fun facts
Lifeguards in LA can make a lot of money.
First take your best guess how much, then click. Definitely don’t guess below 6-figures. | learn more
on the blockchain
Stablecoin mechanisms and use cases.
Patrick McKenzie (aka patio11) reluctantly talks about cryptocurrency. “In principle, you could use stablecoins as money, like how you use deposits as money. Stablecoins are not used like money; rather than facilitating almost the entire diversity of transactions in the […]
on the blockchain
In praise of Bitcoin.
This is from Ben Hunt of Epsilon Theory. If you know who that is, you can probably guess this isn’t a boring read. “The value-deniers, like the Zoom crowd the other night, think I’m agreeing with them when I say […]
under the microscope
Software is now a foundational part of modern biotechnology.
This is the fourth and final part of the “What’s different” series. It has been a very interesting read. It paints a picture of an exciting time for humanity. One excerpt that really grabbed me about AI and the power […]
better doing
Neuroscience, leadership, and the SCARF model.
This article is pushing me to think about leadership through a different lens. “… In other words, social needs are treated in much the same way in the brain as the need for food and water. The SCARF model … […]
oh, Austin
The blue trees at Pease park.
There were enough trees painted blue at this city park that I had to look up why. “Presented by Pease Park Conservancy & H-E-B, The Blue Trees by Konstantin Dimopoulos can now be found in Pease Park. This environmental art […]
fun facts
The surprisingly solid mathematical case of the tin foil hat gun prepper.
“I am not a prepper. But I know a few. Some of the ones I do know are smart. They may not be doing as deep an analysis as I present here, on a mathematical level, but the smart ones […]
fun facts
They were Twentysomethings with a lot of time on their hands and nothing better to do.
Einstein, Newton, Copernicus… “An interesting pattern recurs across the careers of great scientists, Dwarkesh Patel notes, an annus mirabilis (miracle year) in which they make multiple, seemingly independent breakthroughs in the span of a single year or two…” | learn more
fun facts
Shark gives ‘virgin birth’ to miracle baby in all-female tank.
Not actually a miracle, as some species can just …. do this. But nobody knew this species was one of them! “The baby shark was born to a mother that has spent the last decade in an aquarium with no male.” | learn more