big ideas
First electric aircraft lands at JFK.
“Beta Technologies became the first U.S. company to land an all-electric aircraft carrying passengers at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport June 3, 2025.” ~ learn more
big ideas
One step closer to green hydrogen.
“The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) … has developed a technology that stably generates high photocurrent under natural sunlight to efficiently produce hydrogen.” More energy is better! ~ learn more
under the microscope
Robin: a multi-agent system for automating scientific discovery.
For much of history we’ve put computers to work. Now computers put humans (lab techs, specifically) to work. “As the first AI system to autonomously discover and validate a novel therapeutic candidate within an iterative lab-in-the-loop framework, Robin establishes a […]
retail therapy
Hexagonal water.
In a woo-woo type shop on the east coast I saw a little card promoting ‘structured water’ (same thing, different name) that they make on site with lots of ‘possible benefits.’ Now, Wikipedia labels it a “marketing scam” and that’s […]
to your health
“Normal” bloodwork is “average” bloodwork.
“I learned that most reference ranges on your lab results are based on the average values of the population being tested, which, in the US, often means metabolically struggling, chronically inflamed, and far from optimal. These ranges tell you if […]
better doing
Thrive in obscurity.
“Even the most successful creators have spent years (if not decades) putting content out in obscurity. Just a complete total void.” P.S. Thanks for reading my newsletter :). ~ learn more
better doing
Managing strong personalities.
“If you are not able to coach the big players, you are not able to coach anyone. It is very important for a coach to understand that you are not going to teach them how to play football. You’re not […]
better doing
The bruised peach problem.
“My claim is that an amazing-looking second-hand car that’s priced well below market and still hasn’t sold is disproportionately likely to be a lemon, or, more evocatively, an internally bruised peach.” ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
Deep learning gets the glory, deep fact checking gets ignored.
Required reading if you are hyped about Gen AI. “This pair of papers on enzyme function prediction make for a fascinating case study on the limits of AI in biology and the harms of current publishing incentives. I will walk […]
tech, startups, internet
God is hungry for context.
Writing about the o3 pro model and… “The key, I discovered, was to not chat with it. Instead, treat it like a report generator. Give it context, give it a goal, and let it rip. And that’s exactly how I […]