• Standing on the Shoulders of Giants with David McKay

  • By: David McKay
  • Podcast
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants with David McKay

By: David McKay
  • Summary

  • Breaking down science, technology, engineering and math in a way that the rest of us can comprehend and utilize in our daily lives. Imagine a Lex Fridman for the everyman, translating the complex thoughts of the worlds greatest thinkers like Lee Cronin, Razib Khan and the CTO of Signal, preeminent encrypted messaging app. This podcast is inspired by Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, David Friedberg, Jocko Willink, Tim Ferris, Balaji Srinivasan.
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Episodes
  • Hackers in the Matrix: Navigating the Labyrinth of Code and Chaos
    Jul 17 2023

    In this episode I discuss hackers, hacking and computer security. We dive into past, present and future of the trade. We discuss events that have occurred, and things that I have direct connections with as well. We talk through motivations and how those have also evolved throughout the life of the Internet.


    PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.davidmckay.com⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/3F9pqWn⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3L9QhFz⁠⁠⁠ RSS: ⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/db01549c/podcast/rss ⁠⁠⁠ SOCIAL: - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠ - LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠ - Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠ - Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠ - YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠



    Breaking down science, technology, engineering and math in a way that the rest of us can comprehend and utilize in our daily lives. Imagine a Lex Fridman for the everyman, translating the complex thoughts of the worlds greatest thinkers like Lee Cronin, Razib Khan and the CTO of Signal, preeminent encrypted messaging app. This podcast is inspired by Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, David Friedberg, Jocko Willink, Tim Ferris, Balaji Srinivasan.

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    29 mins
  • Head in the Cloud
    Jul 10 2023

    In this episode I discuss the burning question you've been afraid to ask, What is the Cloud? What is this technology all about? What does it mean when someone says something's in the cloud?


    PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: ⁠⁠https://www.davidmckay.com⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://apple.co/3F9pqWn⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3L9QhFz⁠⁠ RSS: ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/db01549c/podcast/rss ⁠⁠ SOCIAL: - Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/davidmckayv⁠⁠ - LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmckayv⁠⁠ - Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/davidmckayv⁠⁠ - Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/davidmckayv⁠⁠ - YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@davidmckayv⁠⁠



    Breaking down science, technology, engineering and math in a way that the rest of us can comprehend and utilize in our daily lives. Imagine a Lex Fridman for the everyman, translating the complex thoughts of the worlds greatest thinkers like Lee Cronin, Razib Khan and the CTO of Signal, preeminent encrypted messaging app. This podcast is inspired by Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, David Friedberg, Jocko Willink, Tim Ferris, Balaji Srinivasan.

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    23 mins
  • Molecular Biologist Amanda Vondras, PhD
    Jun 12 2023

    Amanda Vondras, PhD is a molecular biologist who's currently working with Genrait as Head of Science. Amanda has also worked extensively in cancer and grape research. Amanda and I discuss molecular biology, wine, grapes, melanoma, the Beatles, personalized medicine, GMOs, and the nature of reality, among other topics.


    https://www.genrait.com/


    PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.davidmckay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/3F9pqWn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3L9QhFz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RSS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/db01549c/podcast/rss ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SOCIAL: - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@davidmckayv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Breaking down science, technology, engineering and math in a way that the rest of us can comprehend and utilize in our daily lives. Imagine a Lex Fridman for the everyman, translating the complex thoughts of the worlds greatest thinkers like Lee Cronin, Razib Khan and the CTO of Signal, the preeminent encrypted messaging app. This podcast is inspired by Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, David Friedberg, Jocko Willink, Tim Ferris, Balaji Srinivasan.

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    1 hr and 31 mins

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