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While few statistics exist surrounding the microbiome today, scientists agree that the microbiome affects virtually all aspects of human health. Demystified by platforms like Seed (synbiotic supplement) and Thryve (personalized probiotics / food recommendations), we believe that the microbiome will be increasingly measured and managed as a fundamen... See more

Do schools see themselves as disguised daycare, or a space for kids to develop friendships as much as a space for learning math? Do movie halls or theatres see themselves as a space for friends or lovers to spend time together while communally sharing an artistic experience?

More than 20 years ago, two philosophers, Andy Clark and David Chalmers, wrote a journal article that opened with a question: “Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?” Now, that question would seem to have an obvious answer, right? The mind stops at the head. It’s contained within the skull. But Clark and Chalmers maintained that

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1. Where possible, avoid filtering “on the way in”; let the brain work out what is valuable and what is not.

You have to build up credibility. For example, when a tech investor looks at a startup, the first thing they want to see is evidence of product progress. They don’t just want to see a slide deck. Product progress is the entrepreneur’s resume. It’s an unfake-able resume....  You have to do the work. To use a crypto analogy, you have to have pro... See more

In order to develop and maintain mental faculties like memory and attention span, one needs to practice using them. TikTok, more than any other app, is designed to give you what you want while requiring you to do as little as possible. It cares little who you follow or what buttons you click; its main consideration is how long you spend watching. I

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