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You should understand exponential curves better.
“The takeaway: when you are on an exponential curve the trajectory looking forward is the same at any point on the curve.” | learn more
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The truth about tulips.
This article adds context and busts myths about the famed Tulip bubble of the 1600s, then ties it back to Cryptocurrencies. | learn more
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Why humans have a hard time living in the moment.
“What best distinguishes our species is an ability that scientists are just beginning to appreciate: We contemplate the future. Our singular foresight created civilization and sustains society. It usually lifts our spirits, but it’s also the source of most depression […]
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Fusion reactor takes another step forward.
UK-based Tokamak energy’s fusion reactor has reached plasma temperatures in its core for the first time. It’s on track to produce temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius by 2018, and its CEO “says to expect fusion energy ‘in years, not […]
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Race isn’t a thing.
Professors from Princeton University and UW-Madison use the latest genetic evidence to clarify that racial divides as we know them are completely BS. “The genetic distance between East Asians and Europeans is shorter than the divergence between Hazda in north-central […]
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Human DNA to be synthesized within 5 years?
The Human Genome Project was a huge win for science. It’s outcome: we are now able to read our DNA. Next up on the docket is writing our DNA. Dr. Jef Boeke is the director of the Institute for Systems Genetics […]
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Why is there still a debate about climate change?
Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic, writes a very interesting post explaining how to convince skeptics that climate change is a problem. While he believes in climate change, he makes a bunch of valid points about how scientists have […]
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The rise of the useless class.
Yival Noah Harari, author of Sapiens (which I recommended a few weeks ago), wrote a new book called Homo Deus: A brief history of tomorrow. This is an excerpt discussing how he believes AI will create a new class of […]
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The happiness experiment.
Quartz does a beautiful job overviewing our human struggle with happiness and a lot of the research that’s shaping our understanding of it. | learn more
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Linear thinking in a nonlinear world.
Humans are great at linear thinking, and we’re generally bad at nonlinear thinking. Unfortunately, many things in life are nonlinear. This excellent HBR article lays out the problem and tactics to address it with. | learn more