Rockstar Research

Somewhere between 43-63% of people find their urine has a strong, unusual smell after they eat asparagus. Have you ever wondered why that is? In the late 1980s, researchers established that this pungent odor is caused by a combination of several sulfur...

Ever since cryonics was first conceived of 50 years ago, people have been waiting for scientific proof that it might actually work. Sure, scientists have been able to indefinitely cryopreserve human embryos for the past 30 years. But what about something...

If we want to slow down and eventually defeat aging, we’re going to have to organize more concrete projects that directly address it. The Longevity Cookbook will both directly increase longevity *and* lay out the scientific agenda that gets us from here...

(Cross-posted excerpt from research I did for Raising for Effective Giving.)
Professional-level poker and tennis are both competitive endeavors that take years to train for. The size of the player pools are similar. And the top players in each make millions of… while the rest either lose money or make only a marginal income:...