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 […]
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
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
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
“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 […]
“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 […]
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
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
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 […]
“Missouri has become the first US state to pass a bill defining what products can and can’t be classified as ‘meat.’ The legislation prohibits plant-based products from using the term and also removes the possibility of lab-grown meat hitting the […]