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S1The Algorithm Behind Jim Simons's Success  Jim Simons, the legendary quant and founder of hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, passed away this past week. “In every field, there’s only one person whose competitive advantage is 'I’m smarter than everyone else,” Morgan Housel once mused. “In finance, for the last 20 or 30 years, that person has been James Simons.”
Unless you’re a quant, the valuable lessons are about how Simons did what he did (and why), not what he did specifically. While a book containing Renaissance’s secretive algorithms would be an instant bestseller, its value would vanish almost immediately as a horde of competitors exploit the same inefficiencies.
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S5The accidental tyranny of user interfaces - Medium (No paywall) My thesis here is that an obsession with easy, “intuitive” and perhaps even efficient user interfaces is creating a layer of soft tyranny. This layer is not unlike what I might create were I a dictator, seeking to soften up the public prior to an immense abuse of liberty in the future, by getting them so used to comical restrictions on their use of things that such bullying becomes normalized.
A note of clarification: I am not a trained user interface designer. I am just a user with opinions. I don’t write the following from the perspective of someone who thinks that they could do better; my father, a talented programmer, taught me early on that everyone thinks that they could build a good user interface, but very few actually have the talent and the attitude to do so.
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S9Are Fish Oil Supplements Too Good To Be True? Here's What a New Study Found A recent cohort study looked at the long-term effects of regular use of the supplements and its association with cardiovascular disease.
Fish oil supplements are a daily staple for millions of Americans, with the US market for them currently worth billions of dollars. These products are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which the body needs for muscle activity and cell growth. Some research has also suggested these dietary supplements could prevent cardiovascular disease. But a recent cohort study looked at the long-term effects of regular use of the supplements and its association with cardiovascular disease. The results suggest it could increase the risk of first time heart disease, at least among those who have good heart health.
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S10Can Dogs Really Get Seasonal Allergies? These Bizarre Behaviors Could Be A Sign Some people have seasonal allergies so bad they wouldn’t wish them on their worst enemy. So it might be devastating to learn that our sweet pets can get seasonal allergies, too. But they don’t get itchy eyes and a runny nose.
Indeed, dogs can have overactive immune systems that flare up at certain times of year. These symptoms can be hard to distinguish from everyday behaviors because it mostly involves scratching, but just in the same way you can distinguish allergy symptoms from a cold in humans, you can do the same in dogs to help them get some relief.
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S11How A Man's Brain Changes After Becoming A Dad Parenting makes the heart grow fonder, and the brain grow … smaller? Several studies have revealed that the brain loses volume across the transition to parenthood. But researchers like me are still figuring out what these changes mean for parents.
In a new study that looked at brain change in first-time fathers, my colleagues and I found that brain volume loss was linked with more engagement in parenting but also more sleep problems and mental health symptoms. These results might point to a cost of caregiving, traditionally shouldered by women but increasingly borne by men also.
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S12Turn your iPhone into a dumb phone This article shows you how to turn your iPhone into a dumb phone, using a handful of simple apps and settings. You don't have to purchase a new device just to simplify your screen time — you can dumb-down your existing iPhone, and enjoy many of the same benefits.
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S13Can marketing classes teach sustainability? 4 key insights Young adults have an important role to play in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Adopted by all UN member nations, the SDGs offer a frame for an ambitious plan to transform our world for the better.
Engaging young adults in meaningful discussions can lead to transformative learning — and action is key to meeting local and global targets.
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S14A New Experiment Tries To Clear Up Einstein's Biggest Physics Headache A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85 percent of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are reflected in its name: dark matter.
Several experiments have aimed to unveil what it’s made of, but despite decades of searching, scientists have come up short. Now, our new experiment, under construction at Yale University, is offering a new tactic.
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S15Peacock Just Quietly Added the Cult Thriller That Helped Save M. Night Shyamalan's Career The world is about to end. At least, that’s what four disparate strangers who come together after experiencing a series of shared visions say. They believe the apocalypse can be stopped, but it will require a sacrifice, and that sacrifice must come from a certain family.
While based on a Paul G. Tremblay novel, Knock at the Cabin is, in every way, a typical M. Night Shyamalan horror. It’s unnerving, full of striking performances (particularly by Dave Bautista), earnest and a bit cheesy, and messy as hell. It’s a glimpse into the ultimate nightmare scenario, but also a tender ode to family. It would crush a Shyamalan bingo card.
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S16What The Science Really Says About CBD For Pets Scientists have hope that cannabidiol can help canines suffering from arthritis, allergies and anxiety.
13-year-old Norwich terrier, previously limping and stiff, able to enjoy walks again. A toy poodle with epilepsy, finally relieved from seizures. In case reports, these and other dogs had their ailments eased with CBD — cannabidiol — after scant success with conventional treatments.
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S17Decriminalization failures show half measures are not enough to address drug use problems and the opioid crisis Ottawa’s recent rejection of the City of Toronto’s request to decriminalize possession of controlled drugs is the latest shoe to drop in the resurgence of conservative anti-drug sentiment sweeping the country, and backtracking on reforms achieved in other jurisdictions.
The announcement, citing concern for public safety, follows much the same script as that of the British Columbia government, which — after decriminalizing in 2023 — recently retreated to ban use in public places due to complaints of rampant drug use and continuing high rates of overdose.
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S18Why are grocery bills so high? A new study looks at the science behind food price reporting Rising food costs are squeezing Canadians around the country. Nearly everyone is feeling the pinch, and it’s not just an inconvenience — high food prices are a major threat to food security for many Canadians. Understanding why food prices are so high and why they are changing is critical to the well-being of our society.
Unfortunately, consensus on why food price are so high is in short supply. Explanations given in reports like Canada’s Food Price Report and the news media range widely, from the war in Ukraine to supply chain issues to the carbon tax.
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S19Banning offenders from changing their names doesn't make us safer The government of British Columbia recently introduced a bill to ban people convicted of serious offences from legally changing their name. The proposed amendment to the province’s Name Act would also prohibit those found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder from changing their name.
The government announced the move after media reports that Allan Schoenborn legally changed his name to Ken Johnson. Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for the deaths of his children in 2010 because of a delusional disorder, and was placed at a psychiatric hospital.
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S20Men still dominate Uganda's party politics - women's participation is mostly cosmetic Electoral gender quotas in Uganda – first introduced in 1989 – have increased women’s numbers in Uganda’s parliament to 34%. Today there are 189 women out of 557 members of parliament.
But women politicians in Uganda continue to be restricted to minority representation. They are constantly battling stereotypes that seek to maintain the status quo of male dominance in political spaces. The electorate has additionally grown accustomed to believing that since women have seats reserved for them, they should stay out of the race for open seats.
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S2173 Years Ago, J.R.R. Tolkien Changed Gollum Canon Forever -- It's About to Happen Again In 2026, the story of the Hobbit formerly known as Sméagol will get twistier and stranger than ever before. Shocking fans of Middle-earth, it's been revealed that Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis are working on a new Lord of the Rings motion picture called The Hunt for Gollum. But what is this movie actually about? Who is hunting for Gollum and why? And more importantly, will The Hunt for Gollum end up retconning both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings? Well, even if it does, here’s the thing: Gollum basically lives to be retconned.
For a week since the announcement, Tolkien-heads have already spent several second breakfasts pondering questions about the movie. And with details scarce, it’s hard to come up with convincing answers. Back in 2009, a fan film with the exact same title followed Strider as he tried to locate Gollum, prior to meeting Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring. The new film is almost certainly not a big-screen remake of that story, but, then again, it has to be a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy because Gollum is very much alive. (Unless the movie is about the hunt for Gollum’s ghost, which seems unlikely, but vaguely possible? Middle-earth Ghostbusters?)
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S22An Astrobiologist Reveals Why She's Optimistic We'll Find Alien Life On Another Planet Inverse spoke to astrobiologist Lisa Kaltenegger about how life changes the atmosphere of its planet and how we can spot it.
Kaltenegger and her colleagues study how different species and combinations of bacteria, plants, and fungi change the chemistry of the air around them. They then program all of that data into computer simulations that model how the whole atmosphere of a planet changes as life evolves. She then translates those model atmospheres into the spectrum of light astronomers might see through a telescope like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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S23S24Clothed pig carcasses are revealing the secrets of mummification - South African study provides insights for forensic scientists It was the kind of task any competent seamstress has completed hundreds of times before: altering denim jeans and jerseys. But there was something different about this piece of work. Though our team of scientists were paying for it, we weren’t her ultimate customers – the clothes were to be worn by dead pigs.
We found, overall, that winter-season clothing delayed decomposition. Summer-season clothing accelerated the process. Carcass weight loss was directly affected by the scavenging of the Cape grey mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta), which accelerated the decomposition rate. And single carcasses within the same habitat decomposed faster than when two or more carcasses are dumped together.
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