Watch:
Brian Kernighan on Associative Arrays - On Associative arrays, another name for key-value pairings called ‘dictionaries’ in Python, ‘hash tables’ in Javascript (javascript objects are a special implementation of hash tables) or ‘Maps’ in Elixir. Brian, core contributor to the creation of UNIX and co-author of the classic text The C Programming Language, explains rather simply how associative arrays work. Also watch Coffee with Brian Kernighan - Computerphile.
Read:
Skills Plateau Because of Decay and Interference, Astral Codex Ten - Scott Alexander presents interesting hypothesis on why we stop learning much beyond a certain age.
Animals could hide the key to human super-longevity. Here's why, by Steven N. Austad - Refreshing take on the choice of animal models in biological research.
Techbio Taxonomy, by Elliot Herschberg for Not Boring - Insanely good read from Elliot on the ‘techbio’ revolution - the rise of software-driven biotech firms - underway right now. What’s allowed this to happen and where it may lead.
How to Hire the Best People You've Ever Worked With, Marc Andreessen - Timeless advice from Marc Andreessen on what to look for to build your team.
How Many Errors Are in This Essay, Ed Simon - Wonderful long read on the errors in printing and publishing and their (often humorous) results.
Are Sunk Costs Fallacies?, - Mind-prodding read on why people/organizations/governments/group often continue with choices they likely know are fruitless.
People commit sunk cost much more easily if someone else is paying, possibly in part because they are trying to still prove themselves right - an understandable and rational choice
Methane Hunters: what explains the surge in the potent greenhouse gas?, Financial Times - One of the best and most crucial reads in understanding climate change. Also recommend the short video at the end of the article.
of the 1.1C increase in global temperatures since pre-industrial times, about a third can be attributed to methane.
…Cutting methane emissions would have a more immediate impact on temperatures — within a human lifetime — than cutting CO₂.