fun facts
List of biotech founders and drug hunters who were unlikely to succeed.
List of biotech founders and drug hunters who were unlikely to succeed. And yet they did! ~ learn more
Month: September 2025
big ideas
Understanding global events.
Understanding global events. “These 20 lessons, when taken together, provide a great framework for understanding just about every single issue on the global menu today. They also provide some warnings for how things might evolve and clues for how we […]
big ideas
We can already stop climate change.
We can already stop climate change. I’ve long believed that humanity has all the technology we need, but humans so far lack the will. It’s great when someone else spells it out more clearly than I ever could. “If you […]
under the microscope
Treasured forest fungus fights inflammation and stifles cancer cells.
Treasured forest fungus fights inflammation and stifles cancer cells. Researchers have unearthed a potent compound from a rare Taiwanese fungus that could block inflammation and halt cancer cell proliferation. “It’s a new discovery from a treasured fungus that has long […]
under the microscope
Searching for useful proteins in the DNA junk heap.
Searching for useful proteins in the DNA junk heap. “In their search for a new obesity treatment strategy, researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California have used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology to closely examine an understudied class […]
retail therapy
Streetwear brands losing steam?
Streetwear brands losing steam? “The trick is to move on to the next must-have before the existing one goes mainstream. But smaller brands lack the capital to scale up quickly and keep innovating. A newcomer’s invention only has a year […]
to your health
The ROI of exercise.
The ROI of exercise. Imagine investing just one year in physical activity over your lifetime and gaining 10 additional years of living. That’s the impressive return on investment exercise poses, according to Herman’s analysis. ~ learn more
better doing
You can try to like stuff.
You can try to like stuff. “It could be food or music or people or just the general situation you’re in. I recommend this hobby, partly because it’s nice to enjoy things, but mostly as an instrument for probing human […]
better doing
The management skill nobody talks about.
The management skill nobody talks about. Drawing from Dr. Becky Kennedy’s parenting advice, the article highlights the importance of “repair” in management. Acknowledging errors, taking responsibility, and genuinely fixing the fallout can build more trust than trying to be flawless. […]
tech, startups, internet
Physical AI: the operating system for the real world.
Physical AI: the operating system for the real world. Venture fund RRE published their thesis on the conversion of robotics, autonomy and AI. “As models improve and compute gets cheaper, founders are unbundling the full-stack robotics paradigm into scalable and […]