thoughts of food

What are Extra Fancy mixed nuts?

“FDA Regulations say that Mixed Nuts must contain at least 10% of four different tree nuts (or peanuts), and that they must be of a specific size. The largest nuts can be in an “Extra Fancy” mix. Mid-sized nuts can […]

under the microscope

Do we all see red as the same color?

“It is impossible for us to know exactly how another person’s experience of the world compares to our own, but a new experiment is helping to reveal that colour is indeed a shared phenomenon” ~ learn more

to your health

China’s medicines are surprising the world.

“In recent months China’s progress in artificial intelligence has stunned the world. A quieter yet equally significant shift is under way in biotech. China has long been known for churning out generic drugs, supplying raw ingredients and managing clinical trials […]

better doing

Kill your feeds.

“We are being boiled like frogs. It happened gradually, one algorithmic tweak at a time. What started as a way to connect with friends has become a system that gives the corporations that run social media control over what we […]

better doing

The append-and-review note.

“A few words on an approach to note taking that I stumbled on and has worked for me quite well for many years.” I’ve been using the ‘gravity’ concept for recurring 1:1 meeting notes for years and I love it. […]

tech, startups, internet

AI raises big questions about business models.

“Traditional businesses will start to resemble software companies, operating with higher gross margins. Meanwhile, software businesses are taking on more traditional cost structures (AI compute is not de minimis like other SaaS infrastructure).” ~ learn more