Life Math Podcast
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLife Math. A podcast indescribably tangled, unnecessarily complex, so bad that it's good.
Hosts: Iskren Vankov and Iliya Valchanov.
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#13 LOTR for Dummies with Maria Igorevna
July 26, 2022 15:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBThe Lord of the Rings has flabbergasted many generations. Iskren and Maria met at Oxford and realized they were two kids which were overly excited about LOTR. And they still are. Iliya, on the other hand, is not convinced that LOTR is the best thing ever. In this episode, Iskren and Maria will do everything to prove that LOTR is worth the hype. Amazon Prime TV Series: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' is coming up on Sep 2. Make sure you (re)watch LOTR before that. Useful l...
#12 Flow, Process, and Theory of Motivation with Elijah Logozar
May 17, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBRecording date: 8 Oct 2021. In this episode we discuss a number of interesting ideas around Flow, Process, Theory of Motivation and much more. It is a great starting point for anyone who is remotely interested in Philosophy. Useful links that came out of the conversation: The definitive book on flow - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Elijah’s favorite podcast, which he referenced several times: John Vervaeke’s Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. Books to get started with phi...
#11 LMS - F1 Bloopers
January 18, 2022 12:00 - 6 minutes - 4.65 MBHere's a long awaited episode - a collection of bloopers. To give more context, while recording our other episodes, we obviously really wanted to talk about Formula 1. We came back to it a couple of times and most of them turned out to be classic bloopers. We are considering doing a full episode on F1 and this is a teaser for it, I guess.
#10 NFTs: What's All The Punk About?
December 16, 2021 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBSponsored: The easiest way to Gift NFTs Online Get the Life Math Podcast Deep Dream Collection (only 2 left) *** How much does an NFT cost? The most expensive NFT so far has been sold for $69.3 million. NFT... What? Why? We researched a bit and tried to understand. Then we minted (created) some NFTs. Then we sold some. In the end, we built a platform where you can gift NFTs (to yourself or to others). This is your 20min intro to NFTs.
#9 The Voiceover-ians
November 24, 2021 15:00 - 6 minutes - 4.28 MBIskren and Iliya are replaced by voice overs (Giulia and Masha respectively). These are the voices in their heads that tell them what to do anyways. The show discusses the feedback that Life Math Podcast received in its first season and promises to address it: Better voices (thus the voiceover thing) New people (guests on the show) Shorter episodes That is also what you should expect in the future! Have fun!
#8 Startup Status Update: 500 Days of 3veta
November 09, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB[Special Episode] More than 1 year ago we started working together on our startup project 3veta.com. This is a status update of sorts where we look back on the good and bad decisions that we have made in this period. 05-2020: Came up with the idea for 3veta. 06-2020: Started assembling the team. 07-2020: We set up a legal entity. 09-2020: Software development began. 01-2021: MVP (minimum viable product) was out together with a closed beta. 05-2021: 3veta entered open beta. 06-2021: ...
#7 Numberphilia Showdown: What is the Best Number?
August 12, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MB***Season Finale*** Both hosts are ex-Math competitors. In this episode, though, the numbers are the ones competing. Each host picks several numbers and makes a case for or against them. At the end, Iskren and Iliya democratically vote and determine the best number ever. And you really want to hear this. Why? Well, some numbers contribute more to humanity than others. You just have to know which ones and why. More importantly, imagine that your favorite number is an absolute buls**...
#6 Is Football Really the Greatest Game?
July 14, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBTwo guys who don't watch football discuss football. They say football is the greatest game ever. So our hosts decided to investigate this claim. Is there anything about the nature of football that makes it so popular? Is it about the physics of the game? Or is it about the lack of tech? How about the economics of football? How do people get interested in football? Is it the nature of it or the nurture by some relative? Or maybe there is some intrinsic structural appeal that no other ...
#5 Matryoshka
June 22, 2021 18:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBA Matryoshka, known in English as a Russian nesting doll, can only fascinate a child or a babushka. If you haven't seen a matryoshka, it is looks like the same object, inside the same object but smaller, inside the same object and so on. Here's a link to one. Iskren and Iliya borrow the concept and try to apply it to other fields. As it can be foreseen, the whole conversation is in this style. It opens like a matryoshka and closes like one. Interestingly enough, only one of the hosts ...
#4 Responsibility Part 2: Snake Steak
June 05, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBContinuing their responsibility from last time, Iskren and Iliya complete the duology. Here, they focus on shared responsibility. This implies unclear group responsibilities, such as: families sports' teams sometimes but rarely work any group of people (be it the whole planet Earth) In the spirit of 'two AIs agreeing', they do agree that shared responsibility is the death of everything nice. But what is most interesting is what they learn on this path to agreeing. And last but defin...
#3 Responsibility Part 1: Theory of Stupidity
May 25, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBThere’s nothing more adulty than talking about responsibility. As two responsible adults, Iskren and Iliya “cannot imagine being irresponsible”. In the first part of this duology, they dissect the different types of responsibility from a personal perspective. Some of these are responsibility for: yourself your family your group of friends your work They also explore what are the triggers of responsibility in one’s life. Is it having a pet? Having a sibling? Getting your first paychec...
#2 Back and Forth
May 10, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBA podcast needs to be a conversation, right? One person says one thing, the other laughs and replies with a somewhat related response. Not necessarily. The overwhelming effects of technology on our lives have changed the way we communicate. Quite often we find ourselves in asynchronous communication - sending texts or even voice messages on Messenger, WhatsApp, etc. This is what #2 Back and Forth is all about. Iskren and Iliya communicate asynchronously to understand what this means...
#1 Anthology of Startup Anecdotes
April 28, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBOriginally called ‘The Startup Boilerplate’, this episode starts as a discussion on startupping. There is un unexpected twist, though. A limitation. Iskren and Iliya must abide by the following rule: when asked a question, they must reply with a story (anecdote). This is unexplainably constraining for our beloved hosts, as they are used to entering conversations with steady streams of theory and facts. Throughout they visibly struggle to comply with the rule, resulting in listeners...
#0 Pilot Episode
April 16, 2021 13:17 - 5 minutes - 3.97 MBLife Math is a podcast created by Iskren Vankov and Iliya Valchanov, lifelong friends turned co-founders of 3veta.com. This is the pilot episode of Life Math. It is just under 6 minutes and will give you a sense of who we are and what to expect from us! *** Get on the email list and never miss an episode. Discuss this episode on Reddit. Connect with us directly on LinkedIn: Iskren Vankov and Iliya Valchanov. 3veta 3veta.com is our startup. One platform to unify your client bookings,...