“Compressing simple molecular solids with hydrogen at extremely high pressures, University of Rochester engineers and physicists have, for the first time, created material that is superconducting at room temperature.” | learn more
“The new batteries could revolutionize charging. They also increase energy density by 16-26%.” | learn more
You might be surprised to learn that CBD, the substances seemingly sold in every corner store nowadays, is banned from Facebook and Google ads. I’ve seen Facebook workarounds that offer C-🐝-D instead. Amazon testing the category is a break with […]
I enjoyed this essay from Matt Ridley in the WSJ. “The scientific method remains the best way to solve many problems, but bias, overconfidence and politics can sometimes lead scientists astray.” | learn more
The author explains this popular concept from the political & nonprofit communities. “A theory of change is the opposite of a theory of action — it works backwards from the goal, in concrete steps, to figure out what you can […]
I appreciate how quickly this gets to the heart of the issue. “Carl Sagan’s rules for bullshit-busting and critical thinking.” | learn more
This is a 2007 essay from Marc Andreessen. “The most important thing you need to know going into any discussion or interaction with a big company is that you’re Captain Ahab, and the big company is Moby Dick.” | learn more
I’m only now learning about this Speiser’s approach – it’s fascinating! “Speiser currently has a roughly 20% hit rate of his companies achieving multi-billion dollar valuations.” | learn more
In 2018 this startup raised $1 billion at inception. It caused Steve Blank to ask Is the lean startup dead? Then we saw the fat startup’s launch teaser in January of this year. Here, the story ends, as “the first high-profile casualty of […]
The data here is interesting, although the reporting is not exactly unbiased. The number is so low that I am suspicious about how it’s calculated, and the article doesn’t elaborate, but it does say the source is the police department. | learn […]