Microsoft Excel

Overwhelmed By Work Messages? Do This Instead | Cal Newport

Cal Newport

One of the Microsoft 365 apps cited as part of the data sources; mentioned alongside Word and PowerPoint as tools used outside of communications.

Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, and Books to Change Your Life | Jason Portnoy

Tim Ferriss

A software program whose advanced features Jason learned from a college professor, which proved to be a valuable and career-launching skill at PayPal.

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Peter Attia MD

Referenced as a tool for data management and analysis, particularly in monitoring patient data or research outcomes.

E124: AutoGPT's massive potential and risk, AI regulation, Bob Lee/SF update

All-In Podcast

A spreadsheet software used to illustrate the point that tools, like AI, can be used for both legitimate and illegal purposes (e.g., creating fraudulent financial statements), separating the tool from its application.

Manolis Kellis: Biology of Disease | Lex Fridman Podcast #133

Lex Fridman

Software mentioned as an example of a successful product because its developers actively used it ('eating your own dog food').

Jeremy Howard: fast.ai Deep Learning Courses and Research | Lex Fridman Podcast #35

Lex Fridman

Microsoft's spreadsheet program, mentioned in comparison to Access for its data management capabilities.

MIT AI + Education Summit 2024: MIT App Inventor Panel

MIT Open Learning

The AI Architect: Bret Taylor

Latent Space

A spreadsheet program, used as an analogy for new tools that accountants need to embrace to stay relevant.

Arrogance, Expectations & Inspiration - Personal Q&A with my Brother | Ali & Taimur Abdaal

Ali Abdaal

The standard spreadsheet software that Taimur's startup aims to improve upon for modeling use cases.

Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #224

Lex Fridman

Microsoft's spreadsheet program, where Travis wishes Python's accessibility could have been integrated.