Astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, science communicator, author, and professor. Known for research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, assembly of the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, and advocating for the greenhouse effect hypothesis on Venus.

programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups, investing

Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Professor Asimov is generally considered one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. He has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).

Billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. Co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund. First outside investor in Facebook.

Irish billionaire entrepreneur. Co-founder and CEO of Stripe. Winner of the 41st Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2005. Founder of Fast Grants.

Experimental physicist, inventor, and professor. Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1968 for his discovery of resonance states in particle physics using the hydrogen bubble chamber.

American writer of nonfiction books. Pulitzer Prize winner for "The Soul of a New Machine" (1981). Author of acclaimed biography "Mountains Beyond Mountains" (2003) about Paul Farmer.

Co-founder & CEO, Entrepreneur First @join_ef http://joinEF.com Co-founder & NED @codefirstgirls Newsletter: http://tib.matthewclifford.com Podcast: http://tib.buzzsprout.com

"Apprentice Cryptographer" Cryptography, FP, Math, and other cool stuff. Doing an MSc @EPFL

Lessons learned from my own adventures, misadventures, and ongoing pursuits.

a person from away who lives in Maine, a collection of hobbies pretending to be a grown-up // words’ve been in @believermag, @RollingStone, @Playboy

product @catchandrelease | previous: product & strategy http://compat.io | strategy @20thcentury | hoping AIs will at least be funny