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Puzzling markets and a puzzling quantum scenario

We like to disturb the peace with our newsletter every now and then, so here it is: We might be seeing a second dot com crash-like event. If there's anyone to listen to right now, Michael Burry may be that guy.

Additionally, this letter from Y Combinator has a chilling yet somberly realistic view on the coming time.

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Snap Stock Plunges by 40% as company slows hiring

The CEO blamed the economy for what is set to be the tech company's worst day ever.

If Tech Fails to Design for the Most Vulnerable, It Fails Us All

Building around the so-called typical user is a dangerous mistake.

How we think about UX quality

Everyone is responsible for quality. But sometimes there is a need for specific focus on quality. A look at how a new team at Shopify is handling this.

A Puzzling Quantum Scenario Appears to Violate a Law of Physics

By resolving a paradox about light in a box, researchers hope to clarify the concept of energy in quantum theory.

Man of Culture

A bacterium found on a remote Pacific island first became the obsession of a Punjabi microbiologist. It then became a wonder drug that gave hope to millions around the world.

Growing Vegetables Inside Hong Kong’s Skyscrapers

Gordon Tam, cofounder and CEO of vertical farming company Farm66, wants to show that agriculture—combined with technology—has a promising future in cities, deserts and even in outer space.

Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis

It doesn’t even work yet, but nuclear fusion has encountered a shortage of tritium, the key fuel source for the most prominent experimental reactors.

Awesome ears: The weird world of insect hearing

Evolution made insect ears many times over, resulting in a dazzling variety of forms found in spots all over the body. Biologists are digging deep into some of those ears to figure out how and why they came to be.

For Indian women, rideshare apps are a lifeline

Six Indian women describe how rideshare apps have transformed their lives.

9 ways design can actually help you heal in the hospital

Physical aspects of a hospital’s interior space can have a big positive impact on patients’ mental and physical health.

Honorary mentions

The Worst CPUs Ever Made

Google Maps’ historical Street View imagery comes to mobile

Highest efficiency solar cell

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