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data: men make $27k more than women per year.
This article is based on a very rich data set, which makes its conclusions (and charts) very interesting. | learn more
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fun facts
Why do so many TV shows have 65 episodes?
I got hooked on this article in the intro where I learned that The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire was modeled after another Bel Aire show with a different demographic. “How the calculus of ’80s television programming lives on into […]
fun facts
Why does the TI-83 still cost $100?
I ran into one of these at Target last week, and my jaw dropped when I saw it still costs so much! Someone shared this article with me that explains how Texas Instruments has locked up the education market. | learn more
big ideas
Why cryonics makes sense.
Tim Urban from Wait But Why became a believer in cryonics – freezing yourself after death – in 2016. He lays out an interesting case, though I’m not quite ready to sign up. | learn more
big ideas
Technology that can double the efficiency of the power grid.
If even part of this pans out, it’s a huge deal. I learned a lot about electricity from this article. | learn more
thoughts of food
Meal-kit company Chef’d shuts down.
Two links related to this. The first is a Forbes article by industry consultant Brittain Ladd pronouncing the death of standalone meal-kit companies. The second is a LinkedIn articleby Chef’d former SVP of Retail Sean Butler expressing a totally contrary opinion.
thoughts of food
Cargill reboots 153-year-old strategy.
“When William Wallace Cargill built the company, he helped revolutionize grain storage by constructing more-efficient warehouses with features such as multiple floors and conveyors. Now the company is again betting on agricultural innovations, this time by developing software advances its […]
under the microscope
Researchers discover why CRISPR gene editing sometimes fails.
“The CRISPR gene editing revolution is less than a decade old and scientists are still learning how best to deploy this ground-breaking technique. A team has recently discovered why the technique sometimes fails, uncovering a novel insight that will hopefully […]
under the microscope
Fat-burning drug derived from chili pepper chemical.
“An interesting new anti-obesity drug has demonstrated exciting results in early mouse studies. The drug is based on the same compound notable for giving chili peppers their characteristic burn.” | learn more
better doing
Hunter S. Thompson’s letter on finding your purpose and living a meaningful life.
The famed author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas wrote a letter to his friend Hume Logan that’s worth reading. | learn more