is time only a feature of consciousness?without the conscious perception of some unit of time (say a second), there’s only sequence of state changes. “Time” is our notion of the…Aug 1, 20213Aug 1, 20213
(old, from 2019) First hitchhiking experience!“Hey sorry but are you headed east?”Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
A Secular Pascal’s WagerIf you’re fundamentally optimistic about the future (envisioning a world where technological progress continues marching on, standard of…Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
my DIY attempts for dealing with wildfire smokeIn 2020, wildfire smoke on the west coast was horrendous. I had purchased an air purifier but wanted more and they were exorbitantly…Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021
Schrodinger’s Body (a short dialogue)Co-written with my lil brother, Andrew Liu!Jan 9, 2021Jan 9, 2021
fitness, health, longevity et alThese terms may not overlap as much as it seems. A longevity-maximizing action may actually feel like it’s a bad health/fitness state, and…Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
ketosisThis is part of a series of writings mainly for my friends and coworkers who have asked me about my eating / health habits and since I…Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
Bitcoin is only as robust, trustless, and anti-fragile as its exchangesValue comes in two forms: offers utility or can lead to utility (e.g. trading for something that gives you utility). For the latter in the…Nov 24, 2020Nov 24, 2020
collection of interesting data points on longevityAs of 2016, only ~80% of males make it to age 65 in the United States (this is as opposed to ~87% of females)…Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020
