A press release from the Department of Justice. “Chipotle failed to ensure that its employees both understood and complied with its food safety protocols, resulting in hundreds of customers across the country getting sick…” | learn more
“Solar cells are constantly improving on the road to maximum efficiency. Now, three records have been broken by two different devices, including one that pushes the highest overall solar conversion efficiency towards the 50-percent mark.” | learn more
A point well taken. “Funneling down the complex etiology of human diseases to a particular gut microbe or set of microbes often involves far-reaching claims incompletely supported by experimental evidence.” | learn more
“Heart cells don’t naturally replenish, so after a heart attack it stays permanently damaged. Cambridge researchers have now stumbled onto genes that appear to trigger heart cell regeneration – and they did so by accident, while researching cancer.” | learn more
The strategic concept here is interesting. Also interesting is my apparent ignorance of most hot new consumer brands. Maybe it’s because I don’t use Instagram? “Growing coalitions between brands via community and content is one bet for them to survive. […]
Read this if you’re looking for some inspiration to make more time for mindfulness. | learn more
Despite the listicle clickbait title, I found this article worth reading. | learn more
“The Internet tailwinds that propelled Silicon Valley’s meteoric growth for decades are stalling out. The ripple effects will jolt the tech industry.” | learn more
“If you miss the best-performing seed investment, you will eventually be outperformed by someone who blindly invests in every credible deal.” This data-driven analysis of investment returns paints a vivid picture. However, executing the strategy requires a good definition of credible […]
Illinois’ Governor Pritzker moved relatively quickly to increase the local supply of masks for healthcare workers. Though N95 was the approved standard, they were in short supply so the state’s purchases included KN95 masks too (now deemed OK by CDC). […]