The origins of Serendipity.
In an old Persian fairy tail “The Three Princes of Serendip”, … the princes were, "always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of.” ~ learn more
In an old Persian fairy tail “The Three Princes of Serendip”, … the princes were, "always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of.” ~ learn more
“Whether they know it or not, many tech gurus now subscribe to an economic analysis that Cowen first proposed in the 2010s, when he argued that technology could rescue America from a “great stagnation” that had been keeping its growth rates depressed for almost half a century.” ~ learn more
“Since 2020, DARPA has been pushing its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program to create a new class of medium-size warship that can operate autonomously at sea for up to a year without human supervision or intervention.” ~ learn more
“The internet calls it “FAFO,” short for “F—Around and Find Out.” It’s a child-rearing style that elevates consequences over the “gentle parenting” methods that have helped shape Gen Z.” ~ learn more
“Found exclusively in Atlantic Ocean waters, the Mobula yarae now joins the reef manta (Mobula alfredi) and the giant oceanic manta (Mobula birostris) as the third formally-recognised manta ray species worldwide.” ~ learn more
“Researchers have long debated whether the apparent benefits seen with ketosis are truly unique to this unusual metabolic state or instead are merely due to reduced energy intake and reductions in body fat. The present results offer compelling evidence that calorie restriction alone cannot fully account for improvements in inflammation and synaptic function, as BD-treated animals diverged substantially from both AL controls and PF controls in these areas.” ~ learn…
“Pilates is surging. Gyms are packed. Americans are working out more than ever.” ~ learn more
This is a good podcast interview with a very clever content pro I used to work with, Logan Freeman. “Logan shares tactical approaches for optimizing content for LLMs (large language models), including using FAQ schemas, focusing on off-page visibility, and thinking like a product marketer. They discuss how brand mentions are now more powerful than backlinks, why traditional SEO tools fall short for GEO, and how Logan approaches measurement when…
“Despite the large interest in agents that can code alone, right now you can maximize your impact as a software developer by using LLMs in an explicit way, staying in the loop. This will inevitably change in the future, as AI will improve, and eventually many coding tasks will be better served by AI alone: in this future, the human will decide the what & how, which is still crucial.…
Despite countless innovations, biotech is plagued by shrinking returns. The approval of new drugs per billion dollars in R&D has halved approximately every nine years since 1950. ~ learn more