Charlie Munger is Warren Buffet’s partner, and one of the most successful investors ever. In 1995 he recorded a talk he gave on the subject of errors in conventional wisdom. | learn more
Two young Chicago gang members open up to talk about why they picked up a gun. | learn more
A new type of material called Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) has enabled an MIT team to create a device that, “has proven itself capable of harvesting about a cup of water per kilogram of MOF over the course of just 70 […]
You may know of LSD as the powerful drug taken by hippies in the 60s (or maybe Adrian Grenier in the movie Harvard Man). There’s a growing trend to take tiny doses that don’t make you trip, but instead may aid […]
Believe that you’re lucky, and you get luckier. “A belief in luck can lead to a virtuous cycle of thought and action. Belief in good luck goes hand in hand with feelings of control, optimism, and low anxiety.” | learn more
Last week we saw Larry Page’s latest flying car. This week, we learn about his Google cofounder Sergey Brin’s new toy – an enormous airship. | learn more
Billionaires like wifi too, so their superyachts are equipped with extra-strength signals. Unfortunately, that doesn’t usually come with extra-strength security. Criminals are going after these high-value targets. | learn more
Lyrebird is an AI company creating synthetic voices that sound like real people. Their most recent product is not perfect, but does a really good job starting with only a minute of sample audio. Check out the link to hear […]
General artificial intelligence doesn’t exist, but many smart people worry that it will someday, putting humans out of the “being in charge” business. This post shares the opposite view, and is worth reading for anyone interested in the topic. | learn more
Through a process called RNA editing, cephalopods are able to edit their genomes in 11,000 different places. | lean more