Real estate development giant Sterling Bay is teaming up with the Ricketts family to bring a United Soccer League team to Chicago. They plan to build a new 20,000 person stadium in the new Lincoln Yards development. | learn more
Horses were, for a long time, quite prominent in the US: 25 million horses for 100 million people in 1915. They were often the most valuable asset of a family, and they were fairly easy to move. So, horse thievery […]
“Launched in 2016 with the sprawling ambition to build large genomes, the synthetic biology initiative known as Genome Project–write (GP-write) is now, slowly, getting down to specifics.” The original project’s aim was “to design and assemble an entire human genome from […]
Long-time readers might know that I’m very bullish on lab-grown meat. This article on Gizmodo from about a year ago tries to add a bit of sobriety to the idea, pointing out that it’s not yet on the market (among […]
The work needs to be replicated, but if confirmed it flies in the face of the long-accepted view that memory is stored in synapses between neurons. Instead, this research points to memory being stored in RNA. | learn more
There are many projects working to improve scalability on the Ethereum blockchain. ConsenSys Media has a nice summary of them, including latest statuses. | learn more
Step 1: Check out HoweyCoins. Step 2: ? Step 3: Profit. | learn more
I admire a company that opens the kimono and publishes their handbook for the world to see. Especially one as well-put-together as this! | learn more
With one of their newer locations located directly behind our house, Yolk has quickly become our go-to breakfast spot. They are a small chain with a strong presence in Chicago (and now beyond!). | learn more
I really geeked out on the detailed story of how the airport has developed over 73 years. I learned so much, including why we don’t have a Terminal 4 today. | learn more