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Chris, what I do know from talking to people from TerraPower is that no new nuclear plants can be built in US soil due to public fears. Simply put, its political suicide. We know the same is true of other parts of the world, especially advanced …

> 1. Generally speaking, what can I do to help with this situation? I understand the common suggestions are to eat local and mostly meat-free, but I also wonder about raising awareness and other things. Lets dispell some myths first. Myths are …

Thanks for the article. Unfortunately, the constant references to the mystical, religious experiences really does a disservice to what should be solid science. I didn’t read the entire article because its long and unscientific, but I can tell you …

Requiring stronger evidence is a good thing and very different than pandering to big business. People have made huge mistakes by not requiring strong evidence.

Hi Chris, I also have someone who needs a cake invite. He is generally interested in entrepreneurship and venues for meaningful discussions. What should I do?

Oh my god, where to begin. I was going to post something, but maybe my family is monitoring this site, so...

Carlsen wins...

No pundit ever made fame by having a rational, data-driven and statistical-based approach to prognostication. Yuval is a victim of his own fame. First a respectful historian with good writing prose. Then a futurologist, like so many before him …

> The latest bloodless result, the 12th draw between the world’s top two players in as many contests, ensured the €1m ($1.14m) showdown in London will go down as the first title match in which no decisive results were managed in the official …

I know this is flying under the radar of most people here. American Fabiano Caruana has tied the current WC Magnus Carlsen on 12 games. That is, 12 games, 12 draws. This is the most draws in the history of the tournament and now they are going to …

Interesting, I didn't know MIT has a basketball court... OK just kidding. Ion drives are every boy's fantasy. Using ion as main propulsion or maneuvering thrusters is completely different from each other and from ion drives in an atmosphere on …

Yes Chris, I understand. However, for most people it will go more like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70DPMA90J0

You guys just convinced me to leave work early today =)

Bay view from Redwood City

Kouign-amann, nice. Those take over a day to make.

The job of the CEO is to distort reality with their vision. The job of engineering is to keep the CEO from sounding completely ridiculous.

Humans have tribal instincts and that will always be the case. The question is how to promote diversity. That, I believe, is a complex question with a complex answer. I am not sure. What I am sure of, because there is tons of data to support this …

Is this a respected journal with some of the best investigative reporting or cheap group therapy?

There is a growning sense of peril for our democracy. How can we have a shared democracy if the pool of shared values is drying up and discourse is being stamped out? Gone are the days when I could only blame the far right. Today, the culture of …

I am sorry, but this huge poster motivated me to procrastinate.

My solution is not particularly automated or integrated. What I do is to write code to print out the state of the whole pipeline: input data vs output metrics. Here, standarization and annotation matters, so learn how to annotage smartly. I …

I was thinking the same thing. It would always announce something really useful and desireable and keep a cap on price. Now they have a huge number of options for every product and their prices are creeping up. Sounds like what happened to Apple …

Rumor has it that VW, in partnership with Bosch, are putting together the production line for a battery with 2-fold higher charge voltage (rate) than Tesla, with no caveats. It seems Porsche is in this as well. Competition is coming for Tesla. The …

Snobbery is a form of tribalism virtue signaling. This would be the term at present (information age) times. Throughout history, snobbery takes on many forms and names. Tribalism is a human instinct, so if you follow the signs of tribalism you will …