Here’s a fun, unsubstantiated, claim: “Recognized as the Silicon Valley of the East Coast, Lake Nona is attracting commercial and business ventures keyed on innovation in multiple industries.” ~ learn more
There are some real cowboys out there. “In livestock trading, the Texas hedge typically refers derisively to Texan cattle ranchers who might buy cattle futures contracts while already owning cattle, thereby doubling their risk exposure.” ~ learn more
Premium stuff! “Regardless of his knowledge, Adam, like every angler knows that sometimes you just don't catch anything. After getting "skunked" while out for halibut a few times, he turned to an unlikely source for advice, ChatGPT. Adam had used ChatGPT before while working his old office job so he had a crazy thought.” ~ learn more
“Enter dark energy. It's one of the most debated and intriguing missing puzzle pieces of modern physics—a mysterious form of energy believed to uniformly permeate all of space. In the current most accepted model of modern cosmology, dark energy is what drives the accelerated expansion of the universe. But what if there's another explanation that doesn't involve dark energy? A recent study using data from supernovas hints there might indeed…
An author whose point of view on history I admire also has a point of view on the future. “We’re at the precipice, and we’re about to jump off the cliff of AI superintelligence, whether we want to or not. When are we jumping? What’s at the bottom? Do we have a parachute?” ~ learn more
I rarely hear scientists expressing confidence like this: “And while the BCL6 discovery came through a study on mice, researchers are confident it will translate to human physiology.” ~ learn more
This is a bit of a dense writing flush with scientific names and terms, but its short. There’s growing evidence that a gut microbe has a causal role in major depressive disorder. ~ learn more
“The business school version of why DoorDash won is that they had the right strategy. They launched in the right markets, acquired the right restaurants, and designed the marketplace the right way. The Silicon Valley hustle culture version is that they out-executed everyone else. They just shipped faster until they had better selection, a better product, and more reliable delivery. The financial markets version is that they got lucky. Grubhub…
“Then a lot of you asked “what actually counts as a ‘hospital’”? And after a brief ayahuasca trip, we started asking ourselves the same question (just me, Ben’s clean). So today we want to actually explain organizationally what hospitals actually are.” ~ learn more
The NYT’s take on longevity-focused medical providers is … critical. Here’s an excerpt I dislike: “But experts worry that these clinics are capitalizing on people’s fears of aging and death without offering many tangible benefits — because almost none of this is covered by insurance, or proven to prolong one’s life.” Just two small humble points: 1) so ‘covered by insurance’ is the bar for ‘tangible benefits’? 2) so prolong…