Palantir CEO Alex Karp and the Kabbalah
A recent article in the New York Times included a profile on Palantir's CEO Alex Karp. Palantir is a data mining company but for me, the interesting aspect of the interview was Mr. Karp's reliance on the Kabbalah for, among other things, deciding how much monetary donations he would make for his preferred causes.
The article states: "When he donates, he said, he does it in multiples of 18 because it's mystical - 18 brings good luck in the tradition of Kabbalah."
I do that too!