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Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice

2026-07-04 · 51 min · episode 1382 · 30 entities

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  • → references Starting Greatness podcast
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    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-greatness/id1488560647
  • → hosted by Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia person
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    Feed author/publisher: Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia
  • → founded Floodgate company
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    co-founder of Floodgate
  • → founded Floodgate company
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    co-founder of Floodgate
  • → works at Floodgate company
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    co-founder of Floodgate
  • → works at Floodgate company
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    co-founder of Floodgate
  • → discusses Education concept
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    Feed category: Education
  • → discusses Science concept
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    Feed category: Science
  • → discusses Health & Fitness concept
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    Feed category: Health & Fitness
  • → discusses Self-Improvement concept
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    Feed category: Self-Improvement
  • → discusses Social Sciences concept
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    Feed category: Social Sciences
  • → hosted by Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media company
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
  • → references SYSK website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://quince.com/sysk%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
  • → references airdoctorpro.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://airdoctorpro.com/
  • → references Lottery Strategy person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://wired.com/video/watch/lottery-strategy
  • → references Diet Skin Cancer Risk Melanoma person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://nytimes.com/2022/06/08/well/eat/diet-skin-cancer-risk-melanoma.html

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concepts 11

  • mentioned Education concept
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    Feed category: Education
  • mentioned Science concept
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Science
  • mentioned Health & Fitness concept
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Health & Fitness
  • mentioned Self-Improvement concept
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Self-Improvement
  • mentioned Social Sciences concept
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Social Sciences
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    evidence rules-v5
    Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice
  • discusses Education concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Education
  • discusses Science concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Science
  • discusses Health & Fitness concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Health & Fitness
  • discusses Self-Improvement concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Self-Improvement
  • discusses Social Sciences concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Social Sciences

companys 7

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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
  • mentioned Floodgate company
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    co-founder of Floodgate
  • founded Floodgate company
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    evidence rules-v5
    co-founder of Floodgate
  • founded Floodgate company
    0.54
    evidence rules-v5
    co-founder of Floodgate
  • works at Floodgate company
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    co-founder of Floodgate
  • works at Floodgate company
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    co-founder of Floodgate
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

persons 6

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    Feed author/publisher: Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia
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    Feed author/publisher: Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia
  • mentioned Lottery Strategy person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://wired.com/video/watch/lottery-strategy
  • 0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://nytimes.com/2022/06/08/well/eat/diet-skin-cancer-risk-melanoma.html
  • references Lottery Strategy person
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://wired.com/video/watch/lottery-strategy
  • references Diet Skin Cancer Risk Melanoma person
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://nytimes.com/2022/06/08/well/eat/diet-skin-cancer-risk-melanoma.html

websites 4

  • mentioned airdoctorpro.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://airdoctorpro.com/
  • references SYSK website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://quince.com/sysk%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
  • references airdoctorpro.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://airdoctorpro.com/
  • mentioned SYSK website
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    evidence rules-v5
    SYSK

podcasts 2

  • mentioned Starting Greatness podcast
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-greatness/id1488560647
  • references Starting Greatness podcast
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Why Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-greatness/id1488560647
Episode description as stored
The lottery is one of the few games where everyone knows the odds are terrible—and millions of people play anyway. Why? It turns out there are some fascinating psychological reasons people buy lottery tickets, along with a few surprising facts about the odds and strategies that most players never consider. https://www.wired.com/video/watch/lottery-strategy When Uber launched, many people thought the idea was ridiculous. Let strangers drive you around in their personal cars? Airbnb faced similar skepticism. Why would anyone stay in a stranger's house? Yet these companies went on to reshape entire industries. The same is true of Twitter, Twitch, and many other breakthrough businesses. What separates ideas that change the world from ideas that never get off the ground? According to venture capitalist Mike Maples Jr., truly transformative companies don't succeed by being slightly better than the competition—they succeed by seeing the world differently. In this conversation, Mike explains the patterns behind history's most disruptive startups, why the best ideas often sound wrong at first, and what it takes to build something that changes the future. Mike is co-founder of Floodgate, one of Silicon Valley's premier seed-stage investment firms, host of the podcast Starting Greatness (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-greatness/id1488560647), and author of Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future (https://amzn.to/3W8BXlT). Black holes may be the most mysterious objects in the universe. Their gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape. Yet despite their reputation as cosmic vacuum cleaners, black holes do much more than simply swallow things. In fact, astronomers now believe that the giant black hole at the center of our galaxy may have played a critical role in making life on Earth possible. How can something so destructive also be so important? Why does nearly every galaxy appear to have a supermassive black hole at its center? And what have scientists learned recently that is forcing them to rethink these extraordinary objects? Marcus Chown, former radio astronomer at Caltech and author of A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage (https://amzn.to/3W9cFUE), takes us on a fascinating tour of one of the strangest and most important discoveries in modern science. Most people rely on sunscreen as their primary defense against skin cancer—and for good reason. Yet skin cancer rates continue to rise. Researchers are increasingly discovering that sun protection may involve more than what you put on your skin. Emerging evidence suggests that what you put on your plate could also influence how your skin responds to the sun. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/well/eat/diet-skin-cancer-risk-melanoma.html PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AIR DOCTOR: Head to ⁠⁠⁠https://AirDoctorPro.com⁠⁠⁠ and use promo code SYSK to get $250 off select AirDoctor air purifiers, including the 3500, 4000, and 5500 models. Plus, you’ll receive a free 3year warranty!  RULA: Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that’s actually covered by insurance. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Rula.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. QUINCE: Elevate your summer wardrobe. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! SHOPIFY: It's time to turn those "what ifs" into CHA CHING with Shopify Today! Sign up for your $1 per month trail and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices