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this 17 year old homeschooled girl refuted a conjecture that was unsolved for 40 years, and which professional mathematicians worked on for years without solving she was rejected from most graduate programs she applied to, because she did not have a degree

I feel like each year I realize how much I don’t know and how ignorant I am and it’s *awesome*. Like, how exciting is it that you *don’t* already know all there is to learn?

I really wish there was a Stratechery for deeptech in different industries (ie nuclear, neuro, etc) - has anyone written such a thing?

I do love a good personal website (ones that feel genuine, surprising, from the heart) Any recommendations?

What is useful to believe when you are young, but harmful to believe when you are older? In aging, we call this antagonistic pleiotropy (genes that are selected for because they help the young, but actively cause damage later)

One cool reframe for me recently was anxiety as stuck ambition - a lot of the time when I’m anxious, it’s because I really want something to happen and have a lot of energy towards it, but it (gets stuck bc not enough clarity?) and I end up spiraling. Instead of shoving down the anxiety or trying to turn it off, I can try to support it, see what it’s ambitious towards, and help it unstuck/unleashed toward that goal

the last few minutes of the 2025 Jeff Buckley documentary might be the most beautiful I've ever seen, and make me think deeply about how I want the products or things I make feel to others in the last scene of the movie, his mom listens to a voicemail Jeff sent her before his untimely death at age 30. her reaction is extraordinary, particularly in the context of the previous film - the most compelling thing I've seen in a long time, because it feels like the truth captured on camera by that point in the movie, it's clear that they had a complicated relationship. but it's also clear that in many ways she was an incredible mother to him, and that he understood and loved her deeply - the voice memo is so specific and caring. in the clip she listens to the voice memo - it's been 28 years since he died. there's something in her affect - at other times in the movie, she feels at least mildly self-aware about being on camera, or jokes about different situations, but here, it's less so. my notation of the moments is - 1:39:45 - scene starts / she plays recording 1:40:12 - recognition - she can 'hear' her son 1:40:34 - receiving love - it feels like an actual connection captured on camera 1:40:43 - no idea how to describe this emotion that she shows, it is truly extraordinary 1:41:06 - love captured on camera I think there's a thing that's deeply valuable - truth captured on camera - and it's rare to find it so honestly distilled? reminds me of the 'Finding Francis' episode of Nathan for you (+ accompanying Errol Morris article!) https://t.co/8nMnpHkfe1 - obviously very different, but had a similar feeling of 'truth captured on camera' (in a very strange, but compelling way) in flashes whatever I make, I want it to respect, deeply, the heart of what the filmmakers captured in those two minutes

someone once told me that being an entrepeneur is like being a psychological endurance athlete and it was one of the most helpful frameworks I've ever internalized (not apropos of anything happening rn, just felt like sharing)

I'd love to do a weekly science dinner series w/ wholesome curious vibes and a low-BS tolerance / high rigor bar. But I only know 10-20 people with this profile? Curious for recs of people in the bay area who fit this profile and don't network a ton / would be harder to find. In particular, academics who would enjoy oxford High Table-style chatting and (are good at systems thinking?).

are there any good books on the qualia of mathematics? like Polya's 'How to Solve It' but including what kind of qualia one might experience along the way? Hadamard on the psychology of mathematical invention comes to mind, but I want something a bit more tactical?

this 17 year old homeschooled girl refuted a conjecture that was unsolved for 40 years, and which professional mathematicians worked on for years without solving she was rejected from most graduate programs she applied to, because she did not have a degree

I do love a good personal website (ones that feel genuine, surprising, from the heart) Any recommendations?

I feel like each year I realize how much I don’t know and how ignorant I am and it’s *awesome*. Like, how exciting is it that you *don’t* already know all there is to learn?

What is useful to believe when you are young, but harmful to believe when you are older? In aging, we call this antagonistic pleiotropy (genes that are selected for because they help the young, but actively cause damage later)

Is there a humane transhumanism philosophy or manifesto?

Would love some advice on how to write well! For context: I've written (and plan to write) a bunch of scientific content, but haven't published almost any of it. I'm not satisfied with it - I feel that I'm trying to express things I really care about, and can feel the ideas becoming clearer, but I feel stuck in the current iteration on issues of technique. I'm not really sure what makes for a good sentence, or a good paragraph, and feel craving Strunk and White style heuristics to play around with. If you've struggled with something similar, would really love to hear about what's worked for you.

I'd love to do a weekly science dinner series w/ wholesome curious vibes and a low-BS tolerance / high rigor bar. But I only know 10-20 people with this profile? Curious for recs of people in the bay area who fit this profile and don't network a ton / would be harder to find. In particular, academics who would enjoy oxford High Table-style chatting and (are good at systems thinking?).

are there any good books on the qualia of mathematics? like Polya's 'How to Solve It' but including what kind of qualia one might experience along the way? Hadamard on the psychology of mathematical invention comes to mind, but I want something a bit more tactical?

Does tpot have a good critique of rationalist culture? Not b/c the two are at odds, rather, my story is that something was 'missing' from the latter and curious what that is?

I don't think transhumanism has a satisfying consensus definition of personal identity (posting this in the hopes that I haven't found the good ones and will be corrected) I think there's an upcoming neurotech vs longevity divide where resources will be apportioned pretty significantly based on which aesthetic of identity wins out (in the next few years)? All above my paygrade philsoophically, but you can kind of feel it in the water I think.

I really wish there was a Stratechery for deeptech in different industries (ie nuclear, neuro, etc) - has anyone written such a thing?

I'm curious, do any of you feel that you store 'who you are' externally (ie in the aesthetics of the bedroom you wake up to, journaling, writing things for yourself to read later that preserve important aspects of yourself)