Iceland, spiritual health, NPD breach, Trump does aya
The Yule Lads are "a group of 13 mischievous pranksters who steal from or otherwise harass the population." Watch out for Gluggagægir.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Reykjavík was 78.3 °F. (But it also never gets very cold!)
Anthony Bourdain on fermented shark meat: “the single worst, most disgusting and terrible-tasting thing [I've ever eaten].”
Zvi on the new automated AI scientist.
Zvi on California's AI safety bill, SB 1047.
The AI Arms Race Isn't Inevitable.
"Psychopharmacology retracted three papers by Lykos (MAPS PBC) researchers, including a meta-analysis of MDMA trials, a long-term follow up study, and a study on discontinuing SSRIs."
The FDA approves the first neurotech for PTSD: "Prism... is the first prescribed self-neuromodulation device, cleared by the FDA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an adjunct to standard-of-care therapies."
Y Combinator backs a weapons company: "Building low-cost cruise missiles"
Piramidal is building foundation models trained on brain data. Lionheart (where I work) co-led their seed round.
Brian Armstrong in 2018: How we make decisions at Coinbase
JFK in 1961 asking the press to take national security seriously.
McKinsey publishes a report on spiritual health.
Kenneth Folk's contemplative fitness.
Researcher-extraordinaire Elizabeth Van Nostrand recently encountered some sticky health problems and could use your support. (Her recent project looking on the applications of chaos theory is a good example of the wonderful work she does.)
November 2nd and 3rd in Berkeley: Ms. Bowman's Finishing School for the Socially Inept
Romeo on the threefold training.
Tasshin on boundaries.
Interview with a surrogate partner therapist.
Andreas Mogensen replies to MacAskill re: the hinge of history hypothesis.
China to launch its own version of Starlink.
"Weapons dealers in Yemen are openly using the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to sell Kalashnikovs, pistols, grenades and grenade-launchers."
Inside the "3 Billion People" National Public Data Breach.
Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France.
Tyler on mobility vs. density. And a young(er) Tyler Cowen on what is valid in Marxism.
Thiel on Joe Rogan. On still living in California: "Talk is often a substitute for action."