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Jan. 11, 2025

Growing Space Peppers Leads to Actual Scientific Discoveries

A clip from our episode "Science in the Commercial Space Age: Live from UATX's SOMA Inaugural Summit" #Space #SpaceScience #ZeroGravity #SpaceExploration

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Jan. 9, 2025

Plants Don't Care About Gravity

A clip from our episode "Science in the Commercial Space Age - Live from UATX's SOMA Inaugural Summit" #SpaceScience #PlantScience #SpaceResearch #ZeroGravity #SpaceDiscovery

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Jan. 8, 2025

Ep 145: Science in the Commercial Space Age - Live from UATX's SOMA Inaugural Summit

This past November, the University of Austin hosted their Inaugural SOMA Summit to explore the amazing transformation in space right now, especially how the commercial space era is decentralizing access. I had the privilege to moderate a fascinating panel titled "Science in the Commercial Space Age" featuring Chris Sembroski from…

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Jan. 5, 2025

Unlocking Space with Reusable Rockets

A clip from our episode "Science in the Commercial Space Age: Live from UATX's Inaugural SOMA Summit" #Space #Rockets #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #Starship #SpaceExploration #FutureOfSpace

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Dec. 28, 2024

Beating AI Consensus to Build Better Products

A clip from our episode "Why Gauntlet AI Chose Austin to Build the Next Wave of AI Engineers with Austen Allred" #AI #AIEngineering #ProductDevelopment #Innovation #TechStartups

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Dec. 23, 2024

Building Better AI with Spiky Points of View

A clip from our episode "Why Gauntlet AI Chose Austin to Build the Next Wave of AI Engineers with Austen Allred" #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEngineering #TechInnovation #ProductDevelopment #Innovation

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Dec. 22, 2024

Eat, Sleep, Code and See What's Possible

A clip from our episode "Why Gauntlet AI Chose Austin to Build the Next Wave of AI Engineers with Austen Allred" #AIEngineering #TechEducation #Coding #SoftwareEngineering #TechTalent #EdTech #Engineering

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Dec. 21, 2024

Ep144: Why Gauntlet AI Chose Austin to Build the Next Wave of AI Engineers with Austen Allred

AI is becoming the biggest force multiplier for human talent in history. Austen Allred shares how Gauntlet AI is reimagining engineering education for this new reality and why Austin's is the perfect place to build this ambitious program. This is was quick turnaround episode as Gauntlet AI applications close January…

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Dec. 20, 2024

How AI Takes Us From Fragments to a Single Knowledge Base

A clip from our episode "Understanding Agora and Humanity's Future with Byron Reese and Brett Hurt" #AI #ScientificRevolution #LLM #TechInnovation #FutureOfAI #DigitalTransformation

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Dec. 20, 2024

[Video Edition] Ep 111: Understanding Agora and Humanity's Future with Byron Reese and Brett Hurt

In this thought-provoking episode, we are joined by Byron Reese, author of 'We are Agora,' and Brett Hurt, serial entrepreneur, to explore the intersections of superorganisms, technology, and human potential. The ideas presented in Byron's book, serve as a springboard to discuss how evolving technologies shape our future and the…

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Dec. 19, 2024

Can Texas Bring Back America's Ability to Build Big Things?

A clip from our episode "From Building 3D-Printed Houses to Funding Critical Tech with Evan Loomis, Partner at Overmatch Ventures" #Infrastructure #Innovation #Texas #Construction #MegaProjects #Engineering #Manufacturing #AmericanInnovation

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Dec. 19, 2024

[Video Edition] Ep 131: From Building 3D-Printed Houses to Funding Critical Tech with Evan Loomis

Evan Loomis, partner at Overmatch Ventures and co-founder of ICON, exemplifies Austin's entrepreneurial spirit in tackling audacious challenges. From revolutionizing construction to investing in frontier technologies, Evan shares his journey through Austin's rapidly evolving tech landscape and why now is the moment for critical tech. We don't shy away from…

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Dec. 18, 2024

An LA VC Missed SpaceX & Snapchat by Confusing Location Marketing with Real Ecosystem Building

A clip from our episode "What is the Gundo?" #VentureCapital #Startups #SpaceX #Snapchat #Anduril #ServiceTitan #TechHub

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Dec. 18, 2024

[Video Edition] Ep 119: What is the Gundo?

What makes innovation ecosystems thrive and can the learnings of one hub be applied to another? Today I am joined by Isaiah Taylor, a founder building in the Gundo, and John Coogan, who has done his own deep dive on the hub, to discuss all things Gundo. We explore its…

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Dec. 17, 2024

Why Write Pattern Breakers?

A clip from our episode "Pattern Breakers with Mike Maples Jr., Founding Partner at Floodgate" #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital #Founder #PatternBreakers #MikeMaplesJR #StartupStories

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Dec. 17, 2024

[Video Edition] Ep 129: Pattern Breakers with Mike Maples Jr., Founding Partner at Floodgate

Promising startups often fail despite following best practices, while rule-breakers and those running through chaos can achieve massive success. Why? Mike Maples Jr, Founding Partner at Floodgate, tackles this paradox in his book "Pattern Breakers." We discuss his Inflection Theory, why some pivots work and others don't, unexpected inspirations like…

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Dec. 16, 2024

Why Networks, Not Clusters, Are the Secret to Growing Tech Hubs | Richard Florida

A clip from our episode "Rise of the Meta City with Richard Florida" #TechHubs #Innovation #Business #FutureOfWork #Startup #RemoteWork #RichardFlorida

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Dec. 16, 2024

[Video Re-release] Ep 117: Rise of the Meta City with Richard Florida

How we live, work, and innovate is changing, transforming not only our interactions within cities but also how regions interact with each other. In this episode, we welcome back Richard Florida to explore his concept of the Meta City. We discuss and dissect how the physical and digital relationships between…

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Dec. 12, 2024

Will we need to modify human DNA to live on Mars?

From our episode "From DNA to Deep Space with Eliah Overbey, Professor at @uaustinorg"

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Dec. 11, 2024

How UATX is Building a New Lab Model to Study Astronaut DNA

From our episode "From DNA to Deep Space with Eliah Overbey, Professor at @uaustinorg"

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Dec. 10, 2024

Ep 143: From DNA to Deep Space with Eliah Overbey, Professor at University of Austin

Space is becoming our next great innovation frontier as we move from 700 astronauts spending days or months to tens of thousands spending years. What does that do to the human body? What does it mean for our species? Eliah Overbey, Assistant Professor of Bioastronautics at the University of Austin,…

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Dec. 9, 2024

Texas: America's New Space State

From our episode "From DNA to Deep Space with Eliah Overbey, Professor at @uaustinorg"

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Dec. 6, 2024

Why Udemy is betting on Austin

A clip from our episode "The Skills and Learning Revolution in the New Tech World with Rob Rosenthal, CRO at Udemy"

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Dec. 4, 2024

The Future of Learning isn't just AI, It's AI + Great Teachers

A clip from our episode "The Skills and Learning Revolution in the New Tech World with Rob Rosenthal, CRO at Udemy"

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