“Despite making up just 14% of the population, immigrants are responsible for 30% of U.S. patents and 38% of U.S. Nobel Prizes in science. A team of Stanford economists recently estimated that nearly three quarters of all U.S. innovation since […]
“Janus, named after the two-faced Roman God, has lived at the Geneva Natural History Museum since his birth.” | learn more
This happens in a newly released movie as a character defends himself and his family. Is it effective? “Having thoroughly established that no, you can’t punch a lion in the face (even if it looks badass), I had to ask […]
“Entrepreneurs Daniil and David Liberman hope to reduce wealth inequality by creating a people-investing platform. Their idea raises uncomfortable questions.” | learn more
The fuel for almost all the cutting-edge nuclear reactors is high-assay, low-enriched uranium fuel (HALEU—pronounced hey-lou). The problem is the Russian government owns the only company in the world that sells it. Yet there remains optimism in the industry thanks […]
An incredibly detailed write-up from Austin Vernon. “Inertia and new technology make it hard and undesirable to root out.” | learn more
“These institutions have spent too much time and money building their brands and not enough educating their students.” This opinion piece published in the WSJ makes some suggestions. | learn more
“Phil’s project focuses on the root microbiome of hydroponic tomato plants. He wants to establish what’s there, how it is affected by plant management, and how it in turn contributes to plant health and productivity.” | learn more
Researchers grew five types of tomatoes in soil and hydroponics to see how much bacteria impacted flavor. A lot, it seems! | learn more
The research was recently published in Nature Biotechnology. This is a niche use case, relatively speaking, with around 4 million people globally thought to suffer from injured corneas. But not only is it promising for them, it’s also another demonstration […]