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

A survival guide for living in simulation – Dr Harry Whitnall

What of the meaning of life? If the universe is simply a simulation, then the meaning of your entire existence … More

‘And yet, you try’- Sam Gambhir

I have a tough time walking through Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital now,” Sam Gambhir says. But the experience also deepened … More

Finally We May Have a Path to the Fundamental Theory of Physics… and It’s Beautiful – Stephen Wolfram

In many ways it’s the ultimate question in natural science: How does our universe work? Is there a fundamental theory? … More

Life is long gamma – Dalia Glickman

Life is long gamma indeed, Abba. I am so much poorer without your physical presence, but I live my life … More

My Father’s Suitcase – Orhan Pamuk

But my story has a symmetry that immediately reminded me of something else that day, and that brought me an … More