I enjoyed this essay on the benefits of seeing details you hadn't previously seen: johnsalvatier.org/blog/2017/real… Not something I always do enough of. It's tempting to drive toward a good understanding of something... &, feeling that you've attained it, to asymptote.

New essay from Patrick Collison and myself, arguing that science has suffered from greatly diminishing returns over the past century: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

I’m finding my kids’ desire for digital crap (in game skins, Fortnite stuff) to be concerning. $12 for a skin? What ever happened to $1.99? Am I wrong here? $12 is MONEY. You got Fortnite money?

This is pretty damn impressive ... And probably untoppable. x.com/RetroRave2/sta…

Let me share a sad reality. Anderson Cooper 360° asked if I could join them tonight or talk #NationalClimateAssessment. I just arrived at @TED, and I really need to practice my talk, I replied. Please! they said, we will send a car! Ok, I said. It’s important. I will do it. (story continues..)

"Know What You Don't Know: Unanswerable Questions for SQuAD": Proposes SQUAD 2.0. To do well on SQuAD 2.0, systems must not only answer questions when possible, but also determine when no answer is supported by the paragraph and abstain from answering: arxiv.org/abs/1806.03822

One of my most controversial software opinions is that your sleep quality and stress level matter far, far more than the languages you use or the practices you follow. Nothing else comes close: not type systems, not TDD, not formal methods, not ANYTHING. Allow me to explain why.

This is exactly the sort of information that everyone needs to promote and ensure people understand.

Rule of law vs GDP per capita, courtesy of the Lexis Nexis Rule of Law Foundation. (I'm surprised China ranks so low in rule of law. If that's accurate, this graph suggests China will have to change significantly to become as rich as I'd been assuming it would.)

. Rep. Katie Porter repeatedly tells the CDC Director that he has the power, under existing law, to authorize free COVID-testing for all Americans. He (with much delay) says "yes", he will authorize that.

Hey, jack: Is there a reason why esteemed epidemiologists and contagion experts and virologists like Nicholas A. Christakis, Marc Lipsitch, Trevor Bedford, and Florian Krammer aren't verified, while verified kooks are still spreading misinformation? They're indispensable voices right now. Thanks.

Please RT! PhDs/postdocs - my Genentech colleague is hiring 3 SSRs for her group. Background in neuro, immuno, cancer immuno, or genetics. Great opportunity to work w/ a fantastic scientist that is highly respected and a beloved manager. gene.com/careers/detail…

Donald J. Trump Chanel Rion OAN One America News This is Philadelphia’s top REPUBLICAN city official debunking the President’s lies about a stolen election. Spread this far and wide. h/t Heath Mayo

Police have arrested man after he allegedly smashed the windows of 13 businesses in West End overnight

⚠️ Public Health Alert ⚠️ New contact tracing locations in: 📍 Palm Beach Full details: qld.gov.au/health/conditi…

Tablelands woman charged with two counts of attempted murder. 🔗mypolice.page.link/sDmP

Show this video to every pro athlete today x.com/NHL/status/985…

@davidlymanning Daniel and 10 others Closer to the size of the Universe than I expected - if we reassembled every atom in the Universe into humans, comes out in the range of 10^50-10^60, I believe.

Incredible chart. Take mortality statistics & subtract infectious disease. You see: (a) in the twentieth century we largely defeated infectious disease in the US (arguably the biggest achievement of 20C); and (b) little else we did in medicine affected mortality. via Patrick Collison