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18 Aug 2016 · Blog | Further Reading

Further Reading

Hyperuniformity. A profile of Alphabet's X research lab. Two introductions to machine learning. An interview with Matthew Gentzkow on the future of media economics. The frontiers of physics appear not to have moved much in recent years. The Mashco Piro, an indigenous tribe from Peru. And more.

20 Jun 2016 · Blog | Further Reading

Further Reading

LIGO has detected another burst of gravitational waves from merging black holes. A surprising solution to a decades-old combinatorics problem. A new proof is helping connect the mathematics of infinity to the physical world. The world’s most spectacular climbing routes in 360 panoramas. And more.

Helen Scales: Spirals In Time

5 Jun 2016 · Blog | Non-Fiction

Helen Scales: Spirals In Time

Read this book, even if you're not interested in seashells: you will be after you've read it.

Musée du Quai Branly Revisited

30 May 2016 · Blog | Art

Musée du Quai Branly Revisited

I didn't like the building when I first visited the museum, back in 2006, and I still don't like it now, but the collection is outstanding.

Musée Picasso

29 May 2016 · Blog | Art

Musée Picasso

I finally had a chance to visit the Musée Picasso, which reopened in October 2014 after a five-year renovation. I was once again amazed by Picasso's prolific output.

Carambolages at the Grand Palais

29 May 2016 · Blog | Art

Carambolages at the Grand Palais

Carambolages at the Grand Palais in Paris is one of the most refreshing art exhibitions I have seen in a long time. It is based on the premise that artists approach art in an associative fashion, unguided by art historical categories, which is indeed how I myself approach art.

14 May 2016 · Blog | Further Reading

Further Reading

Moving from naive to purposeful practice can dramatically increase performance. Philip Ball on physics as a way of thinking. Brief interview with linguist Sarah Thomason on how languages interact and change over time. Brian Greene on the spectacular discovery of gravitational waves. And more.

15 Mar 2016 · Blog | Further Reading

Further Reading

Excellent critical essay on Wittgenstein. Hilary Putnam has passed away. The ego depletion effect may be wrong. I, too, try not to be pedantic about conditionals. How Snapchat built a business. Bringing some rigor to the math of melody. The 2016 Abel Prize goes to Andrew Wiles. And more.

Highlights from the Fall 2016 Ready-to-Wear Collections

7 Mar 2016 · Blog | Fashion

Highlights from the Fall 2016 Ready-to-Wear Collections

Some of my favourite outfits from the fall 2016 RTW collections.

12 Feb 2016 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

If I Could Only Recommend One Book

Someone recently asked Tyler Cowen which book he would recommend to a smart person in his thirties who hasn't read much, if he could only recommend one book. Here's my attempt at an answer.

11 Feb 2016 · Blog | Further Reading

Further Reading

The detection of gravitational waves confirmed. The brain’s sense of space and time are intertwined. A profile of Marvin Minsky. When philosophy lost its way. Interview with Gerhard Richter. The physics of flocking birds and swarming molecules. Images from 5 years of Lagos Photo Fest. And more.

30 Dec 2015 · Blog | Further Reading

Further Reading

Karl Ove Knausgaard on the terrible beauty of brain surgery. More Knausgaard. A conversation with Philippe Descola. 5 science myths that won’t die. The top 25 science stories of 2015. For male peacock spiders, the best dancers get the girl. Causes of death in Shakespeare’s plays charted. And more.