#020: A Better Wikipedia, The Trillion Dollar Question, The Math Behind Speeding

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Wikipedia, but Better?

​Globe Explorer is a site that recently popped up on my radar and immediately interested me when I heard its founder label it as 'a custom Wikipedia page on anything you want'. What makes it different though, is that it visually breaks down any subject using AI models. The product had such a successful launch a few days ago, the site kept crashing (it's all good now).

I tested it out by looking up medieval knights. It proceeded to give me plethora of visual information ranging from armor, weapons, horses, orders of knighthood, chivalric code, and more. Very cool and worth exploring for yourself!

Why Everyone Should Slow Down While Driving

I'll be the first to admit, it's tempting to go faster than the speed limit on some highways. After watching the following video from @grescoe and StemBite, I'm convinced to slow down.

It beautifully demonstrates the inverse relationship between accelerating to a certain speed, and the diminishing benefits once you hit that limit.

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @grescoe WHY EVERYONE SHOULD JUST SLOW THE F$#@! DOWN, ALREADY! There's an inverse relationship between speeding and time saved on a car trip. The faster you go, the less speeding helps you. You save mere seconds, while your risk to yourself and others increases dramatically. Science. 1:53 PM • Feb 26, 2024 8 Retweets 17 Likes

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Wake Up Babe, New Naval Just Dropped

We're big fans of Naval here at Becket U. As in, he may or may not be a large part of the inspiration behind the creation of site. When he talks, we listen.

The following is a fireside chat that he held at the new startup city, Vitalia. It covers a range of topics and is sure to provide you with fresh wisdom.

If you'd like to hear more insights from him, we highly suggest downloading his app, Airchat.

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The Trillion Dollar Question

The most famous equation in finance, the Black-Scholes/Merton equation, came from physics. It launched an industry worth trillions of dollars and led to the world's best investments.

​This video from Veritasium dives into the history behind it, and all the people that helped bring it into our modern lives. It's a fascinating look that explains how physicists, scientists, and mathematicians are ultimately some of the best at beating the stock market.

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Bitcoin is Pumping, Let's Revisit the Basics...

You may have seen the news that Bitcoin is surging close to its all-time highs. It's a great time to revisit the fundamentals of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency from one of our favorite YouTube channels, 3Blue1Brown. Bitcoin stems from and harnesses the power of computing, and we believe everyone should understand its mechanics.

In this video, we will explore how Bitcoin actually works. (Side note, this video came out six years ago and is always fun to revisit to look at the recent comments)

In this video, we see how secure 256 bit security is. (Double side note, this video is also six years old and the visuals still blow me away)

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