“The goal of the Blue Brain Project, which is based in Switzerland, is to digitally create a ‘biologically detailed’ simulation of the human brain. By creating digital brains with an 'unprecedented’ level of biological information, the scientists aim to advance our understanding of the incredibly intricate human brain, which has about 86 billion neurons.” | learn more
Researchers created a geek index, then started analyzing the index scores of almost 8,000 twins in the UK. They found evidence that older fathers tend to have geekier sons. The same result was not found in daughters. | learn more
“Montessori Schools, based in the Flatiron and SoHo neighborhoods of Manhattan, began accepting bitcoin, ether and litecoin in June.” | learn more
This great video quickly covers all of the highlights of the Roman Empire. | learn more
“Postal deliveries have been suspended in part of a Canadian city after a well-known crow called Canuck attacked a mailman.” | learn more
“Every company is in a value race. Not only do you have to create value for your customers, but you also have to do it before someone else does. Doing so requires the ability to say ‘yes’ to truly great ideas — and, more importantly, to say 'no’ to all those good ideas that just aren’t good enough.” | learn more
“Habits are processes operating in the background that powers our lives. Good habits help us reach our goals. Bad ones hinder us. Either way habits powerfully influence our automatic behavior.” | learn more
We’re in the midst of a shift in how people eat. Meal kit companies have made a huge impact already. Another direction is weekly deliveries of prepared, healthy meals. This investment by a big food stalwart helps validate and draw attention to the space. I’ll take this moment to shamelessly plug another great company competing in this space: Factor 75. (Disclosure: I’m a minority investor and customer.) | learn more
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“After years of criticism and marginalization, LeCun finally has it all: 80 researchers, the backing of Facebook’s vast financial resources, and mainstream faith in his work. All he has to do now is deliver.” | learn more