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There are still new science startups being built today, such as New Limit, Arcadia Science, and Altos Labs. But now there are also examples of research institutes, such as Arc Institute and New Science, and there are even emerging examples of crypto-native experiments, like VitaDAO and LabDAO. It’s not that one approach replaced the other, but that... See more
Nadia Asparouhova • Understanding science funding in tech, 2011-2021
On the positive side, the internet has allowed people to find their own tribe. But that comes at a cost: It is actively forcing us toward ever further extremes, removing us from the elements of mass culture, identity, and decision-making that we need.
Sam Lessin • The Societal Problem of Only Needing 1,000 True Fans to Be Successful Online
This is obvious, perhaps, but there’s plenty that online grocers can do to improve product discovery in their stores, from photography to personalized recommendations. The beauty of Amazon or Instacart knowing everything you’ve purchased means it also knows what you haven’t yet purchased.
The New Consumer • The online grocery discovery problem
When Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975, they were living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Back then, the city was already pretty hot; temperatures climbed to over 90 degrees Fahrenheit an average of 36 days a year. But by 2050, that number of days is expected to double. And by the end of the century, it will triple. The health and... See more
Bill Gates • How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need (Random House Large Print)
"By far the most difficult skill I learned as CEO was the ability to manage my own psychology... The first rule of the CEO psychological meltdown is don’t talk about the psychological meltdown."
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
The 30 years from 2020 to 2050 will be among the most transformative decades in all of human history. Collapsing ice sheets, the aerosol crisis, and rising sea levels will force more people to leave their homes than at any other point in human history. In some places, that means conflict is inevitable.
Eric Holthaus • Why 2020 to 2050 Will Be ‘the Most Transformative Decades in Human History’
James Bridle:
So one of the ways that I think about AI is thinking about the fact that you are in communication with another being, a system or whatever it is that has a way of thinking the world that is different with the way that I have of thinking the world. And most of the discourse in AI is around the discordances that it creates. Things like... See more
So one of the ways that I think about AI is thinking about the fact that you are in communication with another being, a system or whatever it is that has a way of thinking the world that is different with the way that I have of thinking the world. And most of the discourse in AI is around the discordances that it creates. Things like... See more