Requests for Courses and Resources
What is the series of books, online tutorials, YouTube videos, etc… that I need to read to understand any given topic?
For any particular topic, check out the map here: https://galaxy.opensyllabus.org/
Quantum Computing
- Quantum Country
- https://qiskit.org/
Biology + Biosciences
- AlphaFold (how to use it, why it’s useful): https://twitter.com/CrollTristan/status/1422237858262355969?s=20
- The Odin (get into bio-engineering quickly!): https://www.the-odin.com/
Graphic Design
What are all the different ways to visualize things, across disciplines + fields?
- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691103011?
- Bret Victor, Magic Ink: http://worrydream.com/#!/MagicInk
What is a good Graphic Design “checklist” which you could apply to any particular design… (including Notion Docs!!)
I suggest that the design of information software should be approached initially and primarily as a graphic design project. The foremost concern should be appearance—what and how information is presented. The designer should ask: What is relevant information? What questions will the viewer ask? What situations will she want to compare? What decision is she trying to make? How can the data be presented most effectively? How can the visual vocabulary and techniques of graphic design be employed to direct the user’s eyes to the solution? The designer must start by considering what the software looks like, because the user is using it to learn, and she learns by looking at it.
Could I create a “Public Notion Template” checklist, which forces me to answer questions about graphic design before I “launch” the page?
- If a person is visiting this page, what questions might they have?
How to cut through bureaucracy
https://www.yishizuo.com/how-to-cut-through-bureaucracy-a-step-by-step-guide/
Managing guilt
https://replacingguilt.com/toc/
Marketing
https://twitter.com/mrsharma/status/1483509178010324994?s=20
American History for Kids
- A Simple Story of the American Experiment — @mbateman’s script for introducing the American Revolution to 5-11 year olds
See also: Advice for Young People, Open Problems, Frontiers