Everything Tim Ferriss has recommended in 5-Bullet Friday — 2,122 books, articles, quotes, films, products and more, gathered from 480 issues since 2015. Browse by category, sort by what the community values or how often Tim has returned to it, and spend your 25 votes on what matters most to you. Each item's note is quoted from Tim's own words in the newsletter.

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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2025

“When I was starting out, I used to sit down and write a couple times a week. And then, one day, I was watching these construction workers go back to work. I was watching them kind of trudgin’ down the street... It was like a revelation to me, and I realized, ‘These guys don’t want to go back to work after lunch, but they’re goin’... ’cause that’s their job!’ And I thought, ‘If they can exhibit that level of dedication for that job, I should be able to do the same.’ Just trudge your ass in!”Jerry Seinfeld in Comedian )
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Chris Sacca

PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · tim.blog

Chris Sacca. Chris is one of the close friends who mentored me in the startup investing game. His 2015 appearance on the podcast is an all-time listener favorite, so we were overdue for a podcast reunion. We cover AI, favorite books, beneficial youth mischief, and of course, the durable magic of mullet wigs. Click here to watch or listen to our conversation.— Tim Ferriss
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The Penguin

FilmsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · primevideo.com

The Penguin (Amazon, Apple TV, Hulu). The less you know about this series, the better one of the surprises will be. If you absolutely must watch a trailer, this is a good option, but I strongly encourage going in blind. This was recommended to me by several friends, and I had a thought I often have: “Another goddamn comic book thing? Thanks but no thanks.” And that’s coming from someone who collected comic books as a kid and who still has all of his boxes of polybagged comics. But… I was wrong. This one is incredibly well cast and well written. I loved it. Just buckle up for a lot of dark humo— Tim Ferriss
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Daiwa Felicity Swing Machine

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · amazon.com

Daiwa Felicity Swing Machine. Ignore the ridiculous chi vitalizing claims. This was recommended to me by a top soft-tissue therapist who works with household names. 10–15 minutes before bed does wonders for my lower back and sleep.— Tim Ferriss
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The Ministry of Time

BooksTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Kaliane Bradley · amazon.com

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. Three or four friends over the past year have recommended this to me. I’m glad I finally took the bait. Time travel + humor + sex + very clever writing. From the description: “A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all. Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley.” The cover design by Alison Forner is also brilliant; what she did with the font alone is awesome. Hard to pull off. If you want more time travel— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2025

“Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you.”Sheng-yen
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How to like everything more

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2025 · Sasha Chapin · sashachapin.substack.com

“How to like everything more” by Sasha Chapin. For more from Sasha, see his “50 things I know.”— Tim Ferriss
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My First Book In 7 Years (And Some Big Experiments)

BooksTim featured this 1× · 2025 · tim.blog

“My First Book In 7 Years (And Some Big Experiments).” Phew! I’ve been waiting a long time to announce this one. This blog post also includes two sample chapters. What would you most want to learn or see in this book? Please let me know by leaving a comment on the blog post, as I’ll be reading them all.— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2025

“An old friend of mine, a journalist, once said that paradise on earth was to work all day alone in anticipation of an evening in interesting company.”Ian McEwan, from his novel Machines Like Me
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Texting Android friends from iMessage

Life HacksTim featured this 1× · 2025 · support.apple.com

Texting Android friends from iMessage! I prefer using my laptop for texting during work hours, as it’s much faster. Sadly, it’s impossible to iMessage my friends and family who are on Android… or so I thought. For years, my workaround has been using the WhatsApp desktop app, but my friend Mike taught me an easier way. In simplest terms, here’s what you do: 1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Apps > Messages. 2. Tap Text Message Forwarding. (If you don’t see it, turn iMessage off and back on, then tap Send & Receive and sign in again.) 3. Tap to turn on each device that you want to allow to sen— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2025

“If we really dropped illusions for what they can give us or deprive us of, we would be alert. The consequence of not doing this is terrifying and unescapable. We lose our capacity to love. If you wish to love, you must learn to see again.”Anthony de Mello )
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Movie Iris: Visualizing movie frames as art

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · github.com

Movie Iris: Visualizing movie frames as art. From the creator, data scientist Lotan Weininger: “[This is] effectively taking raw movie frames, compressing them to their core colors, and visualizing the color schemes of a movie. I wanted to see how movies evolve, as well as how directors intended for different colors to be prevalent across different scenes.” Examples include The Matrix, Up, and Hero.— Tim Ferriss
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The Rescue

FilmsTim featured this 1× · 2025 · disneyplus.com

The Rescue. This is one of the wildest stories you will ever hear, and the people behind Free Solo aced its cinematic telling. Watch the trailer here. From the description: “The Rescue chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. Academy Award®-winning directors and producers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin keep viewers on the edge of their seats as they use a wealth of never-before-seen material and exclusive interviews to piece together the high st— Tim Ferriss
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The Extremely Offline Joy of the Board Game Club

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2025 · nytimes.com

“The Extremely Offline Joy of the Board Game Club” (The New York Times). Alternate link. “Hungry for in-person interaction, Gen Z and millennial players are joining old-fashioned chess, mahjong and backgammon groups.” One notable statistic: “The habit appears to have made it out of lockdown: The number of board game events organized using the invitation service Partiful quadrupled in the past year, the company said.”— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“When life gets tough, some of us feel that we’ve lost the game and life has won. But life isn’t trying to defeat you. Life isn’t even a participant—the game is yours.”Mo Gawdat in Solve for Happy
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“Change. But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.”Attributed to Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist
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Hawaiian Airlines

MiscTim featured this 1× · 2024 · hawaiianairlines.com

Hawaiian Airlines. My recent flights on Hawaiian Airlines have been my best-ever domestic flight experiences. No close second place. Starlink onboard allows you to use uninterrupted Wi-Fi from boarding to 30,000 feet and back down. The staff are phenomenal, as is the food. They give you iPads with movies and entertainment instead of janky screens and remotes made in the ’80s. A++. Hawaiian Airlines has made Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards (voted on by readers) for the last 14 years as well as the Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards nine out of the last 10 years. Nice work, guys!— Tim Ferriss
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Snacks for Spring Festival

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2024 · youtu.be

“Snacks for Spring Festival” “For Everyone Who Knows My Name.” “I Turned the Woodshed into a Forest-Themed Closet.” All of these videos are from creator Li Ziqi (李子柒), who has amassed 21.5M subscribers on YouTube alone. Li stepped out of the spotlight in 2021 shortly after breaking the Guinness World Record for the most subscribers for a Chinese language channel on YouTube. Following negotiations with her agency Weinan, Li is back, sharing her serene landscapes and idyllic activities. It doesn’t hurt that she’s as beautiful as she is crafty. No Chinese knowledge required, as the visuals drive — Tim Ferriss
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Premium MGO 1000+ Mānuka Honey from Manukora

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2024 · manukora.com

Premium MGO 1000+ Mānuka Honey from Manukora. I love this smooth and creamy Mānuka honey, and I use it before bed to help with sleep. Per the late Seth Roberts, PhD, and for reasons unclear to me, a tablespoon of honey and two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar mixed into hot water (or decaf tea) before bed seems to dramatically accelerate sleep onset time. Fun fact: Mānuka honey can only be produced in New Zealand from the nectar of the Mānuka tea tree flower. It blossoms for two to six weeks during the summer, and bees collect the nectar and pollen.— Tim Ferriss
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52 things I learned in 2024

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2024 · medium.com

“52 things I learned in 2024” For at least a decade, Tom Whitwell, founder of Music Thing Modular, has been documenting the 52 things he’s learned each year. You can find previous editions at this link. Here are a few sample entries from this year: To highlight tax evasion, South Korea introduced ugly neon green number plates for company cars worth more than $58,000. Luxury car sales fell 27%. Ozempic is a modified, synthetic version of a protein discovered in the venomous saliva of the Gila monster, a large, sluggish lizard native to the United States. Medellin in Colombia has cut urban tempe— Tim Ferriss
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Marry Jane

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2024 · Abbie Callahan · youtu.be

“Marry Jane” (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music) by Abbie Callahan. I found this track while searching for new bluegrass musicians on Spotify. I was hoping for a short track I could use to time my nightly 2–2.5 minutes of rotator cuff exercises. Abbie’s vocals are what entranced me, not the marijuana references. What a voice!— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane.”Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions
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A Man Was Murdered in Cold Blood and You’re Laughing?

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2024 · Jia Tolentino · newyorker.com

“A Man Was Murdered in Cold Blood and You’re Laughing? What the death of a health-insurance C.E.O. means to America” by Jia Tolentino (@jiatortellini) for The New Yorker. Click here or here if you have any issues reading the article at the above link. I don’t love the main headline, but the writing and research are top-notch. The following quote from the nonprofit People’s Action appears early on: “We know there is a crisis of gun violence in America. There is also a crisis of denials of care by private health insurance corporations including UnitedHealth.” To be clear up front, I view the ass— Tim Ferriss
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Tabla Solo in Jhaptal

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2024 · youtube.com

“Tabla Solo in Jhaptal.” I’ve developed a keen interest in hand percussion, and this video is one hell of a showcase. It features the legendary Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha, who show how words can be converted to beautiful tabla playing at unbelievable speed.— Tim Ferriss
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Meu Pedaço de Pecado

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2024 · open.spotify.com

“Meu Pedaço de Pecado” (Spotify, YouTube) by Mãeana (@maeana_).— Tim Ferriss
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Trash Artist” Thomas Deininger

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2024 · instagram.com

“Trash Artist” Thomas Deininger (@tdeininger). For a quick, riveting video-portrait of the artist, who is also much more than meets the eye, check out this video.— Tim Ferriss
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Perfect Days

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2024 · Wim Wenders · amazon.com

Perfect Days. Can you find enlightenment from cleaning toilets? After watching this Tokyo-based film, you might well think so. Perfect Days is beautifully shot and earned lead actor Kōji Yakusho (Shall We Dance) the Best Actor Award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. Here is some background from UncleChatGPT: Wim Wenders’ film “Perfect Days” originated from an invitation by Koji Yanai to document The Tokyo Toilet project, which involved redesigning public restrooms in Shibuya with contributions from various creators. Initially, the producers envisioned Wenders creating a series of short films a— Tim Ferriss
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Low-Intensity Continuous Ultrasound Therapies—A Systematic Review of Current State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2024 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

“Low-Intensity Continuous Ultrasound Therapies—A Systematic Review of Current State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives.” I’ve been experimenting with low-intensity continuous ultrasound (LICUS) for the past week to contend with shoulder pain and rehab while training for sports. My left shoulder was completely reconstructed in 2004. Thus far, the results have seemed almost miraculous, and I’m eager to see if it lasts or improves with 3x/weekly treatments. Given the plausible mechanisms for enhanced regeneration of muscle tissue and cartilage (see “LICUS Effects on Tissue Regeneration” at the ab— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“But no matter the medicinal virtues of being a true friend or sustaining a long close relationship with another, the ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self, the ultimate touchstone is witness, the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the essence of another, to have walked with them and to have believed in them, and sometimes just to have accompanied them for however brief a span, on a journey impossible to accomplish alone.”David Whyte ), Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and U
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ProBody Pilates Ball

Products & GadgetsTim featured this 1× · 2024 · amazon.com

ProBody Pilates Ball. Yep, it’s a Pilates ball, but I don’t use it for Pilates. I keep it deflated in my backpack, and if I need lumbar support or butt padding anywhere on the road (in hotels, restaurants, airplanes, etc.), I give it literally 2–3 seconds of quick, partial inflation and voilà! Deflated, this is small enough to fold up and stick in a jacket or jeans pocket.— Tim Ferriss
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George Gurdjieff

PeopleTim featured this 1× · 2024 · tim.blog

George Gurdjieff. Hat tip to Cyan Banister! From Wikipedia: “Gurdjieff taught that people are not conscious of themselves and thus live their lives in a state of hypnotic ‘waking sleep,’ but that it is possible to awaken to a higher state of consciousness and serve our purpose as human beings. The practice of his teaching has become known as ‘The Work’ (connoting work on oneself) and is additional to the ways of the Fakirs (Sufis), Monks, and Yogis.”— Tim Ferriss
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The Wild Robot

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2024 · Peter Brown · amazon.com

The Wild Robot. This is a family-friendly, “This is so cheesy! Why am I crying?!” type of feel-good watch. This film was adapted from the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle-grade novel The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. Here’s the official description: “The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, ‘Roz’ for short—that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.” It was directed by Chris Sanders (— Tim Ferriss
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Roger Federer’s letter to Rafael Nadal

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2024 · x.com

Roger Federer’s letter to Rafael Nadal: “Vamos, @RafaelNadal! As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional…” Click here to continue reading.— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“When it comes to filmmaking, money isn’t important. The intensity of your wishes and faith alone are the deciding factors.”Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man and more) to Errol Morris (Fog of War and more)
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This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2024 · nature.com

“This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab.” From the article: “Beata Halassy discovered in 2020, aged 49, that she had breast cancer at the site of a previous mastectomy. It was the second recurrence there since her left breast had been removed, and she couldn’t face another bout of chemotherapy. Halassy, a virologist at the University of Zagreb, studied the literature and decided to take matters into her own hands with an unproven treatment. A case report published in Vaccines in August outlines how Halassy self-administered a treatment called oncolytic virothera— Tim Ferriss
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Für Elise - Batiste

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2024 · Jon Batiste · youtube.com

“Für Elise - Batiste” by Jon Batiste. This is the music video for “Für Elise - Batiste” from Jon Batiste’s album Beethoven Blues, which is out now.— Tim Ferriss
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63 principles

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2024 · Nabeel S · nabeelqu.co

“63 principles” by Nabeel S. Qureshi. Nabeel is currently a stealth startup founder but was previously at Palantir. He has been a visiting scholar in AI at the Mercatus Center as well as an Emergent Ventures awardee.— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.”Jesse Carr, often attributed to Margaret Thatcher
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

Solvitur ambulando. From Wikipedia: “Solvitur ambulando is a Latin phrase which means ‘it is solved by walking,’ referring to an anecdotal, practical solution to a seemingly complex philosophical problem. It is often attributed to Saint Augustine in a refutation of Zeno’s paradoxes of motion.”
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Tamara de Lempicka

PeopleTim featured this 1× · 2024 · britannica.com

Tamara de Lempicka. I randomly found this artist’s work on the streets of NYC, and it propelled me down a rabbit hole. Her life story and art work are one-of-a-kind. Here’s a gem from Britannica: “By her own account, de Lempicka sought to make a living from her art as a result of her husband’s reluctance to work.” I suppose necessity is the mother of invention! If you only have 30 seconds, watch this video. See more of her works here, here, and here.— Tim Ferriss
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Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2024 · amazon.com

Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb. This is the amazing story of an iconic writer and his equally iconic (but more hilarious) editor. How do two stubborn geniuses collaborate—and productively fight—over decades? This is how. Description: “Turn Every Page explores the remarkable fifty-year relationship between two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb. Now 86, Caro is working to complete the final volume of his masterwork, The Years of Lyndon Johnson; Gottlieb, 91, waits to edit it. The task of finishing their life’s work lo— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“Fall in love with yourself, with life, and then with whomever you want.”Frida Kahlo
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Jon Batiste on the podcast

Misc VideosTim featured this 1× · 2024 · tim.blog

Jon Batiste on the podcast. This podcast episode is one of my all-time favorites. It’s rare that I rewatch or re-listen to my own stuff, but this is an exception. The flow was magical, and the live music was mesmerizing. Jon brought bottled lightning, and I was lucky to be there. Trust me on this one. For those who don’t know Jon, he is a five-time Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and composer.— Tim Ferriss
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The Seth [Godin] Chocolate Bar

BooksTim featured this 1× · 2024 · Askinosie · askinosie.com

The Seth [Godin] Chocolate Bar by Askinosie. Longtime listeners will recognize Askinosie, as it is one of the chocolates that Seth—a lover of fine chocolates—recommended in our conversation back in 2016. This is a limited edition created to celebrate the launch of Seth’s newest book. It certainly excites me to brainstorm what I could be doing for my upcoming book…— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”Arthur C. Clarke, British science-fiction author and co-writer with Stanley Kubrick of the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot. One of the all-time greats.
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Hypernova

MusicTim featured this 1× · 2024 · Marc Romboy · music.youtube.com

“Hypernova” by Marc Romboy (Stephan Bodzin Remix) (YouTube Music, Apple Music, Spotify).— Tim Ferriss
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How Artificial Intelligence Gave a Paralyzed Woman Her Voice Back

ArticlesTim featured this 1× · 2024 · ucsf.edu

“How Artificial Intelligence Gave a Paralyzed Woman Her Voice Back” (UCSF). Teaser: “Breakthrough brain implant and digital avatar allow stroke survivor, Ann, to speak with facial expressions for the first time in 18 years.” If you want to see a video demo of this technology, click here. Semi-related reading: Stem cell transplant gives hope for treating age-related sight loss (New Scientist).— Tim Ferriss
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

“The secret is comprised in three words — Work, Finish, Publish.”Michael Faraday, one of history’s most influential scientists, offering advice to the young William Crookes, who had asked him the secret of his success as a scientific investigator
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QuotesTim featured this 1× · 2024

Festina lente. Festina lente or speûde bradéōs (σπεῦδε βραδέως) is a classical adage and oxymoron meaning “make haste slowly.” It has been adopted as a motto numerous times, particularly by the emperors Augustus and Titus, then later by the Medicis and the Onslows. (Wikipedia)
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Massachusetts will vote on creating legal, regulated, therapeutic access to psychedelic medicines in a few short weeks

PodcastsTim featured this 1× · 2024 · maformentalhealth.org

Massachusetts will vote on creating legal, regulated, therapeutic access to psychedelic medicines in a few short weeks. I’m supporting this financially and hope Massachusetts residents will do the same by voting (or more). But what is it? Question 4 is a citizen-initiated ballot that creates a regulated framework for supervised use of certain psychedelics at licensed psychedelic therapy centers. It does not legalize retail sales or storefronts. Army veteran CJ LoConte supports “Yes on 4,” and you can watch him tell his personal story here. One of the campaign’s videos features the story of Emi— Tim Ferriss