Experimental Learning

What's the value of a golden nugget?

Once upon a time I was a flashcard freak.

Mar 20 • Jamesb

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February 2026

Untangling disagreements about the possibility of AI scientists

Search, possibility and probability

Feb 24 • Jamesb

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What should an E. coli eat for breakfast?

I cofounded a company called London Biocompute. Since my last post in August, we’ve been polishing our automated microbiology lab and supporting…

Feb 21 • Jamesb

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August 2025

What did you get done this year?

Rambling reflections one year after quitting job

Aug 22, 2025 • Jamesb

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March 2025

Optimal Egg Machine

A quest to cook the perfect egg

Mar 29, 2025 • Jamesb

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Electronics from Scratch

any% speedrun

Mar 24, 2025 • Jamesb

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People, problems, agency

People History’s most productive collaborative circles, third spaces and decentralised online networks have demonstrated the outsized impact creative…

Mar 12, 2025 • Jamesb

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DIY Bio Lab #1: The Plan

Pea brain approach to cheap automated bio lab

Mar 11, 2025 • Jamesb

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February 2025

Centaur Era Starts Now

Step one: find problem

Feb 23, 2025 • Jamesb

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People, Ideas, Machines

In that order

Feb 21, 2025 • Jamesb

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How might we heal the sick man of Europe?

Remember that you are an Englishman, and have subsequently drawn the greatest prize in the lottery of life

Feb 20, 2025 • Jamesb

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Progress (or lack thereof)

What did I get done over the past few months?

Feb 16, 2025 • Jamesb

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