This company is a leader in the movement to help consumers (patients?) understand something (probably very little, but something) about the makeup of their microbiome. Insurers maybe don’t like paying for it, though. “Special agents from the Federal Bureau of […]
From the Ethereum boosters over at Consensys: “Ethereum is the most common blockchain that companies are exploring and integrating into their existing operations. Overall, twenty-four of the fifty companies listed are using the Ethereum blockchain.” | learn more
Might this be a truly useful use case? “Tracer has launched a new blockchain-based ‘smart ticket’ that helps prevent ticket scalpers from profiting from ticket resales.” | learn more
This time, from the NY Attorney General. “The suit has also revealed that Bitfinex purportedly sent $850 million to a Panama-based company, lost access to the funds as a result of a government seizure, and had to dip into Tether’s […]
Do you want to know how the machine learning that powers language predictions works? This is as down-to-earth of an explanation as I’ve ever seen. And now I understand it (sort of)! | learn more
From the desk of Bill Gates: “It’s Mosquito Week again on the Gates Notes. This year I’m exploring some of the science behind malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. You can read below about how gene editing could play a key […]
“When it comes to CBD in food, considering CBD is an ingredient in FDA-approved pharmaceuticals, the FDA emphasized that ‘allowing drug ingredients in foods can undermine the drug approval process and diminish commercial incentives for further clinical study of the […]
“Esketamine represents the first depression drug in years to be approved that works via a completely different mechanism in the brain, as compared to the previous generation of medications. For many with treatment-resistant depression, the new drug offers newfound hope […]
This is way less boring than the title sounds. Shockley managed a team at Bell Labs and wanted to understand the factors that led to high productivity in terms of publishing papers. The insights are noteworthy. | learn more
“Confidence cannot be faked. You can fake and manufacture motivation, excitement, or even passion at the moment. Unlike motivation and other emotional states which are more surface level, confidence is deeper and more subconscious.” | learn more