under the microscope
Dietary score relates to decelerated epigenetic aging
“Cross-sectional associations between the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) score and 3 epigenetic … measures.” | learn more
retail therapy
FedEx Freight prunes 1,400 customers to protect service levels
With essentially no notice, FedEx fired 1,400 customers and stopped picking up their freight. They were too busy. “There hasn’t been a new asset-based LTL carrier since 1984 because the large amount of infrastructure needed is a barrier to entry. […]
to your health
David Sinclair interviewed by Lex Fridman
“Extending the human lifespan beyond 100 years.” Sinclair is a geneticist and world-leading expert on longevity. | learn more
better doing
Better thinking & incentives
“The good news is, doing and thinking reinforce and augment each other. It’s a subtle but powerful feedback loop. You learn something. Armed with that new information, you do something. Informed by the results of your doing, you learn something […]
tech, startups, internet
Meet PechaKucha
The latest Nameless Ventures investment! “The live event tool spread like wildfire in Japan, eventually growing to more than 1,250 cities in 140 countries. More than 150,000 presenters have used PechaKucha in front of three million event attendees. Visit PechaKucha. | learn more
fun facts
Ultra high-net-worth individual
“At last count, there were 211,275 UHNW individuals in the world.” | learn more
fun facts
Do parachutes prevent death?
Hah! “As with many interventions intended to prevent ill health, the effectiveness of parachutes has not been subjected to rigorous evaluation by using randomised controlled trials.” | learn more
fun facts
The rise of the $10 million disc golf celebrity
“How much can athletes really make in niche sports? A whole lot more than you might think. Disc golfer Paul McBeth set a new standard by signing an eight-figure endorsement contract—and his deal might only be the beginning.” | learn more
on the blockchain
Crypto Sci-Hub and the decentralization of science
“Open and publicly accessible research graphs can also have their own network-native crypto incentives. This might create novel funding models for curation, and shift the world of scientific research from a US-government-centered, dollar-funded, institutional model to a decentralized network of […]