Watch/Listen:
Semiconductors: Everything You Wanted to Know, The Knowledge Project - Unparalled conversation about the development of the semiconductor industry, dominance of TSMC (and ASML), the quest to democratize semiconductor manufacturing and the many challenges in doing so.
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing - Excellent (and shocking) Netflix documentary on the catastrophic failures of the 737 Max and the subsequent investigation into them.
Read:
Meet Keyence, Consultant to the World’s Factories, The Economist - Profile of Japanese firm Keyence, a specialized services firm for manufacturers
Atomic Age by James Agee - Published in the Aug 20, 1945 issue of the TIME magazine, this comprehensive piece looks at the technical developments and brilliant minds behind the Manhattan Project - the quest to build the atomic bomb.
Profile of Martine Rothblatt, Academy of Achievement - What can be done in a single lifetime? A lot more than you probably thought possible. “In 2018, Rothblatt was awarded the UCLA medal…in recognition of her creation of SiriusXM satellite radio, advancing organ transplant technology, and having “expanded the way we understand fundamental concepts ranging from communication to gender to the nature of consciousness and mortality”
How We Will Fight Climate Change, Noahpinion - Critical examination of the pillars of climate change activism, what makes them ineffective in altering public sentiment and proposal for an alternative approach
Why Go To Space by Eli Dourado - I’ve often wondered about the love for space exploration among the world’s smartest and most resourceful. Why not fix all problems on Earth first? Eli gives a very compelling and well-reasoned answer here.
Speed as a Habit by Dave Girouard - The CEO of Upstart and former President of Google Enterprise Apps talks about the importance of speed in everything you do as a company and how he’s incorporated it in Upstart’s daily operations.