Consilientist

[Consilientist @MrConsilientist]

Wow

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"My job isn't to judge him... my job is to care for him."

This Jewish doctor looked into the eyes of the man who killed 11 people in his own synagogue.

[Cliff Pickover @pickover]

A Logarithmic Map of the Entire Known Universe in one image. Source: https://t.co/wmnhlqNph1

[Maxime Bernier @MaximeBernier]

Lilley: “Do we really want to face losing 125,000 production jobs in autos and auto parts so that we can keep a system that forces Canadian families to pay more for milk, butter and eggs?”

[Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill]

13.82 billion years after the Big Bang gave birth to the universe and all matter, some of that matter figured out that that's what happened, and made this handy infographic to explain it. https://t.co/Tx4yL6iADD

[Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo @WhiteRabbit36]

This is Santa Ana Cave, one of the most remarkables #acheulean sites in Iberia and probably the most difficult to understand 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
18 years of hard work!!

[Consilientist @MrConsilientist]

And we think the power of “visualization” is something we just figured out...

[Andrew Ruiz @then_there_was]

If I had to guess prayer fulfills these functions:

1. Forces individuals to stop and reflect

2. Activates the diffuse mode of thinking to help people solve problems

3. “Drags” problems into sleep where your brain can do more analysis and memory consolidation

[Morgan Housel @morganhousel]

Harry Markowitz won the Nobel Prize for his mathematically precise investment allocation theories. When asked how he invests personally:

[Consilientist @MrConsilientist]

Hmmm

[Meb Faber @MebFaber]

Honestly, I think frequent flyer miles are better cryptocurrencies than most cryptocurrencies.

1. Less volatile
2. More liquid and easier to transfer
3. Less likely to get hacked
4. Can actually transact for something useful like flying around the world

[VIEWS Project 🌈 @crewsproject]

A nice way of envisaging relations between a large number of writing systems! Of course you could nitpick with some details, but it is a nice representation of the way writing can be picked up, changed and passed on. https://t.co/XB37E6RfJ8

[Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam]

BREAKING - Roundup IS cancerous: Jury awards groundsman $250million https://t.co/lOxsfj8fFS via @MailOnline

[Consilientist @MrConsilientist]

And why is the default to think these experts are so effective for personal dev.? We all have the cumulative knowledge of he human race literally in our pockets — if you want a solution, and you’re willing to be thorough, you’re much more likely to find what you need there.

[Naval @naval]

Doctors won’t make you healthy.

Nutritionists won’t make you slim.

Teachers won’t make you smart.

Gurus won’t make you calm.

Mentors won’t make you rich.

Trainers won’t make you fit.

Ultimately, you have to take responsibility.

Save yourself.

[Doug Ford @fordnation]

Buck-a-beer is back in Ontario! Beginning August 27, beer fans across the province will be able to once again enjoy their favourite beers at a more affordable price. We promised to reduce red tape and put the people first. Promise made, promise kept. #BuckABeer #onpoli

[Wonders of Europe @MagicalEurope]

Astronomical clock at the beautifully painted Rathaus (Town Hall), built in 1370 in Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, #Germany

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

2. When considering options, watch your heart rate.

[Consilientist @MrConsilientist]

@ShwayNorris @StoicGoatFarmer @BrottonBenjamin @jordanbpeterson Anecdotal evidence is terrible for an academic study or a scientific conclusion; it’s exceptionally useful for real life

[Norgard @BrianNorgard]

The number one rule I learned from watching @naval and @nivi build the @AngelList community is: worship the entrepreneur

[Consilientist @MrConsilientist]

“It’ll be different this time”

[Businessweek @BW]

LOL

[Jim O'Shaughnessy @jposhaughnessy]

Markets change minute-by-minute.

Human nature barely changes millennium-by-millennium.

There's your edge.