story public Institutional Groupthink Nikki Durkin "Besides," I continued, "'bad' things can have many advantages. For example, I was the odd-one-out… 4 min read Jul 21, 2020
story public Unconscious Bias Nikki Durkin "I see what you're saying, but sexism is a big issue in many industries," Zac said.… 5 min read Jul 21, 2020
story public Incentives Nikki Durkin "As long as you don't whip it out and show them, you're probably fine. Although,… 5 min read Jul 21, 2020
story public Non-Specific Thoughts Nikki Durkin "Yes," I smiled. "And so are you, and me, and this pier, and this ocean. We'… 2 min read Jul 21, 2020
story public General Relativity Nikki Durkin "Okay," I smiled. "Next, we're going to look at how variable frame rates tie into… 5 min read Jul 21, 2020
story public Whirlpools Nikki Durkin "Exactly," I said. "We're looking past all the noise, and distilling the universe down to… 6 min read Jul 21, 2020
story public Signal Vs. Noise Nikki Durkin "Hold up," Zac said. "Don't our laws of physics account for why some things stick… 7 min read Jul 20, 2020
story public Push and Pull Nikki Durkin "Let's imagine this box represents the universe. Let's also imagine there are ice cubes inside… 3 min read Jul 20, 2020
story public Creation and De-Creation Nikki Durkin I cleared my throat. "Most people can appreciate the level of intelligence and work required to build a business… 3 min read Jul 20, 2020
story public Resisting Entropy Nikki Durkin "Good," I said. "This brings me to my next point: resisting entropy requires work. Everything naturally pulls… 3 min read Jul 20, 2020
story public Conscious Systems Nikki Durkin "If entropy increases over time," Zac interjected, "how come I don't melt or dissipate into… 3 min read Jul 20, 2020
story public Entropy Nikki Durkin "Let's start with entropy. I'm going to mush together ideas from thermodynamics and information theory… 4 min read Jul 20, 2020