MIT Tech Editor's Current Obsessions Include Speed Drumming Genius

Ever wonder what the editor of MIT Technology Review's AI section does when he's not thinking about neural networks? Will Douglas Heaven just dropped his latest list of current obsessions, and honestly, it's more eclectic than you'd expect.

Top of his list? A Spanish drummer who goes by El Estepario Siberiano. Real name Jorge Garrido, this guy is basically breaking YouTube with his insane drumming skills. Heaven says his daughter introduced him to the channel a few months back, and now he can't stop watching. And I get it. Garrido doesn't just play covers – he transforms popular songs into these wild, turbo-charged versions that make you question the laws of physics. The speed and precision are genuinely mind-blowing.

What's interesting here is seeing someone deeply embedded in the AI world getting completely absorbed by pure human skill. There's something refreshing about that, right? While we're all talking about what machines can do in 2026, Heaven's sitting there watching a guy with drumsticks push the boundaries of human capability.

The article hints at two other current obsessions, though those details weren't included in the snippet. But knowing Heaven's track record of spotting interesting trends early, I'm curious what else made his list. Could be anything from a new AI research paper to another unexpected YouTube rabbit hole.

It's a good reminder that even tech leaders need those moments of pure entertainment. Sometimes the most impressive things aren't algorithms or neural networks – they're just humans doing extraordinary things with ordinary instruments.