Things I read last week… (WB 1 Aug 2022)

super-exponential growth

“We could be living in the most important century in history. Here's how Artificial Intelligence might uphold a historical trend of super-exponential economic growth, ushering us into a period of sudden transformation…”

Summary of ‘The most important century’ blog series. [YouTube]

Why is the human brain so efficient?

Theoretical physicists have come close to resolving the black hole information paradox.

Classic books on software engineering.

Lex Friedman interviews John Carmack. [Podcast]

CGP Grey: The simple secret of runway digits. [YouTube]