Jonah Probell

Who is Gene Galt?

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Compounding innovation, not redistribution, is what closes the gap between rich and poor. I call the politics of that idea Innovationism.
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@chinmay_pala @aaryuniktwt I was a runner up during my senior year. It was called the Westinghouse STS back then.

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@CathyTie Evolution is over. We won.

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The weather is the only monotonous section of the daily news. Hence the vivid neologisms:
* Polar vortex
* Heat dome
* Thundersnow
* Firenado
* Bomb cyclone

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An investor is a macroeconomics with accountability.

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Adjectives beginning with over- or under- are meaningless unless it is known what the proper amount is.

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Most art is credited to individuals. Most science is credited to teams.

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Teamwork is great, but its effectiveness depends on team construction.

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DNA literally stores digital information.

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Computer engineering is humanity's most amazing technology, but genetic engineering is humanity's most powerful technology.

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Four types of learners :
1. Doesn't learn
2. Learns from experience
3. Learns from observation
4. Learns by supposition and reasoning

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Social proof (testimonials, recommendations, awards) is cheap. The Probell Prize in [your field] is 20% off, this month only.

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Projects cost more than what is planned, even when accounting for projects costing more than what is planned.

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Nerdily amusing on 6 levels:
* A mathematical lesson in first, second, and third derivatives of distance with respect to time
* A technical lesson on terminology for mechanical phenomena
* An uncommon insight about childhood development
* A usage of precise physiological terminology
* Advice on personal satisfaction in life
* A clever play on words

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Children enjoy high speed. Young adults appreciate fast acceleration. May we all maintain the elasticity to tolerate big jerks.

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Lexi Ventures June Newsletter:
* Summer reading list
* A virus that cures cancer
* More validation from pharma
* In vivo / ex vivo
* Fable 5 fears biotech
* Don't take our word for it
* More pizza
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Embryo Gene Editing: A refutation of rationales for prohibition

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In Europe, people own their own data. In America, companies own people's data. In China, the government owns people's data

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If America is run by lawyers and China by engineers then Europe is run by curators.

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People left of center are more likely to pursue career journalism. Few journalists can avoid presuppositions. These limit skepticism of view confirming evidence, which causes a left of center average bias in mainstream media.