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Modern Wisdom · Mar 5, 2026
#1067 - Cal Newport - The collapse of modern attention (and how to get it back)
“Anthropic researcher; published 2020 paper on LLM scaling laws showing performance improves with size”
Deep Work and Cognitive FocusAttention Span Collapse and Digital DistractionHyperactive Hive Mind Communication Culture
View AnalysisThe Quanta Podcast · Jan 27, 2026
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard?
“Co-founder of Anthropic; former particle physicist and amplitudes researcher who transitioned to AI, believing it's the best path to physics breakthroughs.”
Standard Model of Particle Physics limitationsHiggs boson discovery and post-2012 stagnationSupersymmetry particle search failure
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