Newsletter by Aquiles Carattino
By Aquiles Carattino
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What does the creation of Altos Labs mean
Altos Labs started after a scientific conference hosted at the US home of an Israeli venture capitalist (in California, nonetheless). The conference revolved around the topic of cell reprogramming to make people younger. A bit over a year later, these ideas m…
Words in books are like the DNA that describes our ancient history
There are two types of history, the one we remember and the one we don't. Many people remember the glorious times when gods inhabited the planet. Some were compassionate, and some were as fallible and self-centered as many modern celebrities. In some parts of…
Reflections on data collection and this week's finds
From around the web
Week 14/2021 Finds - Aquiles Newsletter
Let's start with a great write up of the story of a hacker who went from criminal to single-handedly defeating one of the worst cyber attacks the world has seen.
Overcoming failures - Aquiles Newsletter
Some links from the Archive
Week 13/2021 finds
The Weight of the Air – Creatures of ThoughtThis is a super interesting read of the progress of an idea. From the aristotelic horror vacui to measuring atmospheric pressure. It is the history of technological progress built on scientific knowledge: how come t…
My thoughts on "How to Take Smart Notes" by Sönke Ahrens
How to Take Smart Notes became the *de-facto* source of truth to understand and practice the Luhmann method of note-taking. The book focuses on the academic writing done by students, not by professionals. The main difference is that students have shorter-term…