to your health

A critical take on ChatGPT Health.

A critical take on ChatGPT Health. “[ChatGPT] Health is safer at the population level, but less useful at the individual level. It’s too tethered to narrow guidelines, too eager to disclaim rather than reason, and just overall intellectually flat.” She’s […]

better doing

How to use ChatGPT without brain-rot.

How to use ChatGPT without brain-rot. “ChatGPT was the precise opposite of a desirable difficulty. It allowed the essay writers to give answers before doing their own thinking.” Relying on AI too early may lead to “cognitive debt,” where critical […]

big ideas

Hello Thermo World.

Hello Thermo World. I’ve shared about this company before, and I may someday truly grasp what they’re doing. It sure seems cool! “Extropic’s computers feature new types of computational primitive that sample from simple probability distributions. And it turns out […]

tech, startups, internet

Goodbye SEO, hello AEO.

Goodbye SEO, hello AEO. The shift from SEO to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is underway. “As humans shift FROM ‘keywording’ for 10-blue links to do all the work themselves TO typing resolution questions to have the LLMs do nearly all […]

under the microscope

Infrared saunas and athlete recovery.

Infrared saunas and athlete recovery. Recent research suggests that “infrared sauna can be a feasible and safe way to promote recovery, especially during busy match schedules.” It took me several clicks to get to the original ~200 page research study, […]

to your health

Dartmouth therapy chatbot trial yields mental health benefits.

“People diagnosed with depression experienced a 51% average reduction in symptoms, leading to clinically significant improvements in mood and overall well-being, the researchers report. Participants with generalized anxiety reported an average reduction in symptoms of 31%, with many shifting from […]

fun facts

ChatGPT makes fishing content.

Premium stuff! “Regardless of his knowledge, Adam, like every angler knows that sometimes you just don’t catch anything. After getting “skunked” while out for halibut a few times, he turned to an unlikely source for advice, ChatGPT. Adam had used […]