thoughts of food

How hard is it to switch to natural food dyes?

“Mark Oliverio, owner of Oliverio Peppers based in Clarksburg, W. Va., found out for himself about five years ago, when his grocery-chain buyers pointed to greater consumer demand for more all-natural products. They asked Oliverio if he could remove the […]

to your health

Bryan Johnson’s claims on edible cannabis.

Here’s the conclusion he echos: “Overall, the findings suggest that marijuana use, whether smoked or ingested, is associated with comparable levels of vascular impairment to tobacco smoking.” And here’s an example reply from his audience: “Sample size of 55? No […]

better doing

Rude Q&A.

“Nothing clarifies things quite like a hyperactive, all-knowing, all-seeing, real asshole of a devil’s advocate beating the living crap out of you.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet

Mindbloom is suing the WSJ.

From founder Dylan Beynon: “We’re suing The Wall Street Journal for lying that Mindbloom killed Matthew Perry. When fear mongering headlines scare people away from life-saving treatments like psychedelic medicine, the toll is measured in suicides, overdoses, and broken families […]

tech, startups, internet

Google’s Veo 3.

“The new model creates video and audio simultaneously from a single prompt! Here are 13 wild examples so far…” Definitely check out #2, interdimensional cable. ~ learn more

fun facts

PersonalityMap.

“[A] platform to help you understand the relationship between “everything and everything” with regard to human psychology. We provide access to over 1 million correlations spanning personality, demographics, behaviors, and beliefs. In addition, we provide a powerful and one-of-a-kind interface […]

fun facts

The ship of Theseus.

One of my favorite’s from ancient Greece. This does it justice! “Jennifer Wang (Stanford University) introduces us to a puzzle that has bedeviled philosophy since the ancient Greeks: the Ship of Theseus. She tells the Ship of Theseus story, and […]