It started as a joke, as many things do. Somewhere between project deadlines and late-night brainstorming, a certain question began making the rounds in the industry echo chambers: “what would the real intelligence agencies think of the work we do at Deimos-One?” There’s an element of intrigue to it, one that some of us lean into a bit more than …
Genealogy is often described as a journey into one’s past, a quest to dig up the intricate (and often deeply buried) roots and branches of the family tree. Recently, I have been spending a lot of time (digging up the past) and trying to piece together my own family tree. My experiment began out of simple curiosity—who am I and …
Humans do not live in perfect harmony with each other. Rather, again and again conflicts arise between them. And the source of these conflicts is always the same: the scarcity of goods. I want to do X with a given good G, and you want to do simultaneously Y with the very same good. Because it is impossible for you …
“Plasmas” up to a kilometer in size and behaving similarly to multicellular organisms have been filmed on 10 separate NASA space shuttle missions, over 200 miles above Earth within the thermosphere. These self-illuminated “plasmas” are attracted to and may “feed on” electromagnetic radiation. They have different morphologies: 1) cone, 2) cloud, 3) donut, 4) spherical-cylindrical; and have been filmed flying …
Last spring, YouGov America ran a survey on 20,810 American adults. 46% said they are “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about the possibility that AI will cause the extinction of the human race on Earth. There do not seem to be meaningful differences by region, gender, or political party. Black individuals appear to be somewhat more concerned than people who …
Human action/behavior is equal parts fascinating, complex, and puzzling. But, perhaps even more complex and puzzling, is the concept of self-awareness and introspection — as the very premise itself hinges on a logical contradiction. The human brain, which powers the human earth-suit, is a complex system comprised of billions of interactions which shape our thoughts, feelings, dreams, memories, and ultimately …
Big news today: Our team will be heading to the Clemson Launchpad next week to participate in the upcoming Clemson University “College of the Week” Career Fair. This will be a great opportunity for aspiring aerospace engineers and data scientists to come out and meet our team, explore internship and career opportunities, and learn about how they can contribute to …
It has been a year since the Chinese Spy Balloon incident. Nobody is talking about it anymore. Except for maybe a few nerds who track this stuff. I get it. It’s not the juicy hot topic of the day like it was when it first happened — and we tend to stop giving a shit about stuff once we hear …
One of my main intellectual strategies is to explore important neglected topics where I can find an original angle to pursue. As a result, I tend to lose interest in topics as they get more attention. This is why I’ve avoided customer lifetime value. Sure, it is plausibly important, but there are millions of articles written about it online, and …
For years, I have been interested in the science of decision analysis. Afterall, it is decisions and outcomes that make the world go round. It is decisions and outcomes that decide the winners and the losers. And, as such, the people who think about these sorts of things are constantly theorizing and striving to reach optimal outcome(s) so they can …
