The story behind Chicago’s first murder.
“The perpetrator of Chicago’s first (documented) homicide was not punished, though; in fact, he has a street named after him.” ~ learn more
“The perpetrator of Chicago’s first (documented) homicide was not punished, though; in fact, he has a street named after him.” ~ learn more
You might think this is insane and illegal, yet they do it with visible disclosures like: “When you make a contribution, we want you to know that a minimum of 90 cents of every dollar will be dedicated to covering our fundraising costs and outreach efforts.” ~ learn more
The subhead of this WSJ article can’t resist disclosing that he (Courtney Reum) is Paris Hilton’s brother-in-law, overshadowing his professional accomplishments. ~ learn more
My kids asked me for a scary but not too scary story. The internet delivered this. ~ learn more
“In navigation, dead reckoning is the process of calculating the current position of a moving object by using a previously determined position, or fix, and incorporating estimates of speed, heading (or direction or course), and elapsed time.” ~ learn more
“As a co-founder of The Carlyle Group, one of the globe's top private equity firms, David's journey from a Baltimore kid with big dreams to a presidential advisor and business mogul is truly inspiring.” ~ learn more
“Scientists have identified a new member on the genetic family tree of an endangered pupfish native to south-central New Mexico.” They think the origin of the new species is genetic drift, not natural selection. “Genetic drift results from the random inheritance of different genes from an organism's parents. Natural selection, by contrast, occurs when populations within a species change over time due to adaptation to diverse habitats.” ~ learn more
An interview with Elizabeth Zalman and Jerry Neumann. “Together, they have written a somewhat contentious book called Founder vs Investor that lays bare the relationship at the core of most new businesses. They take specific moments in a start-up’s life up to IPO and share their experiences on the friction that inevitably appears. In our conversation, we discuss the strong reaction to the book, the incentive problem at the root…
A long and detailed post about Dyno Therapeutics, a startup that’s using AI to iterate on capsid (viral protein shell) designs to serve as gene therapy delivery vessels. “In order to understand all of this, I’ve spoken with many of the company’s co-founders and investors, visited their labs, read every paper they’ve published, and reviewed countless private and public materials on the company.” ~ learn more
“Kling has the ability to create two-minute videos in crystal-clear 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second, while faithfully replicating real-world physics.” ~ watch video