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Peter Thiel's Physics Department

Peter Thiel says physics stalled in 1972. Then GPT-5.2 proved a new result in theoretical physics. The 75:1 AI compute gap between commerce and science.

When AI Labs Become Defense Contractors

The Anthropic-Pentagon standoff isn't an ethics story. It's a replay of the 1993 Last Supper that consolidated 51 defense primes into 5, at Silicon Valley speed.

Every Bulge Bracket Bank Agrees on AI

I read 12 AI research reports from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS, and 6 other banks. Here's the consensus they're pushing, and what they're not saying.

People Live in Levels, Not Rates

Prices rose 25% since 2020 and won't come back. The levels-vs-rates problem explains the vibecession, the Stewart-Thaler debate, and why nobody trusts economists.

Novo Was Europe's Most Valuable Company

Novo Nordisk lost 75% since June 2024. CagriSema failed vs Zepbound, US pricing is resetting lower, and Lilly leads on every axis. Full breakdown with numbers.

The Absolute Insider Mess of Prediction Markets

A Google insider made $1.15M on Polymarket in 24 hours. Israeli soldiers bet classified strike timing. Why prediction markets need insider trading regulation.

Economics of a Super Bowl Ad

A 30-second Super Bowl spot costs $8M. The real price is $16–23M. The ROI evidence is mixed. A deep look at the pricing, the prisoner's dilemma, and the NFL.

The Impossible Backhand

AI converges to the mean by design. Ninth-power scaling costs and a 53-point gap on Humanity's Last Exam show domain expertise is appreciating, not declining.

Long Volatility Premium

One River's data shows beta-adjusted long volatility outperformed the S&P 500 over 40 years. Goldman, AQR, and Universa agree on the mechanism but disagree on implementation. A synthesis of the evidence.