Welcome to Lux Recommends #274, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
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Adding is favoured over subtracting in problem solving: “A series of problem-solving experiments reveal that people are more likely to consider solutions that add features than solutions that remove them, even when removing features is more efficient.” — Deena
Bill Hwang Had $20 Billion, Then Lost It All in Two Days: “The fast rise and even faster fall of a trader who bet big with borrowed money.” …
Welcome to Lux Recommends #273, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
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A 1990s iMac Processor Powers NASA’s Perseverance Rover — Sam
In Computero: Hear How AI Software Wrote a ‘New’ Nirvana Song: “Computer-generated artificial tracks by Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison highlight a new project that helps bring attention to mental illness” — Adam K
Striatal dopamine mediates hallucination-like perception in mice — Deena
Why Computers Won’t Make Themselves Smarter: ‘We fear and yearn for “the singularity.” But…
Welcome to Lux Recommends #272, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
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Alien Languages May Not Be Entirely Alien to Us: “Evolution should favor some universal traits in the emergence of any form of communication on any planet” — Adam K
Jennifer Doudna on the Pandemic Year: The Power of Mission-Driven Science: “Professors, researchers and engineers set aside their own projects to focus on how best to fight the pandemic” — Deena
“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” — Peter Drucker
In October 2020, Lux presented its thesis about the secular wave of innovation at the intersection of healthcare + technology. Today, we are doubling down on that thesis and naming names by unveiling the Lux Health + Tech Index™ [BLOOMBERG: LUXHT Index], an index of 57 publicly traded companies that together best represent the rapidly emerging Health + Tech investment theme. It is a total return, equal-weighted index informed by Lux’s sector-leading expertise in investing at the cutting edge of healthcare and technology.
New technologies and their application…
Welcome to Lux Recommends #271, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
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Scientists Grow Mouse Embryos in a Mechanical Womb: “Biologists have long held that a fetus needs a living uterus to develop. Maybe not anymore.” — Deena
Using artificial intelligence to generate 3D holograms in real-time: “A new method called tensor holography could enable the creation of holograms for virtual reality, 3D printing, medical imaging, and more — and it can run on a smartphone.” — Cameron
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The Secret Auction That Set Off the Race for AI Supremacy: “How the shape of deep learning — and the fate of the tech industry — went up for sale in Harrah’s Room 731, on the shores of Lake Tahoe.” — Cameron
Nature Co-Design: A Revolution in the Making — Deena
He Owns World Famous Stamps and a Prized Coin. Now He’s Selling: ‘Stuart Weitzman, who made his fortune…
Welcome to Lux Recommends #269, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
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The Moon Has a Comet-Like Tail. Every Month It Shoots a Beam Around Earth: ‘“It almost seems like a magical thing,” said one of the astronomers involved in studying the lunar phenomenon.’ — Sam
Humans Evolved to be the Water-Saving Ape: “New study suggests humans evolved to run on less water than our closest primate relatives.” — Adam K
Welcome to Lux Recommends #268, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
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Earth, wind, and solar fire: “If a major solar storm were to sweep across Earth, would today’s electrical and communications infrastructure be resilient enough to endure its impact?” — Sam
How to Stop Doomscrolling News and Social Media: ‘“Doomscroll Reminder Lady” Karen K. Ho explains how to step away from the screen’ — Deena
7 Major Experiments That Still Haven’t Found What They’re Looking For — Adam K
Welcome to Lux Recommends #267, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
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How NASA Designed a Helicopter That Could Fly Autonomously on Mars: “The Perseverance rover’s Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity) will take off, navigate, and land on Mars without human intervention” — Sam
World’s Oldest DNA Unlocks Lineage of Ice Age Mammoths: “Genetic material taken from carcasses that were preserved in Siberian permafrost reveals a prehistoric species” — Shaq
Welcome to Lux Recommends #266, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
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The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record: “Our climate models could be missing something big.” — Sam
Saving the Butterfly Forest: “Environmental destruction and violence threaten one of the world’s most extraordinary insect migrations.” — Deena
The Rise of Molecular Glues — Adam G
Dinosaur-Killing Impact Came From Edge Of Solar System, New Theory Suggests — Deena
