fun facts

The longest conveyor belt in the US is 42 miles.

“The belt the company named “The Dune Express” runs from tiny Kermit, Texas, and across state borders into Lea County, New Mexico. Tall and lanky with lids that resemble solar modules, the steel structure could almost be mistaken for a […]

profiles of people

The Unusual Suspects.

Malcolm Gladwell and Kenya Barris teamed up on this 8-episode podcast on Audible with some very interesting people. What I really want to share most is Episode 7, the first interview I’ve ever heard with Dr. Dre. ~ learn more

profiles of people

Palmer Luckey, American Vulcan.

This is a long read about the founder of defense tech contractor Anduril, and of VR company Oculus before that. I suspect you’ll keep hearing about this guy for decades to come, so this is a good time to read […]

big ideas

Trapping carbon in cheap rocks.

It’s interesting that this work comes from Stanford, which is host to Professor Mark Jacobson (not mentioned here), profound hater of carbon capture as a climate solution. True diversity of opinions over there! “Stanford University chemists have developed a practical, […]

under the microscope

Migraine is more than a headache.

From this article I learned that the headaches associated with migraines are just one of a slew of symptoms that occur as part of a cycle. “Drugs that can prevent or relieve migraine attacks are only effective for some people. […]

to your health

The wellness forecast.

“The wellness industry is at an inflection point: More empowered than ever, consumers are seeking greater control over their well-being. At the same time, the gap between economic growth and health outcomes is widening. … Here’s where we see an […]

better doing

The danger of overthinking.

This is a machine learning paper about Large Reasoning Models dropping the ball by way of overthinking. Does this apply to humans too? “ Our analysis reveals that simple efforts to mitigate overthinking in agentic environments — such as selecting […]