Katia Verresen

Some news: I’ve joined the Board of UCLA’s Cancer Center (@UCLAHealthJCCC). My godfather battled cancer for decades. My mom beat it and my dad is going through it too. It’s a vicious disease… but I truly believe we can beat it in our lifetime. UCLA has long been at the forefront. It’s a public hospital that serves the most diverse, populous county in all of America. UCLA’s Cancer Center discovered the first targeted therapy for breast cancer (impacting millions of women). And it has had 27 FDA approvals since 2017. The Jonsson Center is elite. What gets me so excited is how much more is newly possible thanks to AI. It’s mind-bending to hear Dr. Teitell speak about what we might be able to do… if we collectively care enough! Beating cancer will take human will. That’s why I’m so inspired to put my money and time where my mouth is, and try to contribute whatever I can to bring a cancer-free future forward. AI is going to rock our world, in all sorts of ways… we owe it to ourselves to wield it for the public good too. Please reach out if you’d like to learn how you can get involved. I’d love to help bring the best and brightest together — in sunny Los Angeles — to help the scientists, engineers, doctors, and more at UCLA do the work that might save your loved ones’ lives in the future. DMs open!

So excited to be taking Instacart public today! The last two years have been a wild ride, but I’m really proud of the business this team has built, turning us into an enduring and profitable company that delivers a critical service to millions of people.

🧵: Off to advocate for a cure! This weekend I am so honored to be speaking at an event for the @MetrodoraInst in Salt Lake City. The research center opened to patients this year with the goal of advancing care and accelerating cures for neuroimmune axis disorders like #POTS.

Fidji Simo (@fidjissimo) and her cofounders officially opened the Metrodora Institute, a for-profit health care clinic that will focus on treating complex neuroimmune diseases, including long COVID. trib.al/y0nHq7z

1/ Iron Fish mainnet is live today, April 20th (4/20)! #IronFish is a new PoW L1. Our goal is to make web3 safe—enabling financial privacy while deterring bad actors. *Every* transaction on Iron Fish is fully encrypted with ZKPs for validation. buff.ly/3UZAITW

We've all experienced pareidolia: the tendency to perceive a meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern. Now scientists are investigating how to use this capacity to enhance creativity. In today's Science of Creativity newsletter: anniemurphypaul.substack.com…

I asked @RickRubin whether we need to be happy (or in some other extreme emotion) in order to create. Here he answers what the most important factor is. Find our full discussion about creativity (linked to all formats and timestamped) at: hubermanlab.com

I start a new project by first imagining what would be amazing, and then figuring out if it’s possible. So when my wife and I decided to host a holiday party here in Texas, wouldn’t it be fun to have a sledding hill in the yard? Kids loved it! I got out my snowboard at the end.

It feels so great to see the sign go up on our building! From idea to opening in only 2 years - where there's a will there's a way, as my grandpa would say.

Love this - @fidjissimo of @Instacart recently launched instacart health - initiative to deliver ingredients of healthier living How? - access to food - make healthy eating easier - food is medicine at scale #HLTH2022

I'm shocked at how often Plan A fails.. and then I end up discovering a Plan B that is vastly better than Plan A ever could have been.

kewl thing i had a blast working on w @abigailjanvier and my good friends over at @browsercompany :) if any company has a soul, it's this one — making sense of the journey as they go w a little help from Murakami, DFW, and every road trip movie ever thebrowser.company/values

Scientists have found evidence that those who cultivate love and compassion have greater peace of mind, while constant anger and fear make us uneasy and are bad for health. Common sense too tells us that people who are moved by love and compassion are peaceful and happy.