In a recent interview with The UIUC Talkshow, Stephen Wolfram mentions an interesting conversation that he had with his son and Elon Musk. The conversation apparently took place at a dinner, and during it, Musk revealed that his reason for going to college was to pick up girls. But Wolfram…

In a recent interview with The UIUC Talkshow, Stephen Wolfram argues that studying computer science in college may not be the best path for those interested in pursuing a career in computational fields. He suggests that what people should be interested in is “computational X,” where X can be any…

Let me introduce you to one of the coolest inventors I’ve ever learned about: An inventor who funded himself by creating an amusement ride. He wanted to create a flying machine and he needed money so he “casually” made an amusement ride. This is Hiram Maxim’s story: How do you…

In a parallel world, The Ford Motor Company would have been a pioneer in flying cars. Henry Ford even developed some prototypes. BUT WHAT happened to the “Model T of the Air”? A story of death, war, and the challenge to innovate. This is the Ford Flivver and it was…

Let me introduce you to one of the coolest inventors I’ve ever learned about: An inventor who funded himself by creating an amusement ride. He wanted to create a flying machine and he needed money so he “casually” made an amusement ride. This is Hiram Maxim’s story: How do you…

The metaverse will be one of the most exciting things to work on in the next few decades. The most successful people work on the most important thing they can be working on. …

This essay was originally published here. The other day I was in my parent’s garage cleaning some mats. Suddenly, I see the neighbors frantically walking toward me and saying, “Hi!” The conversation starts like this: Mom Neighbor: Oh, you go to this college. Is it hard to get in? Me…

This essay was originally published on my website. Who? I identified with Eric Weinstein so much because of the shared struggles with the educational system. Eric became a beacon of hope for me when he started sharing his story and lessons he learned throughout his impressive career as an academic, mathematician…

This essay was originally published on my website. I was talking to a guy in college, like many other students, I noticed he would try to meet as many people as he could like he was in a race. Similar to an athlete scarfing hamburgers in a burger-eating competition. GROSS! …