Category: Personal

I read an interesting and useful article in the Wall Street Journal regarding AI, “It’s the End of the Web As We Know It.” Two action items I got from the article are 1) to try an AI-powered search called ArcSearch and 2) to try Consensus, which uses large language models for detailed summaries of…

I get occasional emails and cards acknowledging and appreciating my various messages and blogs. I want you to know that they are appreciated (and encouraged 😊). Carl B. BarneyJanuary 4, 2024

Elon Musk answered a question that had been lingering for a long time: “What is the Woke Mind Virus?” There is a fascinating article that I’ve summarized below for you, with help from AI. I can’t attach the article due to copyright, but if you can get a hold of a copy, or if you…

I accidentally came across a strange, fascinating, and enlightening movie simply called PK. It’san Indian Hindi language science fiction satirical drama. I won’t attempt a review, which isadequately provided by Wikipedia. I will say that when it was released, it became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time, and worldwide it’s had a huge impact….

To follow up on my support of HealthSpan XPrize, here is a delightful interview with Peter Diamandis (Executive Chairman of XPrize) and Marie Forleo. I recommend watching the first few minutes of it and, if you find it as entrancing as I did, by all means watch the rest. It’s well worth it. Carl B….

I’ve learned some lessons about generosity and its emotional relative, gratitude. Generosity Magnanimous, “great-souled men,” as Aristotle called them, are generous. Generosity is about more than money and material gifts. It’s also expressing admiration, gratitude, love, and sharing knowledge, wisdom, and—if we have some to spare—money and possessions, too. My friends’ generosity toward me has…

Don’t try to tell me about climate change! I’ve experienced it, up close and personal. One year I was working in Boston, where the temperature was 18 degrees below freezing—frigid. I got on a plane to leave and, several hours later, got off in Los Angeles, where the temperature was 72 degrees. Now, that’s climate…

Peter Attia, MD, is an extreme athlete, mathematician, and engineer, as well as a surgeon trained through Harvard, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins. He specialized in oncology and—oh yes—has also studied management. He is a capable logician who functionally understands induction (his discussions on the topic are brilliant!) and other aspects of logic and epistemology. I…

This is a follow-up to my Remarkable Medical Statistic post of February 13, which referenced a study that found that 88% of those who sought a second medical opinion received a refined or new diagnosis. (Tony White commented on that post and identified a flaw: Because the study consisted of people seeking a second opinion…

I want to recommend, again, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, MD. It is an extraordinary book that could, and should, revolutionize the practice of living long and living well. A brief quote: Exercise is by far the most potent longevity “drug.” No other intervention does nearly as much to prolong…