“Taking small checks from angel investors often leads to introductions to other investors, resulting in a multiplicative effect, or the “money multiplier.” These angel investors often work in the tech industry and are keen to help startups grow. As a […]
“Contrary to what you might think, throbbing pain is not beating to your heartbeat or pulse. … Researchers further analyzed the simultaneous recordings and found that the two rhythms weren’t synchronous in any way.” ~ learn more
Why aren’t SEPTember, OCTOber, NOVember, and DECember the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th months of the year? “The normal version of this story you’ll hear is that this is all Julius Caesar’s fault for ‘adding’ July, but that’s not quite […]
So rare that they get their own names, like the 105 carat Koh-i-Noor diamond. ~ learn more
Our brains have a variety of different cells. We often here of neurons. There are also astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Understanding how stem cells differentiate into the various cells can help us understand why development sometimes goes wrong and leads to […]
This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review. “In the UK, Italy, Japan, and France remarkable longevity is instead predicted by regional poverty, old-age poverty, material deprivation, low incomes, high crime rates, a remote region […]
They are down 85-90%, compared to 75% for the NASAQ during the dot-com bubble. “When a DTC brand is founded as a venture-backed business, profitability is rarely in the company’s DNA.” The author is himself a DTC founder (Hubble Contacts) […]
I haven’t tried this yet. If you get to it first, let me know! “For productivity, we are concerned with the specific ultradian rhythm known as the Basic Rest-Activity Cycle (BRAC). This is a rhythm that plays out in 80–120 […]
“These theories sounded plausible. Missing my usual caffeine bump and feeling especially lethargic one cloudy afternoon, I turned my shower handle to its coldest setting, took a deep breath, and stepped in. I gasped. Then I screamed and quickly stepped […]
It sounds made up, yet is clinically validated. It’s using light, sound or touch, and alternating between the left and right side. This helps people recall fragmented traumatic memories. “Bilateral stimulation increases a client’s and therapist’s ability to access traumatic […]