Someday we’ll discover the real American Dream isn’t homeownership—it’s being a hobbyist.
Concerning trends on that front:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/b...
Concerning trends on that front:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/b...
Want to Escape the Financial News? Don’t Try a Hobby.
As tariffs threaten the cost of synth knobs, wine corks, specialty butters and trading card sleeves, the stuff that makes American life fun may become out of reach.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Someday we’ll discover the real American Dream isn’t homeownership—it’s being a hobbyist.
Concerning trends on that front:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/b...
Concerning trends on that front:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/b...
Here’s a problem I have with science writing, as industry norms currently stand:
The headline is quite compelling. The research is exciting. But the story is potently lame—
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The headline is quite compelling. The research is exciting. But the story is potently lame—
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered in technician’s garden
The molecule targets bacteria in a way that other drugs don’t.
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Here’s a problem I have with science writing, as industry norms currently stand:
The headline is quite compelling. The research is exciting. But the story is potently lame—
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The headline is quite compelling. The research is exciting. But the story is potently lame—
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by David Lang
Trying flag posts instead of blog posts
March 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trying flag posts instead of blog posts
I love everything about the Mediterranean neutrino observatory: the name, the design, the far out science.
https://www.km3net.org
I hope they write a book about it, like the one in Antarctica—The Telescope in the Ice.
https://www.km3net.org
I hope they write a book about it, like the one in Antarctica—The Telescope in the Ice.
February 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I love everything about the Mediterranean neutrino observatory: the name, the design, the far out science.
https://www.km3net.org
I hope they write a book about it, like the one in Antarctica—The Telescope in the Ice.
https://www.km3net.org
I hope they write a book about it, like the one in Antarctica—The Telescope in the Ice.
One of my favorite books is WHERE THE ANIMALS GO, which highlights the questions and science enabled by new biologging technologies.
Together they paint a new picture of the natural world.
Together they paint a new picture of the natural world.
January 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
One of my favorite books is WHERE THE ANIMALS GO, which highlights the questions and science enabled by new biologging technologies.
Together they paint a new picture of the natural world.
Together they paint a new picture of the natural world.
I’m fascinated by this CA e-bike initiative: giving out 1,500 e-bikes around the state.
https://ebikeincentives.org/
I hope it’s being thoroughly studied. What are the economists saying?
I expect a lot of positive externalities. I wrote about a similar idea: Scibetter.com/supply
https://ebikeincentives.org/
I hope it’s being thoroughly studied. What are the economists saying?
I expect a lot of positive externalities. I wrote about a similar idea: Scibetter.com/supply
December 16, 2024 at 9:39 PM
I’m fascinated by this CA e-bike initiative: giving out 1,500 e-bikes around the state.
https://ebikeincentives.org/
I hope it’s being thoroughly studied. What are the economists saying?
I expect a lot of positive externalities. I wrote about a similar idea: Scibetter.com/supply
https://ebikeincentives.org/
I hope it’s being thoroughly studied. What are the economists saying?
I expect a lot of positive externalities. I wrote about a similar idea: Scibetter.com/supply
Reposted by David Lang
Great listen from two of my fave people.
And you can learn more about why Tom and I started Renaissance Philanthropy.
And you can learn more about why Tom and I started Renaissance Philanthropy.
Fin Moorehouse invited me to be a guest interviewer on the Hear This Idea podcast, so I got to ask the great Tom Kalil a bunch of things I’ve always wanted to! t.co/VrhpQgWWgz
https://hearthisidea.com/episodes/kalil
t.co
December 14, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Great listen from two of my fave people.
And you can learn more about why Tom and I started Renaissance Philanthropy.
And you can learn more about why Tom and I started Renaissance Philanthropy.
We're passing an important new milestone today at the Experiment Foundation:
The grantees have become the grantors.
Two new categories launched today: Plant Biology & MPA Innovation. Both Science Angels were previous (exceptional) grantees—now with programs of their own.
The grantees have become the grantors.
Two new categories launched today: Plant Biology & MPA Innovation. Both Science Angels were previous (exceptional) grantees—now with programs of their own.
November 19, 2024 at 1:55 AM
We're passing an important new milestone today at the Experiment Foundation:
The grantees have become the grantors.
Two new categories launched today: Plant Biology & MPA Innovation. Both Science Angels were previous (exceptional) grantees—now with programs of their own.
The grantees have become the grantors.
Two new categories launched today: Plant Biology & MPA Innovation. Both Science Angels were previous (exceptional) grantees—now with programs of their own.
Reposted by David Lang
What we’re looking for in the SoP 2024 program. Know anyone who fits? summerofprotocols.com/research/sop...
March 14, 2024 at 7:28 PM
What we’re looking for in the SoP 2024 program. Know anyone who fits? summerofprotocols.com/research/sop...
Eager to get ahold of this.
First, I learned so much from this cohort of researchers. I’m excited for everyone to see the work.
Second, I think the Kit model is a fun “so crazy it just might work” idea in publishing. I’m excited to see how the format feels.
First, I learned so much from this cohort of researchers. I’m excited for everyone to see the work.
Second, I think the Kit model is a fun “so crazy it just might work” idea in publishing. I’m excited to see how the format feels.
Yesterday, we launched the the Protocol Kit, the output of the Summer of Protocols program, and in this ongoing thread over the next couple of weeks, I will be sharing items of the this first module. You can learn all about the kit at summerofprotocols.com/kit
December 14, 2023 at 8:46 PM
Eager to get ahold of this.
First, I learned so much from this cohort of researchers. I’m excited for everyone to see the work.
Second, I think the Kit model is a fun “so crazy it just might work” idea in publishing. I’m excited to see how the format feels.
First, I learned so much from this cohort of researchers. I’m excited for everyone to see the work.
Second, I think the Kit model is a fun “so crazy it just might work” idea in publishing. I’m excited to see how the format feels.
New grant opportunity: AI for interspecies communication.
https://experiment.com/grants/interspecies
This field seems poised for something new and interesting. Here’s your chance to get involved.
https://experiment.com/grants/interspecies
This field seems poised for something new and interesting. Here’s your chance to get involved.
August 14, 2023 at 3:05 PM
New grant opportunity: AI for interspecies communication.
https://experiment.com/grants/interspecies
This field seems poised for something new and interesting. Here’s your chance to get involved.
https://experiment.com/grants/interspecies
This field seems poised for something new and interesting. Here’s your chance to get involved.
RIP to one of the world’s most interesting ships.
I wish I could have experienced this:
“The full transition from horizontal to vertical took 30 minutes, but the final 49 seconds were said to be the most gut-wrenching as it settled into its new orientation.”
I wish I could have experienced this:
“The full transition from horizontal to vertical took 30 minutes, but the final 49 seconds were said to be the most gut-wrenching as it settled into its new orientation.”
It's the end of an era.
Internet-Famous FLIP Ship Sent for Scrap.
Internet-Famous FLIP Ship Sent for Scrap.
Internet-Famous FLIP Ship Sent for Scrap
One of the internet’s most revered unusual ships, known simply as FLIP, has been sent for scrap. The Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP), owned by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR)...
gcaptain.com
August 10, 2023 at 3:05 PM
RIP to one of the world’s most interesting ships.
I wish I could have experienced this:
“The full transition from horizontal to vertical took 30 minutes, but the final 49 seconds were said to be the most gut-wrenching as it settled into its new orientation.”
I wish I could have experienced this:
“The full transition from horizontal to vertical took 30 minutes, but the final 49 seconds were said to be the most gut-wrenching as it settled into its new orientation.”
Last year, I suspected that more VCs would start grant programs for scientists.
scibetter.com/Hollywood
Starting a thread here to keep track of those announcements.
scibetter.com/Hollywood
Starting a thread here to keep track of those announcements.
August 2, 2023 at 11:31 PM
Last year, I suspected that more VCs would start grant programs for scientists.
scibetter.com/Hollywood
Starting a thread here to keep track of those announcements.
scibetter.com/Hollywood
Starting a thread here to keep track of those announcements.
Science in action 👇
Follow along with (nearly) real-time discovery, rather than waiting years to read the publication.
Follow along with (nearly) real-time discovery, rather than waiting years to read the publication.
Ok Bluesky, come with me on a journey of discovery.
We want to know how and where microplastic is accumulating in the deep sea.
In these two petri dishes are the dissolved remains of limpets from a hydrothermal vent. As far as I know, no one has ever screened for plastics in vent organisms. 🧪
We want to know how and where microplastic is accumulating in the deep sea.
In these two petri dishes are the dissolved remains of limpets from a hydrothermal vent. As far as I know, no one has ever screened for plastics in vent organisms. 🧪
July 31, 2023 at 4:35 PM
Science in action 👇
Follow along with (nearly) real-time discovery, rather than waiting years to read the publication.
Follow along with (nearly) real-time discovery, rather than waiting years to read the publication.