“Unlike more traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), stablecoins—such as Tether’s USDT—are directly issued by centralized entities, and backed by centralized reserves of real-world assets. In practice, that means users holding stablecoins can be programmatically frozen out of […]
“In the most comprehensive study of its kind, Sanders and Stepp Mayes, a USC Viterbi Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering, have found that if people sufficiently cool their homes in the afternoon when solar energy is plentiful, they […]
“When it comes to renewable energy infrastructure, Lake Sam Rayburn and other hydroelectric projects — the vast majority of which were built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 20th century — show what the state can do […]
“The Initiative has just dropped a new trove of research, with an international team of hundreds of scientists publishing more than 20 papers across Science journals. Among them are the first “atlas” of cells in the human brain, based on […]
Here’s a doozy: “But a physician utilizing diet alone to achieve remission in a patient with type 2 diabetes is penalized financially because, when the risk is adjusted, diabetes is no longer listed among the patient’s conditions. So, Medicare pays […]
I knew that the product recently enabled uploading images, but I hadn’t tried it until I saw this post. As an example, you can screenshot a website and ask for specific feedback on how to improve it. ~ learn more
There are currently 66 private companies valued at over $1 Billion. Another 3 are in the ‘deadpool’ and others have been acquired or have gone public. ~ learn more
This annual report by Nathan Benaich and team is well worth the read in all its 163-slide glory. You can start with this link for Nathan’s “director’s cut” of slides that stood out to him. ~ learn more
This article from the Washington Post is sprinkled with bad-sounding factoids about vacant space throughout the city’s new buildings. “Roughly 87 percent of new office space is expected to open vacant, according to data from the commercial real estate firm […]
“The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.” ~ learn more