Mark Zuckerberg on Taking Risks and Finding Talented People
And just to make this point, how far into Facebook did it actually become a company? Um, I don’t know. I think probably it
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View AllProof of the derivative of sin(x) | Derivatives introduction | AP Calculus AB | Khan Academy
What we have written here are two of the most useful derivatives to know in calculus. If you know that the derivative of sine of x with respect to x is cosine of x and the derivative of cosine of x with respect to x is negative sine of x, that can empower…
How to Focus Intensely
In a world that is growing in distraction, the ability to focus is becoming increasingly rare. It’s a skill that, simultaneously, is becoming increasingly valuable. Its demand is rising while its supply is decreasing, to put it in economic terms. In this …
The Antarctic Mountaineer Life: A Day in the Life of a Scientist | Continent 7: Antarctica
Another day at the office. Antarctica right now, we’re on a glacier with lots of crevasses. So you can see behind me. Basically, if we fell in a crevasse, you would be my anchor.
So, I just have to fill my bag here with some snow because one of the chall…
Proof of expected value of geometric random variable | AP Statistics | Khan Academy
So right here we have a classic geometric random variable. We’re defining it as the number of independent trials we need to get a success, where the probability of success for each trial is lowercase p. We have seen this before when we introduced ourselve…
The Power of Thinking For Yourself
On the 23rd of March 2016, Microsoft released a new chat bot named Tay on Twitter. Described by Microsoft as an experiment in conversational understanding, Tay was built to have conversations with people through tweets and DMs. With the slaying of the int…
The Upcoming Housing Market Crash
One topic that has been getting quite a bit of attention recently is the state of the US housing market. A quick Google search, and you will find plenty of articles and commentary about how the housing market is overheated and we are in the midst of anoth…