thoughts of food
Can investors make any money in food delivery?
Bloomberg takes up the question, discussing the search for a sustainable model for modern food delivery. | learn more
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oh, chicago
Why Tovala came home to Chicago.
David Rabie, founder of the cool new high-tech oven company Tovala, explains why he brought his company back to Chicago after completing their stint at Y Combinator in Silicon Valley. | learn more
big ideas
Why is there still a debate about climate change?
Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic, writes a very interesting post explaining how to convince skeptics that climate change is a problem. While he believes in climate change, he makes a bunch of valid points about how scientists have […]
big ideas
The rise of the useless class.
Yival Noah Harari, author of Sapiens (which I recommended a few weeks ago), wrote a new book called Homo Deus: A brief history of tomorrow. This is an excerpt discussing how he believes AI will create a new class of […]
under the microscope
Gene editing is coming.
Amy Webb makes an argument calling for the US to develop a “Biology Strategy” to address the rise of CRISPR gene editing. This is coincidentally the topic addressed in all-too-real science fiction author Daniel Suarez’s new book Change Agent, which I […]
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
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