“We're completely dependent on people who come up with the way we measure things, and we never see another version of reality where we have another measurement." ~ Parmita Mishra The lens you look through determines what you see... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-think-about-biology-ep-244 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0aYlwBE7nk&t=4s
"The most important thing when you're thinking about biology is to start thinking about it from first principles." ~ Here's Parmita Mishra on two fundamental principles of life... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-think-about-biology-ep-244 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0aYlwBE7nk&t=4s
“There are no adults in the room when it comes to biology. There's no interview from one expert that's going to tell you everything." ~ Parmita Mishra explains why you should beware biology clickbait... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-think-about-biology-ep-244 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0aYlwBE7nk&t=4s
Parmita Mishra is a computational biologist and the founder & CEO of Precigenetics, a company aiming to become a rocket to precision medicine. Parmita is deeply knowledgeable about cutting-edge biology, particularly epigenetics — how behavior and environment can affect gene function without altering genetic code. Her passion for advancing our…
"The way you manage money has been based on numbers. Now, the way you manage money is based on words." ~ Luis Seco Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/on-mathematical-beethovens-decentralized Full episode: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dZyKAB5sH7E
“I am expected to think that science is all important and everything is about science [...] I say no. No. What is called humanities, art, literature [...] perhaps today is more important than ever." ~ Luis Seco Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/on-mathematical-beethovens-decentralized Full episode: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dZyKAB5sH7E
“This is who we are, this is what we do.” Here's Luis Seco on why we are all born teachers... 👇👇 Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/on-mathematical-beethovens-decentralized Full episode: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dZyKAB5sH7E
"A company is a community, and if you're hired to be part of that community, they're not going to hire you for skills only. They're going to hire you for everything else. They're going to hire you for how well you sing, how well you speak, how well you dance.”…
Professor Luis Seco is a mathematician, educator, and investor. Among many other titles and achievements, he is the Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto, Director of the quant research hub Risklab, Chair of the Centre for Sustainable Development at the Fields Institute, and co-founder of the asset management…
Anthony Pompliano explains why power laws rule the world... Transcript & Links: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-live-an-extraordinary-life Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHk76yIN45Y
"The more somebody believes in luck, the lower agency they probably are, and the less somebody believes in luck, the higher agency they are." ~ Anthony Pompliano explains why luck isn't real... Transcript & Links: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-live-an-extraordinary-life Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHk76yIN45Y
"Ambition can kill companies just as much as mistakes..." ~ Anthony Pompliano Transcript & Links: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-live-an-extraordinary-life Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHk76yIN45Y
"I one day... popped my head up, and I said, 'The thing that I just accomplished... was actually the culmination of A, B, and C things that had fed into it.'" What looks like an overnight success is often years in the making. Anthony Pompliano explains… Transcript & Links: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-live-an-extraordinary-life…
Anthony Pompliano — investor, entrepreneur, and media powerhouse — returns four years and 228 episodes later to discuss his new book, How To Live an Extraordinary Life - https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=346WX1GECFNJL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7-bRDjNOwRWQPUgH0AKP1Q.u367VmSAElY8UL6lCi7ulopI5KR90ifY1eHFHCc8jbQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=how+to+live+an+extraordinary+life+by+anthony+pompliano&qid=1722277865&sprefix=how+to+live+an+extra%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-1, a collection of 65 heartfelt letters to his two children. At just 36, Anthony has already invested in circa 200 companies,…
"There are very interesting, unique Indian models emerging, which you'll not find anywhere else in the world. It's a combination of access to the mobile and the unique UI and UX that it enables, as well as the nature of India as a low trust country, the type of technologies…
What are the keys to upward social and economic mobility for Indians today?🔑🇮🇳 Sajith Pai says it's really about the three 'E's... Catch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzKJESU8w0E
This week on Infinite Loops Sajith Pai breaks down one of the enduring quirks of India's consumer economy i.e. the notion of 'Sachetization' Catch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzKJESU8w0E
According to Sajith Pai, India isn't a monolithic country of 1.5 billion people like many Westerners think. Instead it's really an amalgamation of three countries with very different demographic profiles. You have: India One: 120 million affluent, English-speaking urbanites (think the population of Germany) who love their iPhones and Starbucks.…
There’s a quote I heard a long time ago that goes something like this - “India has consistently disappointed both the optimists and the pessimists”. It is equal parts pithy and profound, and does a somewhat passable job of summarising the multitudes contained in 21st century India. It’s a quote…
“There is a sort of ephemerality to human decisions that really does differentiate us from AIs." Scott Aaronson reveals what makes humans special in the age of AI... Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/quantumania Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjkCioiIGpA&t=33s
Is quantum computing the game-changer it’s hyped up to be? Scott Aaronson breaks down what to look for in a promising quantum startup...
"A large fraction of errors take place in the seat-to-keyboard interface." Scott Aaronson explains why the most sophisticated cybersecurity system in the world is no match for good old-fashioned human gullibility... Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/quantumania Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjkCioiIGpA&t=33s
"People learned 15 years ago that they can just put out a press release saying, 'We used the quantum computer to recognize handwriting. We used the quantum computer to train a neural network.' And journalists and investors will eat that up with mustard." Scott Aaronson reveals the one question that…
My guest today is Scott Aaronson, a theoretical computer scientist, OG blogger, and quantum computing maestro. Scott has so many achievements and credentials that listing them here would take longer than recording the episode! Here's a select few: - Self-taught programmer at age 11, Cornell computer science student at 15,…