The 168 Hour Cell Phone Battery
Companies like Apple and HTC have determined that making phones even 0.2mm slimmer is what consumers want, even if it comes at the expense of swappable batteries. The main problem with this is that iPhones and…
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68% of Americans Suffer from ‘Compulsive Gadget Hoarding’
Many of my friends track their possessions and strive to own less than 100 things at any one time. I’ve previously done this and found it surprisingly liberating. As they say, the things you own end up…
Use Empire Avenue to Grow your Social Audience
Want a responsive early audience that’s heavily invested in social media? Empire Avenue is good for that.
TONIGHT: MIRI Expansion Party with One Medical Group
Exciting MIRI announcements happening tonight! RSVP if you’re coming. Jupiter2181 Shattuck AveBerkeley, CA 94704 7:00-9:00pm #omMIRIexpansion
Unexpected low-dose toxicity of the universal solvent DMSO
In the US: The most commonly used medical solvent besides saline turns out to be even more toxic than we thought. That’s kinda sad considering we already knew it was a neurotoxin. Meanwhile, in…
Sleep Better with Magnesium
One of the best ways to boost your intelligence is with better sleep. Melatonin is definitely the best first-line treatment when you have trouble sleeping. But what if that doesn’t work for you? I’ve never…
This Infographic Reveals the Secrets of the Happiest Couples
The hard research on what makes couples happy… in cute infographic form. Summary: Have sex, be nice, hang out, laugh, don’t have kids.
Folk models of home computer security
Good news: Research shows that people go to great lengths reasoning about home computer security. Bad news: They spend their reasoning ability developing incorrect mental models that allow them to justify ignoring expert security…
Analyzing Current and Future Catastrophic Risks from Emerging-Threat Technologies
New research analysis underway by GCRI to create computer models of emerging global threats. Looking forward to this analysis. They’re doing signposting, bayesian trees, and other best practices for forecasting. I don’t have much…
Bitcoin: Transparency On Steroids
Most people think bitcoins are anonymous. But actually, bitcoins are pretty much totally transparent. Maybe folks like GiveWell should push the most cost-effective charities to switch to full bitcoin accounting. GiveDirectly would certainly be…
74,476 Reasons You Should Always Get The Bigger Pizza
“… the medium [pizza] was more than twice as big as the small, and it cost only a little bit more. This sort of blew my mind.” Earlier that day… Reporter: “I just spent 2 weeks…
These 5 Genes Predict What Kind of Diet and Exercise is Best For Your Body
Researchers recently discovered the obvious: It’s harder for some people to lose weight than others because of their genes. Let’s go over the details and then dive into how this knowledge can guide your…
Big Questions Online
Want to go win some online philosophy debates with people who might actually to change their minds? Then check out “Big Questions Online”. It’s a series of essays and curated comments led by curious…
Future Day
Traditional holidays are about celebrating the past. But today is Future Day! Let’s celebrate and plan for an awesome future. What are you personally doing to steer the future into the best possible outcomes?
This machine kills trolls
Most people don’t realize that Wikipedia is so good because it has a a legion of machine learning bots snuffing out bad content 24/7. I wonder if the level of online discourse on Less…
40 years of music sales data in one handy chart
In terms of revenue, the record industry has contracted 75% over the past 15 years. It reached its inflation-adjusted peak in 1999. This massive revenue contraction happened despite a 75% aggregate increase in music…
The rapid progress of artificial intelligence
FOX 5 New York: MIRI’s new book “Smarter Than Us” got featured in their “Big Idea” segment.
