Authors: Will Durant, Ariel Durant Will and Arial Durant are historians who spent five decades studying world history and creating an 11-volume Story of Civilization. From Wikipedia: “It totals four million words across nearly 10,000 pages, but is incomplete.” This is […]
Much of the world lacks toilets. Because of that, disease runs rampant. No water and sewer infrastructure means traditional toilets aren’t going to be an option. So, Bill Gates has been investing in this space. He recently unveiled a toilet […]
“As a test, the algorithm was given a set of 40 scans from 40 patients it had never studied before. It proved to be 100% accurate at detecting Alzheimer’s disease an average of more than six years prior to a […]
Academic departments are trending toward conformity. “According to arguably the best-designed survey of American faculty beliefs since the early 1970s, which was carried out in the mid-00s, only 3.6% of humanities faculty members and only 4.9% in the social sciences […]
“When the McRib is available, the S&P 500 has an average daily return about 7 basis points (0.07%) higher than on days when it is not available. To put that into perspective, when annualized, that difference would be 19% every year.” […]
“One writer tells us about the floor lamps and table lamps that he buys for under $75 on Amazon but sells for much more on Craigslist.” | learn more
“Yoga pants, tennis shoes, and the 100-year history of how sports changed the way Americans dress.” | learn more
Multicoin Capital has built a strong brand for themselves as a value-added investor in the crypto space. This post is a great example of why. Cofounder Tushar Jain writes about how they support early projects with more than just money […]
“Elon Musk has revealed little about his plans to provide internet from space, but a new simulation shows how it could work and who will be able to afford it.” |learn more
CNN Business digs into Amazon’s journey to establish itself in the services business from cleaning to installation. This is one area where I think Amazon has made more headlines than headway. | learn more