Senior Advisor at @TwoSigmaVC. Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur, Mineral Collector, Mentor.
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A new review in Frontiers in #Oncology outlines how machine learning, generative models, and foundation models can support target identification, molecular design, toxicity prediction, drug repurposing, and clinical-trial optimization.
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A recent piece in The International Educator argues that #AI lessons work best when teachers put learning goals first—using AI deliberately to strengthen student reasoning, rigor, and meaningful learning rather than simply automate tasks.
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The World Bank estimates that $1 in philanthropic funding can help unlock $10–$50 in government spending in some programs. The challenge is designing partnerships that expand, rather than narrow, the research agenda. #Philanthropy
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Berkeley Law’s Voices Carry podcast draws on interviews across 24 countries to examine how generative #AI is affecting professional norms, accountability, and access to information.
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A 2,379-student randomized trial at the University of Maryland: students offered a course #AI tutor engaged less with course materials and, in matched sections, got lower grades. Most used it for answers, not tutoring.
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Early-onset cancers are rising. In England, prostate cancer in under-50s went from 1 to 3.6 cases per 100k between 2001 and 2023. In the US, bowel, uterine and pancreatic cancers rose more than 50%. Prevention and early detection deserve more capital.
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Social Security may run short of money to make full payments to retirees as soon as 2032. The team from NPR's Planet #Money examines possible solutions:
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#AI agents promise to act on our behalf—but their usefulness depends on how much personal information we are willing to share.
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“#Science: A New Golden Age” report, calls for prioritizing the individual scientist over legacy institutions and expanding direct support for researchers, students, and individuals. From Harvard Science Review:
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Research shows that having a sense of meaning or purpose in daily life is associated with better sleep, healthier weight, higher physical activity levels, and lower inflammation in some people.
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The poverty rate among #seniors rose for the fifth straight year in 2025, "a trend no other age group experienced," according to an AARP Foundation analysis of a new Census Bureau report.
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A large prospective study has found that a blood test designed to detect multiple cancers identified #cancer signals across 17 broad cancer types: ovarian, lung, breast and colorectal cancers, and many which do not have recommended screening tests.
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#Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug #science. @reuters
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Is there a right age for #AI in #education? London School of Economics Professor Sonia Livingston’s recent keynote lecture at UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week:
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Researchers have identified five #neurophysiological subtypes of major depressive disorder based on functional brain connectivity. The findings explain conflicting past research and paves the way toward personalized psychiatric care.
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A single sleepless night can raise anxiety levels by as much as 30% the following day, according to #neuroscience research.
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Wharton Podcast: Why #food safety is a public good, and what happens when government oversight weakens and families are left to pick up the slack.
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Today, 42% of U.S. adults say they don’t use #cash for purchases in a typical week. This is up from 24% in 2015. Fewer – 12% – say they use cash to pay for all or almost all of their purchases in a typical week, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
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Institutional investors own 0.5% of single-family homes — yet they're often attributed for causing America's housing crunch. The real culprit? Restrictive local zoning that blocks new construction.
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