This annual report from venture capital star Mary Meeker came out about a month ago and I finally had time to flip through it this week. If you haven’t yet, it’s worthwhile! | learn more
A real estate developer submitted a reimbursement request to the Chicago Housing Authority for costs related to overhauling an apartment building. Included in the itemized costs was a $20k donation to the alderman. Whoops? | learn more
“The former director of Iowa’s Department of Human Services is keeping his head up after the diehard Tupac fan was fired abruptly last month.” Big props to the author for the artfully-placed Tupac reference. | learn more
The term for rejecting someone by secret ballot originally came from using black and white colored balls to cast votes. | learn more
“Sixty years of missions to the moon have put nearly 800 objects of all kinds.” The WSJ highlights the different objects and includes some fun close-up pics. | learn more
This was published in Nature, so it passes my smell test. WOW! “We present BrainNet which, to our knowledge, is the first multi-person non-invasive direct brain-to-brain interface for collaborative problem solving.” | learn more
“It also appears to publish shadow pages without owners’ consent—sometimes in direct competition with real websites.” The tone of this article implies GrubHub’s motive is sinister. I don’t share the author’s views. However, the topic is interesting and therefore worth […]
“An important and rigorous new animal study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins University has demonstrated how the misfolded proteins thought to cause Parkinson’s disease may originate in the gut, and travel up to the brain via the vagus nerve. […]
“99% of all thoughts are useless but they’re still controlling your life.” | learn more
Bonsai trees are tiny versions that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees. This author, Simon Andrews, writes: “Warby Parker will never be as big Sunglass Hut. Away will never be as big as Samsonite.” | learn more