The American chip industry’s $1.5trn meltdown (Economist $)Increase in supply, decrease in demand, and export bans are causing a meltdown in the American chip industry The War to Define What Work Looks Like (WSJ)The workplace is in the middle of an unusual collision between what bosses and workers want. Employees feel empowered after two years…
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10-19-2022: On Sound, Binance Exposé, & Lottery
How Does Sound Work?A cool, interactive, hands-on tutorial on sound. How Binance CEO and aides plotted to dodge regulators in U.S. and UK A Reuter’s exposé on Binance. What We’ve Lost Playing the Lottery
10-17-2022: Truffles, Single-Result Search, and Human Neurons In Rats!
Interesting facts about truffles (from “How truffles took root around the world“) The truffle’s unique aroma is the result of a set of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by the fungus. Of all fungi, truffles are among those that emit the highest amount of volatile organic compounds. More than 200 of these have been identified…
10-16-2022: Robot Army, Sleep & Selfishness, Honey I Shrunk The Fat Cells!
Christopher Mims (WSJ) calls out – aging workforce, increased capability (of robots), and cost-effectiveness – as three forces that drive the increase in robot deployment across industries. We all know the importance of good sleep. Now a study states that sleep-deprived people are more selfish and lonely. Honey, I Shrunk The Fat Cells!
10-15-22: Intellectual Curiosity, Overeating Software, Ozempic
The Death of Intellectual CuriositySven builds up his arguments and makes “on the other side” to be simpler. He starts by calling out intellectual laziness as a reason for the lack of curiosity amongst adults, proceeds with flaws in the educational system, and wraps up with some pointers for developing curiosity. Did We Overeat on…
10/13/22: Some useful rules, machine-eyes, short-sightedness on the rise
Good list of rules from the ever-interesting Morgan Housel. My favorites: There are two types of information: stuff you’ll still care about in the future, and stuff that matters less and less over time. Long-term vs. expiring knowledge. It’s critical to identify which is which when you come across something new. Good ideas are easy…