New from Tim — Interviews with Stephen Wolfram and Seth Godin (Plus: Mint Date Announcement)
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🎧 New podcast episode:
Stephen Wolfram — Personal Productivity Systems, Richard Feynman Stories, Computational Thinking as a Superpower, Perceiving a Branching Universe, and The Ruliad… The Biggest Object in Metascience (Brought to you by Tommy John premium underwear, Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and ButcherBox premium meats delivered to your door.)
🐓 Mint date announcement:
Mint day for COCKPUNCH, my new and massive art project, is scheduled for next Wed, Dec 7th, at 10am PST, followed by a reveal on Fri, Dec 9th. 100% of primary sale proceeds are being donated to the Saisei Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation that funds cutting-edge scientific research and other initiatives related to psychedelic medicine, mental health therapeutics, and much more.
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P.P.S. In case you missed it in 2020, I also republished this mega-popular interview: "Seth Godin on The Game of Life, The Value of Hacks, and Overcoming Anxiety" (Brought to you by Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, Theragun percussive muscle therapy devices, and Shopify global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business.)
🎧 New podcast episode:
Stephen Wolfram — Personal Productivity Systems, Richard Feynman Stories, Computational Thinking as a Superpower, Perceiving a Branching Universe, and The Ruliad… The Biggest Object in Metascience
Stephen Wolfram (@stephen_wolfram) is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; the originator of the Wolfram Physics Project; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of more than four decades, he has been a pioneer in the development and application of computational thinking and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions, and innovations in science, technology, and business.
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Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. You can watch the interview on YouTube here. The transcript of this episode can be found here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.
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🐓 Mint date announcement:
Barring unforeseen catastrophes, complexities, or cockpunches, this is the plan:
Mint day for COCKPUNCH (listen to my podcast episode with Kevin Rose about the project) is now scheduled for next Wed, Dec 7th, at 10am PST, followed by a reveal on Fri, Dec 9th.
Total supply will be 5,555, total mintable will be <5,000, and price is TBD. For those who submitted to allowlists, we are tracking it all meticulously, so no need to worry and please stay posted. For more specifics as they’re released, follow @cockpunch. And most important, be sure to add a reminder to the calendar of your choice for mint day.
100% of primary sale proceeds are being donated to the Saisei Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation that funds cutting-edge scientific research and other initiatives related to psychedelic medicine, mental health therapeutics, and much more.
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