big ideas

Can solar costs keep shrinking?

I shared a few months ago that the costs of panels keep declining, but the “soft costs” of projects have kept overall solar costs high. This post offers a positive outlook for how those costs might come down very soon. […]

under the microscope

Common food dye turns live mice transparent.

This sounds like science fiction, but I think it’s not. “In an effort to enhance the research abilities of biologists, Stanford University researchers have discovered that applying a popular food coloring to the skin of mice allowed them to see […]

to your health

The engineering behind healthcare LLMs.

“Today I’m chatting with Davis Liang at Abridge, the company that turns voice encounters in healthcare into reports, data, etc.. We’ve talked in the past about the business and product side of Abridge, but today I wanted to go a […]

better doing

37signals and the case against group chat.

I am a huge chat enthusiast, so in practice I disagree with this. “The perils of the modern communications conveyor belt that never ends, divides your attention, fractures your time, and chains you to FOMO.” ~ learn more