“Would you have seen these websites from Uber, Airbnb, and others and predicted they would one day be billion-dollar companies?” | learn more
Vijay Pande explains their investment thesis in Ciitizen, “a platform that helps patients securely collect and share their personal health data.” The startup looks to address one of the biggest underlying issues in healthcare: the structural lack of transparency when […]
One of the only YouTube channels I subscribe to is called Two Minute Papers. They create short video synopses of AI-related papers in scientific journals. This particular video is a worthwhile way to spend a couple minuets. | learn more
“Airbnb hosts throughout Chicago are concerned and confused after receiving letters last week from the city, informing them their units must be taken off Airbnb’s platform in seven days or potentially face fines.” | learn more
I don’t have much of an opinion on the project, but oooooh the drama! “The Better Government Association has filed a lawsuit against the city for disclosure of public records behind its $1 billion deal with Musk’s company.” | learn more
I recently discovered this newsroom that runs on the same platform as Block Club Chicago. “We look beyond public records and disclosures to reveal the hidden networks and conflicts of interest that drive systemic corruption.” I love it! The link […]
“It turns out that giving your address to strangers on the internet … can be good?” | learn more
I never thought I’d have a favorite brand of tomato, but I do! Kim and I have been buying these greenhouse-grown local tomatoes for a while, and their consistency is great. Glad to see this company growing. | learn more
Here’s an interesting concept that I didn’t know anything about before: “Almost half of our DNA sequences are made up of jumping genes — also known as transposons. They jump around the genome in developing sperm and egg cells and […]
“Two worms frozen in the Siberian permafrost for around 40,000 years have now been thawed and revived, making them the oldest living creatures on the planet and the first multicellular organisms to have survived such long-term cryobiosis.” | learn more