to your health
What explains the obesity epidemic?
“Only one theory can account for all of the available evidence about the obesity epidemic: it is caused by one or more environmental contaminants” | learn more
to your health
Apple care (for humans).
“Apple plans to enter the health insurance industry by 2024, according to CCS Insights’ Chief Analyst Ben Wood. Many of you have followed the decade-long saga of big tech attempting to enter the healthcare space to compete with incumbents, only […]
to your health
You don’t need AI to replace doctors.
“I’ve been asked many times whether I think that AI will replace doctors. Never once have I been asked if I thought that OTC drugs could replace doctors. But that’s exactly what they have done: every time a drug switches from […]
better doing
Dawani’s law.
“The number of people who say that Moore’s Law can’t continue doubles every 24 months.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
How BuiltWith generates $14 million a year while having zero employees.
“No employees; $14 million annual recurring revenue; 2 Million monthly page views and all organic (57% direct, 36% search, and no paid keywords)” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
The quiet quitting VCs.
“Some of the last generation of VCs feel tired. Their colleagues’ codephrase is “no longer doing new deals.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
At 23, Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel was already very sharp.
Here’s an email exchange between him and his investor and board member Mitch Lasky from Benchmark. It’s a stark contract to (most of) the rest of us at 23. I think we can overlook the fact that he underestimated Facebook […]
oh, Austin
Candidates offer competing visions on homelessness.
“Among the six candidates running for mayor and the 28 running for council, some are promising more affordable housing as a long-term solution to homelessness, while others want better enforcement of an anti-camping ordinance, and still others focus on improving […]
oh, chicago
Southwest side Alderman accidentally shoots himself while cleaning gun.
It’s not as bad as it sounds. I think? By the way, he’s a concealed-carry instructor. I wonder how quickly his thoughts went from “ouch” to “oh no this is going to be in the news.” | learn more
fun facts
It’s a good day to be 5’ 7″.
A brief Googling suggests Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Olof Scholz, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky are all 5’7, it’s an unprecedented consolidation of European power in the hands of short kings