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== Old Meeting Notes == | |||
The page [[Meeting Notes]] was yours, but it doesn't seem to fit the wiki's current use. I've copied its content here and deleted the page. | |||
=== 2020-02-03 === | |||
'''quick quick notes... with lots of errors, etc, but here you go:''' | |||
he really liked the hyperlinked wall and seeing actual work getting done (great job boqu!) | |||
we don't have to accept received wisdom rewrite the tome | |||
digital contributions in reddit. Remember it's important to leave your goddamn name on it so we can shout you out | |||
jesse producer | |||
science is "stagnating" more than tech | |||
lack of heterodox thinking | |||
decline of polymath interdomain thinking contributes to science slowdown, which effects tech slowdown | |||
breakthrough science is caught in pockets that don't get funding | |||
almost at a breakthrough but can't get funding | |||
pwang99 | |||
vc money isnt' dumb but not that smart | |||
VCs often follow others | |||
you can't pattern match for outrageous genius | |||
we don't know what real genius looks like anymore (not just hollwood cliches) | |||
maybe vcs aren't even optimizing for not losing money (possible ponzi issues) | |||
daedalus | |||
mathemeticians find it hard to communicate... | |||
eric | |||
math books devoid of intuition. merely formal | |||
a huge difference between what we think we're saying and what we want to say | |||
monopoly on violence = government (it's hard to recognize the object from the description) | |||
rigor vs intuition (something worth tackling) | |||
ethan hammond | |||
naseem taleb black swans | |||
discovering revolutionary ideas in sex research | |||
eric | |||
some people are uncomfortable being on "popular" programs (naseem mentioned on twitter that he agreed) | |||
episode 19 was watched heavily, numerous tweets about it | |||
long telemeres specific to lab rodents, jax lab | |||
DISC, how real is it? what is its scope? | |||