fun facts
Salary transparency, here we go!
Almost 60,000 people have filled out a google form to load the details of their job offers. You’ll love this. | learn more
on the blockchain
Average price of an art and collectibles NFT sale.
Tracking several popular projects. Updated in real-time. | learn more
big ideas
US Air Force looks to make jet fuel from atmospheric carbon dioxide.
“The US Air Force is studying the feasibility of a process developed by tech company Twelve that could allow the manufacture of a carbon-neutral aviation fuel called E-Jet anywhere on Earth using only carbon dioxide from the air, water, and […]
under the microscope
The odor of things.
“Smell is the sense most deeply entangled with memory and emotion. It functions as a kind of psychic mortar, binding together all the richness of past experience, such that a familiar scent can instantly overwhelm us with remembrance and feeling. […]
under the microscope
Obesity breakthrough safely mimics weight-loss effects of plant compound.
“This study in mice showed that the compound can combat obesity by restoring function of a hormone called leptin, which plays a key role in the regulation of appetite by letting us know when we’ve had enough to eat.” | learn more
to your health
The dark side of Noom.
“Like Weight Watchers, SlimFast, Jenny Craig, The Atkins Diet, and countless fads before it, Noom is the new solution to long-term weight loss that everyone is talking about.” | learn more
to your health
How to break your fast without messing up your glucose.
“When you’re about to break your fast, it can help to keep in mind how different hormones work together during times of fasting and eating.” | learn more
better doing
The Feynman Technique—how to learn anything.
“The Feynman Technique is a foundational learning method that prioritizes simplicity and depth of understanding. It was developed by Richard Feynman—an American theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1965 for his groundbreaking work in quantum electrodynamics.” | learn more
better doing
The scientific paper is obsolete.
“The more sophisticated science becomes, the harder it is to communicate results. Papers today are longer than ever and full of jargon and symbols. They depend on chains of computer programs that generate data, and clean up data, and plot […]
tech, startups, internet
First-ever tweet via implantable brain computer interface.
“Synchron, a brain computer interface company, today announced a Twitter takeover by Philip O’Keefe, one of the patients implanted with the Stentrode brain computer interface. Mr. O’Keefe is the first person to successfully message the world on social media directly […]