Weekly Filet #251: Clipbait. And more.
1. Paperclips (Decision Problem)
Writing this newsletter is never easy, but today, it's particularly challenging. The reason is quite simple: As I'm writing this, I'm also busy playing the role of an AI that produces paperclips. That sounds really boring – who would want to do that? Exactly my words a couple of hours ago before I got hooked. Don't click this link, seriously.
2. Level Up (Twenty Thousand Hertz)
How do you create a piece of music that excites for hours and that can automatically adapt to what happens in the world it helps create? A fascinating dive into sound design for video games.
3. Work Guides (Quartz)
From Quartz' newly launched «at work» vertical, aimed specifically at managers: work guides with useful tips, such as «How to keep bias out of the hiring process» or «How to structure your day better».
4. Off the Staff (C82)
Pieces of classical music, visualised in an inventive and beautiful way.
5. First Evidence That Online Dating Is Changing the Nature of Society (MIT Technology Review)
These are interesting findings: Online dating seems to increase the number of interracial marriages.