This article in Wired (a couple years old) highlights companies that commercialize epigenetic clocks that predict biological age. I first learned of this technology in the book Lifespan, but I haven’t paid to take my own test yet. Have you? | learn more
“Workers accomplished the same amount but spent 2 hours more per day (7h vs 5h) at the office. So despite a reduction in commute hours, this company’s productivity declined (defining productivity as output per hour.)” | learn more
“With sleep playing such a big role in a person’s metabolic, immune, mental and overall health, it’s time for people to start taking their sleep seriously. How do you do that? According to Chicago entrepreneur Jeff Kahn, two actionable ways […]
Everyone seems to be having fun. | learn more
“The impetus for this groundbreaking study: a Maine restaurant that’s famous for hot boxing lobsters. Back in 2018, restaurateur Charlotte Gill of Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound sent the internet into a tizzy when she told a local newspaper that she […]
“Last month, the 67-year-old artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial sculpture”—which is to say that it doesn’t exist.” The price? $18,300. | learn more
“Besides nose-picking and spanking, other “vulgar” activities that are banned include putting underwear over one’s head and focusing the camera lens on sensitive parts of the body, such as the chest or buttocks,,.“ | learn more
Digitally native art, including NFTs, is off the ground yet lacks a lot of basic infrastructure. From Jackie DiMonte: “Over the last year, we have seen an online auction break in-person auction records. Months later, we saw an NFT auction […]
This critical analysis of a common belief among Bitcoin supporters has merit. “The inflation-hedge viewpoint is an article of faith in the crypto community. The logic goes that bitcoin will become the asset of last resort when inflation finally makes […]