fun facts

Dutch uncle.

I watched an old video where Leo Burnett used this term and had to look it up. “Dutch uncle is an informal term for a person who issues frank, harsh or severe comments and criticism to educate, encourage or admonish […]

fun facts

The invisible electrostatic wall at 3M adhesive tape plant.

“David Swenson of 3M Corporation describes an anomaly where workers encountered a strange “invisible wall” in the area under a fast-moving sheet of electrically charged polypropelene film in a factory. This “invisible wall” was strong enough to prevent humans from […]

fun facts

The most Mario colors.

“Most Mario games with polygonal logos have a different color per letter, but the sequence of colors in Mario’s name is rarely the same sequence across games. This captivated me—for some reason—and I set out to analyze every Mario video […]

big ideas

10 new US cities.

Tomas Pueyo has written a lot of insightful articles on cities around the world. Now he’s taking on a challenge proposing 10 new US cities to get us back to building and growth. “So I asked myself: Where could we […]

under the microscope

The soul in the stomach.

This is more story than science. “How a 17th-century physician followed his ‘gut feeling’ and proposed a link between the emotions and the stomach, which seemingly echoes the latest medical research on the brain–gut connection.” ~ learn more

under the microscope

Cement with net zero CO2 emissions.

“While traditional cement production gets its necessary calcium carbonate from limestone that releases carbon dioxide when heated in a kiln, the U-M researchers can make the calcium carbonate through an electrochemical process that captures CO2 from the air and binds […]

better doing

The best tacit knowledge videos on every subject.

This is where the coaching session link above came from. “Tacit knowledge is knowledge that can’t properly be transmitted via verbal or written instruction, like the ability to create great art or assess a startup. This tacit knowledge is a […]