Introducing NEO’s 25 Degrees of Freedom, tendon-driven hands — nearing or surpassing human-level dexterity, strength, speed, and reliability.
For seventy years, robotics worked around the hand problem. The humanoid bet is the reverse: it lives or dies at the fingertips.
using a sauna 4 times per week sounds like a relaxation hobby until you see the finnish longevity data. then it sounds like one of the most powerful health interventions ever discovered
a 20yr study following over 2,300 finnish men found that those who used a sauna 4 to 7 times per week had a 40% lower risk of all cause mortality compared to those who used it once a week. 40 percent. from sitting in a hot room
the mechanism is heat shock proteins. when your body temperature rises significantly your cells produce these proteins that repair damaged proteins, clear cellular waste, and protect against future stress. its basically a repair and maintenance cycle triggered by heat
- 40% reduction in all cause mortality in the 20yr finnish study. thats a larger effect size than most pharmaceutical interventions
- increases growth hormone by up to 200 to 300% during a single session. growth hormone repairs tissue, burns fat, and preserves muscle
- improves cardiovascular function. your heart rate in a sauna reaches 100 to 150 bpm which is equivalent to moderate exercise. your cardiovascular system is getting trained while you sit still
- enhances the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) which supports learning, memory, and neuroplasticity
- reduces inflammation markers systemically over time with consistent use
15-20 minutes at 80-100°C, 4 times per week. the finnish data is the largest and longest running study on sauna use ever conducted and the results are hard to argue with
most people think sauna is just sweating. its actually triggering a cellular repair cascade that reduces your risk of dying from basically everything by 40%
We recently obtained the highest-resolution 3D images of the human brain ever taken from outside the skull. This is the first look.
Introducing Aleph, a research lab building brain interfaces for the telepathic future. (1/n)
A mentor told me this: Learn the difference between peace and avoidance. Peace is choosing not to fight battles that don’t matter. Avoidance is refusing to face the battles that do. Real wisdom is having awareness of which one you’re doing in the moment. I’ll never forget that.
Marcus Aurelius was right when he said the soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. Think trash and your life becomes trash. Think like a king and watch what happens.