Weekend Reads

Weekend Reads

Weekend Reads #455

A collection of cross-disciplinary thoughts, perspectives, and opinions

Jul 12, 2026
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American Idols - Link
the president’s deep fear of a market downturn on his watch. No nation is more attuned to this weakness than the United States’ No. 1 rival, China. - Link
In the age of intelligence, how should firms protect their core IP? - Link
Intelligence is Free, Now What? Data Systems for, of, and by Agents - Link
Adventures - Link
Healthy goals include two targets: an aspirational result and an acceptable outcome. If you fall anywhere between them, you haven’t failed. 10. Success is not a straight line. It’s a squiggly line. - Link
What is the least amount of knowledge you’d need to restart the technium in, say, three generations? - Link
General relativity is said to be the most beautiful idea the human mind has ever produced. Adam Brown distills the key idea at its heart - Link
Satisficing — or absorbing a limited yet sufficient amount of information to act appropriately — more accurately captures how humans distill the seemingly infinite complexity of the world. - Podcast

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