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Natural gas is a fuel of the future.
An incredibly detailed write-up from Austin Vernon. “Inertia and new technology make it hard and undesirable to root out.” | learn more
Tag: future
to your health
Personalized health is the future
AngelList rounds up the “new batch of wellness-minded startups” tackling personalized health. Great to see NutriSense get a mention! | learn more
under the microscope
The future is nano
“One emerging field that exemplifies this transformation of science is ‘protein nanotechnology’, where nanotechnologists use proteins to design and construct microstructures and nanostructures, thereby imitating life.” | learn more
better doing
Avoiding the nirvana fallacy
“We know today much more than we knew one hundred years ago. It seems reasonable to expect that in another hundred years, today’s level of knowledge will seem low. If we look at all of the past beliefs that today […]
on the blockchain
Stablecoin adoption revisited
From the esteemed venture investor Fred Wilson: “I heard about a transaction that closed last week in which the buyer sent millions of USDC to the sellers’ wallet. Instead of wire instructions, scan a QR code and hit send. This […]
retail therapy
China’s millionaire livestreamer Viya shows us the online shopping future
“The live, online shopping extravaganza the 34-year-old hosts most nights for her fans across China is part variety show, part infomercial, part group chat. Last month, she hit a record-high audience of more than 37 million—more than the “Game of […]
fun facts
Timeline of the far future
A healthy reminder of the vastness of time. “The timelines displayed here cover events from the beginning of the 11th millennium to the furthest reaches of future time.” | learn more
big ideas
It’s time to build says Marc Andreessen
The cofounder of esteemed venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz published this excellent essay recently. “There is only one way to create the future we want for our own children and grandchildren, and that’s to build.” I couldn’t agree more! As […]
better doing
Preserving optionality
From Farnam Street: “We’re often advised to excel at one thing. But as the future gets harder to predict, preserving optionality allows us to pivot when the road ahead crumbles.” | learn more
fun facts
It’s 2020 and you’re in the future
Wait But Why’s Tim Urban reminds us that time flies. “The Wonder Years aired from 1988 and 1993 and depicted the years between 1968 and 1973. When I watched the show, it felt like it was set in a time […]