fun facts
Filling my boots
I learned a new idiom this week. To fill one’s boots is to, “take or obtain as much of something as one can. Primarily heard in UK.” | learn more
Tag: UK
retail therapy
Amazon pilots CBD sales in UK
You might be surprised to learn that CBD, the substances seemingly sold in every corner store nowadays, is banned from Facebook and Google ads. I’ve seen Facebook workarounds that offer C-🐝-D instead. Amazon testing the category is a break with […]
to your health
NIH starting a ‘flurry’ of large studies of Covid-19 treatments
So far there are only two medicines shown to work effectively: “In clinical trials, Gilead’s remdesivir reduced the time it took patients to recover; dexamethasone, a steroid, prolonged survival in the sickest patients in a study conducted in the U.K.” | learn […]
retail therapy
Shoppers buy/return clothes just for the Instagram pics.
A survey of 35-44 year olds in the UK found almost 10% of them admitted to doing this. Whoa. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
China and the race for AI dominance.
Here’s an interesting perspective from Wired UK that’s heavy on quotes from Kai-Fu Lee, one of the most famous technologists in China (he’s been an exec at Apple, Microsoft and Google). The author thinks China will win the global race. […]
thoughts of food
The weird science of cheese.
We can thank Wired UK for this gem. “Cheese is not just food, it’s a variety show. The multitude of aromas, flavours, and textures found in cheeses throughout the world is more than we encounter with any other food” | learn more
thoughts of food
The ‘dark kitchens’ that are rewriting the rules for food entrepreneurs.
I hadn’t heard this term before, but we’ve all seen the concept by now: restaurants that are delivery-only. This interesting article highlights the concept with a UK focus. | learn more
under the microscope
Scientists accidentally discover a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s.
“Researchers from Lancaster University in the UK discovered that a drug developed for type 2 diabetes has “significantly reversed memory loss” in mice.“ | learn more
big ideas
How much wealth is the result of hard work?
A new study based on UK data concludes that most wealth has been accumulated by being idle rather than working hard. | learn more
under the microscope
Older men have geekier sons.
Researchers created a geek index, then started analyzing the index scores of almost 8,000 twins in the UK. They found evidence that older fathers tend to have geekier sons. The same result was not found in daughters. | learn more