Five Finds logo

Five Finds

Archives
Blog
March 16, 2026

Five Finds: Fighting Dog Cancer with ChatGPT

Hope you had a great weekend everyone. And I'm sure you could have seen this dog story but I can't avoid sharing it regardless, it's too inspiring.


Paul is using AI to fight his dog's incurable cancer

Faced with losing his beloved dog Rosie to cancer, Paul Conyngham contacted the Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics at UNSW, and has applied artificial intelligence and genomic sequencing in his quest for a treatment.

image.png

Before Havana Syndrome, There Was Moscow Signal

Today’s Havana syndrome is “like déjà vu all over again."

For decades, a mysterious “Moscow Signal” bathed the upper floors of the embassy (and earlier, the ambassador’s residence) in low-level microwaves.

Embassy staff only learned the truth in 1976, when the ambassador was finally briefed and threatened to resign unless his people were told.

This New Pyramid Theory Explains the Missing Evidence

Nothing better than a YouTube video about how they built the pyramids (I mean aliens). Joking.

Dami’s video is basically: “What if the pyramids weren’t built up… but carved down?”

Turns out the usual ramp theories kind of suck (you need a very big ramp).

Mariners at the Dawn of History

Turns out humans weren’t land-locked idiots. They were terrifyingly competent mariners who travelled thousands of kilometers over the ocean step by step.

We just don't know how they did this since we have almost no surviving boats older than ~10,000 years

Operation Pluto

Pluto was an operation by British engineers, oil companies and the British Armed Forces to build oil pipelines under the English Channel to support the Allied invasion of Normandy during the Second World War.

image.png

Read more:

  • February 10, 2026

    Five Finds: Jony Ive's Ferrari

    Hey team! Turns out writing a weekly email is hard. And I have a quality bar. Last week it didn't make it. I vow to never send you a boring email. Meaning...

    Read article →
Don't miss what's next. Subscribe to Five Finds:
Share this email:
Share on Twitter Share via email
Twitter
Mastodon
Powered by Buttondown, the easiest way to start and grow your newsletter.