“The Initiative has just dropped a new trove of research, with an international team of hundreds of scientists publishing more than 20 papers across Science journals. Among them are the first “atlas” of cells in the human brain, based on an analysis of 1.1 million brain cells across 42 different brain regions in 3 human brains.” ~ learn more
“When it comes to renewable energy infrastructure, Lake Sam Rayburn and other hydroelectric projects — the vast majority of which were built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 20th century — show what the state can do when it is both ambitious and competent.” ~ learn more
“In the most comprehensive study of its kind, Sanders and Stepp Mayes, a USC Viterbi Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering, have found that if people sufficiently cool their homes in the afternoon when solar energy is plentiful, they will use less electricity between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., when the power grid is most at risk of rolling blackouts.” ~ learn more
“Unlike more traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), stablecoins—such as Tether’s USDT—are directly issued by centralized entities, and backed by centralized reserves of real-world assets. In practice, that means users holding stablecoins can be programmatically frozen out of their money at government request, much like traditional bank deposits.” ~ learn more
I met an entrepreneur who is in the early stages of building a business. They asked whether I had any tips for them. I had to decline, as I’ve learned to avoid tips since my Entrepreneurs Organization initiation a decade ago. I learned that business advice can cause unintended problems. Instead, we were taught to share relevant experiences, leaving the listener to choose what they take away. The entrepreneur didn’t…
I was surprised to find brainwash and candy among them! ~ learn more
Alexey Guzey lists 37 signs he’s observed that predict exceptionally talented people. The first one: “i’m scared that they might be better than me at everything and that i’ll be out of job if they try to do whatever it is i’m doing” ~ learn more
I saw this video posted on LinkedIn as an example of an excellent salesperson and sales process. It’s worth the 8 minute watch time! Note that the “23 year old buys a $30M private jet” caption is just internet bullshit, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying. ~ learn more
He really is a local treasure! His brother Jeff was, for a time, a local treasure in Houston where he served as the CEO of Enron until he was jailed for … stuff. ~ learn more
I had a very brief email exchange with them a couple years ago because they were building in my neighborhood and I was interested in investing. Luckily they told me, “We will be partnering with an institutional partner for our future development on S 1st so we unfortunately will not have an opportunity for individual investors there.” ~ learn more