Seems the writing is on the wall for single use plastics, which is probably a good thing. “Alternatives to plastics are growing in popularity. Can they be scaled?” | learn more
“…[T]he Wisconsin team used much smaller electrodes to precisely target the central lateral thalamus. They also designed the electrodes to match this region’s shape. When they flipped on the stimulation, it had an immediate effect on the monkeys.” | learn more
Long before Amazon and internet retail, malls were already in trouble thanks to competition from big box stores. | learn more
The best-funded online retailer that aimed to cut out brand premiums and sell everything direct-to-consumer has shut down. They had raised $290 million, mostly from SoftBank, but couldn’t get the economics of the business to work. Some of the investment […]
This is written to an audience of educators, yet applicable to most of us. Basically, the redundancy of written + spoken content creates cognitive overload that leads to less learning. Instead of text, use graphs and images to complement the […]
I imagine this is a controversial point of view. “Reaching 95%-ile isn’t very impressive because it’s not that hard to do. I think this is one of my most ridiculable ideas. It doesn’t help that, when stated nakedly, that sounds […]
“In a digital world that clamors for clicks, news is sensationalized, and “facts” change all the time, here’s how to discern what is trustworthy and what is hogwash.” | learn more
An entertaining Kickstarter project, but nowhere near its funding goal. “Now you can grow and harvest your own produce from the comfort of your own customized App… A monthly subscription gives you viewing and watering access to your plot. You’ll […]
Ben Thompson begins at the beginning: the rollout of Bank Americard (which would become Visa) in Fresno, CA in 1958. Not mentioned here, but interesting: Visa’s founder Dee Hock launched to 100k customers in 90 days – before the internet […]
Starlink is the network of satellites that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has started launching to provide global internet coverage. Jeffrey Paul, the author of this post, explains why it’s a big deal. I’m inclined to agree with him. One criticism, though: […]