The addition of @Convergent_FROs to the R&D ecosystem has been a game-changer. But fundraising for new FROs is a bottleneck Today’s FreakTakes outlines a model to help ambitious field strategists with vision build FRO-like orgs with less upfront capital https://t.co/PwIpWEiw65

If I were going to put together a machine politics reading list, what should be on it? I really enjoyed Boss Daley. I like understanding the nuts and bolts of how things operate, similar to what FreakTakes pieces try to do for R&D labs.

I have been working on this on the side as a hobby project. It is a Pixel Art "Resident Evil" type game taking place inside and around a pharma corporation (MediTech Pharma). The story is quite grim and the farther you go the darker it gets, even grotesque. It is about the

The salary range is $255,000 - $320,000. Really exciting that top tech companies continue to raise the bar on what "market rate" is for writers that are: - Practical - Know tech - Understand human systems Seems fair if you get a good writer, given what companies spend on comms

In describing the death of Teddy Roosevelt's first wife, Alice, Edmund Morris makes an uncommon decision. He tells what he believes to be the truth about their match. It's the kind of blunt thinking readers often partake in, but from which biographers often recuse themselves

Just for fun, because we can share these links again!! https://t.co/YNImLmduPL

𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗜’𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲, (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲, 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗿 ❤️ 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴). As CEO of Better

Is there a good book on the successes and limitations of expert systems in the later 20th century? From what I have read, I get the sense computing folks always overlook it's usefulness in understanding new moments in the field just because expert systems *feel* too simple.

Okay, so Ariana Grande obviously went hard here...but she gets dinged for not acknowledging the importance of incentives and institutions. 9.8 out of 10.

If I were looking to assemble an interesting operational history on early DeepMind — from founding through AlphaGo — what do I read? Any great early employees I should talk to. It doesn't have to be a public piece. I'd just like the knowledge in my head, to better advise orgs

Update: The board vandal has returned from pumpkin painting night

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I travel too much.

I appreciate Corin’s careful thinking on AIxScience It’s an area I have trouble parsing. But every time Corin says something on the matter, I feel 5% less hazy.

Some people just want to get an AP slot at Harvard or MIT. This isn't for them. But a lot of top young people leave academia because they find it limiting. Win them over. You can pay them less out of your own funds, they'll know more about industry, etc. It worked for early MIT..

Let's say I was recruiting my econ friends. I'd: 1) Put the university in one of the four cities they like 2) Give them summers and Fridays free for consulting 3) Tenure not using an h-index 4) Raise special philanthropic funds for CS undergrad RAs, not econ undergad RAs

Episode 16 of The Meebits Podcast is live and it’s a special one. Meet Viz, our Visitor AI toy. Sergito sits down for a conversation with Viz that gives the first look at his capabilities and his playful personality. Viz arrives for web3 pre-access on @opensea this November 12.

When people talk about starting universities, I've never understood why so many begin with, "How will you recruit students?" and not, "What can we do to recruit an initial set of job market candidates from top programs?" They don't seem hard to please, really

It’s such a treat that FreakTakes brings me in contact with so many scientists that are both R&D history nerds and willing to take career risks in service of their ambitions. There’s really not better company out there, for someone like me.

It was a blast getting to nerd out about Warren Weaver in front of so many people who could do some good with the information. As always, if any funder wants to chat about how to apply the best of Weaver's ideas to their own work, do reach out.

Update: just had by far the worst old fashioned donut of my life in Berkeley. If you blindfolded me, I might not have even guessed it was a donut.

How does the Carrier Delivery Catheter get the aspiration catheter to the face of the clot in 100% of cases? It's tapered distal segment is optimized for seeking primary vessel with atraumatic navigation. Check out the article here

Btw I’m at the progress conference in the Bay and will be around in SF Monday and Tuesday