to your health

The geography of madness.

What starts as a book review ends as an eye-opening view of humanity’s ability to manifest our expectations. “A culture-bound mental illness is one that only affects people who know about it, and especially people who believe in it. … […]

to your health

The US health crisis.

I really enjoyed this interview of Justin Mares on the Invest Like The Beset podcast. Justin rattles off statistics and data about the problems in the US food and health systems with the fluency of a politician. But he swears […]

better doing

Rocks, Pebbles, Sand: How to implement in practice.

This is a tactical guide for setting business goals. “A Rock must deliver dramatic, measurable impact, not merely “incremental improvement.” … This is where teams most often fall short: Not delivering enough impact to justify their investment of time.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet

The fracking of information.

“Large language models enable fracking of documents. Historically, extracting value from unstructured text files has been difficult. But LLMs do this beautifully, pumping value from one of the hardest places to mine.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet

Venture scale vs. venture risk.

“There is nothing inherently “wrong” with venture capital. Its impact and ability to fund, and rapidly scale, businesses is undeniable and highly valuable. But there is an underlying business model driving behavior that many overlook or ignore until they can’t […]

fun facts

About the Tigris river.

“The Tigris River, which borders Mesopotamia in the Fertile Crescent, has been a key source of irrigation, power, and travel that dates back to the earliest known civilizations.” ~ 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