Nillion Gives Crypto & Data Security a Human Upgrade – Conrad Whelan : 971

08/25/22 • 47 min

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Dave Asprey partners with Nillion as an advisor and investor.

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADETM...

... you’ll learn about the frontier of web3 and privacy and what happens to your private data (both on blockchains and in general). You’ll also find out how and why the future moves away from transactions (blockchain) and into computations (multi-party computation).

Think about where you store your identity and your deepest digital secrets. The current solutions aren’t great — in web2, the Big Tech 'old guard' has been quietly storing and monetizing your data for over a decade, and in web3, blockchains aren't designed to handle private data. A new algorithm, Nillion, inspired Conrad Whelan (the Founding Engineer of Uber) to come out of early retirement and do something about this.

This conversation looks at the data you unassumingly give away freely, and how it’s captured, held and used/computed on without your consent by large companies and other parties. Conrad believes in a future where your sensitive data and digital secrets can be fully controlled by you (and you alone) using web3 technology. This means you’d be the final gatekeeper of your data with the power to authenticate, authorize and use it as you see fit.

Conrad’s building that future as Nillion’s Founding Chief Technology Officer. His background includes electrical and computer engineering. He worked in the fields of computational electromagnetics before joining Uber as Founding Engineer. He’s developed, tested, deployed and architected software projects at all levels of the software stack as both an engineer and an engineering manager.

In 2016, he retired to focus his efforts on philanthropy and personal passion projects while keeping an eye on the tech world. The promise and potential global impact of Nillion enticed him out of retirement and into the company’s CTO role. What Conrad is building at Nillion aims to:

render both computational encryption and centralized storage of private data obsolete;
fundamentally change the way private data is stored and processed;
offer alternative non-blockchain ways of using decentralized nodes;
serve as a ‘Meta Layer’ that provides new and additional functionality to existing blockchains; and
enable a host of new real-world applications on its native public network (the Nillion Network).

Whatever your level of tech understanding, this discussion offers critical insights about the next big move in decentralized computing and data privacy.

Find more info in the show notes on this episode's webpage: https://daveasprey.com/conrad-whelan-971/

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Dave Asprey partners with Nillion as an advisor and investor.

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADETM...

render both computational encryption and centralized storage of private data obsolete;
fundamentally change the way private data is stored and processed;
offer alternative non-blockchain ways of using decentralized nodes;
serve as a ‘Meta Layer’ that provides new and additional functionality to existing blockchains; and
enable a host of new real-world applications on its native public network (the Nillion Network).

Whatever your level of tech understanding, this discussion offers critical insights about the next big move in decentralized computing and data privacy.

Find more info in the show notes on this episode's webpage: https://daveasprey.com/conrad-whelan-971/

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How Regenerative Systems Save the Soil, Animals & You – Robby Sansom : 970

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADETM...

... you’ll learn why regenerative methods for taking care of soil and raising animals provide a solution that creates food sovereignty, improves human health, and helps reverse climate change.

Previous episodes of this podcast featured regenerative farming and soil conservation topics. Dave Asprey keeps the conversation going because when you know what’s happening and what companies are doing about this problem, you can be informed and take action to support regeneration efforts in your own way.

Robby Sansom, co-founder and CEO of Force of Nature, joins the show to talk about the new developments igniting real change.

His roots run deep in the natural food community, caring for soil and caring for animals. He spent much of the last decade studying regenerative agriculture at ranches all over the world. Through this education, he helped found the Austin, Texas-based regeneratively sourced meat company, Force of Nature. The company’s building brand new global supply chains of grass-fed and regeneratively managed livestock. Force of Nature works in partnership with land stewards, ranchers and farmers committed to creating a positive return on the planet.

There’s an undeniable sense of urgency about the state of soil and its ability to provide enough food for a growing population. Over more than a hundred years of conventional farming and ranching depleted land and disrupted natural ecosystems. These harms (have and continue to) adversely affect animal and human health. Force of Nature focuses on repair and regeneration—in their own operations and by educating farmers and ranchers from homesteaders to big corporations.

In spring 2022, Force of Nature hosted a What Good Shall I Do? event about learning and leading with regenerative intent. This educational forum hosted several dozen speakers from soil scientists to leaders in the regenerative movement to individual farmers and ranchers. By providing information, resources and tools, conventional farmers and ranchers can make the switch to regenerative methods. And farmers and ranchers who already use regenerative methods can improve and have even more impact.

You can get involved, too! In this episode, Robby talks about the true cost of meat and gives tips on what to look for in your own local grocery and how you can support regenerative agriculture and ranching in a way that aligns with your own values. Every small step toward change contributes to a larger movement.

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Cool Facts are quick hits of new human and world science curated into short bursts of information just for you. This fun compilation publishes one Friday a month.

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