“While the Republican party is retooling in the desert, it should carefully consider whether its primary issue is identity politics or whether its platform is simply not compatible with the global urban future.”

“Isn’t it funny, my friend told me, that arguably the two most successful people in the room after Zuckerberg were also the only two people taking notes?”

“If this story is right, wonder did not evolve for any purpose. It is, rather, a by-product of natural inclinations, and its great human derivatives are not inevitable. But wonder is the accidental impetus behind our greatest achievements.”

On Denis Dutton’s book about art and human evolution

How Gravitational Lenses Could Revolutionize Space Exploration

Silence allows you to observe your own thoughts and emotions, and let go of them.