Tyler Cowen - Tyler constantly introduces me to new people through his podcast and he is quite literally the closest thing to a walking encyclopedia. Truly a special person. (Also check out his blog Marginal Revolution)
**Gwern Branwen** - The prolific blogger Gwern has been someone who’s writings I’ve always spent a lot of time with. He has influenced even the creation of this blog I have now, and I’m sure will continue to do so in the future.
Patrick Collison - A founder of Stripe and their current CEO, Patrick’s reading list is something I’ve looked to for what to read next.
Terrence Tao - A mathematical giant of today, I love Terry’s blog for learning more about modern mathematics as well as for some of the life advice he’s given.
**Andy Matuschak** - An applied research who has spent a considerable ammount of time about effective user interfaces for learning. Andy is one of the most influential people in my thinking on how to design better user interfaces.
**Sam Harris** - Although he is more known for his political commentary, I’m actually mostly influenced by Sam through his writings and teachings about meditation. His meditation app is something I always point people to when they’re just beginning to think about meditating.