Yes!!!!! Have been thinking recently about the 2x2 of smart/dumb on one axis and happy/sad on the other. Biotech is so firmly in sad/smart that they (we) tend to think anyone happy *must* be dumb. We can be happy/smart! A better world is possible!
I’d offer a perspective that many (most?) of the problems to be solved across biotech (and really, within healthcare) are NOT technological (necessary but insufficient) they are systemic, political, economic, or more clearly, not things a bright young talented individual would want to spend time on.
> "Biotech is the only field where, by working in it, you have a chance to contribute to curing fatal neurodegenerative diseases."
Nowadays, a lot of AGI-pilled friends reply to me that they can have a bigger impact on healthcare through enabling generalist AI. I also wonder about that sometimes - as someone on the intersection of AI and bio, and excited about both. Sometimes feels like 'two roads diverged in a wood'...
Well it's also possibly the most complicated field of study! Biochemistry is going to see some of the biggest changes once we explain the atom and what electrons really are doing...
Fantastic article! Materials science constantly blows my mind with its mix of extreme physics and everyday pragmatism. I love how they care much more about keeping the airplane in the air or the bridge from falling down rather than convoluted theories...
Your piece made me think of Prince Rupert’s drops—how you can smash the bulb on an anvil and it won't break, yet nipping the tail explodes the whole thing due to that intense internal tension. It’s wild to think that understanding those exact kinds of surface and structural properties is what eventually paved the way for things like modern fiberglass.
I actually just finished posting a '$20 backyard experiment' that challenges some of our foundational assumptions about energy transfer, evaporation, and how electrons behave structurally. Given how critical it is becoming to understand exactly what is taking place with evaporation and condensation in data centers, I thought you might find it fascinating? This is my first attempt to do a link but hopefully it's right?
Yes!!!!! Have been thinking recently about the 2x2 of smart/dumb on one axis and happy/sad on the other. Biotech is so firmly in sad/smart that they (we) tend to think anyone happy *must* be dumb. We can be happy/smart! A better world is possible!
I’d offer a perspective that many (most?) of the problems to be solved across biotech (and really, within healthcare) are NOT technological (necessary but insufficient) they are systemic, political, economic, or more clearly, not things a bright young talented individual would want to spend time on.
Really thoughtful and interesting! ❤️
> "Biotech is the only field where, by working in it, you have a chance to contribute to curing fatal neurodegenerative diseases."
Nowadays, a lot of AGI-pilled friends reply to me that they can have a bigger impact on healthcare through enabling generalist AI. I also wonder about that sometimes - as someone on the intersection of AI and bio, and excited about both. Sometimes feels like 'two roads diverged in a wood'...
Well it's also possibly the most complicated field of study! Biochemistry is going to see some of the biggest changes once we explain the atom and what electrons really are doing...
Fantastic article! Materials science constantly blows my mind with its mix of extreme physics and everyday pragmatism. I love how they care much more about keeping the airplane in the air or the bridge from falling down rather than convoluted theories...
Your piece made me think of Prince Rupert’s drops—how you can smash the bulb on an anvil and it won't break, yet nipping the tail explodes the whole thing due to that intense internal tension. It’s wild to think that understanding those exact kinds of surface and structural properties is what eventually paved the way for things like modern fiberglass.
I actually just finished posting a '$20 backyard experiment' that challenges some of our foundational assumptions about energy transfer, evaporation, and how electrons behave structurally. Given how critical it is becoming to understand exactly what is taking place with evaporation and condensation in data centers, I thought you might find it fascinating? This is my first attempt to do a link but hopefully it's right?
https://whitethomasalan.substack.com/p/the-20-backyard-dare-that-quantum?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=88ul7d
This is such a cool piece! Thank you!
what is a HNW individual?