Patients are NPCsI found a new way to think about patients in an opinion piece by Ezra Klein: they’re NPCs. For those of you unfamiliar with gaming, NPCs…4d ago4d ago
The World Is a Little Off-CenterI’m not going to write about the NIH cuts, devasting though they will be (to researchers, universities, and all of America). I’m not even…Feb 11Feb 11
DEI Is Now a Four Letter WordI’d love to be writing about something fun. Something that makes us think about things in a new way, or something exciting that will take…Feb 3Feb 3
Expect the UnexpectedMost people probably know about Alexander Fleming “discovering” penicillin by accident, thus inventing the field of antibiotics. Others may…Jan 27Jan 27
Take Note of RedNoteAdmit it: until a week or so ago, you’d never heard of the Chinese app RedNote.Jan 20Jan 20
Maybe AI Doesn’t Read BlueprintsGosh, who knew that today would be an AI day, with at least three major announcements about “blueprints” for its development going forward…Jan 13Jan 13
Program Me Some Cells, PleaseTempted though I might be to write about Nvidia’s new platform for “physical AI” — aka, robots — I figured plenty of others will do that…Jan 7Jan 7
Mayday, MaydayThey’re crucial to the U.S. and the world economy, yet most people rarely think about them. The U.S. used to lead in their manufacturing…Dec 30, 2024Dec 30, 2024
It’s Quantum TimeIn Fast Company, Adam Bluestein writes: “It’s an unscientific fact that nine out of every 10 conversations about tech in the past year have…Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024
Mirror, Mirror…EverywhereOne biology fact that, until last week, that I never had to worry about is why life on earth not just is all DNA-based but also all share…Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024
