Media

American business-focused daily newspaper

podcast produced by Tim Ferriss

Newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos, cited as a reason for potential political targeting by Donald Trump.

A film for which George Lucas fought for creative control and ownership of merchandise rights after his experience with 'American Graffiti.'

American fantasy drama television series (2011–2019)

1999 American science fiction action thriller film

Interview style podcast produced by Lex Fridman

The speaker mentions his previous TED Talk where a photo of him drinking powdered water was shown.

2013 film by Spike Jonze

podcast

2017 video game developed by Epic Games

Game referenced in context of experience with restreaming and ecology remarks.

Mentioned as a contrast to the current reality of AI video generation.

video podcast / interview show

The podcast hosted by Sam Harris, which is ad-free and listener-supported, featuring discussions on current events, politics, and media.

Mob movie mentioned as a drama with action, rather than an action-first film.

Series discussed as appropriately rated; broad audience appeal

American news magazine and website

science fiction action media franchise

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment; a long-baseline neutrino experiment connected with MicroBooNE’s findings.

A dystopian science fiction anthology series, specifically Season 1 Episode 1, which prompted Netflix to reverse the season order due to its controversial content, requiring a large engineering effort.

A movie released before Brett's birth (1968) that, according to him, foreshadowed some of the problems now emerging with AI.

fictitious artist used for performances attributed to The Simpsons

1975 film by Steven Spielberg

American television sitcom (1989–1998)

American animated sitcom

A franchise Ted Timmons works on as Senior Creative Director at Raven Software.

A public radio program and podcast for which Gregory Warner has published stories.

The name of Cal Newport's podcast where this discussion is taking place.

2014 film directed by Alex Garland

Used as a comparison to the level of discretion surrounding the Hoffman Process.

The podcast hosted by Peter Attia, where this discussion takes place, often covering health and hormones.

A book Michael Ovitz received from Michael Keaton and successfully packaged by pairing it with director Steven Spielberg, showcasing Ovitz's packaging expertise.

A book on Hitler by William Shirer, admired by Lex Fridman.

Canadian television reality show

Referenced for its long-form investigative journalism style, contrasted with network news segments.

A Broadway musical by Lin Manuel Miranda, discussed as a significantly better work than 'In the Heights'.

video game series

2012 video game

American reality television series

International series of mockumentary sitcoms

1973 film directed by Michael Crichton

1997 film by Gus Van Sant

A Tom Cruise movie referenced to explain the concept of interactively analyzing genetic mutations for personalized cancer vaccines.

A sci-fi movie from 1989 discussed in the book 'The Future Was Now.'

A movie reference used to describe how children can get 'stuck' in a virtual reality or paradigm of perfectionism and social isolation due to technology.

A show mentioned to illustrate how certain content can evoke feelings of insignificance.

first fantasy tabletop role-playing game

2011 film by David Gelb

1993 first-person shooter video game developed by id Software

2020 film directed by Jeff Orlowski

American period drama television series

2005 nonfiction book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

The AI character from '2001: A Space Odyssey' that sings 'Daisy Bell', used as an example of AI potentially producing plausible-but-incorrect output.

2015 TV series

British transatlantic passenger liner, launched and foundered in 1912

American sitcom (1994–2004)

A movie referenced for its concept of 'death process' as opposed to 'dying'.

American crime drama television series (2002–2008)

west office section of the White House, Washington DC, USA

2018 video games

2022 single by Caroline Polachek

American crime drama television series (2017–2022)

American technology magazine

fictional province of Tamriel

1994 film by Quentin Tarantino

2014 film by Christopher Nolan

American weekly magazine since 1925

fictional character

American crime drama television series (1999–2007)

series of boxing films, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa

American television series

strategy board game

video game series

Tim Ferriss's TV show, where he discussed or demonstrated practices like practicing discomfort and cold approaches.

1988 film directed by Barry Levinson

American crime drama television series (2008–2013)

Tim Ferriss's short email newsletter sharing interesting finds and ponderings for the weekend.

A documentary recommended for its session footage related to MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.

The name of the person submitting a question about juggling multiple projects.

action film series

2018 film directed by Louie Psihoyos

1993 collectible card game

Mentioned as a podcast where Shawn Stevenson discussed the risks of touching thermal printer receipts.

American rock band (1965–1995)

1990 film directed by Martin Scorsese

American conservative website and media company

American reality television series

2008 animated directed by Andrew Stanton

1999 film directed by Mike Judge

A Japanese animated film from Studio Ghibli.

A movie about the founding of Facebook, which inspired Casey Neistat to pursue a tech company with its portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg.

An animated science fiction sitcom, referenced for a meme about a robot's existential question ('What is my purpose?') to illustrate the idea of rote jobs freeing up humans for more creative pursuits.

Podcast hosted by Dan Carlin, mentioned alongside other popular podcasts.

A prior AI system mentioned for proto self-improvement in Minecraft-like environments; used as a reference point.

A band whose music is played to get amped up for heavy lifting, particularly deadlifts.

A casual podcast hosted by the creator and his brother, started in 2019.

Dr. Rhonda Patrick's podcast and YouTube channel.

A TV show mentioned for its insights into human nature and the best line being about F-ing without condoms in America.

Used as an analogy for the relentless competition within elite universities like Yale, where students constantly strive to impress and outperform peers in a zero-sum environment.