Hello there, Wisdom Seeker!

To get the most out of AI, you need to become a prompt wizard.

Luckily for you, Google has recently released its prompt engineering handbook, which gives you a metaphorical magic wand to achieve the best output when using AI. 

In other news, we've got psychological tricks the CIA uses to get people to talk, an unmissable book list, and how a popular video game was used to bypass censorship. 

As always, big love,
Chris & the 42courses team x 

• Have you mastered the art of the prompt? Exciting news! Google have recently released their prompt engineering handbook. It's well worth a read, but you might want to grab a cup of coffee beforehand. ☕

• Using a video game to avoid censorship. In many countries around the world, governments censor the news, resulting in the truth being buried. The solution? Creating a virtual library in the video game Minecraft that stores all the censored articles as books for anyone to access. 

• The secret psychological trick the CIA uses to make people talk. Auric Goldfinger said, "We have ways of making you talk, Mr Bond". However, his methods weren't quite as subtle!

• Want to make your B2B business sing? Don't miss these tips on optimising your landing page. Great stuff as ever from fronterabrands.com

• Is this the ultimate book list? We love reading, as I'm sure you do. The downside? There isn't enough time to get through everything! Blas Moros has curated a comprehensive list of over 800 books, each accompanied by summaries and key takeaways. Like Blinkist.com but free. 😉

• A FREE mental models guide to supercharge your creativity. ICYMI - please avail yourself of a copy of our 10 mental models guide to help you create breakthrough ideas. It's time to say goodbye to the blank page. 

• 1901 - New York became the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates for a $1 fee! 🚗

• 1928 - Buddy, a German Shepherd, became the first guide dog for a U.S. citizen, Morris Frank. 🦮

• 1953 - 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA was published in Nature magazine. 🧬

• 1954 – Bell Labs announces the first solar panel made from silicon. It has about 6% efficiency. Modern panels are up to 4x more efficient. ☀️

• 1960 - First submerged circumnavigation of Earth is completed by the USS submarine Triton in 60 days and 21 hours. For reference, the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by air is 46 hours, 40 minutes, and 22 seconds, achieved in a Gulfstream G650ER jet in 2019. 🌍

• 1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope is placed into orbit by the space shuttle Discovery. Hubba Hubba. 🔭

• 2019 - Microsoft became the third U.S. firm to be listed with a market worth of 1 trillion, after Apple and Amazon. Dollar, Dollar bill, Y'all. 💰