“Lee Cronin, a chemist at the University of Glasgow, has proposed intriguing ideas about creating life-like systems using inorganic materials, particularly metal-based structures. His research focuses on the idea of “chemistry-first” approaches to synthetic biology, where the goal is to […]
“Similar to a peacock mating dance, smaller, regional and specialized retail media networks like Macy’s, Lowe’s and Home Depot have spent the last few months rebranding and retooling their offerings, hoping to catch the attention and budgets of media buyers […]
“Scientists in South Korea have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size.” ~ learn more
“An eMarketer forecast maintains the e-commerce giant’s advertising revenue will top $67 billion by 2025, and earlier this week at Amazon Publisher Services’ summit, it revealed new features (it hopes) will help its edge closer to that number.” ~ learn […]
The New Yorker takes aim and fires. “In 1873, Mark Twain co-wrote the novel “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today,” which satirized an era that was marked by inequality, greed, and moral decay but was painted in a veneer […]
This is pretty cool to look at — click thru just for animation. “Often missing from science text books due to the mysterious nature of their existence, it has been 40 years since the discovery of these giant, half-empty structures, […]
They sell legal weed in so many places now. I even saw a vending machine in Austin. The regular kind of weed is still very much banned in Texas, but this new stuff is unregulated… ~ learn more (free login […]
There’s threats of strikes at 7 facilities this week (or now?). “The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said unionized workers at facilities in New York City; Skokie, Illinois; Atlanta, San Francisco and southern California will join the picket line to seek […]
This is really good. “Let’s start with the good. The idea behind HSAs is a fundamentally good one. Introduced in 2003 as part of the Medicare Modernization Act (which also defined the guidelines for high deductible health plans, or HDHPs), […]
“To start, it’s been quite a shock. every conversation i had yesterday revolved around it. it affected my sleep. probably some anomalies in oura data for certain SF neighborhoods last night.” ~ learn more