# Sarah Constantin - Thinking. The Secret Competitive Advantage

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Podcast: [The Hope Axis by Anna Gát](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hope-axis-by-anna-g-t-7076854)
Published: 2026-07-10T21:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, Sarah Constantin joins me on The Hope Axis. Sarah is a mathematician and versatile thinker whose work spans defense, software, AI, biotechnology, and mental health. In this conversation, we revisit our connection from six years ago to discuss her latest explorations and her perspective in this unique moment for both AI and her own professional journey. Hope you enjoy. For the full transcript of our conversation, click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14uG39HZYnxphJ82I6pj4_3CLs00XK42n/view?usp=sharing Important Links: X (Twitter) – https://x.com/s_r_constantin?lang=en Website– https://www.sarah-constantin.org/ Substack – https://sarahconstantin.substack.com/ Github – https://srconstantin.github.io/about/ Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-constantin-ba71b02b/?isSelfProfile=false Show Notes: (0:00:00) Introduction (0:05:21) The Internet used to be a social place (0:14:57) The Importance of Practical Experience (0:19:37) From the Covid Era to the AI Era (0:22:34) Wrong Assumptions About Medicine (0:36:02) Self-help (0:39:51) Love, Relationships, and Conversations (0:45:53) Neutrality, The Debate-resolution App (0:56:53) Taiwan, the Lack of Explosives in the US (1:01:36) Why Sarah Writes (1:08:37) AI Books, Essays & References Mentioned: Samuel Shem — The House of God Lewis Thomas — The Youngest Science Ayn Rand — The Virtue of Selfishness Agnes Callard — Open Socrates Venkatesh Rao — "Never have both halves of a conversation" Internal Family Systems (IFS) — Psychological framework Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) — Psychological framework Contractualism — Political philosophy of fair procedures LessWrong — Rationalist community Principal Component Analysis (PCA) — Statistical method TSMC — Semiconductor manufacturing SBIR — Small…

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