Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (Just Evil Enough, Solve for Interesting, Tilt the Windmill, Interesting Bits, HBS, chair of Strata, Startupfest, FWD50, and Scaletechconf; author of Lean Analytics and some other books), Hugh McGuire (Rebus Foundation, PressBooks, LibriVox) and I decided that every week the three of us are going to share one link for one another (for a total of six links) that each individual feels the other person “must see.”
Check out these six links that we’re recommending to one another:
- The Entire History Of All Of Time (Official Music Video) – Jake Segelbaum – YouTube. “I feel like Jake Segelbaum‘s melodic retelling of human history is the worst form of ADHD entertainment for nerds ever made. I dare you to watch it all the way through closely without pausing.” (Alistair for Hugh).
- David Courtier-Dutton Take On AI Music – Amplify World – Instagram. “For around 20 years, SoundOut has been analyzing the impact of music on humans. It claims to be ‘the global leader in music testing, sonic branding … helping brands amplify their identity and maximize emotional impact.’ So it probably means something when its CEO speaks about the results of analyzing AI music on humans. It’s not good (also, I think this is the first time I’ve shared an Instagram link here, which probably says something).” (Alistair for Mitch).
- The Mystery Of How Big Our Universe Really Is – Abigail Beall – BBC Future. “Do you ever take a moment… I mean a real moment… to contemplate how big the universe is? It’s really big. It hurts my head when I think about it.” (Hugh for Alistair).
- No One Buys Books – Elle Griffin – The Elysian. “In 2022, US courts blocked a mega merger between book publishers Penguin Random House and Simon and Shuster, ruling it would be a monopoly. Part of the trial involved the heads of all the major publishing houses lifting their kilts to reveal the numbers under these companies. Except for a very very few writers, it is grim. I remember someone – maybe it was Richard Nash – saying to me once: The publishing industry is a tiny business sitting atop a massive hobby. There are, for instance, about fifty titles each year that sell more than 500,000 units. This article is jammed full of quotes and numbers – largely taken, ironically, from a book called The Trial, which you won’t need to read once you’ve read this article.” (Hugh for Mitch).
- The End Of Search, The Beginning Of Research – Ethan Mollick – One Useful Thing. “An excellent primer for the day about where we’re at with artificial intelligence and how dramatically it is going to change everything we know about expertise, education and knowledge work… and it’s not really a peek into the future as much as it is an indictment about this very day… and how woefully poorly we are handling a world where the tectonic plates of ‘work’ are moving, interacting and shifting. I’m not saying we’re not talking about this enough, but we are vastly under-hyping just how much these tools can do right now. I’ve tinkered with this technology as well, and the only reason I’m not despondent is because – in this moment – it’s giving me a leg up… but that won’t last for long…” (Mitch for Alistair).
- Your FOMO Is Trying To Tell You Something – Faith Hill – The Atlantic. “A not-so-surprising editorial on how FOMO (fear of missing out) may, in fact, be a good thing… pushing us to ‘get out there’ and not be stuck in our own echo chambers. There’s a whole world out there, people… and it does not have to be based on how many likes, comments or subscribers it may generate for your fake life online…” (Mitch for Hugh).
Feel free to share these links and add your picks on X, Facebook, in the comments below or wherever you play.
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