Patrick McKenzie, the author of How Discount Brokerages Make Money, has 100 insightful thoughts on financial services. “Geeks underestimate technical sophistication of the financial industry by a scandalous amount, largely because most of it happens below the waterline and not in […]
Crain’s published their list for 2019 which is a fun distraction. Their paywall has been quite effective these days, so it might be hard to view without a subscription. | learn more
WBEZ answers questions about the city’s winter tradition of saving street parking spots with folding chairs (and other fun artifacts). | learn more
“An extremely expensive project with little or no output is called a white elephant project.” Why? | learn more
I read somewhere that AOL Time Warner had the largest ever corporate loss of $100 Billion in a year in 2002. This is a complete list of largest profits and losses both annual and quarterly. In 2008, one company lost […]
Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi I accidentally read a self-help book and I liked it. We’ve all heard of the ‘flow state’ by now, right? It’s the state of mind where you’re fully immersed in the task at hand and everything else […]
From Ryan Selkis (TBI), the publisher of the original list from 2017. If you’ve lost touch and want to catch up on crypto efficiently, this will do the trick. “Consider this Messari’s research foundation for the next decade. 120 people, […]
This is an incredible essay by Paul Graham. “It seems to be a constant throughout history: In every period, people believed things that were just ridiculous, and believed them so strongly that you would have gotten in terrible trouble for […]
“However, scientists with the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering announced a significant breakthrough: Quantum states can be integrated and controlled in commonly used electronic devices made from silicon carbide.” | learn more
Incredible video showcasing some recent advances in research. “In this talk, [Biologist Sarkis] Mazmanian … highlights recent advances showing that specific microbes improve symptoms of anxiety and autism, laying the groundwork to harness the human microbiome to develop revolutionary treatments […]