This is the largest assembly of human beings ever. Official estimates claim that a staggering 500 million people have visited the site as of February 14, 2025. I spent two days there. Here are some photos. You can find out more here.

“Simplicity,” said Leonardo da Vinci, “is the ultimate sophistication.” The virtues of simplicity have been echoed by many of the greats: Einstein, Shannon and even Walt Whitman (“Simplicity is the glory of expression.“) . But this raises the important question : exactly how does one simplify? Simplicity, it turns out,…

In his reflection on the pursuit of understanding, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. wrote, “I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” At first glance, this might seem cryptic, but…