[Vol. 1 Issue #339]

Saturday brings a great conversation between two scientists during a birthday week, it’s a deep dive into people, science, and productivity. After that a quick spotlight on adult choices, and the next Sci-Fi monster found swimming in the deepest part of the ocean in Antarctica. Finish up with an opportunity to discover local music.

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Andrew Huberman

On Lex Fridman’s podcast this week, he sat down with Andrew Huberman. Fridman's podcasts are long and deep, most times, we watch shorter clips of each of his interviews, but this week we were captivated by over 2 hours of conversation about; life, health, and productivity. Andrew Huberman is an associate professor of neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine and the host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

Highlights for us included an idea from Huberman about linking injustice with anger; Huberman had been struggling with something that he went after as a scientist, but it wasn't until he asked a close friend about it did he realize the connection. We are always looking for associations and correlations that help explain the world and people with a strong connection with justice, and an exaggerated feeling of anger when injustice is apparent makes sense to us. We live in a world where one side says, "You think you are better than me," another sees ignorance and injustice perpetrated by people who act like they are threatened. Investigating our own feelings will help us recognize the situations we find ourselves in. Awareness is an early step.

Covert Contracts

Another section Huberman discussed was the difference between Overt and Covert contracts. We pulled this from the transcript from the podcast; Andrew explains it here:

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(01:03:23) But now, okay. So overt contract would be we both want to do some work together, we're going to make some money, you get X percentage, I get X percentage. It's overt. A covert contract which is, in my opinion, always bad, would be we're going to do some work together, you're going to get a percentage of money, I'm going to get a percentage of money. It could look just like the overt contract, but secretly, I'm resentful that I got the percentage I got. So what I start doing is covertly taking something else. What do I take? I may take the opportunity to jab you verbally every once in a while. I may take the opportunity to show up late. I could take the opportunity to get to know one of your coworkers so that I can start a business with them. That's covert contracting.

Listen to the whole podcast or watch the pod on YouTube; it is both enjoyable and informative. Huberman also mentions Tim Armstrong (Rancid) and Joe Strummer (The Clash), and one last thing, how many podcast "bros" have moved to Austin, TX? Joe Rogen, Lex Fridman, and Tom Segura have all popped up on our feeds.

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In a Good Light

We found this from The Daily Valet email, and it's a diagram from author Liz Fosslien. Life is big, but you can only pick a few categories to focus on. What are you going to focus on today?

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Strawberry Like?

If you are wondering what the next Alien will look like in the next Sci-Fi movie, look no further than Antarctica and the recently discovered sea strawberry with 20 arms. Gizmodo has the story and the pictures for your next nightmare.

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Live Music Search

A typical weekend often includes live music, but finding new music and venues that host live music takes a lot of work. In the past, newspapers like the Alt Weeklies would list all the events and venues; unfortunately, they are also more challenging to find. We did some digging and will test a few of the websites and live music search sites we found.

Bands In Town

Bands In Town is the first search site we found; you can search by date, location, band, genre, or venue, and the interface is available on the web browser or as an app.