Work
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Lab-in-the-Loop: The self-driving research laboratories speeding up drug discovery
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to solve drug discovery, at least not the way some people imagine it is going to. Even a hyperintelligent AI, having…
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Two Visions of the Future: Sci fi scenarios that may yet become stories
Scenario 1 We have extensively terraformed a planet circling a distant star. Its atmosphere is breathable and because of its low gravity, trees grow a…
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Motivation: Monetary incentives can backfire
It seems obvious that to build effective organizations, incentives have to be aligned with the desired outcomes. For example, we should give big bonuses to…
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Can Pharma Scale? Not like tech
Pharma and tech are different industries. For example, tech benefits from network effects (if everyone uses LinkedIn it makes more sense to join), pharma doesn’t.…
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Feedback: You’re probably doing it wrong
This time of the year, managers are expected to provide feedback to their reports. There are forms to fill in, “coaching conversations” to schedule, and…
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Corporate Email: Mostly but not always dreary
Here are two emails from my workplace, normally notable for its lack of quirkiness. Good morning Hope you are all well. Just in case you…
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