The Writing寫作

Notes from the lab實驗室筆記

Essays at the confluence of finance, data, design, and the way we think.在金融、數據、設計與思考方式交匯之處的隨筆。

2026 · 08
The Price Isn't Known Yet. The Money Arrives Anyway.公司還不知道值多少,錢卻先進來了

Startups need capital most exactly when they are hardest to value. An interactive look at SAFEs — and why the same structure appears in Hong Kong presale flats and Kickstarter.初創最需要資金的時候,往往也最難估值。一篇關於 SAFE 的互動文章——以及為何同一套結構,也出現在香港樓花與 Kickstarter。

Finance金融
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2026 · 08
Some Sounds Disappear Without Being Noticed有些聲音,消失了也不會被發現

A short history of MP3, psychoacoustics and information compression: an interactive essay on hearing, trade-offs, and learning to forget.MP3 的簡史、心理聲學與資訊壓縮:一篇關於聽覺、取捨,以及學會忘記的互動文章。

Data × Behaviour數據 × 行為
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2026 · 08
Fairness Lies Where the Eye Cannot See公平,藏在看不見之處

A riffle needs seven, an overhand a thousand, a computer just 51. An interactive look at why looking shuffled and being fair are two different things.交叉洗牌最少要七次,過手洗牌可能要上千次;電腦卻只需 51 步。看起來夠亂,和真正公平,原來是兩回事。

Mathematics數學
Free免費
2026 · 08
AI Prehistory | Two Legends Who Made Encoding Possible · Part II · TuringAI 前傳|讓編碼變成可能的兩位傳奇人物 · 下篇 · 圖靈

Part II of AI Prehistory: from computability and the universal machine to programming and the foundations of modern AI. An interactive bilingual article.AI 前傳下篇:由可計算性、圖靈機與通用機器,走到 programming 與現代 AI 的基礎。中英雙語互動文章。

AIAI
Free免費
2026 · 07
Spreads Fast, or Hits Hard? From Virus Models to Digital Marketing傳得快,還是殺得狠?由病毒模型講到數碼營銷

One is deadlier, the other spreads faster — which should worry us more? An interactive look at how transmission quietly compounds.一個殺得狠,一個傳得快,哪個更可怕?用一個互動模型,看傳播如何悄悄複合。

Data × Behaviour數據 × 行為
Free免費

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Some pieces are free. The deep dives are for members — along with the archive, the lab, and class discounts.部分文章免費;深度文章為會員專屬——連同完整文庫、實驗室與課堂折扣。

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