Peter, Dave, Salim, and Alex take the first Moonshots AMA, from consciousness and brain-computer interfaces to hardware startups and the rough years before abundance.
Chapters
- 0:00 Cold open. Consciousness, teenagers, and God.
- 1:13 Welcome. Alex, Dave, and Salim are on the call.
- 3:14 Australia, and feeling behind on AI.
- 6:08 Bandwidth limits and brain-computer interfaces.
- 13:41 A Midwest playbook. Dave answers.
- 19:54 Getting the labs to buy a data set.
- 29:13 An 18-year-old founder beside Starbase.
- 34:48 People colliders and Moonshots Live in LA.
- 44:24 What school should teach next.
- 53:03 Energy after fusion.
- 1:10:17 Fountain Life and hidden heart disease.
- 1:16:03 The rough years before abundance.
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People
On this episode
Peter Diamandis
Host. Opens the AMA, calls on the room, and closes it. 1:13
Dave Blundin
Host. On the call. Peter says he is here, and Dave answers from the Midwest question on. 1:56
Salim Ismail
Host. On the call. Says he is home, then takes Australia and education. 2:04
Alex Wissner-Gross
Host. On the call, in his usual VR background. Takes consciousness, risk, and energy. 1:47
People mentioned
Emad Mostaque
Named in the closing thanks. Not introduced with Alex, Dave, and Salim. Not on this call. 1:25:17
Elon Musk
Named on the Dyson swarm and post-fusion energy. Not on the call. 54:54
Ray Kurzweil
Named as the person who introduced Peter to another BCI company. Not on the call. 8:08
Stephen Hawking
Named as the kind of mind a disability unlock could reach. Not on the call. 51:24
Neal Stephenson
Named for Diamond Age, which Peter tells the room to read. Not on the call. 48:54
Mark Twain
Named for the line about the day you find out why you were born. Not on the call. 47:45
Steven Kotler
Named as Peter’s co-author by a caller. Not on the call. 11:04
David Sacks
Named for the All-In host pulled into the White House. Not on the call. 27:21
Sam Altman
Named in the OpenAI hallway story. Not on the call. 22:15
Drew Houston
Named for the Dropbox line about the five people you spend time with. Not on the call. 16:08
Ed Catmull
Named as the partner who finds his John Lasseter. Not on the call. 35:43
John Lasseter
Named beside Ed Catmull. Not on the call. 35:45
Steve Wozniak
Named as the partner who finds his Steve Jobs. Not on the call. 35:47
Steve Jobs
Named beside Wozniak. Not on the call. 35:49
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Named for “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Not on the call. 1:20:55
Kevin Weil
Named as OpenAI’s former chief product officer in Dave’s hallway story. Not on the call. 21:58
Alvin Graylin
Named as a friend of the pod pulled into United Nations meetings. Not on the call. 27:29
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Overview
Peter, Dave, Salim, and Alex take the first Moonshots AMA, from consciousness and brain-computer interfaces to hardware startups and the rough years before abundance.
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Places
| Place | Type |
|---|---|
| Sydney 3:24 | City |
| Australia 3:42 | Country |
| United States 4:57 | Country |
| Europe 4:57 | Region |
| Japan 5:00 | Country |
| Greece 11:35 | Country |
| Athens 11:37 | City |
| Terre Haute 13:41 | City |
| Midwest 14:34 | Region |
| Corning 17:26 | City |
| New York 17:29 | State |
| Virginia 17:31 | State |
| Port St. Joe 19:54 | City |
| San Francisco 22:39 | City |
| China 25:37 | Country |
| White House 27:23 | Place |
| Brownsville 29:16 | City |
| Starbase 29:18 | Place |
| Newport Beach 31:19 | City |
| LA 37:25 | City |
| Omaha 37:58 | City |
| Louisiana 38:02 | State |
| MIT 51:45 | Place |
| Denver 53:07 | City |
| Toronto 55:28 | City |
| Alberta 59:40 | Province |
| Indonesia 1:02:16 | Country |
| Spain 1:06:36 | Country |
| Austria 1:06:36 | Country |
| Boulder 1:16:03 | City |
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Ads
- Blitzy (40:33) — spoken ad. Destination: blitzy.com.
- Fountain Life (1:11:49) — fountainlife.com/peter
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