
Tools For Thinking by Betaworks
By Betaworks
Hosted by Jerry Michalski - an American technology consultant. He is the former managing editor of Release 1.0, a technology newsletter. Jerry is also an owner and curator of Jerry's Brain The OG second brain (https://www.jerrysbrain.com/)
All of the episode artwork is generated by stable diffusion. Credits to: Stability.ai

Tools For Thinking by BetaworksOct 14, 2022

AI and consciousness - James and Mia in conversation
In this episode we are talking to James Barnes, founder and CEO of Second Voice and John Borthwick of Betaworks. Discussing how do we interact with AI and how to build a relationship with AI.

The Public Brain, or the Private Brain?
In this episode we are discussing public vs private brains with Thiago Forte, the Creator of Building a Second Brain, Founder at Forte Labs and founder of Ness Labs Anne-Laure Le Cunff.

Maps and Creativity
In this episode, we are talking to Anne-Laure Le Cunff founder of Ness Labs , and Lorenzo Bernaschina, founder and CEO of Gems Notes. We are discussing how AI and machine learning can help us visualize thinking.

Thinking From The Bottom Up
In this episode, we talk to Gordon Brander, founder and CEO of Subconscious and Sonke Ahrens, author and professor at the University Duisburg Essen, about graph databases, data privacy, and decentralized tools for thought.

Generative Art(ists)
In this episode, we explore generative art and how artists can use AI to create art with Emad Mostaque, the founder and CEO of Stability AI and David Salle, an American painter, printmaker, photographer, and designer. The interview was moderated by Danika Laszuk, founder and CEO of E.A.T__WORKS, a cultural production studio that matches artists with technologists.
To find out more about E.A.T__WORKS, please visit https://www.eatworks.xyz/
To view David Salle's work, please visit http://www.davidsallestudio.net/
To learn more about Stability AI, please visit https://stability.ai/
The artwork for this episode is a piece created by David Salle

Funding Tools For Thinking
In this episode, we are talking to James Cham, partner at Bloomberg BETA, founder of Quizlet Andrew Sutherland, and John Borthwick, CEO of Betaworks.
Andrew previous founder of Quizlet. He is passionate about teaching, learning, and improving education. A complete Tools for Thinking nerd and angel investor in the space. You can find him on twitter @AStuth.
James is also a passionate Tools for Thinking user, investor, and thinker. James is at @JamesCham over on Twitter
John, CEO of Betaworks, @Borthwick on Twitter. Our host, mind mapper, and weaver is JerryMichalski
Jerry's MindMap of this episode can be found here: https://app.thebrain.com/brains/3d80058c-14d8-5361-0b61-a061f89baf87/thoughts/c95c954a-bb99-4496-a284-ba77ab853bbf/attachments/7a434dcd-bcbf-4151-86f5-2021e1c03750

New Data Structures
In this episode, we are discussing new data structures with the founder and CEO of Kosmik, Paul Roni, independent researcher Alexander Obenauer and John Underkoffler of Oblong Industries.
Kosmik - https://www.kosmik.app/

Machine Learning and Public Knowledge Graphs
In this episode, we have something different — this is a twitter spaces conversation about Tools for Thinking and machine learning and public knowledge graphs between Samiur Rahman, founder of Heyday, an AI-powered research assistant & Jude Gomila, founder of Golden - a canonical protocol for knowledge. and Wiz co-founder of Spacadet Ventures and John Borthwick.
More info on SpaceCadet - https://spacecadet.ventures/
Golden - https://golden.com/
Heyday - https://heyday.xyz/

Machine Learning for Thinking
Conversation between founder of RE:collect, Alice Albrecht and Sam Arbesman, Scientist in-residence at Lux Capital
You can sign up for Re:Collect early access here: https://www.re-collect.ai/
Jerry's Mindmap of this episode: https://bra.in/8jgDK2

Creativity and Tools For Thinking
Conversation with Molly Mielke, Founder of Moth Fund and Sam Arbesman, a scientist-in-residence at Lux Capital.
Molly Mielke - https://www.mollymielke.com/
Sam Arbesman - https://www.arbesman.net/
Jerry's Mindmap of this episode can be viewed here: https://bra.in/5pKKLB

Space, Pixels and Cognition
A conversation about spatial computing and the power of operating in a spatial environment with the founder of Softpace Yiliu Shen-Burke and John Underkoffler of Oblong Industries.
More information about SoftSpace can be found here: https://soft.space/
Jerry's Mindmap of this episode can be viewed here: https://bra.in/5pRbDy

From Second Brain to Collective
Conversation on collective mind-sharing with Startupy founder Sari Azout and Rufus Griscom, Co-Founder of The Next Big Idea Club.
Beta version of Startupy can be accessed here: https://beta.startupy.world/
Jerry's Mindmap of this episode can be viewed here: https://bra.in/8p637Q

Intro Episode - Tools For Thinking
Recap of the Betaworks Tools For Thinking RENDER Conference discussion between Betaworks CEO John Borthwick and Jerry Michalski.