under the microscope

Proteins in umbilical cords improve mice memory. 

Scientists just keep pumping out anti-aging scientific discoveries. This time, they injected plasma from human umbilical cord blood directly into older mice every four days for two weeks. The mice who received this treatment fared the best on a treacherous […]

under the microscope

Elon Musk’s new company Neuralink. 

Elon Musks’ new company will build interfaces that connect computers directly to your brain. If you’ve never read posts on Wait but Why, now is the time to start. Tim Urban uses his uniquely awesome writing (and drawing) style to give […]

tech, startups, internet

Group chatbots are coming.

 “Until now, bot experiences were just you and the bot. But that puts a ton of pressure on the bot to seem human. Chat Extensions pose them more as assistants or tickers rather than conversation partners, better matching what’s feasible […]

tech, startups, internet

Why do some teams win? 

Steve Blank, who teaches at Stanford, Berkeley and Columbia, writes about why some startups win – clearly defined missions. He writes about his experience creating a departmental mission statement to guide his team so they knew, “why they came to […]

better doing

Get more done by working less. 

“Some of history’s most famous people from Charles Darwin and Bill Gates to Winston Churchill, took rest very seriously. Rather than prevent them from accomplishing things this was the very thing that enabled them.” | learn more

better doing

The importance of scheduling nothing. 

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner writes about his practice of scheduling 90 minutes to 2 hours of empty space in his calendar daily. “Use that buffer time to think big, catch up on the latest industry news, get out from under […]

retail therapy

Custom 3D knitting while you wait. 

What do brands like Adidas, Uniqlo, and Ministry of Supply see in their crystal balls? While 3D printing is still stuck making products that feel like plastic, 3D knitting can create custom textiles on-demand. Uniqlo has a line of 3D […]

retail therapy

Apparel’s near-term transformation. 

Consider the legacy model of apparel: Months-long design followed by manufacturing to build up inventory, topped off with a markdown cadence at at the end of the cycle. Repeat seasonally. Much about retail apparel has started to change… consider Zara […]