fun facts
Drone Photo Award winners capture the extraordinary beauty of the ordinary.
Remarkable! ~ learn more
profiles of people
50 Cent has stories to sell.
It turns out that “50 Cent is currently the executive producer of dozens of shows across close to ten networks.” This is an interesting interview all about his career. ~ learn more
big ideas
Geothermal energy: 2023 update.
“The geothermal technology flywheel is getting close to being self-sustaining. Commercial closed-loop projects should be operational within the next 2-3 years. They will spark copycats if they are successful.” ~ learn more
thoughts of food
Transgenic soybeans could replace pork, by producing pig proteins.
GMO creativity. “Although the details of Moolec’s molecular farming technology are a trade secret, the company states that it has added pig genes to the genome of regular soya plants. As a result, a quarter of the proteins in those […]
under the microscope
Lonely diabetics have higher cardiovascular disease risk.
A study followed 3,247 patients over 10 years “found that those with the highest loneliness scores were 26% more likely than those with the lowest scores to fall prey to the illness.” ~ learn more
under the microscope
At last, single-photon cameras could peer into your brain.
“The huge size improvement opens up many applications, particularly in biomedical imaging.” ~ learn more
to your health
Continuous glucose monitoring in a healthy population.
A newly published review of the scientific literature. “It is our contention that CGM offers a convenient, minimally-invasive means of improving an individual’s health and wellbeing, and in the future, this technology could be widely available over-the counter, recommended by […]
to your health
Australia to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and depression.
This article says it’ll be the world’s first country to allow it. ~ learn more
better doing
NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo on failure.
“You work towards a goal — it’s not a failure. It’s steps to success.”~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
Benedict Evans on Apple’s Vision Pro.
“So the Vision is a device pulled forward from years into the future, at a price that reflects that. It’s as though Apple had decided to sell the 2007 iPhone in 2002 – what would the price have been?” ~ earn more