Unlike the wild swings in crypto token prices, I’m intrigued by the slow and steady increase in adoption of the lightning network. It’s purported to have all the security of the base blockchain with fast and cheap transactions. I wasn’t paying much […]
There’s a new city coming to El Salvador. “…President Bukele has a track record of not only successfully executing on his plans, but doing so in lightning fast speed. We live in an age of politics where you can discount […]
“This ruling class might sometimes offer their larger community some options to choose between. But mostly this is when the ruling elite can’t decide, or wants to make others feel more involved. Such as who exactly to put at the […]
“The international team, led by the University of Cambridge, found that instead of starting from a single point in the brain and initiating a chain reaction that leads to the death of brain cells, Alzheimer’s disease reaches different regions of […]
“Part of the problem lies precisely in the very effective way in which antibiotics work. Most inhibit essential components of the cellular machinery, efficiently killing susceptible pathogens but also members of our commensal microbiota. This exerts a massive selection pressure, […]
“In 2005, the economist Emek Basker…studied the US, where Thanksgiving now ranges between November 22 and 28, leaving as few as 26 or as many as 32 shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. She found a clear pattern: Americans do […]
The headline is “America’s biggest companies can’t stop bragging to investors about how they’re charging you more” and I saw the link because of a politician’s tweet. The framing makes a few not-to-subtle implications about what “should” happen—retailers should absorb […]
“Pharmacogenomics is the study of how genes affect a person’s response to drugs. It’s a relatively new field that combines pharmacology (the science of drugs) and genomics (the study of genes and their functions) to develop effective, safe medications that […]
“A team of researchers recruited twenty-four 10-year old girls to learn five classical ballet positions.” One group had a choice of when to see video demonstrations of each position. The other (“no-choice”) group saw the same videos, but the timing […]
“The thought of being able to control user acquisition and growth, and have the offering subsidized or paid for by insurance is just too compelling.” | learn more