“The Feynman Technique is a foundational learning method that prioritizes simplicity and depth of understanding. It was developed by Richard Feynman—an American theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1965 for his groundbreaking work in quantum electrodynamics.” | learn more
“The more sophisticated science becomes, the harder it is to communicate results. Papers today are longer than ever and full of jargon and symbols. They depend on chains of computer programs that generate data, and clean up data, and plot […]
“Synchron, a brain computer interface company, today announced a Twitter takeover by Philip O’Keefe, one of the patients implanted with the Stentrode brain computer interface. Mr. O’Keefe is the first person to successfully message the world on social media directly […]
This list from The Economist provides great fodder for techno-optimism. Solar geoengineering, container ships with sails and brain interfaces are just a few of the featured technologies. | learn more
“We find that today – two hundred years after its abolition – the locations in which the inquisition was strong have markedly lower levels of economic activity, trust and educational attainment than those in which it was weak.” | learn more
“In the last 60 years, there are 3 instances of a player winning 5 (or more) PGA Tour starts in a row. They belong to: Tiger Woods (7), Tiger Woods (6) and Tiger Woods (5).” | learn more
“The Problem with having fewer toes and running Really Fucking Fast is that it kind of fucks your everything else up. When a horse runs at full gallop, it sort of… stops actively breathing, letting the slosh of its guts […]
“At 27, she took her $5,000 life savings, a good idea and tons of hustle to build a BILLION dollar business. The Crazy Part? She had almost no prior experience in business.” | learn more
Though China’s official market share of mining is down to zero, “Experts estimate that as much as 20% of the worldwide bitcoin network remains in China.” The middle market of miners felt the worst impact, as the smaller ones could […]
Coinbase delivers a solid, “guide to the multi-chain future, sidechains, and layer-2 solutions.” | learn more