better doing
500-year old drawing reminded nobles of mortality.
Ryan Holiday uses some interesting historical references to remind us that we, even in today’s age of technology, are still mortal. | learn more
better doing
Why winners keep winning.
Of Dollars and Data, in its classic analytical style, takes on the subject of cumulative advantage. This is intuitively understood, but the data is eye-opening anyway. “In all the lives you could be living, in all of the worlds you […]
on the blockchain
Snapshot of Multicoin Capital’s investor summit.
A month ago the crypto hedge fund held a summit for high profile folks in the blockchain world. Jacob Mullins from Shasta Ventures shares highlights from the panels and other insights about the state of the blockchain market. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
How Google got media companies addicted.
This is a short article published by Axios. “Google is a gigantic octopus, with sprawling, growing tentacles reaching deep into every nook and crevice of media companies — very much including Axios.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Benedict Evans interviewed on Masters in Business podcast.
I’ve been reading the famed a16z investor’s insightful posts for years, so it was great being able to hear him discuss all sorts of tech-related topics. Masters in Business is a podcast published by Bloomberg, hosted by Barry Ritholtz. | learn more
oh, chicago
Census: Chicago attracting more young, well-off residents.
“Between 2010 and 2016, the city of Chicago gained more households in a key category—total income of more than $100,000 with the head of household under age 45—than any city in the country except for far larger New York, according […]
oh, chicago
Secret failed heist of Gold Coast jewelry store revealed.
“It was Christmas Eve 2007, and one of the city’s most ambitious, potentially lucrative heists was about to unfold. It was like something out of “Ocean’s Eleven” one detective recalled — except neither the cops nor robbers won. And it’s all […]
fun facts
Why does Winamp whip the llama’s ass?
Here’s another one I had to look up after a conversation this week. We were reminiscing about the music player that started the MP3 movement. | learn more
fun facts
Daylight savings causes heart attacks.
I heard this in a podcast and just had to look it up. The Monday after we “spring forward” and lose an hour has a 25% higher incidence of heart attacks than other Mondays throughout the year. | learn more
big ideas
Time to rethink human embryo research limits?
In 1979, scientists in the US signed on to an international agreement that limits embryo research to 14 days. At the time, this was an arbitrary length of time that was mostly moot because embryos couldn’t survive that long in […]