I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else
Imagine a terrible epidemic has broken out in a community and you are the healthcare strategist in charge for taking action. It is believed that 600 lives are at stake and you could choose between one of two vaccines The first vaccine will definitely save 200 lives The second vaccine is experimental and has a …
How the frame of reference defines risk and innovation Read More »
There are some random questions I ponder about at equally random times – whilst taking a shower, nodding away at a friend trying to explain something I clearly am not interested in or while at a salon when I am supposed to focus on my freshly painted nails. I am not sure I can articulate …
Explaining Consciousness, Language and Kekule’s problem Read More »
‘Ask better questions‘ is a precept I like to think that I live by. On that note, I came across this list of ‘18 thought provoking questions that will free your mind‘ by Mark Chernoff. Naive though that sounds, I did find some of the questions making me uncomfortable (which must be a good thing). …
I finally got my act together to write about the most popular MooC of all time yesterday – ‘Learning how to Learn‘ – Powerful mental tools to master tough subjects. It is created by Barbara Oakley (University of Oakland) and Terry Sejnowski (the Salk Institute) and it focuses on how we can use neuroscience to fine-tune our abilities to …
Learning How to Learn – Confessions from the Most Popular MooC ever! [1/2] Read More »
“Play iterated games. All the returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships, or knowledge, come from compound interest.” Naval Ravikant I have an absolute nerd crush on the guy. I love the lucidity and the depth at which he thinks. Of all the precepts he seems to constantly spew, this is the one I have …