Isaac Nam

Lifelong learner

[Isaac Nam @IsaacJNam]

@waitbutwhy 😥

[Isaac Nam @IsaacJNam]

@choffstein Do you still have your Penguins?

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

TIL that banana candy tastes nothing like bananas because bananas used to taste different, but then a virus wiped out all of those bananas so today we eat a different kind of banana with a different flavor, but banana candy still uses the old banana flavor.

[hardmaru @hardmaru]

AI thinking out of the box…

[Corey Hoffstein 🏴‍☠️ @choffstein]

this absolute hero put together a 7.5 hour tutorial on how to build a 2d zelda game in python.

for free.

honestly, what a time to be alive. there is so much amazing content out there to learn from. on anything and everything.

https://t.co/oilDap5G2y

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

The McDonalds Curve

[Isaac Nam @IsaacJNam]

Best blog post I’ve read in some time! 14 lose-lose situations that develop from Game Theory.

https://t.co/lcw3Hhe9qf

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that created them.”

[Isaac Nam @IsaacJNam]

@LateRoundQB What cognitive biases are most common amongst fantasy football managers and what are the best ways to use that knowledge to gain an edge?

[Isaac Nam @IsaacJNam]

@LucaNetz Hey Luca, I write for fun and to educate. If I can help the huddle I’d be happy to do so!

Writing sample here:
https://t.co/vW52C5lLem

[Jim O'Shaughnessy @jposhaughnessy]

New from my friend @Dan_Jeffries1.

Don't think it's a coincidence that the traits of The Hummingbird and the Poison Tree are similar to observations Lao Tzo made in "The Tao Te Ching" in the 6th century BC. 🤔

The Hummingbird and the Poison Tree https://t.co/HbC82RQHwC

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

The cost of fitting in is giving up yourself.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A straight line is not necessarily the fastest route

The brachistochrone curve demonstrates paths between two points A and B which are at different elevations

The results appear counter-intuitive. 1/🧵
https://t.co/y2HL4ItHgm

[Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart]

Still too much talk about the VC-funded millennial lifestyle of the pre-pandemic era (cheap uber rides, cheap delivered meals).

And still not enough talk about how much the consumer benefitted from from money-losing shale investments during that time.

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Some mantras for political thinking:

Truth is hard.

Humility is hard.

Independent thinking is hard.

Resisting tribalism is hard.

Over and over, you will forget that these things are hard, and that's probably when you'll fail at them.

1/5

[Isaac Nam @IsaacJNam]

@dystopiabreaker @jillgun Ordinary Differential Equations, aka Chaos Theory

It feels like most people either love it or hate it, but I find it fascinating.

https://t.co/adIB4MJg5R

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Teach me something interesting using one comment

[6529 @punk6529]

1/ On How Short Life Is

A few years ago, I was walking around in a blizzard in SoHo (New York). It was late, midnight, and it was beautiful.

Some friends, about 15 blocks away, called: "come over?"

It was late, it was cold, was tired, thought "maybe not worth it" but then...

[Isaac Nam @IsaacJNam]

Two greats in @SBF_FTX and @tylercowen talking about crypto valuation. I’m here for it!

My Conversation with the excellent Sam Bankman-Fried - https://t.co/h2MvWqRDIB

[Isaac Nam @IsaacJNam]

🤯

[Blockworks @Blockworks]

The filing, dated Feb. 10, indicated plans for an NYSE-branded marketplace to buy, sell and trade NFTs.

More from @crystalkimmm

https://t.co/X8ihY1cNOj