Reading

Links I keep returning to, plus curated reading lists.

18 links Updated Aug 3, 2026

How to do Research - Bill Freeman

people.csail.mit.edu · Jan 2026

Important Qualities in Graduate Students - MIT/Bill Freeman

people.csail.mit.edu · Jan 2026

The Curse of the Michelin Star

economist.com · Sep 2024

SSRN Working Paper 5219933

papers.ssrn.com · Jun 2024

HBS Working Paper 24-038

See page 31.22.

hbs.edu · May 2024

The Illustrated AlphaFold

elanapearl.github.io · Mar 2024

Arc Collection: D0472A20

arc.net · Feb 2024

Lab-Grown Diamonds

worksinprogress.co · Aug 2023

NBER Working Paper 31308

nber.org · May 2023

★Theory of Change

Aaron Swartz on how small actions compound.

aaronsw.com · Apr 2023

The Best Tacit Knowledge Videos on Every Subject

lesswrong.com · Nov 2022

The Best Reference Works for Every Subject

lesswrong.com · Nov 2022

The Best Textbooks on Every Subject

lesswrong.com · Nov 2022

Zhengdong Wang on Productivity

zhengdongwang.com · Jun 2022

hackmd.io · Feb 2022

We Live Like Royalty and Don't Know It

Archive: https://archive.is/sG5Ud

thenewatlantis.com · Jun 2020

ArXiv: 1802.07068

arxiv.org · Feb 2018

How to Give a Good Talk

David Tong's practical guide.

damtp.cam.ac.uk · Jan 2018