This Growing Segment Could Soon Deliver Over 50% of Mastercard Revenue
“Other revenue” is proving to be much, much more than its name suggests.
Social Security: 1 Important Reason to Consider Claiming at 62
Here’s why claiming as early as possible could be a smart move.
In Your 30s? 3 Smart Strategies for Your 401(k)
Here’s how to make the most of your retirement plan when you still have many years in the workforce ahead of you.
The Social Security Reality Check All Future Retirees Need
Consider this your very important wake-up call.
Required Reading
This week, the world’s largest black diamond, Francis Ford Coppola is spending $120M of his own money to make a film, post-colonialism in the post-Soviet space, Ikea’s quest for the last of Europe’s old growth forests, and more.
Devcon: Hacia Colombia en 2022 [Redux]
Queridos Amigos, A few years ago, we outlined what Devcon was all about in the original version of this post, and spoke to our renewed focus on growing the Ethereum ecosystem. In this updated version, we’re excited to re-announce Devcon 6, and to sha…
Study shows differences between brains of girls, boys with autism
Girls with autism differ in several brain centers compared with boys with autism, suggesting gender-specific diagnostics are needed, a new study using artificial intelligence finds.
How superbugs uses mirror images to create antibiotic resistance
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that has become resistant to most of the antibiotics used to treat regular staph infections. Computer scientists are working to develop new enzyme inhibitors to fight MRSA. In …
How motor neurons develop into subtypes that activate different muscles
Motor neurons play a vital role in movement, linking the central nervous system with different muscles in the body. A new study has uncovered details about the process through which motor neurons develop into subtypes that connect the spinal cord with …
The Mystique of Chiloé Reflected in Its Art
Instead of believing I’m helping local artists by bringing international art to Chiloé, the best contribution I can make may be to help provide a venue where local artists and artisans can show their art for the benefit of each other.
The Spring/Break Art Show Fills Up an LA Warehouse With Eccentric Visions
This year’s theme, Hearsay/Heresy, allowed curators and artists to play with dissent, nonconformity, and truth versus fact.
Connection, Contemplation, and Contested Histories in Contemporary Native American and Indigenous Art
Snake whisky still life and other stories tackles the stereotyping, misrepresentation, and appropriation of Indigenous cultures.
Engineered bacterial strains could fertilize crops, reduce waterways pollution
Researchers have engineered strains of the ubiquitous, nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii to produce ammonia and excrete it at high concentrations, transferring it into crop plants in lieu of conventional chemical fertilizers.
An easier way to grow model organs
A laboratory has developed a new, significantly simpler way of cultivating a 3D model of the intestine that leads to increased complexity and organization.
Fewer rainy days leading to earlier spring in northern climes
A drop in the total number of rainy days each year is contributing to an earlier arrival of spring for plants in northern climates, a new study finds.
U.S. coastline to see up to a foot of sea level rise by 2050
The United States is expected to experience as much sea level rise by the year 2050 as it witnessed in the previous hundred years. That’s according to a NOAA-led report updating sea level rise decision-support information for the U.S. released in partn…
New medicines for treating heart patients
New research discovered a unique class of medications that act as blood thinners by inhibiting an enzyme in the genes of tick saliva. The research focused on novel direct thrombin inhibitors from tick salivary transcriptomes, or messenger RNA molecules…
Well-functioning fat may be the key to fewer old-age ailments
Fat tissue plays an important role in human health. However, our fat tissue loses function as we age, which can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and other ailments. High levels of lifelong exercise seem to counteract this deterioration.
CROPSR: A new tool to accelerate genetic discoveries
Scientists have developed CROPSR, the first open-source software tool for genome-wide design and evaluation of guide RNA (gRNA) sequences for CRISPR/Cas9 experiments. This tool significantly shortens the time required to design a CRISPR experiment and …
Scientists reveal how Venus fly trap plants snap shut
Scientists have revealed the three-dimensional structure of Flycatcher1, an aptly named protein channel that may enable Venus fly trap plants to snap shut in response to prey. The structure of Flycatcher1 helps shed light on longstanding questions abou…