Mars, Greenland, Gaza…. [name the fourth thing, person, or entity in this sequence]

As an English major, I was encouraged to believe the most important part of my life ahead was reading books. I’ve occasionally reflected on to what extent this has been true. The details might have been explained more, but I wouldn’t say I was misled.

If Gaza is prime waterfront real estate on the Mediterranean, then why isn’t everybody buying up property in Syria around Tartus now?

Petr Kotik began S.E.M. Ensemble in NYC in 1970 to celebrate and expand new music and experimental works, leading to collaborations with the likes of John Cage, Muhal Richard Abrams, Pauline Oliveros and La Monte Young. At the hallowed halls of Willow Place last night I was

Danielle Sassoon = guts

Excited to announce that I am publishing the first biography of Sam Altman, THE OPTIMIST: Sam Altman, OpenAI and the Race to Invent the Future (W.W. Norton), on May 20. You can preorder here: wwnorton.com/books/97813240…

Less than a week before Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI, his mentor Peter Thiel gave him a warning over dinner: “the AI safety people” were going to “destroy” OpenAI. Altman, ever the optimist, shrugged it off.

In an excerpt from THE OPTIMIST, my forthcoming biography of Sam Altman, I explain how they lost trust and came to the decision that Altman had to go: wsj.com/tech/ai/the-re…

Between a pandemic, moral panics and a trade war, it keeps getting easier to argue to young people that the past tends to repeat itself (or at least rhyme)

Sam Altman did not just explore a run for California governor. He told people he was also considering running for president. Details in an excerpt from my forthcoming book, THE OPTIMIST, out today in Vanity Fair: vanityfair.com/news/story/exc…

Completely speechless that THE OPTIMIST is an Amazon Top Ten Editor’s Pick for May amazon.com/b/?_encoding=U…

Great chatting with Matt Calderone Radhika Jones and Claire Howorth of VANITY FAIR about Sam Altman and THE OPTIMIST, which comes out May 20.

THE OPTIMIST: Sam Altman, OpenAI & the Race to Invent the Future by The Wall Street Journal's keachhagey lands 5/20. I was honored to help research as she wrote a modern epic & pried open the head of one of today's most consequential figures. Have a look—it's wild! a.co/d/fBWXfGO

Thanks, Luke Jerod Kummer! I can't believe how lucky I am to get to work with someone of your talent. There is no one more dogged or creative.

'Episodes' by Mara Altman & Kat Alexander is in 3rd place for Signal Awards 'Most Inspirational Podcast'! Raw, real story of friendship & survival via Audible that'll make you laugh & cry. RT + VOTE 👇 bit.ly/VoteEpisodes #SignalAwards #ListenersChoice