Archive - Not Boring by Packy McCormick

Weekly Dose of Optimism #214

Nobel, Matter Compiler, Anduril Shipyard, Mouth Cancer Patch, Biohub Virtual Cell + Extra Doses

Oct 9 • Packy McCormick

Weekly Dose of Optimism #213

Starship Orbital, America.gov, Matic Master Plan, Freckle, Heart Age + Extra Doses

Oct 2 • Packy McCormick

September 2026

Airbound: As We May Move

A Deep Dive on Airbound and Humanity’s Flying Future

Sep 28 • Packy McCormick

Weekly Dose of Optimism #212

Vironexis, Solcoa, Terraform, Joby, Meta VR Glasses + Extra Doses

Sep 25 • Packy McCormick

Would We Send Our Kids to HAA?

The Future of Education: Whatever They Wish

Sep 23 • Packy McCormick and Alex Danco

Weekly Dose of Optimism #211

Tarlatamab, Fayuvi, NGI, Jev, Thatch $1B + Extra Doses

Sep 18 • Packy McCormick

Weekly Dose of Optimism #210

Navier-Stokes, AlphaGenome Atlas, Ramjet-X, Ingressing Minds, Neko + Extra Doses

Sep 11 • Packy McCormick

An Ode to Counter-Positioning

How to Buy Time

Sep 10 • Packy McCormick

Everyone is Reading Lonesome Dove

And the Potential Defragmentation of Culture

Sep 8 • Packy McCormick

Weekly Dose of Optimism #209

World Models, Astra 6, Fervo, Cybercab, Lettuce Robot, Space Telescope, PSI + Extra Doses

Sep 4 • Packy McCormick

August 2026

Weekly Dose of Optimism #208

Pancreatic Cancer Drug, Airbound, Radiant & Antares, MHS, Hugging Face + Extra Doses

Aug 28 • Packy McCormick

An American Engineer in China

Field Notes #1: The First 11 Days

Aug 25 • Packy McCormick

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