Who Wins Nobel Prizes? by Brian Potter
Analysis of nearly 900 publications by 545 Nobel Prize winners reveals some striking patterns. One highlight: US dominance of Nobel prizes peaked in the 1980s-90s.
The Defense Reformation by Shyam Sankar
Palantir’s CTO on the history of the post-Cold War defense industry.
The Origins of Wokeness by Paul Graham
every society has self-righteous moral enforcers. What changes is the rules they enforce, from Victorian Christian virtue to today’s social justice.
Bonus (Listen): Founders Fund’s Trae Stephens on World of DaaS pod
on founding Anduril and building defense tech in the 21st century
Bonus (Listen): OpenAI CSO Jason Kwon on World of Daas pod
real AI bottlenecks plus why U.S. policy should focus on energy
Data is actually not a great VC-backed business by Auren Hoffman
Data businesses are good businesses. They make good profits. They grow (albeit slowly) well. But they are not great businesses – and should not take VC funding.
Where Geniuses Hide Today by Tomas Pueyo
“Dozens of thinkers complain that there are no more geniuses. Most just don’t know where to find them.” enjoyed many of Tomas’s posts and this was one of the best.
Bonus (Spies): The CIA Secretly Ran a Star Wars Fan Site
The innocent-looking Star Wars fan site starwarsweb.net was actually a covert CIA communications tool for informants
Bonus (life skills) the ultimate guide to holding world class dinner parties
one conversation, topics sent ahead of time, right people mix, acoustics…
Bonus (crystal ball) Crazy bets on 2025 - 12 personal hedge funds predict the year
our 2025 predictions: see where we were right (and where we were VERY wrong).
and even a few more:
more reading links at https://x.com/AurenReads
Tweet of the Month
Recommended book of the year:
Apple in China by Patrick McGee
Recommended TV/movies:
Shogun (Disney+/Hulu)
The Diplomat - Season 1 and Season 2 (Netflix)
Graph of the Month:
Tech has the fewest assholes per capita. Politics has the most
Auren Hoffman (CEO of NQB8 and GP at Flex Capital). Engage on X: @auren
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