“Nasdaq-listed Wuhan Kingold put up 83 tons of purported gold bars as collateral, but now lenders are finding at least some of it was just gilded copper.” | learn more
I didn’t give the ancients enough credit until I read this: “But long before Magellan, it was obvious to observant sailors that the Earth is round. If you sail towards something tall, like a mountain, you will see the top […]
“Give someone a dollar, and they will help you for a day. Give them tokenised ownership, and they will be on your side for a lifetime.” | learn more
This article is about a new Israeli and Middle Eastern restaurant in Andersonville. This week I’ve also seen three new planned openings in my neighborhood. I can’t help but wonder about the economics, but this is a great reminder that […]
Peter Diamandis highlights some of the technologies he’s tracking. “For the first time ever, scientists and entrepreneurs think there’s a way to slow aging in its tracks, and perhaps even reverse it.” | learn more
“A virologist helped crack an impossible problem: how to insure against the economic fallout from devastating viral outbreaks. The plan was ingenious. Yet we’re still in this mess.” | learn more
“Verve is developing one-time gene editing medicines that safely edit the adult human genome and mimic naturally-occurring cardioprotective variants to permanently knock out cholesterol-raising genes in the liver and treat coronary heart disease.” | learn more
“In the absence of a clinical laboratory “gold standard,” researchers are finding a high frequency of false negatives in SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests.“ | learn more
“A new study has demonstrated how a form of deep red light therapy can help address age-related decline in vision. Hitting the retina with just the right wavelength of light was found to recharge its energy system in those over […]
It’s on pace to be larger than $15 billion this year and estimated to pass $37 billion by 2024. | learn more