“Of all the cognitive tools our ancestors left us, what’s best? Society seems to think pretty highly of arithmetic. It’s one of the first things we learn as children. So I think it’s weird that only a tiny percentage of […]
I don’t want to overstate it, but it does seem like the inability to build important infrastructure is a pattern in the United States. “The Coast Guard has handled all U.S. icebreaking since 1966, and estimates that it needs 8-9 […]
“It was the biggest estate-tax payment in modern history, but no one knew who made it. Then an anonymous phone call pointed to one man.” ~ learn more
“It’s exciting stuff. The reason the team has been pursuing this very specific kind of decay channel so relentlessly for more than a decade is because it’s what is known as a “golden” channel, meaning not only is it incredibly […]
This is an interesting turn. “McDonald’s has sued JBS, Tyson Foods and other leading meat processing and packing companies for allegedly conspiring for years to limit beef supplies, boosting their profits while causing the fast food giant to pay artificially […]
“A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin less than three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells1. She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells that were extracted […]
Eaze was an early mover in the market, facilitating deliveries from licensed dispensaries. It was always odd to me how they were able to do all this with credit cards. Once upon a time I looked into it to discover […]
This might be the most interesting interview I’ve listened to of a communications professional. My sample size is not large. Yet, I really enjoyed that she was far from conventional. ~ learn more
The story of a business dinner gone wrong and a lesson learned. ~ learn more
One that I found particularly interesting was scam detection for individuals and businesses. ““At 2048 Ventures, we are obsessed with imagining the future and predicting how the world will change in 5-10 years, enabled by nascent infrastructure and data-based technologies.” […]