“A deputy in a local Moscow council said a city contract to replace an elevator in an apartment building was written with disappearing ink, potentially allowing the company to inflate the price.” | learn more
I’ve decided when it comes to probability, I must completely ignore intuition to give myself a fighting chance. “A man comes up to you on the street and says: I have two children. At least one of them is a […]
“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.” – Joseph Heller, Catch 22 What if we treated aging as a disease? Already you can imagine the controversy. It would feel wrong to call granny sick just because […]
They screened through a few thousand people to find 246 people who had viruses, then did a randomized controlled test of surgical masks. “Surgical face masks significantly reduced detection of influenza virus RNA in respiratory droplets and coronavirus RNA in […]
There’s a mini-scandal going on between Scott Alexander, pseudonymous author of the popular blog Slate Star Codex, and the New York Times that’s threatened to publish his real name (for no good reason). You can bet on whether NYT publishes […]
Why does one cup of quinoa + two cups of water yield four cups of cooked quinoa? | learn more
“A test detecting metabolites in urine can effectively measure not only the quality of one’s nutritional intake but whether they’re on the best diet for their specific metabolism. The test could help clinicians generate personalized dietary advice.” | learn more
“Internationally peer-reviewed journals published more than 100 research papers from China-based authors that appear to have reused identical sets of images, raising questions about the proliferation of problematic science.” | learn more
Chapter 11 reorganizations are now cheaper and more practical for small businesses. This also seems like an extra reason for founders to avoid signing personal guarantees. “A new law … will make many business owners realize that filing for bankruptcy […]
It’s probably good for all of us that large consumer-first companies continue their push into retail healthcare. Between Amazon, Walmart and Walgreens, that’s a lot of pressure on the status quo. | learn more