Summary

In this week's episode, Casey and Christine discuss their weekend family adventures, including picnic table remodeling, bike maintenance, and trips to the local airport and climbing gym. They explore their experiences with AI toys for children, microwave modification projects, and dive into deeper conversations about human intelligence, biology experiments, and aging research. The discussion ranges from reflections on their honeymoon in Cuba to thoughts on economic growth, education, and the potential of technological advancement to solve fundamental human problems.

Links

Asterix comics - Comics that Casey enjoyed as a child and now reads with his children

Now It Can Be Told by Leslie Groves - About the Manhattan Project

The Prodigy's Cousin - Book about links between autism and childhood prodigies

NeuroTribes - Book about autism

Acquired podcast episode on Epic - Healthcare software company

Gompertz mortality law

Dino - Magical Toys [AI powered toy]

Paperclip Maximizers and Squiggle Maximizers