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This one is kind of for you tbh, made us happy to think of your reaction if we dropped it
October 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Spotify likes to do a second transcript of its own, and gave you a new name:
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
me too!
October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Reposted
1/3 As someone diagnosed as Type 1 in 1976, I can remember beginning on porcine insulin (bovine was another alternative). The first "human" insulin I had was actually enzymatically modified porcine. I started with glass syringes, with exchangeable all metal needles, stored in methylated spirit.
September 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Very interesting. Thank you so much for sharing!
September 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
life of the statistical paparazzi
August 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I randomly sampled 1 day later and 1 block away from the original photo. Claim supported ✅
August 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Reader, the gelato progressed
August 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
For readers who are sceptical of the promises they've heard about AI, I wrote this piece.

I am more optimistic. I think AI will be a big deal in helping develop new lifesaving drugs:

blog.jacobtrefethen.com/ai-optimism/

Hope you enjoy!
AI could help lead to an Alzheimer’s cure
Lana Del Rey’s “Young and Beautiful” starts with piano keys, church bells, violins soaring through the first verse. Then a drum roll, and Lana belts out: Will you still love me when I’m no longer you...
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August 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I found it difficult to write about the topic for a unified audience, since, in my experience, people have very different starting beliefs about it.

For readers who suspect AI might change everything soon, I wrote this, with a bunch of questions & responses:

blog.jacobtrefethen.com/ai-san-franc...
AI will not suddenly lead to an Alzheimer’s cure
I work on funding science for the sake of medical progress, but only 10% of our science funding at Open Philanthropy is related to AI. The whole premise of Open Philanthropy is we try to allocate mone...
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August 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM