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How to Build a TrustLess Internet

At 22, fresh-faced and straight out of college, I landed my first job building websites at one of those swanky design firms in New...
Chris Castig
6 min read

Bitcoin is a Forever Database

I’ve heard blockchains described a million different ways: “An immutable ledger,” “A shared system for recording data,” “A growing list of records secured by...
Chris Castig
2 min read

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg | Summary…

The Power of Habit explains why habits exist, and how to change them. Early in the book the author Charles Duhigg introduces you to...
Chris Castig
3 min read

How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand

How Buildings Learn Summary I love How Buildings Learn because while the subject of is “buildings,” it’s really about time. What happens to the...
Chris Castig
5 min read

The Programmable Self

Why there’s always somewhere better to be “It’s hot. It’s loud. Goddamn this mariachi band to hell!” I thought to myself while waiting on...
Chris Castig
3 min read

The City That Never Lets You Sleep

How sound extends your nervous system Here’s a list of mindfulness exercises that you can use to increase your awareness of the environment that...
Chris Castig
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How I Banked My Stem Cells

“Congratulations! Your cells are now 5 days younger than you are!” — my ForeverLabs profile. Stem cells are self-renewal cells that, if collected young, can be used...
Chris Castig
1 min read

What I Learned Biohacking My Genes

I’ve been fascinated by the promise, as well as the doomsday scenarios, surrounding Crispr. But I admit, I know very little about how DNA...
Chris Castig
2 min read

Conscious Capitalism with Corey Blake

Conscious Capitalism is a way of thinking about capitalism and business that better reflects where we are in the human journey, the state of...
Chris Castig
2 min read

How Should We Think About the Internet’s Legacy?

From: A People’s History of the Internet Around 1776, a group of people in the Thirteen American Colonies discovered that by creating a nation,...
Chris Castig
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