Foundational readings that shaped me. Hover for links and find more on Curius.

on the future

*especially as it pertains to innovation and science.

• The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

• Where is Science Going?

• Scientific Freedom: the Elixir of Civilization

• Who Becomes an Inventor in America?

• We Need a New Science of Progress

on purpose, philosophy

• Everything Everywhere All at Once (film)

• Life is Short

• The Beautiful Truth: Exploring the Purpose of Life

• How Much is a Memory Worth?

• Finding Fulfillment

• Navigating the Unpredictability of Everything

on career, growth

• Advice for the Young Scientist

• Terry Tao's Career Advice

• Some Thoughts on the Real World by One Who Glimpsed it and Fled

• San Francisco, I love you?

• What I Learned Selling my Company

• The Cycle of Many

• The Levers Money Can't Pull

• The Museum of Failure

scratched an itch I can't place

• How Stripe Built a Writing Culture

• Parasite

• Itaewon Class (film series)

• Tomorrow (film series)