fun facts

Women endure crises better than men. 

January 28, 2018

“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 […]

fun facts

A drone saved the lives of two teenage boys in Australia. 

January 28, 2018

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 […]

big ideas

Coming soon: manufacturing in space. 

January 21, 2018

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 […]

better doing

Tulips, myths, and cryptocurrencies. 

January 21, 2018

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 […]

better doing

Applying lessons from the past. 

January 21, 2018

“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 […]