on the blockchain
Bitcoin everywhere.
“I wanted to see if I could add bitcoin into a Super Mario running on my original NES, every time you get a coin it sends you some sats!” ~ learn more
big ideas
Invisibility cloaks are not just possible, but are becoming reality.
“By bending light of all wavelengths around an object, irrespective of its shape, both metalenses and metamaterials offer the potential to effectively “cloak” any object. Recent research has demonstrated that combining the two nanotechnology devices may in fact pave the […]
big ideas
Nuclear fusion and the future of energy.
This interview catches you up on almost everything you want to know about the state of fusion research. Dennis Whyte is a nuclear scientist at MIT and the director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center. He’s interviewed by […]
thoughts of food
Freshly shut down meal deliveries.
For years, this company was “ahead” of Factor in the healthy prepared food subscription business. Nestle acquired them for $950 million in 2020. Now they have shut down the business. Meanwhile, Factor is still delivering healthy eats weekly! ~ learn more
thoughts of food
Are farm antibiotics destroying our health?
“After calling multiple experts for corroboration of the reasons for Dr. Thompson’s treatment protocol, he put out job postings for a farm manager everywhere he could. He used it as a pretense to hold candid interviews with farmers across the […]
under the microscope
‘Disruptive’ science has declined.
“The authors reasoned that if a study was highly disruptive, subsequent research would be less likely to cite the study’s references, and instead would cite the study itself. Using the citation data from 45 million manuscripts and 3.9 million patents, […]
under the microscope
Scientists create shapeshifting humanoid robot that can liquefy and reform.
See above… ~ learn more
retail therapy
WSJ says tech bros have moved on from Allbirds.
Showing just how out of touch I am with tech bro culture, I recently bought another pair. “Renowned as ‘the world’s most comfortable sneakers,’ Allbirds once dominated Silicon Valley style. So why are their original fans shunning them and turning […]
to your health
The problem with mental health bots.
In October 2022, Wired took a look at the most popular mental health chatbots on the market and the research backing them. “[A] 2020 review that pooled all the data on mental health chatbots available at the time concluded that, […]
to your health
Measuring performance in psychiatry: a call to action.
This article is from 2015: “The absence of a comprehensive set of well-accepted measures capable of demonstrating the value of behavioral health treatment makes building a case for devoting resources to treatment more difficult.” ~ learn more