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Feature image from Jordan Peterson video clip “There are some games you don’t get to play unless you’re all in,” 2017. This is just a short post to provide some context around a clip I recently posted to my Youtube channel of an interview Jordan Peterson did a number of years ago. The clip is […]

This is the third part of a series. Part 1 – Mathematical Theories of Life Part 2 – Intuition, Governance Tokens, and Training Kids to Bet Big As I tried to sort out Bayesian theorems, prediction markets, blockchain bets, and Futarchy, my friend Leo Saraceno directed my attention to Azuro Protocol, headquartered on the island […]

Feature image from the Alliance for Decision Education Continued from: God’s Eye View Part 1 – Mathematical Theories of Life   In the 1983 Matthew Broderick movie “War Games,” David, a high school student, hacks into what he thinks is a gaming company and strikes up a rapport with an AI created by NORAD. Yes, […]

Guest Post by Lynn Davenport, Social Impact Podcast, Dallas, TX You can explore Lynn’s other work on her LinkedIn page here. Jason spoke with Lynn about her article for a new episode of his “If We Were Honest” series. I jumped in at the end. The three of us did a Q&A when we live […]

I started the new year doing a deep dive into Cold War game theory, which led me right back into human capital futures trading and guided evolution via bioinformatics and social systems modeling. I’d like to extend my appreciation to Raul Diego for his article, “The Big Bluff: Online Poker, Crypto, and Western Capital’s Last […]

Guest post by Elizabeth Glass January 2023 Dear Alison, It was great to hang out with you in my part of the labyrinth: Long Island (where I was born and raised). You were a lovely guest; my son enjoyed the checkers game! So what did I think about the “Alison McDowell Historical Scavenger Hunt” – […]

Vidar Francke “Made by Humans” installation. “Illustrator and animator Vidar Francke uses the robot’s anonymous expression to look more closely at human behaviour. Two robots are on a date, one sits and plays video games, another helps with a move. The robots have taken the place of humans and perform their tasks with a familiar hand.” The […]

The following is a guest post by a friend I met this summer. I’m glad to have more sets of eyes looking at Web3 and eugenics and applying this information to their areas of expertise. This is a long-form piece, so be sure to set aside some quality time to read the whole thing. It’s […]

Guest Post By Christopher Roth Leaving San Luis Obispo and heading northwest on Highway 1, you travel through several canyons – where the hillsides are decorated with a wonderful peppery scented mix of sagebrush and chaparral.  The steeper canyon ridges are interspersed with gently sloping pastureland that is studded with the captivating elegance and expansive […]

Intention set at the satellite campus of Texas Tech in San Jose, Costa Rica. Texas Tech is based in Lubbock and maintains an extensive nano-technology lab on its main campus. Its electrical engineering department in San Jose specializes in nano-photonics as well.