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Podcast: Parallax
Episode: Sweeny vs Bard #64 w. Zak Stein and Michael Gibson - Education and Enculturation
Description: What is school and culture in the time between worlds? This is a rich conversation about the present digital age and its horrors and possibilities.
Michael Gibson is the co-founder of the 1517 Fund, a venture capital firm that supports young entrepreneurs challenging traditional education paths. He was instrumental in developing the Thiel Fellowship, which awards $100,000 grants to innovators under 23, encouraging them to skip or leave college. Previously, he worked at Thiel Capital alongside Peter Thiel. Gibson studied philosophy at Williams College and the University of Oxford, and his background in philosophy shapes his approach to supporting unconventional ideas and...