under the microscope

Real-time inflammation monitoring.

“A Chicago biomedical research hub backed by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, has produced its first published research — on discovering a way to monitor inflammation in real time using sensors implanted under the skin.” […]

tech, startups, internet

The year algorithms learn to act.

“In the bustling tech campuses of 2024, the age of passive AI – systems that merely respond to our queries – is giving way to something far more profound: the era of AI agents. As we look to 2025, we’re […]

better doing

Is employee performance really Gaussian distributed?

Spoiler — nope. “The unspoken first step here was to assume a Gaussian bell curve when it comes to employee performance. And, heck, why not? The folks in HR who were paying attention during psychology class recall that a great […]

tech, startups, internet

There is no scaling wall.

“I actually don’t believe we are at all hitting walls in our space… the combination of the data that exists in the world, synthetic data, and search techniques are, I think, going to allow us to scale for quite some […]

fun facts

Is Enron back?

From the Houston Chronicle: “Twenty-three years after Enron declared bankruptcy, the infamous Houston-based energy company appears to be making a return. A group representing itself as Enron, which became the center of a corporate scandal Dec. 2, 2001, following revelations […]

fun facts

When words and actions diverge: USA edition.

“My argument is simple: people who say they want to see a return of American manufacturing don’t actually vote with their dollar. Let me show you…” This is funny/sad/funny. ~ learn more

fun facts

An electronic chessboard without turns.

Very impressive work! “Chess is boring… you spend literally half the time waiting for your opponent! There’s no way your internet addled brains could sustain such stimulation deficit, which is why I made this extremely over engineered electronic chess board […]