Reading on a smartphone affects comprehension.
Researchers have known this for a while. But in this latest study, they also noticed concurrent changes in brain activity and, interestingly, how frequently readers sigh! | learn more
Researchers have known this for a while. But in this latest study, they also noticed concurrent changes in brain activity and, interestingly, how frequently readers sigh! | learn more
Wow! Can’t say if this will ever work in humans, but until recently it didn’t work in African clawed frogs. “The African clawed frog, which is naturally unable to regenerate its limbs, was treated with the drugs for just 24 […]
They ended the program after Washington state’s Attorney General sued them. “It was billed as a way for sellers to avoid constantly monitoring and changing product prices. Instead, Amazon would optimize the price, guaranteeing sellers a minimum price. The lawsuit […]
“As it turns out, the key to a happy relationship actually isn’t communication. At least that’s what John Howard, CEO of Presence Wellness Center, stresses…” | learn more
“Benjamin Graham, one of the great investors, suggested to his protégé Warren Buffett in 1951 that Buffett ought to sit out the market: the Dow had been below 200 every year in history except 1951, so why not wait a […]
“One thing it took me quite a while to understand is how few bits of information it’s possible to reliably convey to a large number of people.” | learn more
It’s interesting that to have a shot at replacing SQL, the new language has to build on top of it. “Malloy is a language for anyone who works with SQL–whether you’re an analyst, data scientist, data engineer, or someone building […]
“This piece undertakes a daunting set of tasks: 1) understand what Microsoft is, 2) chart a path for its global domination, and 3) apply learnings from the company to the startup ecosystem.” | learn more
I heard Stella Garber allude to this on a podcast interview and had to look it up. The company publishes some content describing the system (to attract engineers) and it sounds impressive. “[BigBrain] tracks every single KPI we have here at monday.com.” | learn […]
So says Parker Conrad, founder of Rippling and of Zenefits, in this video interview. The traditional advice to founders is to narrow scope and focus to create a fighting chance to succeed. He makes the case for why startups with […]