Aneesh Sathe

Causality Podcast # Just discovered this it promises to be promising: https://causalbanditspodcast.com/ AI deals show no signs of slowing # https://www.nature.com/articles/d43747-025-00027-z Collectively, four notable trends are emerging; an increase in upfront commitments specialization in new therapeutic modalities (such as biologics rather than small molecules) the rise of niche dataset providers increasing participation from mid-to large-cap biotechs that are following the early adopters. Brain cells compute cluster # https://spectrum.ieee.org/biological-computer-for-sale

Monkey King is named Sun Wukong - Child awoken to emptiness. Sun can also mean monkey instead of child if, what is called as, the animal radical is included. Wu means awoken Tweeting from the Bureau of Rice Reincarnation. iykyk “Give him a government job.” seems to be a much older solution than I had imagined. Monkey’s job in heaven being imperial groom is telling. Given the age when this was written, horses, their variety, numbers, and complexity of upkeep must have been a well known thing. Also interesting that it’s a very lowly post, imperial context wouldn’t want to give importance to …

Finished chapter 1 of Shadows at Noon. A very dense 83 pages. I can see why Joya Chatterji won the Wolfson History Prize. Reading with a pencil, not a single page is unannotated!

The advent of the “Cloister Web,” a conceptual space where individuals leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) to cultivate novel ideas and commit them to a persistent public memory, heralds a profound shift in our intellectual and political landscapes. Politically, the mere genesis of an idea is insufficient; its effective distribution is paramount. LLMs, in this context, are not just tools for thought but potent engines for bespoke delivery, tailoring messages to resonate deeply with individual recipients.