This is a short clip from The Knowledge Project where William Irvine explains the benefits of having an anti-mentor, “someone who, when they look down on you or disagree with you, you know you’re doing something right.” | learn more
An entertaining set of stock charts. But also, to state the counter-argument, any one of these could pan out asymmetrically (let’s say, 100x), making the losers irrelevant. | learn more
Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong and venture capitalist Blake Byers are starting a new company. “NewLimit will start by deeply interrogating epigenetic drivers of aging and developing products that can regenerate tissues to treat specific patient populations.” | learn more
The New York Times explains, based on an internal document. “The document, headed “TikTok Algo 101,” was produced by TikTok’s engineering team in Beijing. A company spokeswoman, Hilary McQuaide, confirmed its authenticity, and said it was written to explain to […]
“When you see a retaining wall in the wild, the job of holding back soil looks effortless. But that’s usually only true because much of the wall’s structure is hidden from view. A retaining wall is essentially a dam, except […]
“Her eyes said it all, which was convenient because he couldn’t hear anything through his earmuffs.” | learn more
Not without controversy. | learn more
Entertaining because even if Craig Write was Satoshi and had lost the case, they couldn’t exactly reach into his Chase account to enforce a judgement. “On Monday, Wright prevailed in a Miami civil case that pitted him against the family […]
“In the last 24 hours Tether, the creator of USDT, has minted $1,500,000,000 worth of USDT out of thin air.” | learn more
This article shines a spotlight on the problem. A ray of hope is that unlike decarbonization, “for one thing, it’s actually under the control of local and national governments. It’s also a significant burden on public health, which if alleviated […]