Isaac Asimov’s famed work of science fiction has been cited by some of today’s most well-known technologists as inspiration for their life paths. I just had to read it to learn what all the hype was about. I found the […]
The interview between Nick Szabo and Tim Ferriss inspired this author to dig into what the term means and why it’s useful. “To oversimplify, Szabo defined quantum thinking as the ability to see an issue from all sides.” | learn more
Time is a more finite resource than money, and research has shown that time-scarcity is a driver of unhappiness. This paper from researchers at Harvard Business School (among others) demonstrates that spending money to save time (i.e. hiring others to […]
There’s a lot to disagree with in this perspective by a senior leader at Starcom, but there’s also a lot worth reading. My perspective: brands will be relevant for a long time to come, but what brands represent and how […]
Okay, maybe the sarcasm is unwarranted, but the fact that they spent money to re-invent their Oscar Mayer hot dogs to be healthier apparently made the news desk at Bloomberg. In all seriousness, this offers an interesting glimpse into what […]
This Bloomberg article analyzes why the restaurant operator flew so high so quickly and what happened since then. | learn more
X is the ‘moonshot’ group within Google’s parent company Alphabet. They’re now working on technology that may help solve the energy storage problem that plagues renewables like solar and wind. The idea isn’t new, but might the technology be coming […]
He recently gave a speech to the National Governors Association. A 100 square mile installation of solar panels can provide enough energy to power the country, but there are distribution and storage problems. | learn more
CRISPR was used in the US for the first time to edit a specific genetic disease out of a human embryo. Though not the first time globally, this is a real frontier of both science and ethics. It’s potentially a […]
This writing can get a bit technical, but that’s the price to pay when referencing a lot of primary source research. The conclusion is of value: focus on low-fat diets hasn’t helped the population and may, in fact, be hurting. | learn […]