Jo Weiser

@joweiser
Joined on Feb 2, 2022
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How to save my startup?

In mid 2020 I started pursuing a dream project of mine. I’ve always been fascinated by knowledge transfer through good writing. I’ve worked in academia for about a decade, but I was frustrated with how slow and bureaucratic the publishing process there was. As a small team we built Ken, an exchange …

Michael Aufreiter in Ken on Jan 23, 2022
Should I take a vaccine?

For illustration, let’s assume there’s a pandemic of a new contagious disease, called Superflu. I love the peanut butter analogy from Sam Harris’ podcast episode “What we have learned from the pandemic?” It helps me to take out the emotions I have towards needles and drugs. Let’s assume this: A big …

Michael Aufreiter in Health on Jan 30, 2022