The Lightning Podcast

Dec 02 2024 92 ep. 62 mins 3
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Welcome to The Lightning Podcast, where we discuss and explore our weekly Lightning Meditations. Want to continue the discussion? Join us for more learning and discussion in our Meditations and Chronicles WhatsApp groups! Meditations: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JIFXc06ABCPEsyfUBtvm1U Chronicles: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FD6M9a35KCE2XrnJrqaGLU Follow us on other platforms for more content! Twitter: https://x.com/lightinspires Instagram: https://instagram.com/lightning.inspiration?igshid=NzZlODBkYWE4Ng== LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightning-meditations/

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Learning Everything. Everywhere. All at Once. (w/ Alex Jakubowski) [TLP E46]

Dec 02 2024 56 mins  
Who is wise? He who learns from everyone. As is stated: "From all my teachers I have grown wise." – Simeon ben Zoma This week, we are joined by Alex Jakubowski - COO of Lightning - to discuss his views on lifelong learning. Drawing inspiration from a quote by Simeon ben Zoma, we delve into the importance of maintaining a growth mindset and the importance of difficulty and chall

History by Hegel w/ Hocwyn Tipwex (The Lightning Podcast S1 E45)

Oct 14 2024 69 mins  
“What experience and history teach is this — that nations and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon any lessons they might have drawn from it.” — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History This week, Hocwyn Tipwex returns to join Cyrus Palizban for a dialogue on the nature of historical lessons and the patterns of hi

Empirical Importance w/ David H. Solomon (The Lightning Podcast S1 E44)

Sep 16 2024 56 mins  
"If what you are doing is not important, and if you don't think it is going to lead to something important, why are you at Bell Labs working on it?" – Richard Hamming This week, join Cyrus Palizban and new guest, David H. Solomon, professor of finance at Boston College, as we discuss David’s work on behavioral finance, media roles, and recent research on birth rates. The discu

Innovation & the Social Order: The Lightning Podcast S1 E43

Sep 09 2024 36 mins  
How can we navigate change? This week, join Cyrus Palizban in introducing the newest Lightning faculty member, Benjamin Hinrichs, who shares a sneak peek from his new course: 'Innovation and the Social Order'. The course will delve into the nature of societal change, understanding future uncertainties, and the necessity of preparing mentally for change. Our explores the intersect

Cleverness & Mistrust: The Lightning Podcast S1 E42

Sep 03 2024 52 mins  
"You start to mistrust very clever people when they get embarrassed." – Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil This week, join Cyrus Palizban and Nicolas Sarian as we dive deep into the complexities and frustrations of academia. Using the above Nietzsche quote as a springboard, we explore and recount personal experiences of academic disappointment and systemic issues in high

The Power of Parable: The Lightning Podcast S1 E41

Aug 26 2024 40 mins  
“Go over.” – Franz Kafka This week, join Cyrus Palizban and Zohar Atkins as we delve into Kafka's 'Parable on Parables.' Establishing the dichotomy between tangible reality and the abstract world of parable we ask: how can one live in both realms? Appropriately, the conversation employs a variety of tales and stories to explore the personal and societal value of integrating

What the Ancients Sought: The Lightning Podcast S1 E40

Aug 19 2024 52 mins  
“Seek not the paths of the ancients. Seek that which the ancients sought.” –Matsuo Basho, The Rustic Gate This week, host Cyrus Palizban introduces Hocwyn Tipwex, Harvard grad and co-founder of Uqbar. Our conversation delves into the philosophy behind ancient and modern learning, the value of pseudonymous intellectual discourse, and the impact of small, tightly-knit intell

"Think. Say. Like.": The Lightning Podcast S1 E39

Aug 12 2024 39 mins  
"It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks." -Tacitus, Histories This week, join Cyrus Palizban and Nico Sarian as we delve into the complex interplay between censorship, free speech, and authenticity. We explore how historical contexts from ancient Rome to modern-day America shape our understanding of thought and expression.

Seasons of Civilization: The Lightning Podcast S1 E38

Aug 05 2024 45 mins  
What is a Golden Age? This week, join Cyrus Palizban and Rainer Franz, the Business Development Director at Lightning, as we discuss Rainer’s lecture series on the Golden Ages, discussing the rise and fall of great civilizations like Greece, Persia, and Rome. We explore the concept of a 'Golden Age,' how the phases of civilizations are compared to seasonal cycles, and the diffe

Evil Is Easy: The Lightning Podcast S1 E37

Jul 29 2024 48 mins  
“Evil happens without effort, naturally, inevitably; good is always the product of skill.” – Charles Baudelaire This week, join Cyrus Palizban and Nico Sarian as we dive deep into the timeless debate on the nature of good and evil, starting with the above quote by Baudelaire, then examining perspectives from Kant, Hume, Nietzsche, Spinoza, and others, drawing analogies to p