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Robert here 👾
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Some things I thought were worth sharing this week!
Follow the white rabbit 🐇
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🎶 While reading
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Complex, fiery, divisive 🧿
I’ve managed to unify all of my notes around the Simulation Hypothesis. Everything is now on a static page on my website.
Journey to the Microcosm is a YouTube channel that uses high-quality microscopic video to explore lifeforms invisible to the naked eye. The narration includes interesting stories and histories, too.
Why the PDF Is Secretly the World's Most Important File Format
When Acrobat was announced, the world didn’t get it. They didn’t understand how important sending documents around electronically was going to be.A Scientist Who Delights in the Mundane
A professor of applied mathematics, physics, and organismic and evolutionary biology at Harvard University, Mahadevan uses mathematics and physics to explore commonplace phenomena, showing that many of the objects and behaviors we take for granted, and consequently give little thought to, are quite extraordinary upon closer examination. The complex dynamics behind a dripping faucet, the ways adhesive pads can fail, the cracking of mud — these matters might seem unimportant, or even boring. L. Mahadevan disagrees.Encouraging Reddit post for all creatives: “Read this if you’re concerned your idea has been done before and you’re feeling unmotivated.” A reminder that “The idea doesn’t matter nearly as much as the execution does. No one will have your taste, your mind, your unique perspective on the matter.”
This week I only watched the 3 episodes of Queen's Gambit in full, only to fast forward the rest. The why? Predictable. Like most TV series nowadays. With each new TV show and movie added to an increasingly growing list, our brain is getting accustomed to plot structures and character specificities. I sometimes view movie/TV show watching as a skimming exercise, essentially speeding things up and getting only the golden nuggets out of it. The aesthetics are cool, having a decent storyline that is, ultimately, predictable. What I was really wondering is the correlation between the Queen's Gambit miniseries release (Oct. 23, 2020) VS. the rise of Chess on Twitch (video live streaming service) which started early this year. Can Netflix be that fast in terms of releasing a new TV show by following & sniping trends?
I started browsing some research on Stenography. If you are interested, you can take a look at this paper: Steganography Using Biometrics.
Chimpanzees correct cultural biases about how good mothers behave & Psychedelics show religion isn’t the only route to spirituality.
For those of you interested in the Limitless franchise, neoliberalism, and nootropics - this video is for you.
Rapping in the 1940s. Holy s sounds good.
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Not using more than you need (Minimalist Diaries)
Reimagining your free time: The Philosophy of Slack
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