 election as Republicans secured a trifecta amid a broad repudiation of the Biden administration, while polling errors and a significant Latino voter realignment cemented Donald Trump's victory. Concurrently, experts are redefining ADHD as a spectrum of executive function rather than a binary disorder, urging a shift toward environmental accommodations and neurodiversity models over traditional medicalization. Meanwhile, India's religious sector is undergoing a massive digital transformation with fundraising surging to $51 million, driven by a cultural embrace of faith-tech and a projected religious market value exceeding $60 billion.
- The Diary Of A CEO2h 13m
The Investing & Crypto Expert: "We Only Have 6 Years Until Everything Changes!" - Raoul Pal
Raoul Pal warns that rapid currency debasement and stagnant real wages are eroding traditional wealth vehicles like real estate and savings, necessitating a shift toward digital scarcity assets to preserve purchasing power. He advocates for a "building season" strategy focused on deep specialization in high-value skills, with capital allocated primarily to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana to capitalize on the projected transition from centralized banking to a decentralized financial system. This approach aims to secure generational freedom by aligning investment horizons with long-term macroeconomic cycles while avoiding leverage and prioritizing self-custody of assets.
- The Economist23 min
Don of a new age: Trump’s decisive win
Trump, Jason, John Prudhoe, Charlotte Howard, Idris Kalloun, Tamara Gilkes-Boer, Adam O'Neill, Aaron Braun
Donald Trump is projected to secure the presidency and a unified Republican trifecta, becoming the only president since Grover Cleveland to win non-consecutive terms while defeating Kamala Harris across key swing states. The campaign's "base-first" strategy drove significant gains among working-class and cross-racial demographics, allowing Trump to potentially appoint new Supreme Court justices and pursue an unchecked legislative agenda. Conversely, the Democratic Party faces intense internal scrutiny over its nomination process and policy failures as Republicans prepare to leverage their control of Congress and the judiciary for a second term.
- All-In Podcast2h 45m
2024 Election Night Livestream with the Besties!
Chamath, David Sacks, Friedberg, Don Jr., Ro Khanna, Dean Phillips, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Kuhn, Shane Copeland, Newt Gingrich, Steve Bannon, Aaron Levy, Nick
Projected by Polymarket and major polling outlets as a decisive victory, Donald Trump secured the presidency by capturing key swing states and shifting demographics including young males and working-class minorities. Incoming administration strategists like Elon Musk and Don Jr. plan to establish a Department of Government Efficiency to slash federal deficits and bypass bureaucratic resistance, while Steve Bannon advocates for mass deportations as an immediate economic priority. Simultaneously, Democratic figures such as Dean Phillips and Ro Khanna are calling for an introspective party overhaul focused on economic pragmatism and the rejection of establishment narratives that alienated tech leaders and independent voters.
- a16z1h 19m
Marc & Ben on AI Policy, Safety, Censorship & Unexpected Risks
Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Satya Nadella, Brad Smith, Andy Ayrey, Nick Bostrum
Amidst the upcoming US presidential election, experts are urging policymakers to pivot from speculative existential risks to concrete threats like election-disrupting deepfakes and ideological capture within AI safety teams. The discussion highlights a strategic divergence between China's centralized state control and the United States' decentralized market innovation, arguing that regulation should criminalize specific harms while preserving the open internet required for technological superiority. By rejecting the precautionary principle for non-existent scenarios, speakers advocate for a policy framework that uses digital signatures to verify content authenticity without stifling the competitive engine driving American economic and military dominance.
- 80,000 Hours1h 26m
Our very long-term future & other topics most politicians won’t touch | Andrew Yang (2021)
Andrew Yang outlines a post-scarcity vision for humanity in 500 years, warning that climate change and authoritarianism driven by scarcity pose the greatest threats to this future. To mitigate long-term existential risks and structural political failures, he advocates for institutional reforms such as ranked-choice voting, term limits, and an AI Value Added Tax to fund universal basic income. Through his organization Humanity Forward, Yang promotes a strategic "utopian" political approach that combines preventative science funding, foreign aid expansion, and democratic innovations to bridge the divide between short-term incentives and multi-generational public good.