#knowledge-management
17 episodes
#3874: How to Tag 4000 Episodes Without Losing Your Mind
Why tagging breaks at scale, and how a two-stage AI pipeline fixes it for good.
#3846: How to Save Your Company's Secret Second Brain
Tacit knowledge is walking out the door. Here's how to capture it before it's gone.
#3837: Breaking the Knowledge Bottleneck with Reverse Documentation
How to turn an indispensable leader from a single point of failure into a force multiplier.
#3726: Notes That Tap You on the Shoulder
Moving with ADHD? Here are three tools that merge tasks and notes into one system.
#3667: When Your Podcast Outgrows Its Feed
3,700 episodes. 68 days of audio. One RSS feed designed for 10 blog posts. Can podcast infrastructure handle this?
#3664: Build Your Own Language Dictionary: Beyond Standard Definitions
Ditch standard dictionaries and build your own curated vocabulary from real encounters with native speakers.
#3465: 10 Folders That Actually Earn Their Keep
Ten folders to organize your household and small business — plus the stationery that actually lasts.
#2810: Every Catalog Is an Argument
From clay spine labels at Ebla to the Pinakes of Alexandria — how organizing knowledge shaped civilization.
#2645: How to Document Failures for Your AI Second Brain
Stop writing diary entries. Start writing retrospectives your AI agent can actually use.
#2493: Are You Writing for Humans or AI Agents?
How GitHub repos, JSON formats, and competing standards are reshaping who (and what) you're publishing for.
#2434: From Spreadsheets to Databases: The Mental Shift
Stop treating databases like bigger spreadsheets. Learn the one conceptual shift that actually matters.
#2011: Saving AI Knowledge Beyond the Chat Window
We're brilliant at prompting AI, but terrible at saving the answers. Here's why that "digital masterpiece on a chalkboard" vanishes.
#1925: The Plumbing That Keeps Science From Collapsing
Half of all links in academic papers are dead. Here’s the plumbing that keeps knowledge from vanishing.
#1267: Beyond the Save Button: The Git-ification of Everything
Tired of "final_v2_revised.docx"? Discover how Git-based workflows are transforming documentation, project management, and competitive research.
#805: Mastering B-L-U-F: The Military Secret to Better Emails
Stop burying the lead. Learn how the military’s B-L-U-F framework can save you hours a week and cut through digital noise.
#492: Beyond the Folder: The Quest for a Graph-Based OS
Why are we still using 1970s folders? Explore how graph structures and associative memory are finally challenging the traditional file system.
#90: The Output Problem: Why AI Treats Your Data Like a Disposable Chat Bubble
Why can’t we group chat with AI? Herman and Corn dive into the "output problem" and the technical hurdles of communal bots.