Author Archives: amol
Can we afford for everyone to have Ozempic? Yep.
Ignore for a second the cost savings of getting everyone on GLP-1s (60% of people are overweight or obese or diabetic in the US). Instead just consider if the hugely profitable business of Lilly and Novo could be just as
Can we afford for everyone to have Ozempic? Yep.
Ignore for a second the cost savings of getting everyone on GLP-1s (60% of people are overweight or obese or diabetic in the US). Instead just consider if the hugely profitable business of Lilly and Novo could be just as
Libertarianism, part 2
When one is a young intellectual economist, as I was, it’s quite attractive to follow libertarianism. You go so far right that you can end up left (Chomsky is basically a libertarian — “anarchy-syndicalist”), as I did. But societies are
Libertarianism, part 2
When one is a young intellectual economist, as I was, it’s quite attractive to follow libertarianism. You go so far right that you can end up left (Chomsky is basically a libertarian — “anarchy-syndicalist”), as I did. But societies are
Why ketosis? How ketosis? And why high protein might be bad
I hadn’t heard it explained well, till hearing Greg Bailey lay it out here from minute 25: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovation-and-leadership-with-jess-larsen/id1099241776?i=1000625483219 Plus some pointers to animal diets as a benchmark (not the “caveman” ultra-high protein) Greg is the founder of Juvenescence, Biohaven and
Why ketosis? How ketosis? And why high protein might be bad
I hadn’t heard it explained well, till hearing Greg Bailey lay it out here from minute 25: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovation-and-leadership-with-jess-larsen/id1099241776?i=1000625483219 Plus some pointers to animal diets as a benchmark (not the “caveman” ultra-high protein) Greg is the founder of Juvenescence, Biohaven and
Predictions from Riyadh on health 2030
Vijay Pande from A16Z – an AI doctor on your phone who’s with you 24/7. Talking to you from the moment you wake up and monitoring everything all the time. — I think that sounds about right. Zack from Jazz
Predictions from Riyadh on health 2030
Vijay Pande from A16Z – an AI doctor on your phone who’s with you 24/7. Talking to you from the moment you wake up and monitoring everything all the time. — I think that sounds about right. Zack from Jazz
The housing crisis, post deportation
Immigrants do quite a lot of the homebuilding. Good luck buying a new house, or investing in new construction.
The housing crisis, post deportation
Immigrants do quite a lot of the homebuilding. Good luck buying a new house, or investing in new construction.
AI beats doctors AND beats AI + doctors
Perhaps not a surprise that doctors don’t like advice very much. But tells you that AI without Ego can beat people with ego.
AI beats doctors AND beats AI + doctors
Perhaps not a surprise that doctors don’t like advice very much. But tells you that AI without Ego can beat people with ego.
Get ready for the next virus, MAHA
The new admin has fired or furloughed or paused thousands of staff across the world who do boring things like fight disease in countries who can’t afford to, but can spread them. And USAID.gov…
Get ready for the next virus, MAHA
The new admin has fired or furloughed or paused thousands of staff across the world who do boring things like fight disease in countries who can’t afford to, but can spread them. And USAID.gov…
Install DeepSeek locally
This took me 10 minutes. But then the first query I ran went for 10 minutes and never completed.
Install DeepSeek locally
This took me 10 minutes. But then the first query I ran went for 10 minutes and never completed.
Pain is the new weight loss
This took only six months for the FDA to approve. https://www.biopharmaboardroom.com/news/11/2108/fda-grants-priority-review-to-vertexs-suzetrigine-targeting-january-2025-for-action-date.html It blocks nerve signals for pain. It’s a pill. The implications are going to be wide and varied.
Pain is the new weight loss
This took only six months for the FDA to approve. https://www.biopharmaboardroom.com/news/11/2108/fda-grants-priority-review-to-vertexs-suzetrigine-targeting-january-2025-for-action-date.html It blocks nerve signals for pain. It’s a pill. The implications are going to be wide and varied.
DeepSeek or DeepFake
Distillation is basically “compressing” a model. Perhaps someone else’s model. And that’s a lot cheaper than making a model in the first place. Here’s my post from a couple days ago about why DeepSeek was cheap to make – because
DeepSeek or DeepFake
Distillation is basically “compressing” a model. Perhaps someone else’s model. And that’s a lot cheaper than making a model in the first place. Here’s my post from a couple days ago about why DeepSeek was cheap to make – because
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