It took less than 24 hours for Bitcoiners to convince the richest man in the world and a US Senator to change their photos to laser eyes. Never bet against what this community can do.

ELIMINATION - The quickest way to improve your life. Knowing what you *don't* want in life (and eliminating it), rather than what you do want (and trying to get it) is the first, and most profound, way to change your life. Subtract what makes you miserable. Stop bargaining.

Don't actively try to piss off or attack people. It doesn't help you. It doesn't help the world. And you are just wasting your life away. Do something useful.

With questions about the systemic risks associated with the disorderly #Archegos deleveraging (see earlier tweet for my take), it's interesting to see the reactions of old/new hedging assets: #Gold and US government #bonds are lower in price; #Bitcoin and other cryptos are higher

By definition, if you are trying to measure your success, you are unsuccessful; and if you are trying to measure your happiness, you are unhappy.

Today we published a new study that shows that 1000 rivers -- not 10 -- are responsible for most of the world's ocean plastic pollution. This changes the picture of where ocean plastic comes from. [THREAD 🧵]

Friends, we made one of my digital books "Chasing String In The Digital Era" available for free if interested. smashwords.com/books/view/308…

"The goal of media is to make every problem, your problem." Naval

I'll be the first to say it.. Bob Loukas 🗽 was right. Caution was warranted, respect the cycles.

“New analysis of wooden artifacts shows Viking voyagers were living in Newfoundland as far back as 1021” apple.news/A353lfCqGQ_ytz…

"Lots of data analysis is hypothesis-free data mining. Analysis is useful only to the extent there is a theory that is being tested...Instead, lots of data mining occurs and as they say, if you torture the data enough, it will give you something — just not anything useful."

"Never invite to a meeting anyone who enjoys meetings." #BedofProcrustes, 3rd Ed.

Honestly if you look at the entire anthology of Psychology research over the past 50 years and how much of it doesn’t reproduce, we may as well admit we know nothing and start over. Literally >90% of the material that used to be on an AP Psychology exam is currently in doubt.

One of the disturbing things on Twitter these days is to see the rift between friends who shared so many areas of interests and affection. Maybe Twitter is the catalyst but I wish we could be more tolerant of our friends and overlook disagreements.

If ww3 starts, I just want one thing: Pinker to reimburse me for that better angels book.

The ruins of Bury St Edmunds Abbey were later adapted for housing. In the quasi-brutalist masses of rubble mortar are set twelve-pane sash windows, icons of polite English design. Very few residential ensembles anywhere can have a more singular effect.

Obesity is highly heritable (40-70%) but the percentage of people who are obese has tripled since 1982. Tobacco use is highly heritable (60-80%) but the percentage of people who smoke has dropped by half since 1982.

Jamie Dimon is one of the world's most respected business leaders. Politically he is a centrist. He is pro-business and pro-free enterprise, but also supportive of well-designed social programs and rational tax policies that can help the less fortunate. He is extremely smart,

Mush-Rump Hunting for the Lobster Mushroom, aka Hypomyces lactifluorum, a delicious and easy to identify mushroom. The species metamorphosizes the unappetizing, short footed Russula, Russula brevipes, into a delicious edible.

Safe distance to view wildlife. [🎞️ thebrainmaze]