“The Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA), a loosely franchised grocery chain, is basically designed to allow locals to own their own stores. It’s genius.” | learn more
Author: Ben Macintyre This is not the author’s first time writing a thrilling true-life spy book – and once again he delivers a phenomenal story full of intrigue, insight, spycraft the all-important details. Set against the backdrop of the cold […]
Author: Steven Johnson People have been making decisions of great importance for as long as there have been people. With the help of evolution, some of those decision-making tools have been genetically encoded into our human DNA as biases and heuristics. […]
“A decade ago, the U.S. mandated the use of vegetable oil in biofuels, leading to industrial-scale deforestation — and a huge spike in carbon emissions.” | learn more
“From shelf-stable probiotic-filled products to Pacific Rim-inspired foods, see a full list of Whole Foods wellness trends for 2019.” | learn more
Researchers Patrick Collison and Michael Nielsen ran a survey of scientists to conclude: “Over the past century, we’ve vastly increased the time and money invested in science, but in scientists’ own judgement, we’re producing the most important breakthroughs at a […]
Vijay Pande, partner at a16z, published this post in Scientific American explaining how we’re moving from pure discovery to a more structured engineering approach for biological. “With design, however, we can plan and progress very systematically along a roadmap and […]
“A new experimental study out of Penn State, however, directly links more social media use to worse emotional states, and less use to better.” This newsletter does not count as social media (says me)! | learn more
Writer and masters student in cognitive science Alexey Guzey writes: “I ask a lot of people about their life plans. At least half of them tell me that they have no idea where to move and are just coasting along, […]
This clever viral ad campaign had people offering to pay hundreds of dollars for $20 shoes. |learn more