I came across a similar story a few years ago. This one has some interesting charts, sourced from Spotify data and more. “A New York Times analysis of Spotify data revealed that our most-played songs often stem from our teenage years, particularly between the ages of 13 and 16.” ~ learn more
“In a follow-up story, investigative news team in Boston sends a reporter’s cheek swab sample to the same pet DNA testing lab: report states the reporter is part Malamute, Shar Pei, and Labrador Retriever” ~ learn more
A new game designed to help you practice talking your way out of sticky situations. “Just as you turn the last corner to the lobby to leave work at 2pm, you run into The Boss. You’re clearly on your way out. You have to come up with something believable so she’ll let you go.” This seems like an excellent use for language models! ~ learn more
“This was a pivotal moment for Christensen. He realized that even though business leaders often wanted direct and clear advice, it was actually far more effective to show rather than tell.” ~ learn more
Someone shared this video with me because a specific point in it hit home for them. They had fallen into the trap of comparing themselves to famous CEOs, and along the way lost sight of their own merits and how those stacked up against the world at large and even their peer group. “The Lazy CEO Podcast, host Jim Schleckser discusses the concept of executive gravitas. He explains executive gravitas…
“In 1987, the Chicago Sun-Times had to replace their beloved advice columnist, Ann Landers. A young journalist, Jeff Zaslow, was writing an article about the search and decided to throw his hat in the ring. “How could you have the audacity to give advice?” an interviewer scoffed. “I may only be 28,” Zaslow replied, “but I have the wisdom of a 29-year old.” ~ learn more
"Healthcare is expensive to run. We were finding that the increased labor and operating costs environment, like with reimbursement, both public and private, made it difficult (to run the business) and obvious we had to close," Walmart spokeswoman Marilee McInnis told Reuters. ~ learn more
Peter Attia is the golden boy of the longevity medicine movement. This is a relatively balanced article written by a doctor who spent some time with him recently. “The increasing obsession with longevity has inspired a backlash. Many in the life-extension movement are quacks or hacks who peddle pills, potions, and false promises; longevity skeptics tend to see the loss of our capacities as something to accept, not avoid.” ~…
“The demonstration that making an mRNA cancer vaccine in this fashion generates similar and strong responses across mice, pet dogs that have developed cancer spontaneously, and human patients with brain cancer is a really important finding, because oftentimes we don’t know how well the preclinical studies in animals are going to translate into similar responses in patients.” The next step after this 4-person trial is a 24-person trial. Balancing safety…
“In preliminary experiments, the tool was able to distinguish between patients with diagnosed pancreatic, gastric or colorectal cancer and people without cancer — and the analysis took just minutes. By detecting certain chemicals in blood, the test could identify when a patient had cancer around 82% to 100% of the time, researchers say.” ~ learn more