better doing
6 lessons for startups from Amazon execs who aren’t Jeff Bezos
Lesson include: slow down to innovate, build by working backwards, and intentions don’t work, mechanisms do. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Creeping as a Service
There’s a twitter app called Spoonbill that keeps a log of profile changes in a user’s network. The resulting feed is a window to the evolving way people choose to portray themselves. “How Spoonbill reveals our obsession with identity.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Study: Apple Watch can predict COVID-19 diagnosis a week before testing
The predictive ability we gain from new sensors + cheaper hardware + more data + better algorithms is incredible. And I think we’re just getting started. “A new study from Mount Sinai researchers published in the peer-reviewed “Journal of Medical […]
oh, chicago
Citizen sleuths take to Facebook to find their stolen cars
“The group has helped recover more than 200 cars in the last two months from Chicago and surrounding areas, the group’s moderator said.” | learn more
fun facts
The pirate problem
“5 pirates board a ship, find a chest full of gold coins, and must agree on a fair way to split it. The junior pirates must propose a split, but face being thrown overboard if it’s rejected by the senior […]
fun facts
How Americans spend their time, sorted by income
“This data visualization shows favorite American past-times like playing baseball or watching TV by using income brackets.” | learn more
on the blockchain
Major endowments have been buying crypto for a year
CoinDesk reports that Harvard, Yale and Brown endowments have been quietly buying crypto through Coinbase and other exchanges. | learn more
big ideas
Secrets about people: a short and dangerous introduction to René Girard
“Human beings are creatures of mimicry. We are evolutionarily supercharged to do one thing better than anyone else: learn by watching and copying others. And the most important thing we learn is how to want.” | learn more
under the microscope
Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake more than actual sugar intake
“Thirty participants who have type 2 diabetes consume beverages that have identical ingredients but have deceptive nutrition facts labels.” | learn more
under the microscope
More evidence an afternoon nap can be good for your brain
“A new observational study is building on a body of data finding a correlation between afternoon naps and improved mental agility. The research hypothesizes afternoon naps may help moderate age-related neuroinflammation helping keep the brain healthy.” | learn more