No. 189: Smart bottles, flights of fancy and a Snap gender gap
TG it’s T: Happy Tuesday, everybody, and welcome new readers Michael, Walter, Jaszver, Elaine and whoever that is at Idea.com. Glad to have you aboard. It’s Feb. 7, on which the…
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No. 187: Big digs, Tom Brady and you won’t believe what the Navy is doing with hagfish slime
TG it’s F: A great end to the week, everybody. It’s Jan. 27, on which Edison received the patent, his 30th, for the electric lamp. Mozart would be 261 today. He…
No. 186: Ross in China, Schein in Brazil and Shoureshi gets a better parking space
It’s Tuesday: Hope your week is going swimmingly – and not just because of all the rain. Welcome new readers Edward, Cheryl, Francesco, Kali, Rachel, Jake and Jhlqft, plus Nunar, Vincent,…
No. 185: Browne and Keely up, Start-Up down and a meat and 2 veg inaugural
TG it’s F: Happy Jan. 20, the date on which we’ve sworn in the new president since 1937, unless it was a Sunday, as in 2013, in which case the…
No. 184: Gwen O’Shea, Joan Bucchino and what to name Ford’s soy car
TG it’s F: It’s Jan. 13, on which Henry Ford applied for a patent for plastic car parts, actually made from soybeans, which reduced the weight of a 1942 beta model…
No. 183: Golub, Waldman, Kaufman, Scaduto and a redux for the VW bus
Happy Tuesday: Which we’ve decided is a much better day than Monday for a newsletter, given the slow pace of news, especially over winter weekends. (OK, that and the playoffs. And…
No. 182: Scary optimism, a flu breakthrough and the red wine-no shrinkage diet
TG it’s F: A great end to the week everyone and welcome new readers Les, Gus, Blake, Gianni and Kelly. It’s Jan. 6, on which “Home of the Whopper” was trademarked…
No. 181: Hot wearables, top stories and real news about fake news
TG it’s OVER: A happy end to the year, everybody, and welcome new readers including Jason, Gil and Stefanie. It’s Dec. 30, on which the USSR was formed, Hubble spotted another…
No. 180: Fake snow, real Nutella and setting the tone for 2017
Happy Festivus: Today’s also Hanukkah eve and the day before the day before Christmas. However you’re celebrating, here’s wishing the magic and joy of the holiday season reaches far into your…
No. 179: Reed Phillips, Apollo’s end and Faulkner’s toddy curative
A great start to the holiday week, everybody, and how did we ever manage before Amazon Prime? (Or at least a Dudley.) Welcome new readers Cliff, Amanda and Roger. The…
No. 178: More jobs, quantum weirdness and Bowie makes the charts
TG it’s F: A happy Friday, everybody, and if you’re looking for a warm thought to combat this polar vortex business, remember this: The days start getting longer in less…
No. 177: $1 billion for clean gen, $650 million for bio and a nickel for the LIE
It’s Tuesday: The next-best day to publish a Monday newsletter. It’s also the National Day of the Horse, on which Congress asks us to reflect on the important contributions of equus caballos….
No. 176: Winnie Mack, Dave Kapell and what to sing to in the shower
But first, this: A new Gallup report looks at American productivity as measured by per capita GDP and suggests the country has posted pathetically low growth since long before the Great…
No. 175: State of Startups, Dr. Leonardo and woolly mammoths in a post-truth world
Rainy day and Monday: Yes, but count your blessings. Hawaii’s Big Island got 30 inches of snow and an ice advisory over the weekend. Welcome new readers Jon, Sergy, Edna…
No. 174: Of Lesko and the Cullens and a librarian you just can’t help but love
TG it’s F: A great end to the week everybody. Hope it’s been a good one. It’s Dec. 2, meaning you’ve already had to duck at least eight days of radio…