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it’s 3:42 am in chicago. i can’t sleep. i can’t imagine what the next four years will be like. i will drown myself in books. i will spend hours reading and writing. the only thing that will save me is the search for knowledge.
when two atoms are brought near each other to form a bond, in the beginning they're going to be repelled by each other's outer negative charges. if they overcome this repulsion, they form a bond. but if they get too close, they become repelled by each other's inner positive charges.
February 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
when two atoms are brought near each other to form a bond, in the beginning they're going to be repelled by each other's outer negative charges. if they overcome this repulsion, they form a bond. but if they get too close, they become repelled by each other's inner positive charges.
What if the goal of doing good isn’t just about reducing suffering or making people happy?
What if it’s about creating something extraordinary—something that lasts?
This is the question at the heart of a radical challenge to Effective Altruism (EA). 🧵
What if it’s about creating something extraordinary—something that lasts?
This is the question at the heart of a radical challenge to Effective Altruism (EA). 🧵
February 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
What if the goal of doing good isn’t just about reducing suffering or making people happy?
What if it’s about creating something extraordinary—something that lasts?
This is the question at the heart of a radical challenge to Effective Altruism (EA). 🧵
What if it’s about creating something extraordinary—something that lasts?
This is the question at the heart of a radical challenge to Effective Altruism (EA). 🧵
The Woman in White (1860) invented key features of detective fiction: the brilliant detective, the faithful assistant, the gathering of evidence.
But its heroes don't solve crimes through logic - they use gut feelings 🧵
But its heroes don't solve crimes through logic - they use gut feelings 🧵
January 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The Woman in White (1860) invented key features of detective fiction: the brilliant detective, the faithful assistant, the gathering of evidence.
But its heroes don't solve crimes through logic - they use gut feelings 🧵
But its heroes don't solve crimes through logic - they use gut feelings 🧵
In 1847, Charlotte Brontë wrote a scene that shouldn't work: Jane Eyre hears her lover's voice carried across impossible distances.
Instead of using ghosts, she turned to Victorian physics. Here's how. 🧵
Instead of using ghosts, she turned to Victorian physics. Here's how. 🧵
January 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
In 1847, Charlotte Brontë wrote a scene that shouldn't work: Jane Eyre hears her lover's voice carried across impossible distances.
Instead of using ghosts, she turned to Victorian physics. Here's how. 🧵
Instead of using ghosts, she turned to Victorian physics. Here's how. 🧵
it’s 3:42 am in chicago. i can’t sleep. i can’t imagine what the next four years will be like. i will drown myself in books. i will spend hours reading and writing. the only thing that will save me is the search for knowledge.
January 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
it’s 3:42 am in chicago. i can’t sleep. i can’t imagine what the next four years will be like. i will drown myself in books. i will spend hours reading and writing. the only thing that will save me is the search for knowledge.
Today, pronouns have become increasingly political, but the one pronoun that people don't talk about is “you.”
We address others as “you” irrespective of who they are.
In Shakespeare’s plays, “you” was the pronoun of power, intimacy, rebellion, and manipulation…(thread 🧵)
We address others as “you” irrespective of who they are.
In Shakespeare’s plays, “you” was the pronoun of power, intimacy, rebellion, and manipulation…(thread 🧵)
January 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Today, pronouns have become increasingly political, but the one pronoun that people don't talk about is “you.”
We address others as “you” irrespective of who they are.
In Shakespeare’s plays, “you” was the pronoun of power, intimacy, rebellion, and manipulation…(thread 🧵)
We address others as “you” irrespective of who they are.
In Shakespeare’s plays, “you” was the pronoun of power, intimacy, rebellion, and manipulation…(thread 🧵)
WE ARE SO BACK
November 21, 2024 at 4:36 AM
WE ARE SO BACK
on a random day
November 21, 2024 at 4:34 AM
on a random day
this place is like if twitter never went downhill 😭😭😭
November 21, 2024 at 4:19 AM
this place is like if twitter never went downhill 😭😭😭
happy to be here 😇
November 21, 2024 at 4:18 AM
happy to be here 😇