under the microscope
A single autonomous car can ease traffic.
Finally, research settles the dispute of how many autonomous vehicles it takes to alleviate traffic. One. | learn more
Month: May 2017
tech, startups, internet
If the matrix were real, Improbable would be the builders.
Wired magazine profiles Improbable, the UK company that’s building virtual worlds with its SpatialOS platform. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
What exactly is LIDAR?
Oliver Cameron, the CEO of autonomous taxi upstart Voyage, does a great job of explaining what LIDAR (the technology used in most autonomous vehicles) is and how it works, it’s history, and its future. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Artificial Intelligence explained.
Superstar VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (aka A16Z) has put together what they call an “AI Playbook”. If you’re the kind of person asking “How do I get started with artificial intelligence?” or “What can I do with AI in my own […]
fun facts
Rap music + sign language = awesome.
Holly Maniatty is a sign language interpreter. She has worked on-stage alongside the Wu-Tang Clan, Killer Mike, and the Beastie Boys. It’s quite a sight. | learn more
fun facts
Folding paper to the moon.
Can you guess how many times you would need to fold a paper in half before it’s thick enough to reach the moon? Remember from last week: humans are bad at non-linear thinking. | learn more
better doing
Waste time! It’s important.
“Taking time to be totally, gloriously, proudly unproductive will ultimately make you better at your job…” | learn more
better doing
Cognitive biases that affect decisions.
The bad news is you’re not always rational. The good news is Business Insider made a nice chart of 20 cognitive biases that you can keep by your desk to remind you. | learn more
retail therapy
E-Commerce showdown: Wal-Mart vs Amazon.
Brad Stone (author of The Everything Store) details the battleground that these two giants are going to fight over. Wal-Mart has made major investments, but what happens next? | learn more
retail therapy
The Airbnb of warehouses.
“Flexe finds spare warehouse space for e-commerce merchants, including mattress seller Casper, and is set to offer overnight delivery all over the U.S.” | learn more