fun facts
I automated my job over a year ago and haven’t told anyone.
An IT worker at a mid-size law firm was asked to work from home and leaned into the situation. | learn more
on the blockchain
A DAO bought a copy of Dune for $3 million thinking it was the copyright.
New crypto technology allows people to organize in new ways. But it doesn’t prevent them amplifying dumb ideas and poor diligence in new ways. | learn more
on the blockchain
The hidden hand marketplace.
A crypto group has developed a marketplace for organizing vote-buying in governance tokens. Why is this interesting? Well, consider how important vote-buying was to governance of cities and states in the US a hundred or so years ago. | learn more
big ideas
Emergence: A unifying theme for 21st century science.
“When electrons or atoms or individuals or societies interact with one another or their environment, the collective behavior of the whole is different from that of its parts. We call this resulting behavior emergent. Emergence thus refers to collective phenomena […]
big ideas
What is actually a heretical view?
It’s interesting to consider that most heretical views are only partially so. Tyler Cowen offers these categories: 1. Used to be heretical, or on the verge of switching. 2. It’s heretical to say but the actual idea is not heretical. […]
under the microscope
Discovery of amyloid hairpin structure hints at vaccine for Alzheimer’s.
“A new study has uncovered a previously unknown hairpin-like structure within this protein that proved critical to an antibody response seen in mice, with an engineered version of the protein fragment also laying the groundwork for a vaccine against the […]
retail therapy
The inside story of Facebook Marketplace.
The inside story of Facebook Marketplace, as told by Deb Liu. She led the team that pitched, built, launched and scaled the world’s second-largest marketplace. It’s also my favorite place to sell random items like my old Apple TVs. | learn more
to your health
Describing a medically supervised ketamine journey.
In a follow-up to a post from October where he described a visit to Nashuma’s Psychedelic Wellness Center, Daniel Zahler went back and actually tried the product. “I surrendered to the experience. For the next 60 minutes, I closed my eyes and […]
to your health
3 bold predictions about the consumer health & wellness industry.
From Jess Schram, an MBA candidate at Columbia Business School. “(1) people are increasingly opting out of insurance coverage, (2) what insurance companies of the future will need to look like to stay alive, and (3) how adjacent consumer industries […]
to your health
The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company.
“The business plan is supply chain transparency: buying drugs from wholesalers, packaging them, adding a 15% markup and selling to pharmacies, clinics and health systems. The goal, according to the website, is to produce “low-cost versions of high-cost generic drugs.”” | learn […]