tech, startups, internet
Slicing a steak with every AI text-to-video generator.
“A pair of hands skillfully slicing a perfectly cooked steak on a wooden cutting board, faint steam rising from it.” ~ learn more
oh, chicago
The Great Chicago Anthrax Scare & Santa Hat Run.
Sent to me by a subscriber who ran with the Hash House Harriers. “Back in 2002 a member of the Chicago Hash House Harriers managed to shut down several square blocks surrounding Lincoln Park in a biohazard scare, as such […]
fun facts
A new smart city in the U.S. comes to central Florida.
Here’s a fun, unsubstantiated, claim: “Recognized as the Silicon Valley of the East Coast, Lake Nona is attracting commercial and business ventures keyed on innovation in multiple industries.” ~ learn more
fun facts
The Texas hedge.
There are some real cowboys out there. “In livestock trading, the Texas hedge typically refers derisively to Texan cattle ranchers who might buy cattle futures contracts while already owning cattle, thereby doubling their risk exposure.” ~ learn more
fun facts
ChatGPT makes fishing content.
Premium stuff! “Regardless of his knowledge, Adam, like every angler knows that sometimes you just don’t catch anything. After getting “skunked” while out for halibut a few times, he turned to an unlikely source for advice, ChatGPT. Adam had used […]
big ideas
Dark energy doesn’t exist, claims new study on supernovas.
“Enter dark energy. It’s one of the most debated and intriguing missing puzzle pieces of modern physics—a mysterious form of energy believed to uniformly permeate all of space. In the current most accepted model of modern cosmology, dark energy is […]
big ideas
The most important time in history is now.
An author whose point of view on history I admire also has a point of view on the future. “We’re at the precipice, and we’re about to jump off the cliff of AI superintelligence, whether we want to or not. […]
under the microscope
A boost of a protein could encourage fat burn over muscle loss.
I rarely hear scientists expressing confidence like this: “And while the BCL6 discovery came through a study on mice, researchers are confident it will translate to human physiology.” ~ learn more
under the microscope
Bacteria (and their metabolites) and depression.
This is a bit of a dense writing flush with scientific names and terms, but its short. There’s growing evidence that a gut microbe has a causal role in major depressive disorder. ~ learn more
retail therapy
Why did DoorDash win?
“The business school version of why DoorDash won is that they had the right strategy. They launched in the right markets, acquired the right restaurants, and designed the marketplace the right way. The Silicon Valley hustle culture version is that […]