David Liuis 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…2 min read·Aug 1, 2021--3--3
David Liu(old, from 2019) First hitchhiking experience!“Hey sorry but are you headed east?”4 min read·Jan 17, 2021----
David LiuA Secular Pascal’s WagerIf you’re fundamentally optimistic about the future (envisioning a world where technological progress continues marching on, standard of…4 min read·Jan 15, 2021----
David Liumy 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…3 min read·Jan 10, 2021----
David LiuSchrodinger’s Body (a short dialogue)Co-written with my lil brother, Andrew Liu!2 min read·Jan 9, 2021----
David Liufitness, 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…4 min read·Dec 5, 2020----
David LiuketosisThis 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…5 min read·Dec 5, 2020----
David LiuBitcoin 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…3 min read·Nov 24, 2020----
David Liucollection 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)…2 min read·Nov 21, 2020----