Humans & Complexity: Anticipating 2045-2545
Short talk: AI as a tool for complexity + ageing as a disease.
Paige Zeigler
Time: Mortality & Fear of Death
The top regrets of the dying are rooted in how they used time.
Magic & Madness: The Legends of Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, & Michael Jordan
There's a fine line between magic and madness—legends are defined by it. But it comes at a price.
Life & AI: Long or Short? What I read...
This week: the moving meterstick of time; rhythm & the time-keeper of life; explaining this moment in AI to someone who's never used a computer; Substack's bet on trust & attention; and how ownership created massive wealth for Oprah & Michael Jordan
Luck & Risk: What I read...
This week: ageing, mortality, & deaths of despair; Chris Hemsworth's genetic risk; a plan to hack the planet straight from sci-fi; Lauren Sánchez steps out; American journalist Evan Gershkovich is detained & charged with espionage.
Legacy Series: Hunters & Lions
The unclear legacy of billionaires as philanthropists: buying the narrative, The Giving Pledge, and who's paying for innovation
Profile: Warren Daugherty (Legacy Series)
My great-grandfather left behind a memoir he typed himself. It begins in 1913 as he’s building the first iteration of his Oregon lumber company—in the time of wagons and telegrams. By 1917, he was turning a profit of more than $1,000 per month.
Profile: Dave Chappelle (Legacy Series)
Shunning photos and selfies with fans, his episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is titled “Nobody says, ‘I wish I had a camera,'" a nod to his desire to interact and make memories with fans instead of snapping a photo.
Profile: Queen Elizabeth II (Legacy Series)
Defined by Duty: Until her death last year, the vast majority of the living human population always existed alongside Queen Elizabeth II.
Profile: Ayn Rand (Legacy Series)
The essence of life is the achievement of joy. From Atlas Shrugged: “We never had to take any of it seriously, did we?” "No, we never had to."