thoughts of food
Welcome to the dinner of tomorrow.
“What dinner will look like in the next 100 years, according to scientists (and sci-fi authors).” | learn more
under the microscope
Help reproduce a study about randomness.
“We found this cool study about randomness that we wanted to show you. But…there is something we saw in the data that made us question the results. Can you help us reproduce the study and figure things out?” | learn more
under the microscope
Insulin nasal spray may slow age-related cognitive decline.
“After 24 weeks of intranasal insulin use, both diabetics and non-diabetics showed improvements on a number of cognitive measures.” | learn more
retail therapy
What’s going on in the Amazon third-party seller ecosystem?
A post co-authored by Ali Hamed and Meghan Hillery highlights the dynamics at play in the world of marketplace sellers, especially among the aggregators who have attracted so much capital over the past couple years. “The TL;DR: 2022 will be […]
to your health
What are health care sharing ministries?
“As healthcare costs rise, health care sharing ministries (HCSMs) are getting a lot of attention—not all of it good—as an alternative to traditional health insurance. Open to people who share religious or ethical beliefs, they aren’t insurance companies. Rather, they […]
better doing
IBM’s asshole test.
“Some years back I applied to join IBM’s grad scheme, there was a peculiar stage to the process I’ve not seen elsewhere.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Product-market fit in different capital environments.
“Today, a story is sufficient to raise a 2008-sized Series B.” This is turning back a bit, but the Tomasz Tunguz doesn’t, “expect the ramen and ping-pong days of 2008 to return anytime soon.” | learn more
oh, chicago
Aldermen make a back-room deal to divvy up wards by ethnicity.
“The new map includes 16 majority-Black wards plus the “Black influence” 27th Ward, 14 majority-Latino wards and one majority-Asian American ward and has secured more than the 41 votes needed to avoid a referendum, according to officials.” Is this really […]
oh, chicago
Mayoral candidate hasn’t made a mortgage payment in nearly 10 years.
“For nearly a decade, mayoral candidate Ald. Raymond Lopez has failed to make mortgage payments on a property on the city’s Southwest Side, totaling almost $42,000, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this year.” | learn more
oh, chicago
Chicago’s getting a casino.
I’m not quite sure what took so long. “The casino is expected to be a financial boon for the city, providing millions that officials say they need to fulfill pension obligations and prevent tax increases, among other things.” | learn more