The Better Government Association dug into the city’s recycling contracts and found some dirt. “Less than 9 percent of Chicago’s residential waste is recycled, the worst rate in the nation.” | learn more
You may have heard of this story before, and now you can hear it right from the source (with photos included). “Kyle MacDonald details just exactly how he traded up from one red paperclip to a house, in only a […]
I used this recently and the person I was talking to looked at me funny. Then I became curious about where this expression comes from. | learn more
“From 2012 to 2015, the Nigerian government gave away $100 million to over 3,000 entrepreneurs, all of them under age 40.” World Bank surveys show it has worked exceptionally to spur new businesses with >10 employees! The new Nigerian President […]
“The Coca-Cola from McDonald’s manages to taste crisper, sharper, even fresher than the same drink from other fast-food restaurants.” | learn more
“The Court of Master Sommeliers announced that it would be rescinding the master sommelier (MS) designation from 23 of the 24 people who had passed the master sommelier exam this year.” | learn more
A few years ago, researchers found a link between cold temperature and decreased cellular immune response. The underlying study is interesting, though maybe not directly related to how we think about cold. They showed that cells have less defensive ability […]
Holy cow! These researchers managed to send information from one brain directly to another without the usual step of drilling into skulls. Seems like a big deal to me. | learn more
“When 50,000 of Mark Rober’s 3 million YouTube subscribers participated in a basic coding challenge, the data all pointed to what Rober has dubbed the Super Mario Effect. The YouTube star and former NASA engineer describes how this data-backed mindset […]
I really like Naval Ravikant, and I like Taleb’s ideas (maybe not his personality 😀). The talk is a nice digest of Taleb’s writing, interspersed with Naval chiming in. |learn more