A sad, eye-opening and powerful story about the many cities that can’t supply running water to their people, creating an opening for oft-unscrupulous private tanker operators. | learn more
“Instagram chef Jacques La Merede is poking a little fun at Haute cuisine, skilfully plating junk food to look like fancy, high end cuisine.” | learn more
“Researchers have discovered an immune T-cell with the ability to target a variety of different cancer cells while avoiding healthy cells.” | learn more
“To understand how people use digital media, researchers need to move beyond screen time and capture everything we do and see on our screens.” Probably true, but yikes! Also, fun play on the name of the Human Genome Project. | learn more
It’s hard not to pay attention to, and feel a bit bad about, product packing these days. “There are at least seven recently-funded startups in the eco-packing space that have individually raised $20 million or more, per Crunchbase data. We […]
I probably read this a few years late. Author Mark Manson asked a bunch of people over 40 what they should have known at 30, then compiled the answers of over 600 responses. | learn more
“Studies have found the most effective note-taking techniques are active, whereas re-reading, highlighting, and underlining are passive techniques. We need to interact heavily with our notes and the material we’re trying to learn if we’re to remember it.” | learn more
In 2018, Steve Blank asked if the lean startup was dead. It was a commentary on Jeff Katzenberg’s media startup raising almost $2B before launch. Well, fast forward to today, and that startup has a name (Quibi) and a teaser […]
Steven Sinofsky, who used to run the Microsoft’s Windows division, has been a long-time attendee of the humongous consumer electronics trade show. He not only covers the tech trends that are likely to matter most, he also explains the context […]
This post, written by Matthew Bell the former head of strategy for Amazon Studios, offers an interesting way to think about video gaming. “It’s replicating the most lucrative entertainment businesses on earth… and then adding a lot more.” | learn more