to your health
Groupons for medical treatment
Well, this is fun! Sometimes you just need that discount MRI, right? | learn more
Author: rohit
tech, startups, internet
Positional scarcity
“The concept of ‘pay to get a better place in line’ when it comes to advertising or product placement is hardly new. Walk into your local drugstore you can see it literally on display: CPG companies like P&G spend good […]
to your health
The deep-pocket push to preserve surprise medical billing
“As lobbyists purporting to represent doctors fight attempts to control surprise medical bills, it’s clear that the force behind the effort is not just medical professionals.” | learn more
better doing
The 13 immutable reads on choosing what to work on
“When our startup failed, I didn’t know what to do next.” From Vasili Shynkarenka, an entrepreneur who’s YC-backed company failed. He then “devoured hundreds of books, articles, and videos on how to choose what to work on (or, more generally, […]
tech, startups, internet
AI-generated Joe Rogan is here; beware
“The AI company Dessa has created a simulation of podcaster Joe Rogan’s voice that is nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.” | learn more
oh, chicago
IL Supreme Court picks new chief justice Anne Burke
That last name sounds familiar, right? It’s because her husband Ed Burke is the Alderman facing federal corruption charges. | learn more
fun facts
You’ve probably seen the Trailer Tail on trucks driving down the highway
They’re used to increase fuel efficiency, which is kind of a big deal for trucking. | learn more
thoughts of food
Pet food mislabeling
“Should you feed your dog organic, biodynamic, grain-fed, non-GMO, high-protein, low-carb, unpasteurized, cruelty-free, free-range, soy-lacto-egg-free caribou Num-Nums? Particularly when their last meal was cat vomit?” | learn more
on the blockchain
Epic rap battle: Hamilton vs Satoshi
Brought to you by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman.
under the microscope
Woman is first to receive cornea made from reprogrammed stem cells.
“To treat the woman, Nishida says his team created sheets of corneal cells from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. These are made by reprogramming adult skin cells from a donor into an embryonic-like state from which they can transform into […]