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AI, economics, travel, robotics, human behavior, and enterprise systems — explored through simulations, experiments, calculators, and essays.

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AI Knowledge Quiz — Marty Math

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How Well Do You Know AI?

AI is reshaping how we work, hire, and compete — but how much do you actually understand it? 10 questions covering the core concepts behind today's AI tools. You'll get plain-English explanations for every answer.

🧠 10 questions ⏱ ~5 min ★ Intermediate

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This quiz is for educational and entertainment purposes. AI is a fast-moving field — some answers may evolve as the technology does.

LABS

Personal Finance

F.I.R.E

Every financially independent person has a number.

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Career & Work

Severance Pay

Estimate what a fair severance package looks like and where you have leverage to negotiate.

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Market Indicators

ShillerPE - VIX

This ratio provides insight into market valuation relative to expected volatility.

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College Savings

Instantly compare five different savings vehicles side by side.

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Personal Finance

Debt Payoff

Run all three scenarios side by side — Avalanche, Snowball, and your own custom order — against a minimums-only baseline.

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Environmental

Backyard Bird Habitat Score

Take a picture of your yard and see how you can improve the environment for birds.

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Work

Severance Packages: 6 Terms Most People Never Negotiate

7 min Audio

Economics

Why Things Cost More (Inflation for beginners)

21 min

Economics

The Three Dials of Inflation (advanced)

14 min

When the Model Learns from a Storm That Never Happened

20 min Audio

The Velocity Gap: Why AI Will Collapse Housing Before Washington Notices

8 min Audio

How AI Is Shifting from Building to Growth

4 min Audio

The Next Scarcity Is Already Inside Your Head

8 min Audio

The Dangerous Myth of “Just Add AI” to Your Data Warehouse

4 min Audio

Context is the Fuel Every AI System Runs On

4 min Audio

Cartoon

Cartoon: The Mindset Unlock

1 min

When AI Breaks the 30-Year Mortgage

5 min

If Software Has No Moat Anymore, How Do You Build Something That Does?

4 min Audio

Cartoon

AI Coffee Order

1 min

Why AI + Robotics + Blockchain Will Eclipse Everything Else

4 min Audio

Cartoon

Cartoon: My Ideal Moon Crew

1 min

Incumbent SaaS Companies Are Misreading the AI Moment

5 min Audio

Cartoon

Cartoon - The Miscommunication

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SaaS Is Being Stripped Down to What Actually Matters

5 min Audio

One thoughtful post a week. No hot takes, no AI hype cycles. Just clear writing on the technologies actually reshaping how we work and live.

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6 tools — college planning, loans & more

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MARTIN GOETZINGER

I am interested in the intersection of accelerating technology and human experience. I explore the optimism of the future and what we all should consider for exponential change by blending my tech expertise and a love for exploration.

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