fun facts
The euthanasia coaster.
Umm… “The Euthanasia Coaster is the name given to a hypothetical steel roller coaster designed with the sole purpose of killing its passengers: a euthanasia device.” ~ learn more
fun facts
Anchovy sex is a force of nature.
“Every night and without any apparent reason, we were seeing very, very high levels of turbulence,” says Castro, a physical oceanographer at England’s University of Southampton. Castro and his colleagues eventually traced the source of all this mixing: the frothing […]
on the blockchain
Vitalik on the promise and challenges of crypto + AI.
It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, that’s for sure. ”A particular challenge is: in cryptography, open source is the only way to make something truly secure, but in AI, a model (or even its training data) being open greatly increases […]
big ideas
How to decarbonize 85% of all industry using today’s technology.
I have not fact-checked this but it did make it through some sort of peer-review. “In a new study published in the journal Joule, the researchers went through a range of different industrial sectors looking at the available options for decarbonization, […]
big ideas
Decarbonization 2024.
Nat Bullard is a self-described expert on clean energy and climate finance. He puts together this annual presentation on “the state of decarbonization told with climate, capital markets, technology, and sector data.” It’s very detailed and full of interesting data. […]
under the microscope
DNA as hardware rather than software.
The team created a nanoscale electromotor, an innovative piece of equipment engineered from DNA. This motor features a turbine design constructed entirely out of DNA strands, arranged to form an axle and three blades, powered by the hydrodynamic flow within […]
under the microscope
A promising new oral insulin pill.
It works with micro-encapsulation of insulin with a coating that breaks down specifically in the liver and specifically when blood sugar levels are high. Amazing! “The medication that can be taken orally has already been tested on baboons, in which […]
better doing
Microsoft’s New Future of Work Report 2023.
They use their proprietary data and published research to assess state of the art work practices. “A summary of recent research from Microsoft and around the world that can help us create a new and better future of work with […]
better doing
Deciding whether an investment is worthwhile.
Investment is broadly defined in this article, not just financial. Point #1: don’t use Expected Value. The framework Jason Cohen provides in this post looks valuable to me. ~ learn more
fun facts
AI design patterns.
This post offers some lightweight education. “As we’ve been researching the AI landscape & how to build applications, a few design patterns are emerging for AI products. These design patterns are simple mental models. They help us understand how builders […]