“On November 8, 2022, the debtors sought an additional $125mm from FTX under the parties’ loan agreement but — ⚡️shocker⚡️— did not get it. FTX filed its own bankruptcy three days later. This time line is bananas…” | learn more
“Cryptocurrency exchange company Binance has released a new site that explains its proof-of-reserves system. The company is starting with BTC reserves. Right now, Binance has a reserve ratio of 101%. It means that the company has enough bitcoins to cover […]
Writing for the Financial Times, journalist Robin Wigglesworth notes the many things that financial journalists have worried about over the past decade. “What is remarkable about this is how many things basically pretty much came to pass. … And yet, none […]
“Two food scientists, Syed Rizvi, professor of food science engineering, and Michael E. Wagner, Ph.D. ’15, have just patented a clever use of the Joule-Thompson Effect that certainly has the potential to make the world a little more magical.” | learn more
“The rallying cry in the Netherlands started two decades ago, as concern mounted about its ability to feed its 17 million people: Produce twice as much food using half as many resources. … The Dutch have pioneered cell-cultured meat, vertical […]
A Stanford Medicine research study following 250 children for five years, “did not find a meaningful association between the age at which kids received their first phones and their well-being, as measured by grades, sleep habits and depression symptoms.” | learn more
“In this phase 2 trial involving participants with treatment-resistant depression, psilocybin at a single dose of 25 mg, but not 10 mg, reduced depression scores significantly more than a 1-mg dose over a period of 3 weeks but was associated […]
This drug had a much better clinical trial result than the recently-approved and controversial aducanumab. That being said, the risk factors (brain bleeds and swelling) seem pretty high to me. | learn more
In what seems like a practical application of the above TEDx talk, tech founder Bryan Johnson believes he’s set a new world record for reduction of epigenetic aging. “These results were achieved via Blueprint’s measurement and intervention protocols, part of […]
This is a 2014 TEDx talk by aging researcher Nir Barzilai. Almost a decade later, I think the fight against aging is still not generally well-understood and accepted. “Aging is a common risk factor for many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, […]