under the microscope
New lightweight material is stronger than steel.
“The new substance is the result of a feat thought to be impossible: polymerizing a material in two dimensions.” | learn more
better doing
How to foster healthy disagreement in your team meetings.
“If your team’s interactions are becoming predictable or languishing in a flat line, it might be time to stir things up. These four strategies can break stale habits in your team and raise the temperature in your meetings…” | learn more
better doing
Trying too hard.
A very good keynote speech from Dean Williams of Batterymarch Financial Management. “Confidence in a forecast rises with the amount of information that goes into it. But the accuracy of the forecast stays the same.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Why Sam Altman thinks idea generation is crucial.
This link came to me by chance, and I was thrilled to see it hosted on my friend’s site DailyIdea.com! “Any time you can think of something that is possible this year and wasn’t possible last year, you should pay […]
oh, Austin
Austin politics newsletter.
I’ve been enjoying the Austin Politics Newsletter by Jack Craver. I met him around the neighborhood and right away could tell he grasped the many nuances of local politics. Over the past week he’s done a great job covering the […]
fun facts
Teen sentenced to prison for plotting terror attach in Minecraft.
Russia… “Two of the three teens were cleared of charges because they cooperated with authorities, but Nikita Uvarov, age 16, was sentenced to five years in prison by a Siberian military court for “training for terrorist activities,” rights lawyer Pavel […]
fun facts
US vs UK English words.
What words do Americans know that the English don’t? And vice versa! | learn more
fun facts
What is LUCA?
The last universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the most recent common ancestor of all current life on Earth. “While there is no specific fossil evidence of LUCA, it can be studied by comparing the genomes of all modern organisms, its […]
profiles of people
Can the world’s most connected doctor cure cancer?
An interesting article that has zero detail about science, but plenty of entertainment. “He was physician to the late Steve Jobs, pal to Elon Musk and Howard Stern, counselor to both Trump and Biden. Now he’s founded the most cutting-edge […]
on the blockchain
Will staking and mining be tax free?
A Tennessee business owner has sued the IRS to clarify the tax status of tokens earned staking. They tried to give him a refund without actually clarifying their position. He declined the money, instead pressing on to get a definitive […]