“For years, the beef industry has leaned on universities to discover new cuts of steak. Don’t laugh: Meat science is behind at least one breakout hit.” | learn more
This was a bidding war, and the winner was also holder of the previous record. The real story here is the dwindling fish stocks and major over-fishing. Should we all just eat our fill while we still can? | learn […]
The interesting thing to me here is the methodology. They used nutrient biomarkers in blood instead of surveys to understand diet, and fMRI scans rather cognitive tests to understand brain activity. “A new [University of Illinois] study links higher levels […]
From Farnam Street: “We are not taught how to learn in school, we are taught how to pass tests. The spacing effect is a far more effective way to learn and retain information that works with our brain instead of […]
Thanks to a friend’s regular forwarding of Seth Godin’s blog posts, I finally signed up to read them. This one addresses the all-too-real risk of losing decision-making discipline after being worn down by time. | learn more
There’s a term for this: sponcon. When being paid to promote products is a sign of coolness, it might just make sense to fake it ‘till you make it by promoting products for free. 2019 is going to be a […]
The news is interesting, and what’s maybe even more interesting is that the price of the cryptocurrency hasn’t collapsed since. “The heist was the result of carrying out what’s known as a rollback attack, which allowed the attackers to reorganize […]
“Amazon could build a stake of almost a third in warehouse robotics firm Balyo in the next seven years, as part of a deal that could boost sales of the French company’s technology for self-driving forklift trucks.” | learn more
WTTW asked Chicago’s Aldermen what they think of a proposal to forbid them from having second jobs. This is a reaction to the recent corruption charges against Ed Burke. | learn more
The direction is good news, although there’s still obviously a problem in the city. Murders still outpaced rates from 2014 and 2015. | learn more