May 2023

I was thinking about this idea that a high-paying job of the future is going be prompt engineer. An “AI whisperer” if you like. This person is able to talk to the AI in a way that consistently provides the output they are looking for. One place where you can see this in action is […]

I’ve always loved the question, “Are you living in a computer simulation?” The question was made famous in a 2003 paper by philosopher Nick Bostrom, who suggested that we are almost certainly living in a simulation. You can go back and read the paper after you’re done reading this, but let me give you a

Ah, the 15-minute city! An exciting new urban planning concept that has been gaining momentum in recent years. This idea is simple, yet powerful: create neighborhoods or districts where residents can access all of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their home. This includes access to shopping, healthcare, education, and

Amazingly, it has just occurred to me that I should probably post podcast episodes here as well, so I’ll start today. I do a semi-regular podcast with Evan Leibovitch; semi-regular because the schedule should be less thought of as a schedule and more of a ‘whenever it happens’ kind of thing. The podcast is called