fun facts
It’s amazing how many Americans think they live in the midwest when they don’t.
I feel very ‘in group’-y for being from a place that’s unambiguously midwest. ~ learn more
Tag: United states of America
fun facts
How America lost its mojo.
“U.S. dynamism is in the dumps: Americans are less likely to switch jobs, move to another state, or create new companies than they were 30 years ago (or 100 years ago). What’s going on?” ~ learn more
fun facts
How to build the ideal sauna.
It turns out that most saunas in the U.S. have shortcomings. “This thing that people in Finland (and Germany, Sweden, Austria, etc.) call a sauna is all about the specific, unique and quite wonderful bather experience it provides – even […]
retail therapy
Cargo planes are full of cheap Shein & Temu stuff.
“Shein and Temu together send almost 600,000 packages to the United States every day, according to a June 2023 report by the U.S. Congress – is boosting air-freight costs from Asian hubs like Guangzhou and Hong Kong, making off-peak seasons […]
retail therapy
Brookings makes the case that shoplifting is mostly down in the US.
They write, “the problem with the current retail theft crackdown is that it is not based on actual crime trends nor the evidence on what works to reduce theft.” The data they point to certainly supports their claim. That data also, at […]
fun facts
Why is it so hard to build an airport?
“Of the 50 largest airports in the US, the average age is 82 years, and only three have been built in the last 50 years. The US has built more commercial nuclear reactors in the past 25 years (two) than […]
thoughts of food
Anti-cruelty law that gives pigs more space could raise ham, bacon prices.
“The law was fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but starting this month, farmers across the country must abide by the regulation, passed in 2018, which requires them to provide more space for breeding pigs in their […]
retail therapy
Mindsets of modern midlife women.
Commissioned by consumer VC firm Listen Ventures, this report focuses on women roughly ages 37 to 62. “The goal of this body of work is to unpack the mindsets that define midlife womanhood in the US in a consumer-obsessed way […]
profiles of people
Patrick McKenzie and Tyler Cowen in conversation.
Here’s a run-on sentence: “Tyler sat down with Patrick to discuss signature fields on the back of credit cards, whether bank tellers or waitstaff are more trustworthy, the gremlins behind spurious credit card declines, how debt collection and maple syrup […]
tech, startups, internet
Dexcom’s new CGM for non-insulin users.
What started as a lifesaving device for insulin users is continuing to become more accessible. “Dexcom is unveiling Stelo as competitor Abbott has launched a direct-to-consumer program using a CGM for people without diabetes. The program, called Lingo, is currently […]