Pavel Sokolovsky

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better doing · Jul 2024

Why you shouldn’t keep stuff under your bed.

“The things we keep under our bed—suitcases, shoeboxes—are like dormant memories. They’re out of sight, but not out of mind. We know they exist. They live rent-free in our unconscious mind. They interfere with the important work our unconscious mind does when we’re asleep.” ~ learn more

to your health · Jul 2024

Why I take 75 pills every day… and what they do.

This is not my recommendation. Most days I take zero pills! However, this is what Peter Diamandis wrote. “My meds & supplement routine is built around addressing as many of these as possible. The 12 hallmarks include: Genomic Instability, Telomere Attrition, Epigenetic Alterations, Loss of Proteostasis, Deregulated Nutrient-Sensing, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Cellular Senescence, Stem Cell Exhaustion, Altered Intercellular Communication, Disabled Macroautophagy, Chronic Inflammation, and Dysbiosis... and more on these later.” ~…

under the microscope · Jul 2024

The first transmission from Science House.

“We’re bringing a couple of aspiring scientists together, sticking ‘em in a house, giving ‘em some money and mentorship, and letting ‘em set sail. It’s kind of like a PhD program except it doesn’t give you clinical depression. The two inaugural Scholars of Science House are already publishing their work to the world. I’m excited to introduce them to you…” ~ learn more

big ideas · Jul 2024

Solar cells keep getting cheaper.

FOB China prices are now under $0.05/watt for the most popular solar cells in the market. Lower prices open new markets, which drive more volume, which can lower prices further. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for this virtuous cycle! Note that solar project “soft costs” are not following this trend toward decline, so projects that require lots of labor and permitting and grid interconnects (especially in the US) are not…

big ideas · Jul 2024

Solar industry research data.

“While residential hardware costs have varied over the past 10 years, soft costs (SG&A, permitting, inspection, interconnection and labor) have remained stubbornly high and have even increased, pushing the soft cost share to its highest point in years.” ~ learn more

fun facts · Jul 2024

SpaceX getting paid to destroy the International Space Station.

It’s way more legitimate than it sounds. “In a contract worth up to US$843 million, NASA has selected SpaceX to design the "US Deorbit Vehicle." The spacecraft will bring the $150 billion International Space Station out of orbit to safely and burn up in our atmosphere at 3,000 ºF (1,649 ºC).” ~ learn more

fun facts · Jul 2024

A Tesla Model Y police chase.

If the police didn’t have aerial assistance, I think Teslas would be a guaranteed way to escape. But they do, so maybe don’t try and evade the cops? ~ learn more

fun facts · Jul 2024

Do you know what a Water Witch does?

They help discover underground water, though some call BS on the practice. “It's a person who has developed their intuition to be able to tune into the vibrations of water. By using L rods or fly rods, they can use that intuition as an indication to tell them when they tune into that particular vibration that leads them to water.” ~ learn more

oh, chicago · Jul 2024

So many Divvy bikes are in Lake Michigan.

“There aren’t many shipwrecks off Chicago’s coast anymore, but the city’s lakeshore has its own kind of ghostly marine curiosity: tons of rideshare bikes submerged in Lake Michigan’s shallow shorelines.” ~ learn more