thoughts of food
How foods may affect our sleep.
“A growing body of research suggests that the foods you eat can affect how well you sleep, and your sleep patterns can affect your dietary choices.” | learn more
to your health
Logan’s journey with NutriSense (Part 1).
Follow along as our Content Manager Logan documents his personal journey! “Now, I am making a commitment to honor my body over time and become a student to its unique needs. I will be using the tools available to me […]
better doing
Hundreds of ways to get shit done—and we still don’t.
“Chen and Guzman could see an accumulation of sprawling, ambitious lists of tasks that users utterly failed to accomplish. In 2014, fully 41 percent of to-do items on IDoneThis were never … done.” | learn more
better doing
Why small habits make a big difference.
“Those who understand compound interest can make it work for them and those that don’t understand it spend much of life trying to get out from its shackles.” | learn more
better doing
Dan Ariely retracts honesty study based on fake data.
“Renowned psychologist Dan Ariely literally wrote the book on dishonesty. Now some are questioning whether the scientist himself is being dishonest.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
How Tesla engineers solved the problem of exploding EV batteries.
“A panicked letter from LG Chem arrived at Tesla with a dire demand: Return its batteries. Just as Tesla was proving it could craft a lithium-ion battery pack on its own, the battery industry was grappling with the danger that […]
tech, startups, internet
Where are the robotic bricklayers?
“When researching construction, you invariably discover that any new or innovative idea has actually been tried over and over again, often stretching back decades. One of these new-but-actually-old ideas is the idea of a mechanical bricklayer, a machine to automate […]
tech, startups, internet
The metaverse primer.
This is an oft-cited 8-part series by Matthew Ball. “The purpose of this essay is to offer a way to think about the emergence of the Metaverse.” | learn more
oh, chicago
Chicago sues Grubhub and DoorDash for allegedly scamming basically everyone.
“The lawsuits, filed today, August 27, in Cook County circuit court, contain a multitude of allegations, including that the companies use bait-and-switch tactics to fool customers into thinking they’ll be paying lower fees compared to what they’re ultimately charged.” | learn more
fun facts
The evolution of trust.
“Why, even in peacetime, do friends become enemies? And why, even in wartime, do enemies become friends?” A game theory demonstration. | learn more