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A Possible Route to Future Breakthroughs
1:35:26 - 1:45:42 (10:16)
Real world experimentation can lead to breakthroughs in higher-order computing and mathematical principles applied to real-world questions, specifically analytical solutions can lead to more accurate results.
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Uber and Lyft incentivize drivers with bonuses for the number of trips, and have ways to incentivize for shorter long trips as well, especially in areas with under supply for short trips.
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Uber and Lyft incentivize drivers with bonuses for the number of trips, and have ways to incentivize for shorter long trips as well, especially in areas with under supply for short trips.
ChapterA Possible Route to Future Breakthroughs
Episode#566: John List — A Master Economist on Strategic Quitting, How to Practice Theory of Mind, Learnings from Uber, Optimizations to Boost Donations, the Primitives of Decision-Making, and How Field Experiments Reveal Hidden Realities
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this transcript, a professor shares his experience of being an academic and how he overcame social constraints to achieve academic success.
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In this transcript, a professor shares his experience of being an academic and how he overcame social constraints to achieve academic success. He mentions how people were skeptical of his field experiments and how he applied to 150 schools to make his dream of being an academic a reality.
ChapterA Possible Route to Future Breakthroughs
Episode#566: John List — A Master Economist on Strategic Quitting, How to Practice Theory of Mind, Learnings from Uber, Optimizations to Boost Donations, the Primitives of Decision-Making, and How Field Experiments Reveal Hidden Realities
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The biggest breakthroughs in computing and mathematics will come from applying mathematical principles to real-world problems.
1:41:26 - 1:45:42 (04:16)
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The biggest breakthroughs in computing and mathematics will come from applying mathematical principles to real-world problems. Fractals have vast applications in areas such as physiology and cardiology.