Science, Art, or "PooPoo De Toro"...
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
I just got back from an economic summit in Wyoming where I spent some time with Paul McCulley. He is an economist and former managing director at PIMCO.
He is the guy that coined the terms "Minsky moment" and "shadow banking system".
Recently, he put together this explanatory cartoon about the relationship between Trump & The Fed.
Truth, Humor, and a Unique Perspective ... Worth a watch.
Ultimately, he is fairly bullish ... but cautious. He says: "After eight good years on Wall Street, it's bound to end soon. Don't be greedy."
As I get older, I've noticed how much more often my mental perception of myself, and the physical realities are incongruent.
I remember routinely being the youngest guy in the room. Obviously, that isn't true anymore (unless I'm at Denny's at 4pm).
I remember running around the park (without stopping). And I certainly remember enjoying working out with my son.
Things that used to be easy (or at least routine) now cause me stress.
But age affects everyone - and while my 24-year-old can still eat like a pig and lift heavily, those days are behind me.
I recently shared an article on "Conditioning Yourself To Take The Next Best Step," and I talked about getting back in shape ... the mentality it takes, and the habits I carried with me from my days as an athlete
One of the hardest lessons for me to learn has been that I can't work out how I used to ... or I injure myself.
It is not too far a leap to go from that – to thinking about mortality.
This interactive graphic, below, shows how people of different ages die. Click the image to try it yourself.
via FlowingData
You can see what average mortality looks like (by plugging in "0" as your age) ... or plug in your current age, sex, and race to see what's most likely to kill you (based on you having survived to now).
Unsurprisingly, congenital issues stop having high mortality around 10, and circulatory/respiratory issues become more prevalent as you get older.
Sure, this is based on averages - but it's interesting to see how locale and income play a role in your life expectancy.
According to a Harvard-run study, people live longer in more educated and affluent areas even if they're less well-off, and that's taking even after taking into account labor market, social connectedness, and other factors.
As well, the richest Americans live approximately 10-15 years longer than the other end of the spectrum as seen below.
via Harvard Gazette
Live Long and Prosper! ... Or is it prosper and live long?
When it comes to American pastimes, many people focus on the big 3 sports: Football, Basketball, and Baseball. Nevertheless, there are a lot of different ways people spend their time. It is interesting to see what they watch - and what they actually play.
Nevertheless, there are a lot of different ways people spend their time. It is interesting to see what they watch - and what they actually play.
There is also a big difference based on income distribution. Here is an infographic.
via VisualCapitalist
Apparently, rich people like golfing, yoga and racquet sports ... while poorer people disproportionately liked relaxing, writing for personal interest, and having hobbies.
It is also kind of interesting to see when people tend to do certain activities. Here is a chart showing the peak time for various sports and activities.
via Henrik Lindberg
You could build a business around data like that.
Interesting?
Jeff Bezos is has acquired a lot of businesses since starting Amazon - Zappos, Audible, IMDB, and most recently Whole Foods (for $13.7 billion dollars).
On top of acquiring those businesses for Amazon - he also has diversified his own interests through Bezos Expeditions and as an angel investor.
Here is a chart to put things in perspective. Click on the image to see the whole infographic.
via VisualCapitalist
To grow the business, their customer base, and their competitive advantage ... Amazon and Bezos re-invest heavily by aggressively acquiring companies and technologies - even though that strategy virtually eliminates Amazon's profit.
Despite minimal profits (literally less than a handful of profitable quarters since it started in 1994), Amazon has a market cap of roughly $470 billion in market capitalization. They've shown that there's a new algorithm for success - it's about vision and market domination. It is a long game with big stakes ... and it looks like he's winning.
They've shown that there's a new algorithm for success - it's about vision and market domination. It is a long game with big stakes ... and it looks like he's winning.
But You'd Still Call Them A Success
"Bezos recently told shareholders that the goal is to 'experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight.'"
via Forbes
It's a similar idea to one that I've adopted - though on a different scale.
When people first look at Capitalogix they see a hedge fund – but that is just an application of our core capabilities. Internally, we know that we are an innovation engine that uses domain expertise in algorithmic trading, data science, and high-performance computing to generate something new.
Edges decay or disappear faster than ever before - that's what drives our pursuit of more ways to win.
When changing the way people play a game - you can't play by the same rules people used to.
I've been in Indonesia during the past week. I'm surprised by how little is known about it, despite its size and population.
Here are a few strange facts. Indonesia is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands. It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world's fourth most populous country, as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country.
While the official language is Indonesian (also known as Bahasa Indonesia), a variant of Malay, most Indonesians speak other languages, such as Javanese, as their first language. More than 700 regional languages are spoken in Indonesia's numerous islands.
That got me thinking about language.
There are over 7000 known languages still spoken in the world today.
23 of those languages create the native tongues of over 4 Billion people.
This chart below is a pretty helpful illustration of prevalence and location.
Alberto Lucas López via InformationIsBeautiful
While American's tend to think English is the most prevalent language, we actually come in third behind Chinese and Spanish.
While based on population density, and reproduction, it seems like Chinese (Mandarin) will only widen its lead, it's worth noting that its influence wanes greatly outside of Asia.
How long will that last?
When I was younger, English was the language of business, but it may be time for you to brush up on your Chinese.
For more, here is a link to the Washington Post's article: The world’s languages, in 7 maps and charts.
向前! (Onwards!)
The new normal.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
What Are The Top 100 Websites?
There are over 1 billion websites on the internet, and it is constantly growing.
In fact, Google only indexes about 16 percent of the surface Web – and misses all of the Deep Web.
Not surprisingly, the most popular sites comprise the majority of internet usage.
The list of the top 100 trafficked sites was somewhat surprising (and not just because there were only three porn sites that made the cut).
Before looking, who do you think made the list?
Here is an infographic that shows who rules the Internet.
via Visual Capitalist
Leading the pack – Google, YouTube, and Facebook top the list (with Google, itself, getting an astonishing 28 billion visits per month) ... For scale, that's over 500 times more visits than #100 site on this list.
Pretty insane!
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