{"podcast":{"title":"Infinite Loops","slug":"infinite-loops-259760","podcast_index_feed_id":259760,"rss_url":"https://infiniteloops.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://infiniteloopspodcast.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/8/b/8/58b8b50dd4cbba7427a2322813b393ee/Infinite_Loops_New_Podcast_Logo.jpeg","author":"Jim O'Shaughnessy","episode_count":332,"summary":"Every Thursday, join Jim O'Shaughnessy and his favorite people as they arm you with the tools & fresh perspectives required to upgrade your HumanOS and thrive in our messy, probabilistic world. Visit our Substack at newsletter.osv.llc for full transcripts, highlights, weekly doses of timeless wisdom, and a bounty of other goodies designed to make you go, \"Hmm that's interesting!\"","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:18:08.351287+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760"},"episode":{"title":"Vik Muniz — The Art of Perception (EP.294)","slug":"vik-muniz-the-art-of-perception-ep-294","published_at":"2025-12-17T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760/vik-muniz-the-art-of-perception-ep-294","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760","url":"https://infiniteloopspodcast.com/294","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/infiniteloops/OSV_MUNIZ_EPISODE-01_FINALf.mp3?dest-id=1666472","summary":"What if the invention that truly made us human wasn't the wheel, language, or even agriculture — but art? In this episode of Infinite Loops, we sit down with internationally renowned artist Vik Muniz to explore a radical and deeply human idea: that art — the ability to represent the world — may be humanity's most important invention after fire. Born in São Paulo and now collected by major museums around the world, Muniz reflects on his own life journey — from growing up in a Brazilian favela to redefining what art can be — and explains why the artwork is only ever half complete. The viewer finishes it. #Art #Creativity #VicMuniz #Perception #Photography #Innovation #Documentary #Mindset #VisualArt #InfiniteLoops Important links: Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/ Vik's website: https://vikmuniz.net/","meta_description":"What if the invention that truly made us human wasn't the wheel, language, or even agriculture — but art? In this episode of Infinite Loops, we sit down w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5707,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/infinite-loops-259760/episodes/vik-muniz-the-art-of-perception-ep-294/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760/vik-muniz-the-art-of-perception-ep-294.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}