We already have UBI in America in the form of cheap college loans for useless subjects, fake paper-pushing jobs, etc…. Stop being so literal / un-nuanced.

I tell students on the first day of class that if you're truly learning it's supposed to feel uncomfortable. The reason is that real learning is not simply the accumulation of facts; it is deep understanding, building mental models of the world, and other higher-level abilities.

We'll see you May 8th!

True!

Join our Bio Salon in Berkeley on Thursday!

Even more excited about openai now!

Yes, this is how I think about creativity & learning efficiency + an element of unexpected connections/surprise.

Fantastic first AI for Bio workshop day hosted by Foresight Institute Longevity Biotech Fellowship Vitalism Foundation. Gathering 180 builders at the intersection of ai and longevity for 30 lightning presentations on the state of the art & open bottlenecks, followed by working groups and a final $10k project

We want to make building reactors fun again. Ditch the MBAs and book keepers. Apply to Flux if you want to make reactors awe worthy again.

100% correct.

Years of experience doesn't matter so much as accumulated volume of effective practice. If you lock in and practice effectively you can advance way more than "1 year of experience" in 1 year.

The main result of environmentalism was killing fission and causing global warming. The main result of biosafety research was engineering the pandemic. The main result of AI doom advocacy was supercharging the research they fear. Many causes do the opposite of what they claim.

Question for dancers: Assuming this is true and translates to dance, in your lived experience (things you've actually tried), what's the most effective practice/fastest way to up skill your dancing?

Thank you so much to everyone who came to Vision Weekend Puerto Rico this past February. The highlights reel video just came out and I feel so grateful and overjoyed all over again! youtu.be/Gt9CEk9VXRY?si…

my favorite game to play in SF is “is this a networking chat or a date?”

The best description I've seen yet of Bay area dynamics!

My favorite hot take this week 🌶️

On the way to my grandfather's funeral today and my 5 year old says: A: "On what day will I die?" Me: "I don't know baby." A: "Maybe no day..." Kids get longevity better than most adults.