You’re telling me that a few logs for shakes or fences would be worth the scientific value of a forest that has been growing uninterrupted since the last ice age 10,000 years ago. Some individuals growing over 1000 years old. Think of the opportunity for our understanding of forest evolution. The sheer diversity of biology …
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It’s a Monster Problem
Due to the overwhelming evidence that cookies are actually, Not that great for you!!! (Okay maybe 2-3 a year, mostly at Special Occasions) The Cookie Monster is retiring. Not a lot of interest these days… Sad.
How to generate Product Ideas with GPT-4 (Try it with other models as well)
The best prompt for idea generation in our paper for GPT-4 was: “Generate product ideas with the following requirements: [insert constraints here]. The ideas are just ideas. The product need not yet exist, nor may it necessarily be clearly feasible. Follow these steps. Do each step, even if you think you do not need to. …
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What do cities and counties get in return for their public investment? (in sports facilities i.e. Major League Baseball stadiums)?
What do cities and counties get in return for their public investment? Scholarly econometric studies on the impact of professional sports stadiums are almost unanimous in their conclusion that they do not promote employment or per capita income growth (see here and here). Despite the outsized role they play in U.S. cultural life and in …
From the hyper-optimist and thought leader: Peter Diamandis
17 Habits to Live by: •Prioritize sleep •Eat less sugar •Exercise for 30 minutes •Cook more at home •Practice gratitude •Meditate •Don’t watch the news •Plan your day •Get a morning routine •Get a night routine •Track your finances •Set your goals •Cut back on alcohol •Invest in your future •Educate yourself always •Get out …
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Best possible outcome???
…AI that works alongside you in real-time, suggesting code as you type or refining your writing on the fly. They’re more like having a knowledgeable colleague looking over your shoulder than an intern working independently. …
Canadian Taxpayers Federation are trying to save you money!!
If politicians don’t want you to think they’re shady and only out for themselves, then they should stop doing shady, self-serving stuff like this. The Trudeau government wants to push back the next federal election (currently scheduled for Oct. 20, 2025) by one week. Politicians claim the election must be moved to Oct. 27, 2025, …
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A little help is nice…..
“It’s nice to have a little help, but we often resent when someone else tries to do it all for us. Each individual wants to make their own dreams a reality. If someone hands you the whole thing on a silver platter, they gift you the result, but rob you of the accomplishment. Remember this …
Fed up with feedback?
Transforming feedback to actionable insight Feedback often shows up like a lump of coal in a clean room – unwelcome and annoying. Here’s what we need to do to help us get to actionable feedback – (1) Acknowledging that all feedback is between 1% and 99% true. It is our responsibility to figure out what …
A Little Help
“It’s nice to have a little help, but we often resent when someone else tries to do it all for us. Each individual wants to make their own dreams a reality. If someone hands you the whole thing on a silver platter, they gift you the result, but rob you of the accomplishment. Remember this …