Weekend Reading: 2nd / 3rd May 2026
Writing worth reading
Requests for Startups by Y Combinator
“Abundant data and intelligence can help patients more accurately assess their disease risk and democratize access to treatments for the most serious illnesses”.
When Dawkins met Claude Could this AI be conscious? by Richard Dawkins
“When Turing wrote — and for most of the years since — it was possible to accept the hypothetical conclusion that, if a machine ever passed his operational test, we might consider it to be conscious”
I abhor Trump but he’s a genius by Matthew Syed
“His understanding of mass psychology is beyond that of the Saatchis, beyond Madison Avenue. The sobriquets he has coined will never be forgotten: Sleepy Joe, Crooked Hillary, Little Marco. Ron DeSanctimonious was so good I shook my head in admiration”
Upcoming meals with 9others
Cotswolds — Thursday 21st May 2026 — details and signup here.
Zurich — Wednesday 10th June 2026 — details and signup here.
London — Wednesday 27th May 2026 — details and signup here.
Manchester — Tuesday 23rd June 2026 — details and signup here.
