“While its CEO once called bitcoin a fraud, U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase has added its first cryptocurrency exchange customers, Coinbase and Gemini.” | learn more
Our favorite rational optimist Matt Ridley is back with more interesting writing. “To solve 21st-century problems, innovators need the freedom to experiment without the burden of overregulation and the abuse of intellectual property rights by vested interests.” | learn more
I really like modern salad bars, and I realized this week during a visit to Whole Foods that they’ll probably be gone from the scene for a while. “The all-you-can-eat buffet is unlikely to survive the pandemic in its current […]
T-cell therapy has been a game changer for cancer therapy, but its applicability has so far been very narrow. “Cardiff University study describes unconventional immune cell which could open up treatment of wide range of cancers in all patients.” | learn more
“A compelling new study, led by scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has found a novel gene therapy can prevent obesity and build muscle without the need for additional exercise, in mice being fed a high-fat […]
From the restructuring industry newsletter Petition: “Much like most other COVID victims, Hertz could be described as having mild pre-conditions that made it generally more susceptible to the virus. For years now, the company has been attempting to effectively treat […]
From the New York Times in 1971, resurfaced because of the chain’s recent bankruptcy filing. “In an interview on his 93d birthday, he said that the profit sharing plan for employees that he started in 1907 had been largely responsible […]
I’m surprised more states aren’t doing this. “Just about anyone who wants a coronavirus test in the state of Tennessee can get one. How? The state got buy-in and lots of participation from private labs by assuring them it will […]
Despite the many references to high-brow classics that I have never read, I appreciate the message that writer David Brooks has for the class of 2020. Don’t stop learning hard things and don’t waste this opportunity to stay off all […]
A podcast interview with Shane Parish of The Knowledge Project (and Farnam Street). “Mike Maples, partner at the VC firm Floodgate, shares how mental models shape his decision making process, where to find the next big idea, and how to […]