better doing

Ignoring the wisdom of crowds.

“The experiment was made famous in 1987 by Jack Treynor. In his case it was 850 jelly beans and 56 students. The group average was only 2.5% off the correct number; only one student guessed better. The study has been […]

on the blockchain

SEC’s next target: OpenSea.

If NFTs are securities, then maybe OpenSea is an unregistered securities exchange. “Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea received a notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to pursue an enforcement action, the company disclosed on […]

big ideas

It’s embarrassing to be a stay-at-home mom.

“Fertility is collapsing worldwide. We lack a coherent theory for why this is happening.” … “I propose that there is, in fact, an under-appreciated fundamental cause of these trends, which manifests in the form of different proximate causes (real and […]

thoughts of food

Food deserts are not real?

A point of view certain to be controversial in some circles. “These sorts of findings are commonplace in the empirical food desert literature: objectively increasing availability and access to food doesn’t seem to do much to what people choose to […]

better doing

Banana equivalents.

“Bananas are (slightly) radioactive. The banana equivalent dose (BED) is a measurement of radiation. It’s definitely not enough to hurt you.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet

The insurance claim game.

“The sad reality of healthcare today is it’s a battle between providers, insurance companies, and patients to figure out how much care will cost. Today we’re going to shed some light on the inner workings with a short primer on […]