A deep-sea worm uses toxins as armor. In blazing hydrothermal vents, Paralvinella hessleri transforms lethal arsenic into armor. “Inside this deep-sea chemistry lab, the two poisons lock together into solid orpiment (As₂S₃) crystals, transforming them from lethal threats into inert, […]
Tiny robots swim through blood, deliver drugs – and then dissolve. “A remote-controlled robot the size of a grain of sand can swim through blood vessels to deliver drugs before dissolving into the body.” This technology may enable targeted drug […]
We induced smells with ultrasound. Researchers targeted the scent-processing region of the brain using an ultrasound probe. “We pointed an ultrasound probe at the scent-processing region of the brain to obtain different sensations,” including “the smell of garbage, like few-day-old […]
Your digital ‘property’ isn’t really yours. Do you own your gaming skins? “Legally, you don’t.” In a dramatic market move, Valve’s change in game rules for Counter-Strike 2 exposed a $2B loss in virtual investments, highlighting a blind spot in […]
Playing entrepreneur on Hard Mode. “I wrote this because I have been feeling like Capitalism needs to be upgraded, and it seems like creating a pledge or manifesto—a movement to strengthen capitalism—might be the fastest way to do it.” The […]
Junior job opportunities are vanishing. “Companies that adopt AI at higher rates are hiring juniors 13% less.” The traditional path for junior engineers is disappearing as AI automates entry-level work, leaving many young professionals struggling to enter the job market. […]
Transformation theater in tech. “Press releases announce ‘company-wide AI adoption.’ Hallway conversations tell a different story.” While firms tout AI revolutions, many employees aren’t even using the new tools. The facade of change replaces true innovation. ~ learn more
Beware of secondary markets. “Secondary markets are rife with fraud and bad actors, and it pains me to see these bottom feeders profiting off Anduril’s growth while fleecing retail investors through unreasonable or opaque fee structures.” Anduril co-founder Matt Grimm […]
Does Gemini Show That Scaling Still Works? No. “The data show the opposite: scaling works only in a diminishing sense, with each gain costing non-linearly far more than the last.” Google’s Gemini 3 is a testament to brute-force computation yielding […]
Redesigning government websites for the better. This is what happens when Airbnb’s cofounder joins the government. “Work is super high impact, redesigning government interfaces that suck.” National Design Studio is on a mission to modernize user experiences in government systems, […]