The next time you dislike your life, remember it's all about perspective. I have a friend who reads 2-3 books a week, works out twice a day, has no financial worries, and has people who want to have sex with him all the time. And yet he constantly complains about how much he

My latest in today's Forbes: "Just Seeing A (Fake) Sick Person Can Activate Your Immune System" The brain and body are intimately connected in novel ways! forbes.com/sites/paulhsie…

Paul Hsieh Forbes Awesome piece! This was a very interesting and fun read. Next time a virus is going around I gotta put the Oculus on & run a simulation hahah

I think it's still legal for me to say that I think everyone in the UK should be using a VPN to avoid the restrictions of the OSB (which are violating human rights). But is it legal for X to let me say it? bbc.com/news/articles/…

Headline of the day! Source: theregister.com/2025/07/31/mic…

unusual_whales Kash when interviewed before becoming head of FBI: "On day one, roll out the black book. And not just that. On day one, roll out all of the text messaging communications we were told were deleted." Kash as head of FBI: REDACT EVERYTHING

one of the most IMPORTANT things about red days is that it really does reveal an investor’s character… are you cursing people out? are you taking out your anger on loved ones? are you so annoyed you can’t function throughout the day? or, are you humble enough to realize… -

When your school has a "Parent's Race", and one of the moms is a former Olympic gold medalist in the 100 meter sprint. (Via M.B.) youtube.com/shorts/ODT2tZo…

The Army is going well

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon talk about Ramanujan, in Good Will Hunting (1997) ✍️ Ramanujan lived in a tiny hut in India. No formal education, no access to other works. But he came across an old math book and from this basic text he was able to extrapolate theories that had

I just read about the most interesting thing. In the late 1800s they would leave premature babies to die, but a guy named Martin Couney got inspired by chicken incubators and tried putting them in those. Hospitals wouldn't pay for it, so he took them to the carnival as

My 2 year old just looked outside and exclaimed “my rock is growing so fast!” and then the 9 year old whispered to me “I swap it out for a larger rock when she isn’t looking.”

I asked Grok: "Can the governor of Texas vacate the seats of the Democratic state legislators who fled to Illinois and replace them with his own appointees? What is the relevant law on his threat?" tldr; No, but the D's will only delay the inevitable.

In the 1960s, economist William Baumol attempted to explain why services like healthcare and education keep getting more expensive. "Baumol’s cost disease" involves raising wages. But the conversion factor keeps falling. As always, there's more to it. benwhite.com/medicine/baumo…

Exactly

Mast cells stand guard at tiny gates through which fluid waste leaves the brain, and close those gates to prevent bacterial & viruses from accessing the brain (in mice). cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

There will be more profits created in the next 10 years than the last 50 combined. And an entirely new generation of millionaires (who understands this) is being printed right now. Grab your share… or somebody else almost certainly will!! 💯😃

Pretty remarkable statistics! I'm especially impressed by all the employees who want to keep working there, rather than cashing out and retiring. (Via P.O.) Source: reddit.com/r/CapitalismVS…

Saved to read later. Detailed Forbes piece on Robinhood $HOOD and Vlad Tenev. forbes.com/sites/ninabamb…

Thurston Howell the 3rd. Or Charles Emerson Winchester.