Category Thoughts

What is the average mpg of waste-collection trucks? Can we create and install simple sensors that track the capacity of a household bin (the big ones outside), so the truck only stops where it needs to? Can the latter be…

Machines are learning by themselves – to predict outcomes and make autonomous decisions – but can they unlearn things too?

Imagine a system that incentivises citizens to work on infrastructure improvements instead of the government. Using your engineering talents to create/upgrade a public cellular network. Work can be verified on a blockchain, and monetised via tokens representing the work

I think Uber doesn’t know which way to go (no pun intended). It has an identity crisis on its hands: it provides value over traditional alternatives, but with tech-company overheads. But it doesn’t deserve tech-company valuations because it’s not as…

The singular for spaghetti is spaghetto …sounds like a troubled side of town in Italy.

Bubble gum music usually boosts artists into stardom, it’s catchy, engineered to hit the dopamine spots. Indie bands hit different though.

Advice is a form of nostalgia. It’s someone’s attempt to synthesise their experiences, not an accurate statement about how the world works.

I didn’t wear sunglasses till I hit mid-20s, thinking it was only for celebrities. Also, I don’t trust people who wear shades indoors.

Value is deeply subjective and stems from the mind, even if economists believe value is derived from a production process. Cars are homogenous in most regards: the tech, the ability to transport, the aesthetics. But given the choice between a…

We’d be miserable without it. There’s a reason, that no matter how much funding gets cut or how commercialised it gets, the edgy counterculture movements never go away. Art is in our essence because it’s expression. I hope the lockdowns…