She’s the Cook County Treasurer. I hope this is real, though I’m still not sure. One problem is that July appears twice! But she does publish an annual calendar showcasing her collection of jackets — link to a story about last year’s calendar. ~ learn more
I’ve always loved the idea of a venture studio, but for many years I remained a skeptic because I had seen very few successful examples. I’ve turned my skepticism into excitement in large part thanks to research that Max Pog has conducted and shared. Follow this link to…
“Personally I built prototypes of all wearable AI form factors: pins, clips, watches, ear-pieces, necklaces, etc. Humane will have the following issues…” ~ learn more
“Rather than the more traditional primary care that Forward offers at these clinics, the CarePod is an attempt to fully automate a check-up: A patient approaches the metallic, square 8x8 foot box, which is eight feet by eight feet, and unlocks it with their phone. Once inside, they…
“Passed every frame of a football video to gpt-4-vision-preview, and with some simple prompting asked to generate a narration.” ~ learn more
There’s a perpetual shortage of doctors, which drives up compensation. The Economics blames the shortage on “a mismanaged training system that has artificially depressed the supply of medics.” Mismanaged implies its not intentional, but I’m not sure that’s accurate? This context about DOs was new to me: “In…
Another well-deserved jab from the Brits at The Economics over our nation’s kinda screwy approach to health. “Pharmaceutical firms and hospitals attract much of the public ire for the inflated costs. Much less attention is paid to a small number of middlemen who extract far bigger rents from…
“Under mounting pressure from patient advocates and government regulators, the three major credit agencies over the last two years have taken a series of steps to remove some medical debts from credit reports, including unpaid medical bills under $500. The changes appear to be having an impact. As…
“He offered lessons and advice for investors today, and of course he shared his speech on the virtues of Costco once again (among other favorite investments).” ~ learn more
“Chen says that in principle, he thinks it may be possible to increase the limit of water produced by solar desalination, which is currently 1.5 kilograms per square meter, by as much as three- or fourfold using this light-based approach.” ~ learn more