CLAM GEMS | Sharing Tales From Around the World
My conversation with Sam Altman
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/ea33ef06-ce1b-40e9-a4bc-f52a6fd4657a/UnconfuseMe_2023_Ep6_Social-Share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>In the sixth episode of my podcast, I sat down with Sam Altman to talk about where AI is headed next and what humanity will do once it gets there.</div></div></div>
Phillips’ Hong Kong Fall Sales Present Exceptional Works Across 20th Century & Contemporary Art
<div><div><img src="https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/wp-content/uploads/image003-1.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Evening Sale on 6 October to be Led by Yoshitomo Nara, Nicolas Party, Liu Ye, Zao Wou-Ki
and Cai Guo-Qiang
Day Sale on 7 October to Feature Strong Examples by In-Demand and Emerging Artists
Multipl...</div></div></div>
Languages are weird. John McWhorter helped me understand why
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/908ed82a-741f-4264-b256-eff1190d6231/unconfuse-me_2023_mcwhorter_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>In the fourth episode of my podcast, I asked linguist, professor, and author John McWhorter to help me better understand the quirks of language.</div></div></div>
I found inspiration in India
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/1f2a44c9-265b-4997-b9b9-7cc4c8543036/20240303-IndiaPostTrip-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>A few pictures from my latest trip to India. I was excited to get an update on Indian innovations that are saving lives and helping fight poverty.</div></div></div>
Greasy—and good for the planet
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/479d726e-3e9b-46f4-9c4a-168ce8e53a7e/20240130-PalmOil-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates writes about two companies that are creating alternatives to animal fats and palm oil, which contribute massively to climate change.</div></div></div>
Hannah Ritchie will make you optimistic about climate change
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/20dfd3a3-a937-4e17-a627-fb975ce3a629/UnconfuseMe_2024_Ep7_Social-Share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>In the latest episode of my podcast, I talked to author and researcher Hannah Ritchie about why there are more reasons for hope than one might think.</div></div></div>
Makoy Samuel Yibi won’t stop until the world eradicates its next disease
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/aae09f0c-94a6-4d20-9e36-849f77d666ac/20240124-HITF-Yibi-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Guinea worm once infected 3.5 million people every year. Thanks to heroes like Makoy, that number dropped to 13 last year.</div></div></div>
Giving a Soul to a Space
<div><div><img src="https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/wp-content/uploads/Raffi-Nagita-copy.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Raffi Ahmad and Nagita Slavina, known collectively as RANS, stand out as one of Indonesia's most influential couples in the realm of social media. Raffi, a multifaceted entertainment personality with ...</div></div></div>
The start-ups making robots a reality
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/e6de1094-e9f4-41bf-81a5-dfccf178f3d5/20240111-Robotics-TGN_Assets-002-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates explains the many use cases for robots in everyday life and profiles five start-ups and labs at the forefront of robotics innovation.</div></div></div>
Being a Collector Means Owning an Artwork Until It Gets Moldy
<div><div><img src="https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/wp-content/uploads/3W6A0109-copy.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Based in Guangzhou, Coobe and Sophia have built an artsy and eclectic home space with their contemporary art collection that include various mediums from sculpture to painting, from video to installat...</div></div></div>
A Gen-Z Collector’s Poetic Idea of Safeguarding and Nurturing Art
<div><div><img src="https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/wp-content/uploads/E86D6CB4-A247-4797-AD33-6990FAD453AA.jpeg" style="width: 100%;"><div>When Lukas Jakob was a teenager, he purchased a work by Katharina Grosse with his first pay check, which became the first work in his collection. Now in his mid-20s and already owning an art collectio...</div></div></div>
Lessons in lifesaving from Brazil
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/30ec12f4-0f25-443c-97f3-8dfab6e58f9d/20231208-LessonsFromBrazil-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates writes about the lessons in healthcare, development, and human capital that countries around the world can learn from Brazil.</div></div></div>
My message at COP: Invest in innovations that save and improve the most lives
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/b09f7525-e0e7-4014-8b2a-9a8ecc2936dd/20231201-COP28-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>At the COP World Climate Action Summit, I spoke about how innovation is the key to tackling emissions and improving human welfare at the same time.</div></div></div>
Breaking down the science of AI with Yejin Choi
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/10b7850b-e2c9-423f-9aa3-12023d205cbf/UnconfuseMe_2023_Ep5_Social-Share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>In the fifth episode of my podcast, Yejin Choi joined me to talk about her amazing work on AI training systems and the science of artificial intelligence.</div></div></div>
My holiday Spotify playlist
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/12eac844-3de9-4425-a046-6d039e486bcf/20231023-Spotify-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates shares his soundtrack to the holiday season of music from around the world including Bing Crosby, Madonna, Nat King Cole, Gloria Estefan, and more.</div></div></div>
A surprising (and surprisingly optimistic) book on climate change
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/083aca96-6b0d-4960-ba25-751ab29ded11/20231114-HolidayList-NotTheEndOfTheWorld-TGN_Assets-001-wide-feature_1200x580.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates writes a rave review of Hannah Ritchie’s new book, Not the End of the World, which he calls the perfect antidote to climate doomsday-ism.</div></div></div>
Great books, courses, and music for the holidays
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/669ef0d9-ad6a-4ef7-9f77-f412fe3c4033/20231114-HolidayList-SummaryPost-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>My annual year-end roundup of some of the best things I read, watched, and listened to. I even put together a playlist of great holiday songs.</div></div></div>
Don’t let grim headlines obscure the progress on climate change
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/ef869530-a638-480b-a005-b2e28afb0dbe/State%20of%20the%20Transition_2023_social-share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Although emissions are continuing to go up, there are more reasons to be optimistic than many people realize. Here are some innovations that will help.</div></div></div>
Great books, songs, and shows for the summer
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/d67395c9-1fa8-42be-b063-81b950eead36/summer-list_2023_summary_social-share_1200x630_02.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Each year, Bill Gates publishes his summer book recommendations. This year he added a Netflix series and a few dozen songs.</div></div></div>
AI is about to completely change how you use computers
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/05ba24d4-c9e6-43d8-9c18-beff53bb0a73/20231023-AI_Agents-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>In 5 years, agents will be able to give health care advice, tutor students, do your shopping, help workers be far more productive, and much more</div></div></div>