“Women today tend to live longer than men almost everywhere worldwide — in some countries by more than a decade. Now, three centuries of historical records show that women don’t just outlive men in normal times: They’re more likely to survive […]
Talk about a heartwarming technology story! “New South Wales’ $340,000 investment in drones has apparently paid off in a major way. On Thursday, two teenage boys in Australia struggling offshore were saved thanks to a rescue drone, the BBC reported.” | learn […]
Alex is the MD of Techstars NYC, and formerly sat on the other side of the table as an entrepreneur. He’s been writing throughout that time. Now he’s curated many of his great posts in to a collection of startup […]
Gravity creates impurities in fiber optic cable. The microgravity of space allows for much purer glass, and therefore superior optical fibers. Made In Space launched a device aboard a recent SpaceX mission that’ll manufacture a kilometer of the new optical […]
Incredibly fit 60-something year old Mark Sisson shares 10 highlights (mostly health related) that he considers “game changers.” | learn more
The subject matter of this Stratechery post deals with crypto at the end, but that’s not why I’m sharing it. More interesting to most readers will be the point about the tulip bubble and what we all (likely incorrectly) believe […]
“If we cut ourselves off from the full scope of history because it makes us uncomfortable, or doesn’t fit with the cultural narrative in which we live, we reduce our ability to learn from the past and apply those lessons […]
“Ikea Wants You to Pee on This Ad. If You’re Pregnant, It Will Give You a Discount on a Crib” | learn more
Zauo is opening soon in Chelsea (NYC). You catch your own fish from the indoor pond, then they cook it for you. | learn more
This could be very useful for solving the problem of over-prescribed antibiotics. | learn more