on the blockchain
Brooklyn businessman arrested for ICO fraud.
This jerkwad took $300k in ICOs that were allegedly backed by diamonds and real estate, except they weren’t. | learn more
on the blockchain
Backroom battle imperils $232MM cryptocurrency venture.
This summer, Tezos raised a then-record amount in its ICO. Three months later, the project is stalled because of a power struggle between the founders and the President of the Swiss Foundation that was set up to receive and oversee […]
on the blockchain
Blockchain project ecosystem.
Josh Nussbaum, VC @ Compound, put together a very helpful guide to the current ecosystem around blockchain. He breaks projects down into 8 different categories and adds helpful explanation to each. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
AI now understands actions in video.
German AI startup TwentyBN has created an AI algorithm that can identify what’s happening in a video stream in real time. An example: “Trying to pour water into a cup, but missing so it spills next to it.” They claim […]
oh, chicago
DNAinfo shuts down.
Joe Ricketts, the famed owner of the Chicago Cubs, also owns DNAinfo, one of my favorite sources for local news. Their New York office voted to unionize. A week later, Ricketts decided to shut down the company. | learn more
thoughts of food
Ketogenic diets promote longevity and memory in mice.
This is a nice recap of studies that I’ve referenced in the past. Not to suggest that this diet is a panacea, but the early research merits attention. | learn more
thoughts of food
The thrill of losing money by investing in a Manhattan restaurant.
“And while I am not dumb enough to have imagined I’d make much money as a passive, partial investor in a New York City restaurant, I was dumb enough to think that I could probably earn my money back-ish, while […]
under the microscope
Former naturopath now blogs to expose false claims.
Britt Hermes was trained as a naturopath by Bastyr University. Then one day she realized much of the practice wasn’t science- or evidence-based. She then switched sides and started working to expose what she sees as false-hoods. I haven’t done […]
under the microscope
SynTouch gives machines the power to feel.
Alexa and Siri can hear you. The new iPhone X can see you. But tactile feedback to a machine is still not commercially available. “A company called SynTouch, which spun out of the University of Southern California, has created a […]
better doing
The problem with behavioral economics.
Australian economist Jason Collins equates the 165 cognitive biases with a broken model of the 16th century earth-centric universe. Basically, he makes the point that these biases are not “malfunctions” but are rather more simply explained by a better model […]