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Paragliding Maui

Weaving through clouds, seeing circular rainbows!

The real story behind Trump's tax returns

Trump made enough money doing the Apprentice to cover his losses from mostly bad real estate deals in the 2000s-2010s. Essentially, he’s much better at playing a real estate mogul on TV than actually being a real estate mogul. This tells you everything you need to know about him.

AI

Improv games with GPT3

I decided to run four experiments in improvisation with GPT3 in which I engaged four different interaction styles.

COVID

The Great Bay Area Migration Survey

A lot of people are talking about a mass migration out of SF and the Bay Area due to the pandemic, and I decided to investigate.

COVID

Summer vacations in the era of COVID

It’s summer! School’s out, and people are excited to travel! My wife and I have spent over two weeks on the road since the beginning of June, and we wanted to share about how you can have amazing adventures even if you’re very risk-averse and want to minimize your chance of catching COVID.

COVID

The Cheapest Solution to COVID-19 is Right in Front of Our Face

A deeper dive into why masks work, looking at evidence from national policies, controlled trials, and lab analysis.

COVID

Masks work! Wear them!

We need to learn from the countries that defeated SARS!

Science

Diminishing returns on life expectancy at high incomes

Apparently the difference in life expectancy that you get from having nearly unlimited wealth for personal expenditures ($1.95+ million a year) vs having a good tech job ($224k/year) vs is only about 0.8 years.

Travel

Paragliding the Alps

It's one of the most beautiful places in the world to fly, and has some of the best infrastructure.

Culture

Why we had a four-day commitment-themed festival instead of a wedding

When Helen and I decided to get married, we wanted to create an event that was fulfilling and exciting for everyone involved.

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