Some of these are exceptional. “The Getty Museum in Los Angeles challenged art fans to post photos of themselves recreating their favorite works of art from the safety of their homes.” | learn more
Published in the journal Nature, this research used machine learning to predict healthcare utilization. “One of the salient themes that emerged the month prior to ED and inpatient visits was that anxious and depressed language increased significantly.” | learn more
Holders of the stablecoin lost about $8 million during forced liquidations (I wrote about this last week). But, it survived, which is probably the more interesting point. | learn more
The company, founded in October 2017, already operates over 3,500 locations. They were compared favorably to Starbucks last year. Now, their recently-listed stock fell 80% after an investigation found the COO fabricated sales figures (like, a lot). | learn more
From Farnam Street: “We’re often advised to excel at one thing. But as the future gets harder to predict, preserving optionality allows us to pivot when the road ahead crumbles.” | learn more
From Paul Kedrosky: “It’s a big planet and so a lot of weird things that shouldn’t happen, happen all the time. As I like to remind people, on a planet with 7.5 billion people, a billion-to-one longshot potentially happens seven-ish […]
“The way you know we still haven’t figured out design tools is by the fact that Photoshop still ranks highly in design tool surveys. It was released in 1990 and its main selling point was the ability to edit raster […]
“LinkedIn, now in its 16th year, was built for a different era where professional ability was confined to a resume and recruiters served as gatekeepers between professionals and hiring managers.” | learn more
“Chicago Hospitality United is a grassroots effort to raise funds for hourly hospitality workers affected by the mandated shutdown of bars and restaurants to contain COVID-19.” This is a collaboration between a restaurant operator and Stock Mfg, the makers of […]
“New evidence shows that the planet’s coldest continent harbored rich, wet forests in the dinosaurs’ time. The results will help shape estimates of human-driven warming.” | learn more