Not Boring by Packy McCormick - Weekly Dose of Optimism #70
Weekly Dose of Optimism #70Ceasefire, Q*, Deep learning Cancer Detection, Warp Speed Learnings, Nuclear Wins, Starship SeparationHi friends 👋, Happy Friday and welcome back to our 70th Weekly Dose of Optimism. We’re sending everyone a happy belated Thanksgiving, and we hope you were able to spend it with family, friends, and loved ones. There’s a lot to be thankful for over here at Not Boring HQ, and none of it would be possible without you. Thank you for reading, sharing, and spending your time with us. We’re keeping it sweet and simple this week, just links and quotes, to maximize family time…and also because it’s Black Friday, a very busy day for Dan! His company, Create, is running their best offer of the year: 30% off all orders + free Create trucker hat (when you spend $100). If you’re looking to kick-off your post-Thanksgiving fitness routine or load up on the perfect tasty-but-healthy stocking stuffer, check out Create’s new Blue Raspberry creatine gummies…they are delish. Let’s get to it. (1) Israel–Hamas war: The hostage deal and ceasefire explained From Reuters
(2) OpenAI Made an AI Breakthrough Before Altman Firing, Stoking Excitement and Concern Jon Victor Amir Efrati for the Information
(3) Large-scale pancreatic cancer detection via non-contrast CT and deep learning From Nature
(4) FDA adopts Operation Warp Speed lessons for rare disease pilot program Lecia Bushak from Medical Marketing Media
(5) Nuclear Wins A) EU Parliament voted in favor of recognizing nuclear power as a net-zero technology within the Net-Zero Industry Act. h/t Carl Berglof Other net zero technologies are also supported by the measures in the act, including sustainable alternative fuels technologies, advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in class fuels. B) Canada votes to make nuclear reactors and refurbs eligible for green bonds h/t Brahm Neufeld Bonus 1: SpaceX Achieves Successful First Stage Burn, Starship Separation in IFT-2 Test Flight Ben Evans for AmericaSpace
Bonus 2 : Age of Miracles Nuclear Mailbag We’ve gotten a lot of feedback and questions about nuclear, so we brought in some friends to help answer them on a light Thanksgiving edition of Age of Miracles. That’s all for this week. We’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday. Thanks for reading, Dan + Packy |
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OpenAI & Grand Strategy
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Altman, Augustus, and Preparing for Tech's Coming Battles
Weekly Dose of Optimism #69
Friday, November 17, 2023
CRISPR, Batkid, GraphCast, Nuclear Pledge, Starship, AoM5
Blockchains As Platforms
Friday, November 17, 2023
Benefits, Drawbacks, and Trade-Offs
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Friday, November 10, 2023
devday, DACs, Zepbound, Turmeric, Humane, AoM e4
Tech is Going to Get Much Bigger
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
What happens when energy, intelligence, and labor get cheap?
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