Nan Wang’s Hatched Ideas

The Hidden Cost of Memory: Why Fast Systems Need Slower Rules

The Hidden Cost of Memory: Why Fast Systems Need Slower Rules

Jul 2, 2026

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Why Better Learning Needs a Bigger Desk, Not Just a Smarter Brain

Why Better Learning Needs a Bigger Desk, Not Just a Smarter Brain

Jul 1, 2026

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The Hidden Power of Naming Your Tools: Why Language Models and Command Files Solve the Same Problem

The Hidden Power of Naming Your Tools: Why Language Models and Command Files Solve the Same Problem

Jun 30, 2026

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When Code Becomes a Language of Intent

When Code Becomes a Language of Intent

Jun 29, 2026

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The Hidden Logic of Features: Why Good Products and Good Models Both Depend on What Changes Your Decision

The Hidden Logic of Features: Why Good Products and Good Models Both Depend on What Changes Your Decision

Jun 28, 2026

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Why Better Models Begin by Admitting What They Cannot Know

Why Better Models Begin by Admitting What They Cannot Know

Jun 27, 2026

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Why the Best Decisions Are Built Like Bayesian Trials, Not Final Exams

Why the Best Decisions Are Built Like Bayesian Trials, Not Final Exams

Jun 26, 2026

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The Hidden Skill Behind Good AI Use: Speaking in Context, Not Prompts

The Hidden Skill Behind Good AI Use: Speaking in Context, Not Prompts

Jun 25, 2026

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The Most Powerful Prompt Is Not an Instruction, but a Request for Uncertainty

The Most Powerful Prompt Is Not an Instruction, but a Request for Uncertainty

Jun 24, 2026

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Why Every Good Decision Needs Both Geometry and Paperwork

Why Every Good Decision Needs Both Geometry and Paperwork

Jun 22, 2026

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Why Great Readers Are Built, Not Born: The Hidden Engineering of Literacy

Why Great Readers Are Built, Not Born: The Hidden Engineering of Literacy

Jun 21, 2026

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记忆不是存得越多越好，因果也不是变量越多越准

记忆不是存得越多越好，因果也不是变量越多越准

Jun 20, 2026

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What Bayesian Trials and XGBoost Both Know About Learning Under Uncertainty

What Bayesian Trials and XGBoost Both Know About Learning Under Uncertainty

Jun 19, 2026

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Why the Smartest AI Systems Are Built Like Factory Lines, Not Brains

Why the Smartest AI Systems Are Built Like Factory Lines, Not Brains

Jun 18, 2026

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The Skill That Unites Great Writing and Great Prompts

The Skill That Unites Great Writing and Great Prompts

Jun 17, 2026

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Why Good Decisions Depend on What You Refuse to Treat as Convenient

Why Good Decisions Depend on What You Refuse to Treat as Convenient

Jun 16, 2026

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The Hidden Architecture of Intent: Why the Same Problem Shapes Safety and Recommendation Systems

The Hidden Architecture of Intent: Why the Same Problem Shapes Safety and Recommendation Systems

Jun 15, 2026

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Why Agents Need Memory More Than Intelligence

Why Agents Need Memory More Than Intelligence

Jun 14, 2026

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Why the Best Product Teams Treat Every Feature Like a Model Explanation

Why the Best Product Teams Treat Every Feature Like a Model Explanation

Jun 13, 2026

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Why Good Models Need Boundaries Before They Need Accuracy

Why Good Models Need Boundaries Before They Need Accuracy

Jun 12, 2026

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The Hidden Skill Behind Great Writing and Great Systems: Designing for What You Cannot See

The Hidden Skill Behind Great Writing and Great Systems: Designing for What You Cannot See

Jun 11, 2026

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Why AI Feels Powerful Until You Ask It a Causal Question

Why AI Feels Powerful Until You Ask It a Causal Question

Jun 10, 2026

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The Best Systems Start by Knowing What Must Be Handed Off

The Best Systems Start by Knowing What Must Be Handed Off

Jun 9, 2026

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Why the Best AI Products Behave More Like Laboratories Than Apps

Why the Best AI Products Behave More Like Laboratories Than Apps

Jun 8, 2026

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Why AI Needs More Than Intelligence: The Hidden Architecture of Useful Work

Why AI Needs More Than Intelligence: The Hidden Architecture of Useful Work

Jun 7, 2026

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The Hidden Variable Problem: Why Better Explanations Start by Reconstructing What You Never Saw

The Hidden Variable Problem: Why Better Explanations Start by Reconstructing What You Never Saw

Jun 6, 2026

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The Hidden Cost of Being Right Without Knowing How Sure You Are

The Hidden Cost of Being Right Without Knowing How Sure You Are

Jun 5, 2026

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程序为什么总想把人留住：类型系统的边界与奖励设计的诱惑其实是同一件事

程序为什么总想把人留住：类型系统的边界与奖励设计的诱惑其实是同一件事

Jun 4, 2026

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Why Good Probabilities Need Good Counterfactuals

Why Good Probabilities Need Good Counterfactuals

Jun 3, 2026

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The Best Systems Do Not Guess Less, They Update Better