Author: Mr. E
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Century of Stagnation and Decline
This whole thought started with Peter Thiel’s idea of stagnation that real progress has slowed down. Thiel argues that AI is the only truly transformative invention of the 21st century. I don’t agree. And here’s why. When I look back…
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The Boy Who Brought Balance to Numbers
Once upon a time, about 1,200 years ago, in a land called Persia, a curious boy named Muhammad al-Khwarizmi was born. Muhammad loved questions. He loved learning. Most of all, he loved books. As he grew older, his love for…
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Two Words That Make You Calm: “will see”
Life is full of uncertainty, full of perceived bad and good events that make you sad or happy. This makes you anxious and unstable. There are two words that, if you remember, will stabilize your emotions, calm your mind, and…
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Survival & Win List for the Next 40 Years
The world in the next forty years will change dramatically. Not only because of AI, but because the global power dynamic will shift. Food systems will be disrupted. Energy from the grid will be limited. Work might become optional. Universities…
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Why 18 years old is a milestone? A brain story.
I want my 9-year-old to understand why we say “parents know more”. She often resists and says “I know more” so I have to remind her that the legal age to make independent life decisions is 18 for a reason.…
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Maryam Mirzakhani: Finding Patterns in Chaos
Maryam Mirzakhani was one of the greatest mathematicians in history. She was the first woman ever to win the Fields Medal, which is the highest award in mathematics. When she was still a teenager, she also won two gold medals…
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Self-Awareness: A Lesson from Ethics Class
Not long ago, my nine-year-old daughter had a habit of telling little lies. Therefore, I decided to enroll her in an ethics class, hoping it would help her understand the difference between right and wrong. After her first class, she…
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The Leap of Faith
Some moments stay with us forever, shaping who we become. When I was very young, I missed a moment that never left my memory. A person I cared about encouraged me to speak, but I was too shy and reserved.…
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The Circle of Never-Ending Desire
I was packing lunch boxes while my kids were watching “Bluey”, the episode called “The Sign.” In that episode, Bluey’s dad gets a new job in another city, with better pay, which means the family has to sell their home…
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A lesson for my daughter – How to learn like a scientist
In one of our science nights, I will give you this lesson: let’s talk about two cool ways scientists understand the world around them. The first is called “empiricism”. Imagine when you were little and learned about fruit by tasting…
