on the blockchain
Augur’s antifragility.
Ben Davidow writes about how a dispute over the outcome of a prediction on Augur may lead to the network getting stronger. | learn more
Month: December 2018
oh, chicago
U of I insures itself against possible drop in Chinese enrollments.
“In what is thought to be a world first, the colleges of business and engineering at the university signed a three-year contract with an insurance broker to pay the annual six-figure sum, which provides coverage of up to $60 million.” | learn […]
fun facts
What is fill power?
I bought a new coat for the upcoming Chicago winter. Salespeople threw around stats for fill power but couldn’t explain what fill power was. Wikipedia to the rescue! | learn more
fun facts
Silicon Valley hierarchy of needs.
Someone updated Maslow’s hierarchy, and it’s pretty great. I seem to have accidentally skipped the base of the pyramid. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Nobody knows what Palantir is worth.
The tech unicorn is in a fight with Morgan Stanley. A fund of MS owns a small bit of Palantir and values it around $4B. Meanwhile, the MS investment bankers want to take them public around $40B. It’s all more […]
tech, startups, internet
Data scientist: marketers don’t know what they’re asking for.
“In the latest installment of our Confessions series, where we exchange anonymity for honesty, Digiday spoke with a data scientist inside the marketing department of a company who says marketers are still lost when it comes to the science and […]
tech, startups, internet
Startup uses augmented reality to make physical therapy fun for kids.
“The software hooked into Piper’s home TV screen, which displayed an image of Piper standing next to robot avatar. When the avatar marched in place, jumped or balanced on one foot, Piper mimicked its movement. Piper thought she was enjoying a […]
oh, chicago
What the Chicago school ratings don’t tell you.
Subscriber Luke Shepard wrote this great article explaining the school ratings most parents rely on and their limitations. | learn more