With the upcoming release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, I started thinking about an idea. How far away are we from being able to engineer Spider-Man.
Sure we can escape into sci-fi territory very fast, but what technology or research is being done that could plausibly get us to a Spider-Man-like ability set. In this Feeding Frenzy, we take stock of research being done to bring the powers of Spider-Man to our world.
Read MoreIn this edition, we have a podcast from Noah Feldman on the Tim Ferriss Show. Worth reading is an introduction to the Reality Lab at Meta (Facebook) and research into the haptic glove to better interface virtual reality. Then, as always, a few more ideas worth your time.
Read MoreThis edition was a pretty exciting week! There are two podcasts worth listening to this week. The first one is with Dr. Casey Means on the WHOOP podcast talking about metabolic health. The second podcast is with Steve Viscelli talking about the future of trucking and autonomous drive. Worth is a regenerative medicine breakthrough repairing a spinal cord injury in mice, and as always, a few other ideas worth your time!
Read MoreIn this edition, we have a podcast with Dr. Paul Conti on the Tim Ferriss show, sharing how trauma affects us and how we can heal from it. Next, worth reading is an excerpt from Think Fast and Slow about the two types of thinking systems. Finally, a video on The Goiania Incident is worth watching, one of the worst nuclear exposure accidents.
Read MoreIn this edition, worth listening we explore the mystery of mitochondria from Radiolab. For a deeper dive and future exploration, we have a conversation with Dr. Vamsi Mootha, an expert in mitochondrial biology. Worth reading we have an article exploring Freediving through the lens of Alexey Molchanov. And as always a few other ideas worth your time!
Read MoreOn this edition, worth listening is a podcast with ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter. Worth reading an article on how we generate new ideas. Worth watching is the first look at Rivian's new EV truck, the R1T.
Read MoreIn this week's edition, we have two podcasts. The first is with Jocko and his business partner Pete Roberts. Pete is the founder of Origin USA, and they discuss how they are reigniting American industry. The second is with Adam Grant on The Knowledge Project with Shane Parish. Worth reading is an article that pushes back how long humans have been on the North American continent by thousands of years. And as always, a few other ideas worth your time!
Read MoreIn this edition, we have a new podcast hosted by Matt Walker, author of the book Why We Sleep. The worth reading we have one article from Wired on the number of hours that is best to work. Another interesting article is from The Economist on the compression of terms that have different meanings based on group affiliation. Worth watching is an overview of quantum computing and, as always, a few more ideas worth your time!
Read MoreIn this edition, we have a podcast from Huberman Lab on neuroplasticity. Worth reading is an NPR interview on how government agencies put a dollar value on a life. Another article from Tablet highlights why many tech companies are leaving California. Worth watching we have Arnold Schwarzenegger’s message since the Capitol Riots. And as always, a few other ideas for you to absorb.
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