The Leafless Garden- Mehdi Akhavan Sales (Poem)

The Leafless Garden The cloud with its cold and damp skinHas embraced the heaven tightly; The leafless orchardIs alone day … More

Carlo Rovelli: ‘Time travel is just what we do every day…’

I have thought much about the relation between music and our sense of time flow. The fact that so much … More

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education – William Deresiewiez

An elite education gives you the chance to be rich—which is, after all, what we’re talking about—but it takes away … More

The Hunt for Planet Nine – Shannon Stirone

Man’s sole greatness is to fight against what is beyond him,” Camus said. So why do we bother going to … More

Early Work – Paul Graham

One way to do it is to study the histories of people who’ve done great work. What were they thinking … More

This short life feels beautiful to us, now more than ever – Carlo Rovelli

The reality is that this disaster has no culprits. Simply, in spite of our hubris, we are still in the … More

Building Character: Writing a Backstory for Our AI – Marianna Lin

It’s the most primordial of tales, the parent-child story gone terribly wrong. We’ve long been captivated by the idea of … More

The Struggle – Ben Horowitz

When you are in The Struggle, nothing is easy and nothing feels right. You have dropped into the abyss and … More

Cargo Cult Science – Richard Feynman

So I wish to you—I have no more time, so I have just one wish for you—the good luck to … More