oh, chicago
Medical marijuana use up 83% in Illinois.
“PTSD has become the most common qualifying condition for medical marijuana in Illinois, and more doctors are authorizing patients to use cannabis.” | learn more
oh, chicago
Chicago gets world’s largest permanent digital art installation.
The exhibit on the Merchandise Mart called Art on the Mart, “uses 3D architectural mapping to display art via 1 million lumens on the building’s massive facade.” | learn more
fun facts
Minnesota town’s local birds are getting too drunk.
“It’s avian anarchy in Gilbert, Minnesota.” | learn more
fun facts
Banksy art shreds itself after being auctioned for $1.2MM.
The artist had secretly hidden a shredder in the frame long before it arrived at the auction house. Then, once the winning bid was announced, the surprise shredding began. Later, Banksy published a video on his Instagram! |learn more
thoughts of food
How the potato ushered in an era of peace.
“Its arrival in Europe had consequences that went far beyond diet.” I really like the way that macro analysis of yield per area led to this insight. | learn more
under the microscope
New fish-oil heart medicine by Amarin is a big drug success.
“Vascepa was shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack or stroke by 25 percent in high-risk patients, much more than analysts hoped for, and without side effects.” | learn more
under the microscope
Unanimous AI achieves 22% more accurate pneumonia diagnoses.
The swarm intelligence company does it again! This time, “a recent Stanford study showed that it’s less erroneous in medical diagnoses than individual clinicians.” | learn more
better doing
All things sales: 16 mini-lessons for startup founders.
This series of short videos by a16z partner Peter Levine is aimed at teaching sales basics to technical founders. | learn more
better doing
How to ask for a pay raise.
“Kelly Coffey, CEO of JPMorgan Chase’s US Private Bank, shared advice on the topic.” | learn more
retail therapy
Walmart showcases the custom apps that employees use to get their jobs done.
I love two things about this post: 1) they have a LOT of custom apps and think of them discretely, which makes me believe there’s a product team focused on each one, and 2) they share this with the world […]