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Paleontologist-Futurist Michael Garfield works in mind-jazz across genres to help navigating our world of accelerating weirdness and cultivate the curiosity and play for people to thrived in it. Host of Future Fossils, former Digital Media Strategist for The Santa Fe Institute and host of Complexity Podcast, former Community Manager for The Long Now Foundation and Research Analyst for a stealth Mozilla AI spin out, his latest project Humans On The Loop examines agency in the age of automation through conversation, music, essay, social weaving, and the rearing of bespoke language models.
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TOOLS:
0:00 – Intro
1:01 – Boss RC-505 mkII Loopstation
16:53 – Brunton Transit pocket compass
25:47 – Black Diamond Storm 500-R headlamp
33:17 – FLUXX by Looney Labs
42:14 – Humans on the Loop
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VdHo_mkIAkc
For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/michael-garfield-paleontologist-futurist/
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Mr. Burke is a serial entrepreneur. Mr. Burke has over 34 years of enterprise software company management and start-up experience and has worked for 11 software and technology services companies. Mr. Burke is a father of 3 kids and husband to his lovely wife, Irina.
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TOOLS:
0:00 – Intro
0:31 – Leatherman Skeletool
6:13 – Samsung Galaxy Ring
14:26 – Kindle Paperwhite
19:27 – SimpleNote
23:17 – Cognitive Medical Systems
For show notes and transcript visit: https://youtu.be/gKYcYmR9Eok
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Christina K. is a home organizer based out of metro Vancouver area. She helps the neurodivergent to the neurotypical find space and peace in their home whether virtually or in person. She also in a previous life was a marketing coordinator helping small and big businesses in the tech space find their voice in a loud world. When not working you can find her baking, watching educational YouTube or collecting too many squishmallows.
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TOOLS:
0:00 – Intro
0:38 – Snackle Box
4:57 – Finch
9:50 – Buy Nothing Facebook Groups
15:21 – Apple Password Manager
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vy8sEYZLDw8
For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/christina-k-home-organizer/
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Based in Texas, Chordophony, is a software engineer by day who moonlights as a music technologist and sound explorer. He has developed innovative devices and software to facilitate sonic creation and streamline production workflows. Chordophony is an avid collector and enthusiast of music-related tools and instruments.
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Instagram.com/chordophony
Twitter.com/chordophony
TOOLS:
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Bluetooth MIDI Footpedal
8:18 – iPad Air as musical instrument
13:45 – AUM
20:10 – Custom Hybrid Pedalboards (aka CHyPboards)
Watch on YouTube
 
For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/chordophony-music-technologist/
 
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Data storyteller RJ Andrews is obsessed with data graphics. He helps organizations solve high-stakes problems with visual metaphors and persuasive graphics. He recently produced designs for The White House, Google, and MIT. RJ's newest book is "Info We Trust: How to Create Value with Data Graphics." He is also author of "Florence Nightingale: Mortality and Health Diagrams" and other works. Learn about all publications at Visionary Press. RJ lives/works in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco.
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TOOLS:
0:00 – Intro
0:47 – Cheap book cradle (airplane neck pillow)
2:30 – Weighted bookmark
9:00 – Bendable neck reading light
12:58 – Giant desktop bookstand
20:43 – Visionary Press
20:43 – Info We Trust
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For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/rj-andrews-data-storyteller/
 
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