The last one blew up a few minutes into its flight. Maybe this one will too. For most people this probably gets batched in as a cool novelty with the rest of the incrementally cool rocket launches. But when they […]
The funds from 2016-2019 are returning cash at a much slower pace, on average, than the funds from pre-2016. It’s getting in the way of future fundraising for the venture investors. “The pressure to send money to LPs is driving […]
The link is to a NY Post article, which is both trashy and biased reporting with mischaracterized data, as well as an appropriate spotlight on a real problem in Austin. ~ learn more
“[UBS analysts] estimated that in 2023 anywhere from $250 million to $500 million in medical spending could be due to pickleball injuries.” I also read somewhere that it’s the biggest cause of injuries to millennials (unverified). ~ learn more
It’s over 3,800 years old. “It is a complaint to a merchant named Ea-nasir from a customer named Nanni. Written in Akkadian cuneiform, it is considered to be the oldest known written complaint. It is currently kept in the British […]
“In a special broadcast from the TED stage, journalist Angus Hervey sheds light on some of the incredible progress humanity has made across environmental protection, public health and more in the last year, making the case that if we want […]
“This past October, Erick Calderon stood in front of a crowd in Marfa, the West Texas town beloved by artists, and attempted to explain, in a public town-hall meeting, his new venture: a showcase of N.F.T. art. … When Calderon […]
This short anecdote makes the point that student-run organizations allow young leaders to, “make the key decisions and solve the problems that determine the success of their organization.” The stakes are low, yet they get accurate feedback about the value […]
I imagine it will be expensive for a while. “There is still some secrecy around this question, but the company has announced that the first batch of Good Meat will be sold to well-regarded chef and humanitarian José Andrés, who […]
These things are like incredibly tiny propellers. “In the new study, the group deployed fleets of these machines to transport doses of dexamethasone, a common steroid medication, to the bladders of lab mice. The results suggest that microrobots may be […]