fun facts
It’s time we talked about eels.
“ALL the eels in Europe and America are born in the Sargasso Sea (in the Bermuda Triangle! Ominous? Yes).” | learn more
fun facts
The power to control the creation of money has moved from central banks to governments.
In the summer of 2020 economist Russell Napier predicted the coming inflation. “My structural argument is that the power to control the creation of money has moved from central banks to governments. By issuing state guarantees on bank credit during […]
fun facts
Seeing natural selection in action, human edition.
“When the Black Death struck Europe in 1348, the bacterial infection killed large swaths of people across the continent, driving the strongest pulse of natural selection yet measured in humans, the new study found.” | learn more
on the blockchain
Sufficient decentralization for social networks.
This author argues decentralization need not be about the content, but the users’ names. “A social network achieves sufficient decentralization if two users can find each other and communicate, even if the rest of the network wants to prevent it.” | learn […]
on the blockchain
It’s lonely in the metaverse.
“Data from DappRadar suggests metaverse platforms Decentraland and The Sandbox each have fewer than 1,000 “daily active” users, despite $1 billion valuations.“ | learn more
big ideas
Bioplastics market ramping up.
“But the nascent bioplastics industry envisions a far bigger role for materials made from corn, sugar, vegetable oils and other renewable materials in the hope of grabbing a larger share of a nearly $600 billion global plastic market.” | learn more
teaching the kids
Michigan test scores down sharply from pre-pandemic.
Is this happening all over the country? “Last spring, 41.5% of third-graders statewide scored at least proficient in math on the exam, known as the M-STEP. That’s a decline of 5.2 percentage points from 2019, the last time the test […]
thoughts of food
Alaska snow crab season canceled.
“An estimated one billion crabs have mysteriously disappeared in two years, state officials said. It marks a 90% drop in their population.” | learn more
under the microscope
NASA makes progress on solid state battery.
No overheating or fires, “and can hold more energy and perform better in stressful environments than standard lithium-ion batteries.” | learn more
retail therapy
The pitfalls of churn rate.
In 2018, as Spotify prepared to go public, this author noted “Spotify is making a common and dangerous mistake in their LTV calculation.” He uses this to make the point that, “Investors and entrepreneurs should shift their attention towards a […]