“Scott and Mark Kelly are identical twin brothers — at least, they were until Scott spent a year living in space. When Scott Kelly returned to Earth after a 340-day voyage aboard the International Space Station (ISS) … his gene […]
Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital wrote this long essay outlining his views on the scaling trade-offs for trustless computing. I learned a lot from it, and I’m sure I ended up missing even more. I find that I need to […]
“Researchers recently used CRISPR to correct most of the 3,000 gene mutations behind DMD.” | learn more
Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans twice in battle, but at the expense of most of his men. Here’s a fun fact: I first learned the term Pyrrhic victory watching 90s movie 187 starring Samuel L Jackson. | learn more
What a provocative title! This post by Nir Eyal is nicely illustrated and a fun read. Just as important, it’s a reminder of a bias to look out for. And we all need reminders since we’re humans programmed for cognitive […]
Remember TwoBitIdiot, who wrote 95 crypto theses? Well I’m glad I started following him, as he’s back with another gem of a post. Here he analyzes a type of token that he thinks won’t trend towards zero value: the skin-in-the-game token. | learn […]
Kansas City VC Taylor Clauson shares helpful tips for talking to investors – specifically those in the Midwest. | learn more
“Enter the Alexa Fund. Born with a $100 million investment from Amazon in 2015, the year after the debut of the Echo, the fund is part of the company’s effort to identify more Alexa-showcasing companies and products around the world.” |learn […]
Thank you, Eater, for answering the hard-hitting questions! Seriously, I’m a big fan of Sweetgreen and the new salad movement. | learn more
This is great and really sad at the same time. “Ujimaa Medics is helping local kids save lives by training them to treat gunshot wounds at the scene of a shooting.” | learn more