by Warp Institute | Dec 2, 2020 | βπΌ Essays, β€οΈ Health Tech, π Premium Content, π§ Artificial Intelligence
In 1985, a young, cocky chess grandmaster named Garry Kasparov played thirty-two games simultaneously. Not against other people, but computers. He won all of them quickly, except one. One computer put up a fight and Kasparov had to sharpen his concentration. He...
by Warp Institute | Nov 25, 2020 | βπΌ Essays, π Premium Content
The mission of the Warp Institute is to make the future come sooner. But what future is that?Here are twelwe ideas.Were they hard to think of? No, the hard thing was to not make this into the longest list ever. I made it super simple, I just took existing trends and...
by Warp Institute | Nov 18, 2020 | βπΌ Essays, π Premium Content, π₯ Optimist's Edge
In large parts of the world people look pessimistic towards the future, and think that things will worsen. If you believe that, you act accordingly. You might be less inclined to do something with that idea you have, if you have an idea at all. You save instead of...
by Warp Institute | Nov 4, 2020 | βπΌ Essays, π Premium Content, π₯ Optimist's Edge
Influencer, deepfake, deplatforming. In a short time, we have created many terms to describe the new digital and social reality we live in. One such term that has not been talked about as much is doomscrolling.Doomscrolling is when you scroll through all your social...
by Warp Institute | Oct 28, 2020 | βπΌ Essays, π Premium Content, π Human Progress, π₯ Optimist's Edge
Cover photo taken by me at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, WA.Optimists are often called naive. The pessimists are, for some reason, considered being thoughtful intellectuals.But are they?Actually, it turns out that it is the pessimists that are...