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October 13, 2021

Project Blueprint

My new endeavor, Project Blueprint, aims to measure all 70+ organs of my body and then maximally reverse the quantified biological age of each.

February 23, 2021

Kernel Flow 50 Sneak Peek - Ep. 1

We recently announced our initial research and commercial partnerships for Kernel Flow. Here is a sneak peek of Kernel Flow’s in-house assembly.

I fired myself

It was a difficult decision, but I had to do it. I fired Evening Bryan.

February 26, 2020

The Future of You That You Least Suspect

The other night my teenage boys asked me what was on my mind (likely looking for material to make fun of me. Just kidding, they’re thoughtful kids).

How would you save humanity with $17.7 billion dollars?

If you had $17.7 billion dollars, what one thing would you do to maximally increase the probability that the human race would thrive?

February 20, 2019

This literally sounds like hell.

A few weeks ago I tweeted about my new personal sleep optimization schedule of eating dinner at 4pm, avoiding alcohol and going to bed by 9pm.

December 6, 2018

Sleep is the new coffee

A month ago I finished reading Why We Sleep. Not only did I become convinced that getting high-quality sleep is the best protector and enhancer of health and cognition, but it is also the most underappreciated.

November 27, 2018

Impact Investing Just Doesn’t Cut It

Given the UN Climate Report released a few weeks ago, by the time my eight-year-old daughter graduates from high school, we’ll be invery big trouble. Yikes.

November 19, 2018

It’s time to think small

What’s the most advanced technology in this picture? It’s the $4 houseplant - a biodegradable, carbon-capturing, self-replicating, solar-powered work of art.*

October 16, 2018

Can you believe we used to live like this?!

When future generations look back on our current behavior, what will they say? “Can you believe people used to…?!?!” *

October 9, 2018

What will our minds be like in 20, 50, and 100 years?

My take on where we're heading: an evolutionary transition on a scale like the planet experienced from early hominids 2 million years ago to us today.

September 6, 2018

Don’t be basic

My two teen boys just finished another summer internship at Kernel. I learned new ways to verbally interface with teenagers.

August 17, 2018

Saying No to Moonshots

OS Fund is investing in deep tech companies that marry hard science and technology to solve big problems and make money. No moonshots;

If you didn’t need permission…

What do you wish you could do—but can’t—because it requires the permission of others...a boss, an investor, or society?

Step 1: dent the universe. Step 2: rewrite the universe.

A new era is upon us; one defined by emergent tools to rewrite the universe, at every scale: atoms, molecules, DNA, proteins—the foundational building blocks of ourselves and everything in existence.

Becoming a zero detective

I recently finished Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, by Charles Seife. He chronicles how hard it was for humanity to come up with and hold onto the concept of zero. No zero, no math.

You own your thoughts. But maybe not for long.

Imagine you had a brain interface that could read all of your thoughts, conscious and subconscious. Who would own that data? Who would you give access to? Who could make money on it?

Engineering the building blocks of the future

I recently invested in NuMat, a MOF pioneer who has successfully commercialized the technology. They’re engineering the building blocks of the future. True nanotechnology.

Three Thoughts

There is a deep, untapped reservoir of intellect and energy wanting to positively contribute to our future. But it’s hard finding real world alignment with these desires.

The past 4 years

Four years ago, everything changed. I sold my company Braintree, left my childhood religion, ended a 13 year marriage, and emerged from a decade long bout with crushing depression.

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