Metamuse Episode 12 — September 03, 2020
Growing ideas with Andy Matuschak
Andy Matuschak joins Mark and Adam to talk about rituals for deep thought, how to develop an inkling over time, and the public goods problem of research.
Episode notes
- Andy Matuschak: homepage Twitter Patreon
- How can we develop transformative tools for thought?
- Michael Nielsen
- Bret Victor on representation of thought
- Quantum Country
- spaced repetition
- Anki
- IDEO
- iBooks
- deliberate practice
- Solitude and Leadership
- LiquidText
- evergreen notes
- exponential backoff
- Heroku haiku names
- positivism and existentialism
- deontological ethics
- intelligent tutoring systems
- ALEKS
- Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
- Ivan Sutherland / Sketchpad
- Palladium Magazine
- mechanical keyboards on Reddit
- Pricing niche products: Why sell a mechanical keyboard kit for $1,668?
- tech transfer
- Genentech and recombinant DNA
- Dolby
- Pixar
- Why does DARPA work?