oh, chicago

A very Chicago deal for Bally’s casino offering.

“And this partially explains why Chicago is holding a roadshow in African American churches attempting to convince participants to invest in a mezzanine-y equity slice of a casino at a $1 billion valuation, perhaps at 100X leverage.” This Patrick Mackenzie […]

oh, chicago

Michael Madigan trial.

“After eight hours over two days, prosecutors still haven’t finished their initial argument to the jury.” ~ learn more

fun facts

Dutch uncle.

I watched an old video where Leo Burnett used this term and had to look it up. “Dutch uncle is an informal term for a person who issues frank, harsh or severe comments and criticism to educate, encourage or admonish […]

fun facts

The invisible electrostatic wall at 3M adhesive tape plant.

“David Swenson of 3M Corporation describes an anomaly where workers encountered a strange “invisible wall” in the area under a fast-moving sheet of electrically charged polypropelene film in a factory. This “invisible wall” was strong enough to prevent humans from […]

fun facts

The most Mario colors.

“Most Mario games with polygonal logos have a different color per letter, but the sequence of colors in Mario’s name is rarely the same sequence across games. This captivated me—for some reason—and I set out to analyze every Mario video […]

big ideas

10 new US cities.

Tomas Pueyo has written a lot of insightful articles on cities around the world. Now he’s taking on a challenge proposing 10 new US cities to get us back to building and growth. “So I asked myself: Where could we […]

under the microscope

The soul in the stomach.

This is more story than science. “How a 17th-century physician followed his ‘gut feeling’ and proposed a link between the emotions and the stomach, which seemingly echoes the latest medical research on the brain–gut connection.” ~ learn more

under the microscope

Cement with net zero CO2 emissions.

“While traditional cement production gets its necessary calcium carbonate from limestone that releases carbon dioxide when heated in a kiln, the U-M researchers can make the calcium carbonate through an electrochemical process that captures CO2 from the air and binds […]