The brain did not evolve to perform many of the tasks we value, e.g., reading & math. We must learn these tasks by piecing together cognitive modules that evolved for other purposes. That raises the question "how many of these modules are there, what are they, 1/2

and how domain-specific are they?" For answers, I recommend Elizabeth Spelke's book, 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐵𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝐾𝑛𝑜𝑤. It's one of the best books I've read in a long, long time. global.oup.com/academic/produ…

“Among the smallest and most striking things I noticed was the conductors of inter-city trains pausing, turning and bowing before leaving each carriage.” — Tom Chatfield on Japan open.substack.com/pub/tomchatfie…

“The money is just for the holiday kitty” says Jon of the £300 he is given every winter to help with heating bills Now only pensioners who qualify for certain benefits will receive it—some 1.5 million people Last winter 10 million people got the payment bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

“The problem is that the market for #Oranges to make concentrate is very concentrated.” economist.com/finance-and-ec…

Excuse my ignorance, but I’m one of today’s 10,000 and I need to know what programme this is …

“We’re starting a new VC firm called ‘Five-Foot-Seven’ We exclusively invest in founders who are 5’7”. Studies show 5’7” founders are more likely to start billion dollar companies.” // Benedict Yorston #BillionDollarStartup