Isaak Freeman

About:

Isaak Freeman, a 22-year-old MIT MS/PhD student, explores brain simulations and has diverse interests in tech, biology, and languages.

Website:

isaak.net

Specializations:

Non-profit founder MS/PhD student at MIT Tech conference organizer Geneticist

Interests:

Brain simulations Sleepless mice Human wings & ornithopters Eradication of malaria

Outgoing Links:

Derek Sivers Gwern Branwen Scott Alexander

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2024-11-11 •

The text discusses the possibility of creating a therapy to induce sleep for only 5 hours a night, inspired by a family from Utah who naturally sleeps only 5 hours a night. It explores the genetic reasons behind this and the poten...

2024-10-24 •

The text describes the experience of running a not-for-profit conference in San Francisco, which was initially planned for 150 people but received 1,300 applications. The event featured prominent speakers and was a challenging yet...

2024-10-24 •

The text describes the author's unusual educational background, including skipping high school, taking gap years, speedrunning college, and pursuing a MS/PhD at MIT. The author emphasizes the importance of self-teaching, intense f...

2024-10-23 •

The text is a rant about the war on malaria, discussing the history of the disease and the need for intervention to save lives.

2024-10-01 •

The text discusses the author's journey to achieving intermediate fluency in Mandarin Chinese in less than a year, despite estimates suggesting it would take years and around 4000 total hours. The author shares their strategies fo...

2024-10-01 •

The post discusses the author's personal experience of learning Mandarin within 12 months through rigorous part-time study. It includes details about the author's methods, tips, and Anki deck for language learning. The author emph...

2024-09-21 •

The text discusses the concept of westlagging, a method to combat jetlag by treating any long journey as if you were going west. It explains the key principles of westlagging and provides examples of how it works. The author also ...