under the microscope
Continuous ketone monitoring
“In this issue of JDST, Alva and colleagues present for the first time, development of a continuous ketone monitor (CKM) tested both in vitro and in humans.” | learn more
under the microscope
Food supplements that alter gut bacteria could ‘cure’ malnutrition
“To save a starving child, aid workers have long used one obvious treatment: food. But a new study suggests feeding their gut bacteria may be as important—or even more important—than feeding their stomachs. In a head-to-head comparison against a leading […]
to your health
Digital health startups want to bring glucose monitors to the masses
This post by science reporter Katie Palmer for STAT News discusses NutriSense and other startups in the field. It’s solid reporting. | learn more
to your health
The whipping boy for all of medicine
“If you’re looking for the whipping boy for all of medicine, and most of science, look no further than Galen of Pergamon.” History tells us that he was an uncritical propagator of the ‘four humors’ concept of medicine. This deeper […]
better doing
World building
“The more complex or valuable is whatever you’re trying to sell, the more important it is for you to build a world around that idea, where other people can walk in, explore, and hang out – without you having to […]
better doing
“I’ll finish it this week” and other lies
“A small group of postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates inadvertently formed a longitudinal study contrasting expected productivity levels with actual productivity levels. Over the last nine months, our group self-reported 559 tasks, dates, and completion times – expected and actual.” | learn […]
tech, startups, internet
Maybe you could’ve been a Coinbase cofounder
On March 26, 2012, Brian Armstrong posted a “hail mary” on Hacker News searching for a cofounder to join him applying to YCombinator within the next 3 days. $100 Billion of value creation later, it’s worth revising some of the […]
oh, chicago
UChicago hosts the nation’s first quantum startup accelerator
“Duality’s purpose is to help quantum startups bridge the gap between the laboratory and the marketplace that is a critical barrier to success for emerging technologies. Led by the Polsky Center and the Chicago Quantum Exchange, Duality is also reinforced […]
fun facts
The lucrative world of financial domination
“The concept is simple, even if the allure is not immediately self-evident: “finsubs” (short for “financial submissives”) send monetary “tributes” to a financial dominatrix, who could be any gender, in exchange for being humiliated and degraded.” | learn more
fun facts
The last prank before PR ruined everything
“Exactly 25 years ago today, some Microsoft coworkers and I launched a complex and costly prank. We printed up hundreds of realistic shrink-wrapped boxes of a fake product, “Microsoft Coffee”, and snuck it into stores all around the greater Seattle […]