oh, chicago
What CTA workers know
“Train operators, bus drivers, and station agents are the heart of Chicago’s circulatory system. Seeing the city through their eyes reveals us at our best and our worst.” | learn more
oh, chicago
The Illinois flag is terrible
“The North American Vexillological Association ranked Illinois’s flag 49th out of 72 state and provincial flags. So, what gives?” (From Wikipedia: Vexillology is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags […]
fun facts
How much is a prayer worth?
Two researchers decided to find out. “As you might expect, religious people were willing to pay to be prayed for (more if it’s a priest, not a stranger). Rather more surprising, was the fact that the non-religious were willing to […]
fun facts
World population by country
This 2019 data helped slightly open my eyes to how the world is changing. The U.S. is #3 with 329mm people, a 0.60% growth rate and a median age of 38. The country ranked #7 has a population of 200mm, […]
big ideas
Higher education’s existential crisis
Axios sums up a bunch of data in their ‘deep dive’ on education. Almost 40% of students now are over 25 years old and nearly a quarter are parents. “The bottom line: Our idea of what college is and who […]
under the microscope
Diet and exercise have different effects on insulin sensitivity and secretion
“The effects of exercise on insulin secretion, the role of exercise-induced energy deficit, and possible dose–response relationships are not well understood. This study aimed to evaluate insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion after progressively greater negative energy balance induced by exercise […]
under the microscope
When more pain is preferred to less
I’ve been referencing this Kahneman study in many conversations over the past couple month, so I thought I’d link to it here. After exposing subjects to two versions of a painful stimulus and asking which they wanted to repeat, “A […]
retail therapy
Rent the Runway stops accepting subscribers following delivery disaster
The logistics of this business leave little room for error, and recently they’ve had some very big errors. To their credit, they’re not trying to sweep their failures under the rug. | learn more
retail therapy
Commerce cream
This site curates the best designed Shopify stores and highlights the agencies that created them. It’s a fun place to click around for a bit. | learn more
to your health
Tim Ferriss, the man who put his money behind psychedelic medicine
The NY Times covers the surge in research behind psychedelics and the role of author and podcaster Tim Ferriss. | learn more