However, this week I’m sharing two. It’s because they’re both that interesting. The first is from Swedish professor Hans Rosling, who will absolutely blow your mind with global public health data. The second is from Laura Deming, who graduated from MIT at 14 and […]
Bill Gates reviews “Energy and Civilization: A History” by author Vaclav Smil. | learn more
“The good news is that there’s a lot of progress to report on both [crop science and energy research]. Here’s an overview of the developments I’ll be highlighting in Paris.” | learn more
“What hard liquor, cigarettes, heroin, and crack have in common is that they’re all more concentrated forms of less addictive predecessors. Most if not all the things we describe as addictive are. And the scary thing is, the process that […]
A new study based on UK data concludes that most wealth has been accumulated by being idle rather than working hard. | learn more
Facebook’s Messenger team commissioned a study of over 9,000 people in 8 countries to understand how messaging has impacted communications. Their results show that digital messaging helps bring people together, not separate them. | learn more
“The big-ticket acquisition of genetic design company Cell Design Labs signals a coming wave of precision cures.” | learn more
“According to researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Chicago, … the fusion of elementary particles known as quarks … would be ten times that of nuclear fusion.” | learn more
Bill Joy, cofounder of Sun Microsystems, discusses his investments in big ideas that are going to change the world – cheaper batteries, sustainable concrete, and sustainable meat. According to him, these investments can, and do, pan out, and we need […]
If you haven’t heard of him, know that he’s one of the OG’s of the internet. He coined the term ‘open source’ software and popularized ‘web 2.0’. Now he’s questioning some of the fundamental (if arbitrary) conditions of our economy. […]