Juan Orbea

Human and Machine IntelligenceStudents will learn to tackle the challenges of designing and building artificial intelligent systems that attain or exceed human-level performance in complex tasks. Suggested subjects are 6.034, 6.006 and 6.009.

Many investors saw the "death blow" to Amazon coming when the big established retailers started selling online. So while Amazon was born out of an initial appreciation for the growth of the internet, they stayed on top with execution. The ability to execute in an internet-native model vs. the transition big-box retailers were trying (and failing)... See more

Traditionally, high school students have taken assessments that are designed to identify strengths and talents and point to how those might map onto promising careers, but these have notable shortcomings. A new generation of assessments promises a better approach. Instead of assuming that individuals already know themselves, it puts them through a... See more

Eventually, as the negative consequences of the financial crisis played its way out, and say, all the banks disappeared, some kind of new approach (e.g. Google innovating an entirely new way of handling banking) or the emergence of an entirely different regime, would have come into place, and we would have moved forward effectively with no damage... See more

Canva uses a freemium business model combined with paid tiers. The free tier limits the number of templates, cloud storage, the ability to schedule social campaigns across multiple platforms, and advanced editing functionality. Canva Pro is for solo users and costs $119.99/year or $12.99/month. Canva for Teams is for teams of two or more people and... See more

Canva also makes money from Canva Marketplace and Canva Print. In the Canva Marketplace, Canva charges a fee for premium design usage when the user is not signed up for an Enterprise or Pro plan. For every sale, Canva provides 35% to the content creator, with the rest going to Canva after a payment processing fees.Canva is an excellent example of... See more

Relationships don’t form at random. 5 conditions contribute to the depth and speed at which they form:A context for frequent, repeated interaction with a new group of people (e.g. a new school, job, church, club, dorm, living situation, etc.).A high degree of overlap between relationships in the new group.A transition period where people are open... See more

Reverse Engineering the Human Brain