I had to look up the definition of a pygmy: “In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short.” New research from Cambridge University anthropologists suggests an interesting reason for their shortness. “Their survival as a […]
I had no idea that the spectacular Bruce Willis movie has origins in a book. This was a fun origin story! ~ learn more
First they filed charges against Binance, and then against Coinbase the next day. They’re miffed about the exchanges not registering with them, but also did not make any reasonable form of registration available to them. I expect plenty of expert opinions and commentary […]
“I know a lot of people who were nerds in school, and they all tell the same story: there is a strong correlation between being smart and being a nerd, and an even stronger inverse correlation between being a nerd […]
“They found that the chemical was clastogenic; that is, it directly caused DNA strand breakages. If left unrepaired or improperly repaired by the body, damaged DNA strands can lead to cancer. And their testing showed that sucralose-6-acetate negatively affected human […]
This article from AARP covers the increasing adoption of this technology for wellness rather than diabetes management. It’s relatively balanced. ~ learn more
Bo Seo explains how to argue well in this 12 minute video. ~ learn more
“This is my most touchy-feely thought for the weekend. Here’s the basic idea: It’s really hard to build relationships that last for a long time. If you haven’t discovered this, you will discover this sooner or later. And it’s hard […]
Howard Marks, the famous investor who runs Oaktree Capital, wrote this memo about risk to his limited partners in 2015. Risk can never really be measured. “It may rain tomorrow, or it may not, but nothing that happens tomorrow will […]
“As biotech businesses become more specialized, I find that it can be useful to stratify biotech platforms into two buckets: target companies and modality companies. So far, AI advances have been more valuable for modality companies than for target companies. […]