Hey there, ravenous reader!

It's not only Friday, but it's Women's Day in South Africa, so this edition of Weekend Reads come to you, with love, from the South African women of 42courses 🥳

We're behind the scenes, making courses, marking your answers, and pretty much getting all the little things done to keep this ship sailing, and today we'd like to bring you some fascinating finds like the animated story of AI, a quiz on your decision making skills, and a list of life lessons from an unlikely bodybuilder...

Most of all, we'd like to say "go you good thing, go!" to all the women out there! Keep doing what you're doing, and if you like, take a moment to celebrate the women of the Olympics with this inspiring video.  

Lots of love,

Irene, Margot and Zsa

• The best ads from the Paris Olympics: Nike's film, subtitled "Am I A Bad Person?", is just one of the attention grabbing ads from this global event. See more of them here and enjoy!
   
• A better way to ask AI: This poor prompt engineer might be out of a job in a few months as LLMs get better at understanding what we want, but for now, he has some pretty helpful tips.
   
• The story of AI in a nutshell: Kursgesagt has done it again with a beautifully animated video on the past, present, and future of intelligence, but take it with a pinch of salt.
   
• How Tuned In are you? In other words, how good are your decision making skills? Nuala Walsh, author of Tuned In, created this 2-minute quiz to help you find out. (And if you'd like to see our Q&A with here, watch it here!)
   
• 77 life lessons from...Arnold Schwarzenegger: Be curious, put down your phone, and don't fall into the "yes-man" trap are just a few of the surprisingly delightful life lessons from the 77-year old bodybuilder.

• 1173 - The construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete. 🏛️
   
• 1483 - The Sistine Chapel (that Michelangelo decorated so nicely) in the Vatican opens to the public. 🎨
   
• 1803 - The first horses arrive in Hawaii. 🐎
   
• 1898 - Rudolf Diesel of Germany obtains patent #608,845 for his internal combustion engine, later known as the diesel engine. 🛠️
   
• 1930 - The animated character Betty Boop debuts in Max Fleischer's cartoon "Dizzy Dishes." 🎬
   
• 1945 - The US drops the second atomic bomb, "Fat Man," on Nagasaki, Japan, destroying part of the city. 💥
   
• 1979 - The English seaside resort Brighton opens Britain's first nude beach. 🏖️
   
• 1995 - South Africa celebrates the first National Women's Day. 🌸
   
• 2021 - A herd of 14 elephants returning home from a 500 km (300-mile) trek across China leads authorities to evacuate 150,000 people out of their path. 🐘