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Things I learned about – 1.Nov.26

Foldable phones have been around for a few years now. Apple got into the act as well. The tech behind the screen glass, thinner than human hair, that bends yet doesn’t break is amazing to learn about. Engineers transformed inherently brittle glass material to flexible display surface without sacrificing the optical clarity.
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Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology (by Chris Miller)

Our lives are far better today owing to that little microchip that is in every electronic device around us. Just look at our smartphone, a device that fits in our pocket, holds billions of microscopic electronic switches, executing trillions of calculations every second to process sound, video, and artificial intelligence. All of this, thanks to…
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia)

We all search for the keys to a longer, happier life. We often think the answers lie in grand gestures—a new career, a cross-country move, or finding a singular, all-consuming passion. But what if the real secrets are smaller, more surprising, and woven into the fabric of our daily lives? The book Ikigai: The Japanese Secret…
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How to explain bitcoin and blockchain to a child ?

Crypto currencies like bitcoin are all the rage these days and the financial world has been talking about blockchain for a while now. But how can we understand and explain these terms easily to someone. The best way to learn a concept is to think about how we will explain it to a child. So…
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The Ascent of Money (by Niall Ferguson)

A book that traces the origins of Money and it’s journey through the centuries – from the age of precious metals to a largely invisible form of money that we have come to trust as a store of value. The astonishing rise of financial market through the ups and downs, bubbles and bursts, manias and…
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